Thanks to everyone who came out to my shows in Richmond, VA at the Tin Pan, Wayne, PA at 118 North, and Roanoke, VA and the Jefferson Center! Special hout out to Roanoke for SELLING OUT the Jefferson Center! All of these shows were such a great time and so fun!
I just finished a tour along the east coast with Mike Dawes and had a great time! Thanks to everyone who came out to the shows!
Urban Driftwood is 1 year old today! HUGE shout out to everyone who helped make it, played on it, shared it, bought it, and supported it in any way. This album has changed my life in so many wonderful ways and I can’t wait for more folks to discover it in the coming years!
Urban Driftwood has been named one of the best albums of the year in numerous year end lists, including Pitchfork, NPR, the Guardian, the Washington Post and more! I’m super honored at all the support this album has gotten throughout the year and am so excited to see it on so many year end lists! Here are some of the major publications to include Urban Driftwood on their best of 2021 lists:
“The folk lane that Yasmin Williams occupies—solo acoustic guitar—is often overlooked in accounts of sexism and racism in roots music, but it too has been dominated by white men for the last half-century. With the compositions on her January album Urban Driftwood, and the ways she performed and talked about them, Williams breezily intervened in those narrow notions of musical lineage.”
I am so excited to announce that I will be playing Big Ears Festival in Knoxville, TN! The line-up is incredible and tickets are sure to sell out so be sure to grab tickets while they’re available!
“Harp guitar in hand, Williams simply puts on a fingerpicking masterclass, creating a driving rhythm that doesn't let up for a second (even, remarkably, while she transitions from playing upright to laying the guitar on her lap – twice!) and a luscious, varied landscape of crystalline harmonics, beautifully melodic figures and booming bass notes from the harp guitar's top neck.” - Guitar World Magazine
“Williams, 25, is one of the country’s most imaginative young solo guitarists. Released in January, her second album, Urban Driftwood, represents a clear break with the form’s stoic, folk-rooted mores." -Grayson Haver Currin, The New York Times
Check out my Rig Rundown with Premier Guitar Magazine! I’m super honored and I want to give a huge thank you to Chris Kies for having me on to talk about my guitars, pedalboard, and other gear I use! Also check out my gear page on this site for a complete list of and links to the gear I use.
Check out my new video discussing harp guitars with Reverb!
