2008 Woodie Awards
Emerging Artist to Play at Pioneer Café
Tricia Mirabella
Issue date: 10/12/05 Section: Entertainment
Singer/songwriter J.P. Williams will be playing at the Pioneer Café tomorrow at 4 p.m.
Williams is considered by many critics as one of the best emerging artists in the South because of his involvement in the music landscape in Atlanta and Nashville.
He has shared the stage with music veterans such as, Bruce Hornsby, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Charlie Daniels, CCR, Ricky Skaggs and Edwin McCain.
Williams's success is evident by a recent sold out show at the famous Bluebird Café in Nashville, a club that has a worldwide reputation for presenting the best original country and acoustic music.
Williams' musical capabilities are remarkable even before one finds out that he was born blind in his right eye.
At just 10-years-old, glaucoma in his left eye, left him blind.
Following a few years of adjustment, Williams felt he needed an outlet to express himself. As a result, out of his love for music, he taught himself how to play guitar.
After graduating from the Tennessee School for the Blind, Williams began playing with local bands. He went on to receive a B.A. in music from the University of Tennessee.
As a folk singer and guitarist, Williams was voted the number one music act of the NACA Mid-Atlantic Music Conference. He was also a finalist in the Southeast Region of Nashville Star 2004, and participated in the 2004 New Faces Night in Las Vegas, NV.
Williams is touring the east coast throughout the month, at colleges such as Saint Mary College, IN; Penn State, PA; SUNY Cobleskill, NY; Limestone College, SC; Reinhardt College GA; and Muskingum College, OH.
Artists are typically selected after the programming board attends conferences in which talent is showcased.
Williams was noticed in March at a conference in Philadelphia. The Programming Board strives to bring talented, yet diverse, artists that can also meet budget guidelines. The student activities event is sponsored by the Programming Board, and is free of charge.
To get more information, or to purchase Williams' new cd, "So Where's The Stage?" visit www.jpwilliams.net.
Williams is considered by many critics as one of the best emerging artists in the South because of his involvement in the music landscape in Atlanta and Nashville.
He has shared the stage with music veterans such as, Bruce Hornsby, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Charlie Daniels, CCR, Ricky Skaggs and Edwin McCain.
Williams's success is evident by a recent sold out show at the famous Bluebird Café in Nashville, a club that has a worldwide reputation for presenting the best original country and acoustic music.
Williams' musical capabilities are remarkable even before one finds out that he was born blind in his right eye.
At just 10-years-old, glaucoma in his left eye, left him blind.
Following a few years of adjustment, Williams felt he needed an outlet to express himself. As a result, out of his love for music, he taught himself how to play guitar.
After graduating from the Tennessee School for the Blind, Williams began playing with local bands. He went on to receive a B.A. in music from the University of Tennessee.
As a folk singer and guitarist, Williams was voted the number one music act of the NACA Mid-Atlantic Music Conference. He was also a finalist in the Southeast Region of Nashville Star 2004, and participated in the 2004 New Faces Night in Las Vegas, NV.
Williams is touring the east coast throughout the month, at colleges such as Saint Mary College, IN; Penn State, PA; SUNY Cobleskill, NY; Limestone College, SC; Reinhardt College GA; and Muskingum College, OH.
Artists are typically selected after the programming board attends conferences in which talent is showcased.
Williams was noticed in March at a conference in Philadelphia. The Programming Board strives to bring talented, yet diverse, artists that can also meet budget guidelines. The student activities event is sponsored by the Programming Board, and is free of charge.
To get more information, or to purchase Williams' new cd, "So Where's The Stage?" visit www.jpwilliams.net.