Dar Williams

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Early Tapes I Have No History and All My Heroes are Dead

These are commercial releases.  Go here to get copies of them in a manner approved by Dar through Scott Green's Early Tape Offer 

Palo Alto, CA; St. Michael's Alley

5/15/94

1 cd tape->cd transfer, so its got that hiss.
6-14-97 Sebastopol, CA The Babysitter's Here / What Do You Hear in These Sounds? / If I Wrote You / Iowa instructions / Iowa (Traveling III) / The Great Unknown / The Christians and the Pagans / The Pointless, Yet Poignant Crisis of a Co-Ed / The End of the Summer / The Ocean / When I Was a Boy / intro to Family / Family / As Cool As I Am / Traveling Again (Traveling I) Soundboard 

1 disc

Excellent.  Dar with guitarist.
 Santa Cruz, CA 
10-26-97
Disc One:
When I was a Boy, Iowa, The Christians and the Pagans, If I Wrote You, Are You Out There, Road Buddy, Bought and Sold, Party Generation

Disc Two:
End of the Summer, the Babysitter's Here, Mark Rothko Song, As Cool as I Am, Ballad of Mary Magdalene, What Do You Hear in these Sounds, Teenagers, Kick our Butts, The Ocean, Alleluia
Audience

2 discs

tape to cd transfer 

B rating

Dar + guitarist, before EOTS was released.

The Coach House 
San Juan Capistrano

4/15/98

Intro, If I Wrote You, intro, Iowa, intro, What Do You Love More Than Love, intro, Road Buddy, Intro, Are You Out There, Intro, You're Aging Well, intro, Pointless Yet Poignant Crisis of a Co-Ed, intro, Spring Street, 

intro, Wilder Than Her, intro, Mortal City, intro, Speaking With The Angels, What Do You Hear In These Sounds, As Cool As I Am, intro, The Party Generation , When I Was A Boy, intro, February

Audience

2 disks

Taper is questioned during if I Wrote You
Palace of the Fine Arts
 San Francisco, CA

4/18/98

If I Wrote You, intro, Iowa, intro, What Do You Love More Than Love, intro, Are You Out There, You're Aging Well, intro, The Great Unknown, intro, Spring Street, intro, Wilder Than Her

intro, The Ocean, intro, Mortal City, intro, Speaking With The Angels, What Do You Hear In These Sounds, As Cool As I Am, intro, The Babysitter's Here, intro, When I Was A Boy, intro, February

Audience

2 cds

With full band and  Ron Sexsmith on Speaking with the Angels
Central Park, New York, NY 8-8-98 

and Mountain Stage

aka Dar Bites The Big Apple

1: If I wrote You 2: What do you Love More Than Love? 3: Road Buddy 4: Spring Street 5: End of the Summer 6: The Babysitter's Here 7: Calling the Moon 8: Party Generation 9: Wilder Than Her (Fred Eaglesmith song) 10:What do you Hear in These Sounds? 11:Are You Out There? 12:Iowa 

1: As Cool as I Am 2: Alleluia 3: When I was a Boy 

Mountain Stage 4: What Do You Hear in These Sounds? 5: End of the Summer 6: Are You Out There? 7: February (with Joan Baez!) 8: You're Aging Well (with Joan Baez) 9: Dangling Conversation (with Joan Baez)

Audience 

2 discs

B- rating  recorder must have been in the back or something
 
Rochester, New York 2000

(I don't have a date, but its the summer before Green World was released)

Traveling Again (Traveling I), The Christians and the Pagans, The Babysitter's Here, Are You Out There, After All, I Wont Be Your Yoko Ono, It Happens Every Day, The Ocean, As Cool As I Am, 100 Names (by/with the Nields), Iowa, When I Was A Boy (cut)

(Dar with solo, except when the Nields rush the stage and start playing for 100 Names and Iowa.  Dave plays the harmonica during Iowa!)

Audience

1 cd

Audience is very loud at some points, but they're mostly well behaved( or not close to the mics.)   What's neat is the Nields harmonize during ACAIA and Iowa, and Dar does a verse and harmonizes in 100 Names
College of St. Scholastics, Duluth, MN 

5-12-00

Calling the Moon, If I Wrote You, Yoko, Are You Out There, Babysitter, Happens Everyday, Cool As I Am, Coming of the Rose

Great Unkown, I Had No Right, Iowa, C+P, When I Was A Boy, Family, You're Aging Well

Audience

2 cd

Some noise during I Had No Right.  
7/2/00

Eno Festival

Babysitter's Here, Alleluia, After All, Intro, Yoko Ono, Iowa, What Do You hear In These Sounds, Christians and Pagans, 

Intro, Traveling I, It happens Every Day, Are You Out There, Oh Canada Girls, The Blessings, Teenagers Kick Our Butts, As Cool As I Am, Intro, When I was A Boy, February

Audience

2 cd

Not rated yet.
9-15-00      Lupo's, Providence, RI Disk 1: Calling The Moon / I Won't Be Your Yoko Ono / If I Wrote You / Spring Street / What Do You Love More Than Love / After All / And A God Descended / Better Things / You're Aging Well / The Christians And The Pagans / What Do You Hear In These Sounds? / It Happens Every Day
Disk 2: Iowa (Traveling III) / We Learned The Sea / Another Mystery / The Ocean / As Cool As I Am / When I Was A Boy
Audience

2 cd

Good sounding show, but the audience is a bit loud at times. 

Dar talks about how she almost died twice in two weeks.

Studio C Channel 103.1 10-16-00 I Won't Be Your Yoko Ono, It Happens Every Day, What Do You Love More Than Love Radio

(Not available yet.)

With Stewart Smith and Gail-Ann Dorsey.  Acoustic and very cool.


Newport, KY
11- 4- 2000

Southgate House

aka: Spring Bound

Calling the Moon, I Wont Be Your Yoko Ono, If I Wrote You, Spring Street, It Happens Every Day, Are You Out There, Better Things, The End of the Summer, I Had No Right, After All, Gail Song, We Learned the Sea

Intro to What Do you Love, What Do You Love More Than Love, What Do You Hear in These Sounds, Another Mystery, Iowa (Traveling III), As Cool As I Am, The Babysitter's Here, The Christians and the Pagans

Audience


2 cd

Fantastic audience recording!  Dar with band.
Nassau, NJ  
2/3/01 
Calling the Moon, The Babysitter's Here, I Won't Be Your Yoko Ono, Are You Out There, It Happens Everyday, End of The Summer, Playing to the Firmament, Oh Canada Girls, I had No Right, As Cool As I Am, Mortal City

Iowa, The Christians and the Pagans, When I Was A Boy, Alleluia

Audience

2 discs

Dar, solo.  Excellent.
3-8-01   
Mechanics Hall, Worcester, MA
Babysitter, Yoko, Rain, Are You Out There, Happens Every Day, End of The Summer, Firmament, After All, I had NO Right, Iowa, ACAIA, 

Feb, When I Was A Boy, Blessings, C+P

Audience

2cd

Dar sounds sick.
3-17-01
Southern Theatre, Columbus,
OH
Disk 1: Calling The Moon / The Babysitter's Here / I Won't Be Your Yoko Ono / The Beauty Of The Rain / The End of the Summer / Spring Street / Are You Out There / After All / It Happens Every Day / The Christians and the Pagans / The Pointless, Yet Poignant, Crisis of a Coed
Disk 2: The Ocean / You're Aging Well / I Had No Right / Iowa (Traveling III) / February / When I Was A Boy / We Learned The Sea / Alleluia
Audience

2 discs

 

Dar solo.  Two set show.
Mechanics Hall, Worcester, MA
March 8, 2001
Babysitter, Yoko, Rain, Are You Out There, Happens Every Day, End of the Summer, Firmament, After All, I had no right, iowa, ACAIA, February, When I was a Boy, The Blessings, C+P Aud

2 cd

Dar sounds sick.  Brace yourself.
3/23/01

Palace Theater, Stanford, CT
March 23, 2001

I Won't Be Your Yoko Ono / The Babysitter's Here / Spring Street / The Beauty of the Rain / It Happens Every Day / Farewell to the Old Me / The Pointless, Yet Poignant,Crisis of a Coed / Playing to the Firmament / Oh Canada, Girls / Are You Out There / Iowa

Intro, As Cool As I Am / When I Was A Boy / We Learned the Sea / The Christians and the Pagans

Audience

2cd

Solid.
3/24/01

Sunoco Theatre, Whitaker Center for the Sciences and Arts, Harrisburg, PA

I Won't Be Your Yoko Ono / broken string / The Babysitter's Here / Farewell To The Old Me / Spring Street / The Beauty Of The Rain / It Happens Every Day / Another Mystery / Are You Out There / After All / Playing To The Firmament / Iowa (Traveling III)

February / When I Was A Boy / We Learned The Sea / Alleluia / intro / When I Was A Boy / We Learned The Sea / Alleluia / The Christians And The Pagans /

Audience

2 discs

Some minor audience things.  Good, much better than Rochester 2000
The Birchmere, Alexandria, VA 3/26/01 I Won't Be Your Yoko Ono, Road Buddy, If I Wrote You, The Beauty of the Rain, Spring Street, When Sal's Burned Down, Are You Out There?, O Canada Girls, The Ocean, The Babysitter's Here, Iowa

It Happens Every Day, When I Was A Boy, We Learned The Sea, Christians and Pagans

Audience

2 discs

 Dar, solo.  Excellent.
The Birchmere, Alexandria, VA 3/27/01 Calling The Moon, It Happens Every Day, What Do You Hear In These Sounds?, The Babysitter's Here, Farewell to the Old Me, The Pointless, yet poignant crisis of a Co-ed, The Blessings, The End of the Summer, After All, Another Mystery, You're Aging Well

Intro, Iowa, As Cool As I Am, February, When I Was A Boy

Audience

2 discs

Dar, solo.  Excellent. 
4-18-01

WGDR Studios, Goddard College, Plainfield, VT

Intro, House Where Everybody's Home (AW), February (DW), Pacifica chat, Walk Down the Road (AW), It Happens Every Day (DW), Old Friend (AW) Radio

1 disc

W/Anne Weiss, another folk singer.  They help each other out with harmony and what not.
4-18-01

Barre Opera House, Barre, VT

 

Traveling Again, I Won't Be Your Yoko Ono, Babysitter's Here, Road Buddy, Pointless, Yet Poignant Crisis of a Co-Ed, Farewell To the Old Me, The Blessings, Calling The Moon, After All, Old Friend, February, Iowa Are You Out There, As Cool As I Am, The Christians and the Pagans Audience

2 discs

w/ Anne Wiess again on Old Friend.  Or is it Anne Wiess with Dar??? :)
The Ark             Ann Arbor, MI

5/14/01

Babysitter, Yoko Ono, Beauty of the Rain, Spring Street, You're Aging Well, Are You Out There, The Great Unknown, I Had No Right, Southern CA wants to be Western NY, After All, Iowa, As Cool As I Am

Intro, When I Was A Boy, We Learned The Sea, Alleluia, Christians and Pagans, Rachel Davis - opener - Festy's Theme, Eight Foot Window, Grandma's Hands, Angel of Montgomery, ???

Audience

2 discs

Dar, solo.  Excellent
6/2/01

Appel Farm, NJ

The Babysitter's Here, Yoko Ono, If I Wrote You, Spring Street, You're Aging Well, Playing to the Firmament, After All, The Ocean, Iowa, As Cool As I Am, Christians and Pagans Audience

1 cd

Dar with Carole Steele

Rather noticeable audience between songs and a little bit during them as well.

Bradley Fest, Hartwood Acres, Pittsburgh, PA
August 25, 2001

Babysitter's Here, I Won't Be Your Yoko Ono, If I Wrote You, Spring Street, Pointless Yet Poignant Crisis of a Co-ed, The End of the Summer, Playing to the Firmament, Calling the Moon, Christians and Pagans, After All, Iowa, 

As Cool As I Am, When I Was A Boy, We Learned the Sea, Another Mystery

Audience

2 cd

Dar w/Carole Steele

Good, audience alright to so-so

Beacon Theatre, New York, NY
October 6, 2001
Yoko, If I Wrote You, Another Mystery, Calling the Moon, Farewell to the Old me, End of the Summer, Playing to the Firmament, Are You Out There, February, Spring Street, I Had No Right, After All

Iowa, As Cool As I Am, Finlandia

Audience

2cd

Sweet!  From the Out there Live Tour.  With Carole Steele and keyboardist.  Also have Ron Sexsmith, who opened the show
Madison, WI

I need a date for this show. 

Babysitter, Yoko, If I Wrote You, Spring Street, talking, Another mystery, Calling the Moon, Farewell To The Old me, End of the Summer, The Blessings, I Had No Right, What Do You Hear

After All, Iowa, Cool As i Am, Finlandia

Audience 

2 cd

Taped via MD. Noisy audience.  Tracking sucks.
London, England November 28 2001 Dingwalls,
Camden Lock
I Won't Be Your Yoko Ono, If I Wrote You, Spring Street, Are You Out There, Fishing In The Morning, . This Was Pompeii, Calling The Moon 
Disc 2
After All, Iowa, Christians & Pagans, February, When I Was A Boy, We Learned The Sea, The Ocean
Aud

2 cd

Great show
Birchmire
1-16-02
Aud 

2cd


Higher Ground, Winooski, VT
January 28, 2002
Intro, Yoko, IF I Wrote You, Spring St, Mercy of The Fallen, One Who Knows, Are You Out There, You're Aging Well, Ocean, Canada Girls

Cool As I Am, Feb, We Learned the Sea, C+P, After All
2cd

Aud

MKE2002 > Denon DTR80P (48k) > Seaget CTD-8000HS > Cool Edit Pro (48->44 resample at highest quality)

B

06/15/03 - Cultural Center Theater  Introduction, Fishing In The Morning,  I Saw A Bird Fly Away,After All, The Mercy Of The Falling,  One Who Knows,  Close 1 cd

radio
John Anson Ford Theatre- L.A., CA 5/17/03  fishing in the morning, spring street, farewell to the old me, beauty of the rain, road buddy, closer to me, the one who knows (w/ Ben Taylor), i had no right, another mystery, whispering pines, are you out there?

after all, i saw a bird fly away, the world's not falling apart, the mercy of the fallen, <applause>, iowa / as cool as I am, <applause>, when I was a boy
2 cd

aud

B, Copy from master, MD Source
Aladdin Theater
Portland, OR 8/27/02
1 Fishing In The Morning,  I Won't Be Your Yoko Ono, Road Buddy, The Babysitter's Here, Are You Out There, The End Of The Summer, The Pointless, Yet Poignant Crisis Of A Co-Ed, Mercy Of The Fallen

The Ocean, Family*, Iowa (Travelling III)^, No Regrets~, The Christians And The Pagans, As Cool As I Am, When I Was A Boy, We Learned The Sea, Alleluia^, The One Who Knows,
2 aud

cd

*with Kris Delmhorst
^with Kris and Anne Weiss
~Anne Weiss song with Dar

Copy from Taper MD Source

Aladdin Theater
Portland, OR

5/11/03

Fishing In The Morning,Spring Street, Farewell To The Old Me, The Beauty Of The Rain, Road Buddy,  Closer You Get , The One Who Knows*,  Another Mystery, I Had No Right, Whispering Pines

Are You Out There?,After All, I Saw A Bird Fly Away, The World's Not Falling Apart, Mercy Of The Fallen,
Iowa (Travelling III), As Cool As I Am,  We Learned The Sea

aud

2cd

w/ Ben Taylor

MD Source, 1st gen

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