Name: [SOLD OUT] 2 Nights With Dar Williams at The Freight
Start: 2026-04-09T20:00:00-07:00
End: 2026-04-10T23:00:00-07:00
Location: 2020 Addison St, Berkeley, CA, United States, California 94704

[SOLD OUT] 2 Nights With Dar Williams at The Freight

Join us for two evenings with Dar Williams.
THU, APR 9 [SOLD OUT!]
FRI, APR 10 [SOLD OUT!]
Dar Williams will be performing as a trio with Seth Glier and Ward Williams.
“It’s a highway, filled with deep, exotic colors and beautiful delicate things as well as the perils that come from moving so fast,” says Dar Williams, describing modern life. On her 13th album, Hummingbird Highway, out September 12 on Righteous Babe Records, Williams celebrates the colors she glimpses from her vantage as a touring musician. “I was a kid from the suburbs who listened when her hippie teachers said to get out in the world,” Williams muses. Hummingbird Highway is the latest chapter in a richly unfolding story. Drawing on her experience as a playwright, Williams populates her latest album with nuanced characters that come alive in the space of a few minutes.
Since 2013, Williams has been leading songwriting workshops where she teaches students to let songs find their own trajectories. While writing the breezy bossa nova “Tu Sais Le Printemps,” (single release 7/29/25) Williams questioned why she was writing a light, flirty song amidst many gloomy news stories. “I was having coffee with some of my fellow retreat leaders and Beth Nielsen Chapman, telling them about my ‘frilly’ song, and Beth said, ‘That's just what I want to hear right now!’ It was a nice moment to follow my own advice and let the song find its way.”
Ruth Theodore
British folk-rocker Ruth Theodore playfully pushes the boundaries of gender and genre with a sense of joyful rebellion, a touch of 1920s vaudeville theatre, and a healthy dose of punk-rock attitude. Now signed to Ani DiFranco's Righteous Babe records with plans for a new album to be released in mid-2026.