tag:lcwilliamsandthedriver.com,2005:/blogs/latest-news?p=3Latest News2019-03-12T08:07:57-04:00L.C. Williams and the Driverfalsetag:lcwilliamsandthedriver.com,2005:Post/65883512021-03-29T17:54:21-04:002021-03-29T17:54:21-04:002017 SEMIFINALISTS <p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/152228/31f37bd8b3f346c9e4e405a0c817666c34672907/original/ibc-21-810x1024.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>L.C. Williams and the Drivertag:lcwilliamsandthedriver.com,2005:Post/55459522018-12-08T19:36:05-05:002019-03-12T04:52:53-04:00LC WILLIAMS AND THE DRIVER AT NORTHEAST BLUES FESTIVAL 2018<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/152228/12b600bc005ac20554305c7611cdfe40cb9bf9ae/original/img-20180723-162938-823.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>L.C. Williams and the Drivertag:lcwilliamsandthedriver.com,2005:Post/55459512018-12-08T19:32:03-05:002018-12-08T19:32:03-05:00LC WILLIAMS AND THE DRIVER AT CAMPING WITH THE BLUES FESTIVAL 2018<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/152228/29e730136f2e4a4a81e9ef7f813a82eb4fb9c6cd/original/img-20181020-083707-509.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>L.C. Williams and the Drivertag:lcwilliamsandthedriver.com,2005:Post/47902772017-07-24T13:11:27-04:002019-02-14T19:19:49-05:00LC AT THE NORTH ATLANTIC BLUES FESTIVAL 2017 (intermission act)<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/152228/08cfb0cf224fe75d760faaf69f55e002a8ce421b/original/20232016-10213756543333699-2235752244268413489-o.jpg?1500916215" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>L.C. Williams and the Drivertag:lcwilliamsandthedriver.com,2005:Post/47877852017-07-21T14:27:39-04:002017-07-21T14:27:39-04:00THE DRIVER AT NORTH ATLANTIC BLUES FESTIVAL 2017 (intermission act)<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/152228/e6f24553613b9989941f968b5ec022ae53929ad0/original/20170715-145448.jpg?1500661577" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>L.C. Williams and the Drivertag:lcwilliamsandthedriver.com,2005:Post/45888872017-02-13T19:20:34-05:002019-01-01T07:10:47-05:00SEMIFINALISTS AT THE INTERNATIONAL BLUES CHALLENGE 2017<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/152228/3dd511515f0e84beadf29c553510d28f9c2b7cda/original/c3y62csxuaelc02.jpg?1487031548" class="size_l justify_center border_" />L.C. Williams and the Drivertag:lcwilliamsandthedriver.com,2005:Post/45575212017-01-20T11:26:11-05:002018-03-03T11:06:37-05:00THE DRIVER<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/152228/299668b8f73e8155f1dcd120d6b5d936d2c27ea4/original/trent-jammin-at-the-shack.jpg?1484929532" class="size_l justify_center border_" />L.C. Williams and the Drivertag:lcwilliamsandthedriver.com,2005:Post/45575202017-01-20T11:24:22-05:002019-03-12T06:59:48-04:00HARMONICA WITH HAIR!<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/152228/fed64db6c969b5617d41283faee23b20901aff7a/original/more-black-and-white-lauren.jpg?1484929445" class="size_l justify_center border_" />L.C. Williams and the Drivertag:lcwilliamsandthedriver.com,2005:Post/45575192017-01-20T11:23:02-05:002017-01-20T11:23:02-05:00WE'RE HEADED TO MEMPHIS SOON TO COMPETE IN THE IBC (DUO CATEGORY)<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/152228/9b621446845319d6ed400bf8f1c56344f9510247/original/black-and-white-duo-at-bradys.jpg?1484929357" class="size_l justify_center border_" />L.C. Williams and the Drivertag:lcwilliamsandthedriver.com,2005:Post/43362762016-08-22T13:51:14-04:002018-05-17T16:03:40-04:00DAMBLUESFEST--DAMARISCOTTA, MAINE 2016<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/152228/9667e9ec9ac0b69f9fc8c78c6e50a31ebd897107/original/dambluesfest-2016.jpg?1471888267" class="size_l justify_center border_" />L.C. Williams and the Drivertag:lcwilliamsandthedriver.com,2005:Post/43362752016-08-22T13:50:19-04:002017-01-16T12:06:40-05:00HARBORFEST-- BELFAST, MAINE 2016<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/152228/0c0df8fcb7166f396192e4aee8bd559b88b3adb0/original/img-3116a.jpg?1471888198" class="size_l justify_center border_" />L.C. Williams and the Drivertag:lcwilliamsandthedriver.com,2005:Post/43362742016-08-22T13:48:30-04:002018-04-23T09:54:08-04:00HARBORFEST-- BELFAST, MAINE 2016<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/152228/bfdfac501206bde3cc7a254c0791796b250cb7c1/original/harborfest-2016-pic-2.jpg?1471888057" class="size_l justify_center border_" />L.C. Williams and the Drivertag:lcwilliamsandthedriver.com,2005:Post/43071532016-08-02T20:27:10-04:002018-10-03T08:24:04-04:00LC AT BANGOR'S BLUES, BREWS, AND BBQ<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/152228/3f4560f8c6e37d5a5d3631ed6be3b8071caf5078/original/lauren-in-pink-dress-at-bbq-blues-fest.jpg?1470184020" class="size_l justify_center border_" />L.C. Williams and the Drivertag:lcwilliamsandthedriver.com,2005:Post/42777682016-07-13T19:31:00-04:002018-04-14T15:52:13-04:00THE DRIVER<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/152228/756743e410172ab00fd783ffa64a8035fe2edf8f/original/20160709-123135.jpg?1468452619" class="size_l justify_center border_" />L.C. Williams and the Drivertag:lcwilliamsandthedriver.com,2005:Post/42777652016-07-13T19:24:33-04:002017-01-16T12:06:40-05:00Arts in the Park Festival, Belfast, Maine<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/152228/666ce20e37fabf0800028b97300ad9416bf0161d/original/20160709-123144.jpg?1468452158" class="size_l justify_center border_" />L.C. Williams and the Drivertag:lcwilliamsandthedriver.com,2005:Post/41936862016-05-23T19:54:42-04:002018-03-12T08:59:09-04:00WE'RE HEADED TO MEMPHIS!L.C. WILLIAMS AND THE DRIVER HAS BEEN CHOSEN TO REPRESENT MAINE IN THE 33RD ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL BLUES CHALLENGE IN MEMPHIS, TN, THIS WINTER IN THE SOLO/DUO CATEGORY! WHOOT WHOOT! BEALE STREET, HERE WE COME!<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/152228/5704f6e8bd59357615f23c036224abe2d19ff62f/original/other-striped-skirt-duo-pic.jpg?1464047654" class="size_l justify_center border_" />L.C. Williams and the Drivertag:lcwilliamsandthedriver.com,2005:Post/41786162016-05-12T19:46:16-04:002016-05-12T19:50:15-04:00CLICK ON THIS LINK TO CHECK OUT A GREAT REVIEW OF OUR NEW CD! (after you click, just go to the BLUES music portal, and then find LC WILLIAMS AND THE DRIVER, IN ANOTHER BAR, under the heading LATEST CD REVIEWS)<a contents="http://mary4music.com/CD68.html#CDLCWilliams1" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.mary4music.com">http://mary4music.com/CD68.html#CDLCWilliams1</a>L.C. Williams and the Drivertag:lcwilliamsandthedriver.com,2005:Post/41253582016-04-07T14:20:40-04:002017-01-16T12:06:39-05:00WE HAVE A NEW CD! WE WILL BE SELLING IT AT OUR GIGS, OR IF YOU JUST CAN'T WAIT THAT LONG, CLICK ON THE CDBABY LINK ON OUR HOME OR STORE PAGE, AND YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THE CD FOR JUST $9.99!<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/152228/3db27fb23f04bfbfe7676875689f7868c078072f/original/cd-cover.jpg?0" class="size_l justify_center border_" />L.C. Williams and the Drivertag:lcwilliamsandthedriver.com,2005:Post/40507132016-02-19T17:48:56-05:002017-01-16T12:06:39-05:00Mainiacs in Florida! A whole bunch of Mainehs showed at one of our St. Pete Florida gigs--we love it!<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/152228/354653cf848be0dc4ea9a11d228b610fe96eb95a/original/pic-with-christy-z.jpg?0" class="size_l justify_center border_" />L.C. Williams and the Drivertag:lcwilliamsandthedriver.com,2005:Post/37802032015-07-16T13:30:39-04:002017-01-16T12:06:39-05:00Jamming it out at Eclipse!<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/152228/58c4d1acad3c670e8d072ae6c7d0074177251105/original/lauren-and-trent-at-eclipse-1.jpg?1437067615" class="size_l justify_center border_" />L.C. Williams and the Drivertag:lcwilliamsandthedriver.com,2005:Post/34983982015-02-01T12:05:16-05:002017-01-16T12:06:39-05:00PLAYING ON BEALE STREET IN THE INTERNATIONAL BLUES CHALLENGE<img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/152228/73d4ba0fc579592cf54b559bc8a9861a807c800b/original/the-blood-orange-martinis-on-beale-street.jpg?1422810293" class="size_l justify_center border_" />L.C. Williams and the Drivertag:lcwilliamsandthedriver.com,2005:Post/34983912015-02-01T11:49:53-05:002015-02-01T11:54:57-05:00ADAM GUSSOW SAYS SOME VERY NICE THINGS ABOUT LAUREN'S HARP TONE ON HIS HARP FORUMTHE FOLLOWING IS A POST BY ADAM FROM HIS DIRTY-SOUTH BLUES HARP FORUM UNDER THE THREAD "BEST TONE I'VE HEARD FROM A WOMAN PLAYER":<br><br>I was hanging out on Beale Street last night, jamming at Mr. Handy's Place. A woman came up to me as I was getting down and said, "You probably don't remember me, but I once took a lesson from you." Her name was Lauren Williams and, to be honest, I couldn't quite place her, at least at first. She'd taken a one-off lesson about five years ago when she was visiting her mother in Memphis. (She lives in Maine.) Later yesterday evening, I came back to Handy's and she was on the bandstand. She was playing, as I had, directly through the PA, and she had the loudest mic, and it was clearly set up right for harp. The band was playing "Hoochie Coochie Man." She was playing first position. She had the best tone on that song of any female player I've ever heard. Ever. Period. Better than Annie Raines. Better than Cheryl Arena. Better than me. As big and juicy as Ronnie Shellist. She did nothing fancy. She's not a fast player. But she was smack in the pocket, she had the right tone, and she understood the power of repetition. I listened for about five minutes, then went around the corner and found Deak Harp, who is a tone monster. I dragged him back to the club and we sat down and she hit a note and Deak looked at me like "Whaaaaaaa?" Nothing that I've found on YouTube does her justice, but I'm telling you: she had it. Here's one clip. She's in a band called the Blood Orange Martinis. They didn't make it out of the quarterfinal round at the Handys, so she was hanging out and having fun. Deak got up after her, BTW, and blew hell out of a low F through the same rig. Again, this video doesn't begin to do justice to what I heard. But you'll also hear a player who effortlessly complements what's going on onstage. So there's something to be learned here, too. Lauren Williams Last Edited by kudzurunner on Jan 24, 2015 4:02 PML.C. Williams and the Drivertag:lcwilliamsandthedriver.com,2005:Post/32776982014-11-11T20:08:36-05:002018-07-21T05:39:12-04:00We're Under Construction!Welcome to the new L.C. Williams and the Driver website! Thanks for looking us up--we're in the process of creating this site, so bear with us!L.C. 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