For Songs
A podcast for and about songs and songwriting
Displaying 3 items of For Songs with the tag "#yasminwilliams".
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Episode 22: A Second Conversation with Yasmin Williams
March 5th, 2021 | Season 1 | 37 mins 40 secs
#2020, #2021, #bandcamp, #livemusic, #spinster, #urbandriftwood, #yasminwilliams
Soo…how’s your year going? Well, if you’re my next guest Yasmin Williams, it’s going quite well indeed! Her newest album Urban Driftwood is getting rave reviews in some of music’s biggest outlets, such as Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, and mainstream venues like NPR and the Washington Post. Oh yeah, and she’s been on this show a few times too! I’m honored to welcome Yasmin back to For Songs. Join us as we discuss her brilliant and breathtaking Urban Driftwood, how the album came together, and her expectations for the music industry in 2021…
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Episode 11: For Songs #Election2020 Special!
October 29th, 2020 | Season 1 | 50 mins 10 secs
#election, #election2020, #emilybarker, #music, #podcasts, #scottmiller, #songwriting, #theclash, #thescottmiller, #vroys, #yasminwilliams
Time to cash in on #election2020! What makes great political music? I’ve assembled an all-star panel of songwriters and authors to walk us through some of the best political music in recent years. From racial justice, social justice, and the system itself, we cover it all on this special episode! We’ve got three returning guests—Scott Miller, Yasmin Williams, and Mark Andersen—and a musician making her first appearance, Emily Barker. Settle in & get comfortable—you’re gonna enjoy this!
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Episode 6: A Conversation with Yasmin Williams
August 4th, 2020 | 31 mins 28 secs
#guitar.yaz, #musicatyourfingertips, #skytopguitars, #yasminwilliams
Take a journey with Yasmin Williams, the brilliant acoustic-guitar player who burns up the fretboard with astonishing ease. Find out how beating Guitar Hero 2 as an eighth grader has lead her down the path to become a recording artist with music degrees from New York University, one album already under her belt and another about to be released in the fall. Her breathtaking skill will leave you mesmerized and wanting more. Listen in!