Randall Williams House Concert
From WWR
Post Show
Here are audio MP3s for the house concert in relatively high quality (128kbps) ... they are large, but worth it. If the links don't work, the audio has probably been removed since it will only be made available for a few weeks after the concert.
Randall Williams Live At Whole Wheat Radio - Part 1
Randall Williams Live At Whole Wheat Radio - Part 2
Welcome To The Show!
Here is the printed program to be handed out at the show (PDF format)
Feb. 1, 2008
Randall William's Cabin Concert
(Click on any photo to see it fullsize)
Buy Stuff
You can buy CDs/DVDs/Capos personally signed by Randall here. Although we use PayPal for the shopping cart, you do not have to have a PayPal account - just a credit card. CDs are $15 each not including shipping. Other items are priced as marked. Shipping is $2 for one item, $3 for 2 items, $4 for 3 items, $5 for 4 items, and $6 for 5 and up items. (International rates are $4 for one item, $8 for 2 items, $11 for 3, $15 for 4 or more items.) The shipping cost is meant to cover the actual shipping cost and isn't some hidden profit center. You will see the shipping cost when you view your cart or otherwise finalize your order. If you want Randall to write something special on your CDs, please include that in the Optional Instructions.
You can buy CDs personally signed and kissed by Marian! Although we use PayPal for the shopping cart, you do not have to have a PayPal account - just a credit card. CDs are $15 each not including shipping. Other items are priced as marked. Shipping is $2 for one item, $3 for 2 items, $4 for 3 items, $5 for 4 items, and $6 for 5 and up items. (International rates are $4 for one item, $8 for 2 items, $11 for 3, $15 for 4 or more items.) The shipping cost is meant to cover the actual shipping cost and isn't some hidden profit center. You will see the shipping cost when you view your cart or otherwise finalize your order. If you want Marian to write something special on your CDs, please include that in the Optional Instructions To The Merchant box. Otherwise, they will try to ersonalize each CD if we can figure out your name.
You can pre-order these signed CDs for the upcoming Marian Call show. Or order during the show itself. And thank you for supporting working musicians!
Extras
We throw in real wheatberries when you buy a CD (but not on international orders cuz agriculture customs people get upset). We throw in an extra CD or two from the music library hand-selected for you. You might love it - or not. But it's our way of thanking you for buying a CD from the musicians who play here --- and making it possible for us to continue presenting them.
What Folks Have Purchased So Far
Here's what folks have purchased online so far:
| Item | Qty | Amount |
| Robin Song Kodiak Slideshow Donations Tip Jar | 5 | $60.00 |
| Total | 0 | $60.00 |
Signed CDs Available For Online Purchase
| Album (Year) | Comments |
 Marian Call Vanilla (2007) $15 |
Marian has the voice of an angel: pure, clear, strong, and capable of wiping out a city. Talent, great song-writing ability, and a sense of humor: Marian Call is the anti-Britney. There’s a strong Firefly feel here. “Dark Dark Eyes” is about River, the stray “gorram” pops up, and these songs have a goal we identify with: there’s a strong female character here. A lot of them, really. There’s the one who’s afraid she doesn’t love enough, and the one that surrenders her heart completely. There’s the one who rather wistfully wishes she was sexy and the one who delivers a verbal smackdown to a phony. My favorite songs are “Vanilla (I’m Not Sexy)” which describes my wife’s self-image perfectly, and “Flying Feels Like” which should be riding the Top 40 if Billboard had any taste left. And you will be unable to not sing along with her cover of Joni Mitchell’s “Chelsea Morning.” Just give in, you’ll get a headache trying to hold out. -- C.A. Bridges
1 Fret
2 Dark Dark Eyes
3 The Volvo Song
4 Flying Feels Like
5 Sunday Afternoon
6 Prologue
7 Vanilla (I'm Not Sexy)
8 Postmortem
9 I'm Yours
10 Rx - Stop What You're Doing
11 Your Fault
12 Chelsea Morning
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 Marian Call Not Available Anywhere But Here Homeburn! (2008) $7.00 |
Song of the Month CD's burned to order: This sounds like a good idea to me, actually. I will just design a label for them and bring up some labels already printed -- they'll still be an obviously home-baked job, but that's just fine with me. They'll just be MP3's, not AIFF -- and they're not all mixed and mastered perfectly, but I expect that at a dollar a track, they'd be worth the price anyhow. I'll bring up the CD's and slim jewel cases. 1. I Wish I Were a Real Alaskan Girl 2. Ti Guardero Nel Cuore (More) 3. Whistle While You Wait 4. Vera Flew the Coop 5. We're Out for Blood (the theme song to "Zombie Cheerleading Camp" 6. So Far Away 7. It was Good for You, Too |
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You can view your cart but it will only contain CD purchases and not any Tip Jar donations - those are processed as standalone transactions and do not get put in your cart. |
Donations
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Throw some cash into Marian's tip jar. Musicians are blown away by the generosity of WWR listeners who generously support them via the tip jar. Throwing $5-10 or more in this jar does more to encourage musicians and spread the good word about WWR house concerts than you can imagine. |
Show Details
Who: Randall Williams
Date: Friday, February 1st, 2007
Time: doors open 6PM - music starts at 7PM - entire concert is webcast live
Suggested donation: $10 honor system (pay what you can honestly afford, either more or less than the suggested donation) - 100% of all proceeds generated go directly to the performer.
Where: The Whole Wheat Radio Palace in Talkeetna, Alaska. Click here for driving directions to Whole Wheat Radio in Talkeetna
Food: Munchies and candy are provided but if you'd like to bring desserts or other food either for yourself or to share, feel free.
Drink: Coffee, tea, non-alcoholic drinks provided. Otherwise, bring your own beer or wine. Although we definitely do not encourage over-indulging, the Talkeetna Sober Rides program is available to give free rides home after the concert for anyone who shouldn't be driving.
Kids: Kids who are quiet during the show and don't intrude on other audience members' acoustic reverie are welcome. Randall casts a magical quiet spell which can be completely ruined for other audience members if a kid starts making noise. If your child gets restless, please take them downstairs immediately to the play area. Our environment is very relaxed so artists often open up and discuss mature topics or use conversational profanity. We leave it up to parents to determine beforehand (by visiting an artist's site) if a show is appropriate for their family.
Contact: Jim Kloss at 733-2452
Comments: Randall Williams performed at the Anchorage Folk Festival recently; his performance was spell-binding. He weaves story and songs together to hold the audience captive; not a sound was heard in an auditorium of 800 people except his voice and guitar. His guitar playing is in like none other that I have ever seen. His right hand glides over the strings like clouds over the plains, never seeming to touch yet such a beautiful sound comes forth. His unique use of partial and full capos makes his music as interesting to watch as it is to listen to. One of the best performances I have seen in a long time. Cub Driver 13:01, January 27, 2008 (AKST)
Special Saturday Morning Breakfast Table Discussion
Randall has, with a great deal of excitement, suggested that we talk informally around breakfast on Saturday about wikis as a model for the musicians and other technical / musical / internet points of interest. We've scheduled this at 11AM Saturday. You are invited to send any questions or comments pre-show to wiki@wholewheatradio.org Randall is sending word to 3,000+ members of Folk Alliance and Far West that this discussion will be taking place. This should be an interesting one for all of you since it's you and your participation in this wiki we'll be discussing.
Help spread the word
Here are items you can download, print and post at your favorite cool little haunt, coffeeshop or music room. Or send them to all your coolest email or IM friends. Help spread the word to the internet community that even though they aren't in Alaska, they can still listen to this live event absolutely free. If you have a blog, we appreciate your helping spread the word to your readers. (Click on any image to go to a page where you can view it fullsize.)
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How about sending an email like this to your friends? (Thanks BlueRidge)
I just wanted to pass this along to some friends. See the link below:
http://www.wholewheatradio.org/wiki/index.php/Randall_Williams_House_Concert
I know it's kind of late over here on the east coast but if you are up this Friday Night (7 p.m. Alaska Time = 11 p.m. EST) - you just might want to tune in and listen. (Listen Live link can be found on the page above - but here it is as well - http://64.62.252.134:2680/listen.pls - you can tune in now to make sure your player is configured properly to listen)
This listener comment on the linked page compelled me to want to send this on to some folk who I knew might enjoy: Randall Williams performed at the Anchorage Folk Festival recently; his performance was spell-binding. He weaves story and songs together to hold the audience captive; not a sound was heard in an auditorium of 800 people except his voice and guitar. His guitar playing is in like none other that I have ever seen. His right hand glides over the strings like clouds over the plains, never seeming to touch yet such a beautiful sound comes forth. His unique use of partial and full capos makes his music as interesting to watch as it is to listen to. One of the best performances I have seen in a long time.
Biography
It's Randall's voice you hear first. Thoughtful words seeping through a mellow baritone allude to the years of arias and oratorios that it took to finally ditch the bowtie in deference to the six-string and a button-down shirt.
You'll hear his right hand pop and bass-funk-thunk its way through songs - songs that could have been sweet campfire tunes in a previous incarnation until they were thrown to the muse of rhythm. There's still plenty of room for smooth fingerpicking, but it has to get around the tuneful taste for groove and color.
Color like the rich chords of a dozen alternate guitar tunings makes sense, at least as much as three capos at a time. Six strings form a musical clothesline hanging songs from a life of travel.
"whereisrandall" is more than a website - it's an attitude of openness: the ability to be at home in a Bangkok slum or a Senegalese village, at the Kennedy Center or the Fine Arts Palace in Brussels sandwiched between a twitchy orchestra and a full house, or shoeless on the floor of your living room. Randall has sung in cafés, restaurants, churches, pubs, homes, and concert halls in more than 35 countries.
"It comes down to how we love - not where we draw the line." Randall writes from a life of living strong and loving true - all the faith one can muster, placing so much energy and time on the long shot, and then redefining and rebuilding anew, again.
He counts three albums to date, the songs of his own travels, the fiery arcs of love affairs, and making spontaneous magic with other musicians. Each compass point is new opportunity to bridge the imagined gaps between people and place, between where we have been, and who we can become.
Biography #2
Two hours after informing his voice teacher that he was leaving the world of classical music, Randall Williams graduated from the Royal Conservatory of Mons, Belgium at the head of his class.
He felt that classical music lacked the inclusiveness of folk music, and that the inevitable division between performer and audience was unbearable. And so Randall returned to the world of traveling with his guitar, writing songs in train stations and sleeping on couches, then singing and playing on street corners, cafés, and pubs. For a time he lived aboard a 20' sailboat that he bought for $800, teaching himself how to sail by single-handing through the Baltic and North Seas with his guitar sleeping in the berth beside him at night. He wrote a book about the trip, which begins with the story of almost getting squashed by a tanker before dawn one morning in the North Sea.
He moved to North Africa, then set off across the Sahara by hitching with locals - bouncing through a minefield on the way that made his mother have bad dreams. He loved the adventure, but he missed the music.
In 2005, Randall returned stateside to scrounge up a career as a performing songwriter, hoping it wasn't too late. So far, it hasn't been. As the "Partial Capo Guy," Randall has written two books for Hal Leonard, recorded a DVD for Kyser Musical Products, and given workshops at some of the biggest festivals in United States. As a performer, Randall has been a finalist in the Founder's Title and Mid-Atlantic Song Contests, A regional finalist at Kerrville, a showcase artist at Northeast and Midwest Folk Alliance, and at the International Folk Alliance in Memphis, and an Audience Favorite at the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival. His 2007 live release, "One Night in Louisiana" made a respectable dent in the folk DJ charts (One single, "Lebanon," was #8 in May,) and he's generally a nice guy to have around, capos or not.
Randall is as much at home in a Bangkok slum or a Senegalese village, at the Kennedy Center in D.C. or the Fine Arts Palace in Brussels sandwiched between a twitchy orchestra and a full house, or shoeless on the floor of your living room. Randall has sung in a dozen languages in over 35 countries.
Lynne Andrews: "When Randall left the confines of classical music largely behind, they lost a great talent, but the world gained a good friend - a friend who will tell its stories with grace, compassion, humility and humor."
Two hours after informing his voice teacher that he was leaving the world of classical music, Randall Williams graduated from the Royal Conservatory of Mons, Belgium at the head of his class.
He felt that classical music lacked the inclusiveness of folk music, and that the inevitable divide between performer and audience was unbearable. And so Randall returned to the world of traveling with his guitar, writing songs in train stations and sleeping on couches, then singing and playing on street corners, cafés, and pubs. For a time he lived aboard a 20' sailboat that he bought for $800, teaching himself how to sail by single-handing through the Baltic and North Seas with his guitar sleeping in the berth beside him at night. He wrote a book about the trip, which begins with the story of almost getting squashed by a tanker before dawn one morning in the North Sea.
He moved to North Africa, then set off across the Sahara by hitching with locals – bouncing through a minefield on the way that made his mother have bad dreams. He loved the adventure, but he missed the music. In 2005, Randall returned stateside to scrounge up a career as a performing songwriter, hoping it wasn't too late. So far, it hasn't been. As the "Partial Capo Guy," Randall has written two books for Hal Leonard, recorded a DVD for Kyser Musical Products, and given workshops at some of the biggest festivals in United States. As a performer, Randall has been a finalist in the Founder's Title and Mid-Atlantic Song Contests, a regional finalist at Kerrville, a showcase artist at Northeast and Midwest Folk Alliance as well as the International Folk Alliance in Memphis, and an Audience Favorite at the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival. His 2007 live release, "One Night in Louisiana" made a respectable dent in the folk DJ charts ( one single, "Lebanon," was #8 in May) and he's generally a nice guy to have around, capos or not.
Randall is at home in a Bangkok slum or a Senegalese village, at the Kennedy Center in D.C. – or the Fine Arts Palace in Brussels sandwiched between a twitchy orchestra and a full house, or shoeless on the floor of your living room. Randall has sung in a dozen languages in over 35 countries.
Videos and Slideshows
Kennedy Center video - Singer/songwriters Randall Williams and Claudia SanSoucie deliver quiet acoustic ballads and stories born from lives of travel, living strong, and loving true. Their strong voices and rich but mellow guitars speak to the beauty of human warmth and kindness
Developed by clinician and songwriter Randall Williams, “Partial Capo Techniques” is a 56 minute DVD in three parts: “The Very Basics” introduces the viewer to the concept of the partial capo, “The Road Map” provides a structure for exploration and “Leaving the Road” lays the groundwork for a lifetime of discovery.
Quotes About Randall Williams
Lynne Andrews: "When Randall left the confines of classical music largely behind, they lost a great talent, but the world gained a good friend - a friend who will tell its stories with grace, compassion, humility and humor."
Jim Colbert, WPSU: "... a baritone as warm and comforting as your favorite sweater ... Randall Williams deserves your attention."
Mara Noelle, KVMR: "...meaningful songs that remind us the world is made small by a common need for love, peace, and dreams."
Daithi Rua: "Hey Mister. Absolutely lovely version of my song thank you. I hope the album sells a few million :-) I've put it on my myspace if that's ok with you." Russ Haire: "I am entranced by "praying for land" Love it"
Liz Carlisle: "Hey, and you came up the other day, because I shot a little video at Fox Run and I made sure to prominently feature the purple capo."
Amy Speace: "Did I hear right about being most requested??? Congrats! p.s. my new cd will have no less than 3 partial capo songs. :)"
External Links
- Where's Randall?
- Unpublished song lyrics
- MySpace page
- Kennedy Center video - Singer/songwriters Randall Williams and Claudia SanSoucie deliver quiet acoustic ballads and stories born from lives of travel, living strong, and loving true. Their strong voices and rich but mellow guitars speak to the beauty of human warmth and kindness
Volunteering
We need the following cabin concert volunteers:
- Parking lot director to maximize parking efficiency so no one has to park on the street Must be bossy. Must know how to use a flashlight. Must like laughing at people who park their vehicles within inches of the next one and then can't open the door to get out.
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- Door greeter Just like Wal-Mart. Must be able to say "Hello - and welcome to ... um, er ... welcome to ... aw, heck - just come on in, put yer donation in the hat and take a load off..."
- CD table / sales Must know how to count. Must know the difference between a $5 and a $10. Must know how to spot Monopoly money. Honesty a big plus.
- Hospitality Hostess Twinkie Must like hanging around kitchens and putting out platters of smelly cheese. Clean fingernails a bonus. Wearing a Waffle House uniform guarantees you get the job.
- Childcare Experts Cannot be afraid of the unexpected, the unexplained and the unclean. Lives downstairs and helps maintain quiet order among those who will take care of us when we're old. Must be nice. And patient. And love seeing kids at play more than seeing the concert upstairs.
If you are interested, please call Jim at 733-2452 or email him: jm2@wholewheatradio.org What do we offer volunteers? Lots of love. Warm squishies. Public acknowledgment. Web publicity. Our first born. And a chance to volunteer again someday!
