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Tony tours Hawaii in 08!
Tony, Larry Perkins and fans in Japan
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2008 A Phenominal Year for the Tony
Williamson
Band!!
Within
the last year,Tony Williamson has been nominated by IBMA for
recorded event of the year; he has been on a world tour, including
three weeks in Brazil,
four weeks in Japan, and a total of 6 weeks in Maui &
Hawaii. When not enjoying their overseas adventures, the Tony
Williamson Band has
played stateside from Savannah to Rochester and Wilmington to Santa
Cruz where Tony joined David Grisman and Mike Marshall on the faculty
at UCSC for the Mandolin Symposium. Tony and Jack Lawrence are now in
Ireland (left 9/02) for 15
concerts and will be back just in time to play with Rad Andy and
the rest of the band for another Fridays on the Front Porch at the
Carolina Inn in Chapel Hill on September 19 and at the Southern Coastal
Bluegrass Festival at Fort Fisher on the 20th. Its been a
phenomenal year, and we encourage media to contact us so we can share
our
thoughts and stories with readers and listeners.
In the past, Tony's distinguished recording career has
included work alongside Alison Krauss, Earl Scruggs, Tony Rice, Vassar
Clements and a host of others. He has also received quite a few
nominations and awards by the National Music Organizations, and has
even performed for Luciano Pavarotti!
On November 1, Tony Williamson and Rad Andy kick off Carolina tour with
the release of their a new album,
"Dreams and Lies." Tony says
"'Dreams and Lies' is the best album I have ever been a part of.
The musicianship excites REAL passion, the vocals by Rad Andy really
grab you
where you live and the lyrics hit home with tremendous power.
Overall it is a very moving experience to listen to this work. I
am so glad to be a part of this, and this is by far the best band I
have ever played with." Along with ace bassist James Dawkins and
banjo/guitar wizard Don Wright, the band will be in concert at a venue
near you!
tony@mandolincentral.com
Andrew Williamson <rift@mandolincentral.com>
919-663-3551
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Tony Williamson
Biography
Photo by Steve
Gilcrhist taken at Mandolin Symposium in Santa Cruz
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