Julie Williams has announced her ‘Tennessee Moon Tour' following the release of her latest track ‘just friends?' from her forthcoming EP ‘Tennessee Moon', set for release on 17th October 2024.
The tour will see Williams support her EP release with a trek across the Midwest and East Coast that will include stops in New York, Columbus, Chicago, Philadelphia, Nashville, and more. Tickets for the tour go on sale this Friday 6th September at 10am local time. To purchase, visit thisisjuliewilliams.com.
“I am over the moon to be touring my new EP, Tennessee Moon this fall. I am a storyteller as much as I am a songwriter, and love diving into the stories behind the songs at every show. This tour will be my first chance to tell the stories behind these songs, which are some of my most personal yet and I can’t wait to share.”
Over the past two years Williams has built her career up on the road, playing over 120 shows in 26 states. She has performed at festivals such as Newport Folk Festival, CMA Fest, Tortuga Music Fest, High Water Festival, Cayamo, and AmericanaFest. She has also shared the stage with acts across genres, including Jason Isbell, Allison Russell, Mt. Joy, Devon Gilfillian, Brittney Spencer and Will Hoge.
For new EP ‘Tennessee Moon' Williams was inspired by some of her favourite singer/songwriters like Boy Genius, Kacey Musgraves, Allison Krauss, Emmylou Harris and Taylor Swift to create a story-driven sonic journey that was both dreamy and moody while seamlessly blending country, 90s folk and indie production elements.
“'Tennessee Moon' was inspired by a picture that I took of one of my exes as they kayaked at Percy Priest Lake under a stunning Tennessee sunset,” shares Williams. “I watched this person – and our relationship – float farther and farther away from me, just as the sky was fading from orange and red to blue and gray. With that picture, and with this EP, I wanted to capture that wistful feeling – of trying to hold onto a beautiful, golden moment that you know in your heart is not going to last. This EP is an ode to my mid-20s – all the golden days, the dark nights, the flowers, and the dirt.”
The track list for the ‘Tennessee Moon' EP is:
(writers in parenthesis)
- tennessee moon (Julie Williams and Melody Walker)
- dirt (Julie Williams and Natalie Closner)
- reckless road (Julie Williams and Melody Walker)
- just friends? (Julie Williams and Melody Walker)
- southern curls (moonlight version) (Julie Williams)
The tour dates for the ‘Tennessee Moon Tour' are:
Oct. 5 Durham, NC Music on Main
Oct. 10 Oxford, MS SarahFest
Oct. 11 Alpharetta, GA Wire & Wood Songwriters Festival
Nov. 7 Nashville, TN Blue Room
Nov. 8 Columbus, OH Natalie’s Grandview
Nov. 9 Chicago, IL Judson & Moore
Nov. 10 Cincinnati, OH Live on Orchard Lane
Nov. 16 New York, NY Cafe Wha?
Nov. 21 Vienna, VA Jammin Java
Nov. 22 Charlottesville, VA Front Porch
Nov. 23 Easton, MD Stoltz Listening Room
Nov. 24 Philadelphia, PA Milkboy
Williams is also set to return to AmericanaFest this year with an Official AmericanaFest Showcase on 21st September 2024, as well as participating in A Tribute to the Songs of 1974 on 20th September 2024.
