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Dar Williams with Gary Louris - "As Cool As I Am" (PopMatters Premiere)

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Tuesday, Oct 19, 2010

by PopMatters Staff

Dar Williams offers up instantly memorable tunes rooted in the great Americana folk-pop tradition.

Singer-songwriter Dar Williams released her latest album Many Great Companions last week via Razor & Tie. She offers up instantly memorable tunes rooted in the great Americana folk-pop tradition. This time around Williams re-recorded 12 of her classic songs with a number of notable musicians on the new record, including Sean and Sara Watkins of Nickel Creek, Mary Chapin Carpenter, and Patty Larkin. In this new video for “As Cool As I Am”, she pairs with the Jayhawks’ Gary Louris.

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