By her side on the tour and on stage occasionally is her husband Chris Coleman who plays acoustic guitar, harmonica and sings harmony vocals. They seem to make a harmonious couple and the love sparkles between them in the duet ”A love I think will last”.

Holly Williams grandfather was THE famous country legend Hank Williams, and it seems like her song writing skills are somehow inherited. The songs are simple and straightforward – the way it should be in this country rock genre. And I don’t miss the band on stage because the couple have so sweet and warm personalities, and it makes it more like a familiar jam than a concert. Besides, it’s easier to focus on her lyrics when it’s only her and her instrument.

Holly has always something to say about her songs, and she speaks very openly about what inspired her to write them. She tells us for instance about a car accident that made her sister more or less handicapped. She sings about that trauma in the song ”Without Jesus Here With Me”. She was in the car and she tells us that it was a miracle that they survived.

After one hour of songs from her two albums and a Bob Dylan cover, she and Chris are leaving the stage, but comes back for a last song: ”I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry” by her grandfather Hank Williams. Very touching.

Anders Eriksson is a singer and songwriter from Sweden and writes music reviews for Epoch Times and on his blog MusicForFreedom.net.

Holly Williams sings with a strong and sensitive voice, and on some occasions, switching from acoustic guitar to piano.

The husband Chris Coleman complements on vocal harmonies, acoustic guitar and harmonica.

Photos: Anders Eriksson

Filed under: Reviews Tagged: Chris Coleman, Hank Williams, Holly Williams, music review ]]> http://musicforfreedom.net/2010/02/14/holly-williams-concert-in-goteborg-sweden-so-sweet/feed/ 0 anderseriksson P1020463_blog P1020462_blog http://musicforfreedom.net/2010/02/14/new-category-reviews/ http://musicforfreedom.net/2010/02/14/new-category-reviews/#comments Sun, 14 Feb 2010 14:59:02 +0000 anderseriksson http://musicforfreedom.net/?p=1084 ]]> I will start write music reviews on this blog and also for the newspaper Epoch Times. So today I will open a new category for that here. Enjoy!

For the first time Shen Yun had Hong Kong in their tour schedule. The tickets sold out within one week. And now, three days before the first show in Hongkong, Shen Yun Performing Arts has to cancel due to that Visas were denied for six key members of the group. It’s pretty obvious that the Chinese regime put pressure on Hong Kong to do this. It’s really a shame and I feel sorry for the Hong Kong people who now can’t see this great show.

Read statement by Shen Yun Performing Arts here

I just got a new service on my website from Bandcamp. Now it’s very easy to buy digital downloads of my songs. You can also listen to all the songs and it’s not just short samples as before. Now it’s the complete songs. Just click the play symbol by the first track and then all the tracks will be played. If you click the lyrics link the lyrics will show and change automatically when a new song is played.

Another great thing is when you order the physical CD. Then you will also get an immediate download of the digital audiofiles in the format you prefer. It’s very convenient if you want to play the music in your phone or iPod etc..
So I hope this service will help to spread my music more.

It’s placed on my site anderserikssonmusic.net on the music page.

Take care!
Anders

Below is my guitar.

Actually this post was to see how it works posting and uploading an image from my iPhone.

Besides, now when we have internet and all other new technology, there are so many possiblities to learn new stuff. You can listen to podcasts, audiobooks, watch tutorial videos etc. And since time is limited I often do several things simultanously.

After have been taking singing lessons during the autumn I think next step is to improve my guitar playing. I have a very nice Fender Stratocaster that lately has only been a nice decoration in my appartment. But I assume it’s longing for me to play it. And I will.

I’ll try for the first time in my life make a schedule of all the things I want to do. I think that will help me get more diligent. So let’s get started… Bye for now;)

Read more here

I have not listened that much on Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, but thanks to Spotify it’s fun and easy to get to know new and old favourites. This is a typical Springsteen composition. You can feel the dramatic melancholy in the music without even listen to the lyrics. And the way the word “the” is emphasized in several lines I recognize from other Springsteen tunes.

I assume that the guitar is not improvised, it’s really nice and well played.

I saw a few videos with Southside Johnny on Youtube and Bruce shared the stage with him on some of them. They were great live artists at that time (late seventies) and still are I believe.

Here is the song:

Read this from his site: “Swedish sales tax is included in all prices. The sales tax/VAT will be deducted (20%) by us on sales to countries outside the EU.”

Go to his site and Check it out: Fridhammar Music

I am taking singin lessons since a few months ago, and my voice has indeed improved. You can also find a lot on YouTube, and my favourite is a guy called Eric Arceneaux. He is really skillful and pretty entertaining. He’s got some free stuff, so you can start right away. Actually I have been doing a few of his exercises while driving to my work.

Me and Jan Jonssons right hand, Henriksberg. Photo: Khosro Zabihi

Me and Jan Jonsson played together for the first time yesterday at a pub in Gothenburg called Henriksberg. The arranger is a singer/songwriter called Eddie Wheeler.

Every Thursday he invites singer/songwriters to his Eddie Wheelers Late Night Club. This was actually my first gig on a pub. It felt good and very relaxed. I think the audience was there to have good time, drinking a beer or two, play some pool and chat – and of course, listen to the music.

Overall it was a good experience, and the pedal steel guitar played by Jan worked really well. We will do more gigs like this!