The Civil Wars – “Barton Hollow”: SXSW 2011 Showcasing Artist

Dec 31 2011

The Civil Wars – “Barton Hollow”: SXSW 2011 Showcasing Artist

Posted by in Music, tags: 2011, Artist, Barton, Civil, Hollow, Showcasing, SXSW, Wars

In some ways, music doesn’t get much more modest or minimalist than it is in the hands of The Civil Wars, a duo comprised of California-to-Nashville transplant Joy Williams and her Alabaman partner, John Paul White. They travel without a backup band, and on their first full-length album, Barton Hollow, the bare-bones live arrangements that fans hear on the road are fleshed out with just the barest of acoustic accoutrements. Each song is an intimate conversation, and no third wheels or dinner-party chatter are going to interrupt that gorgeous, haunting hush.
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21 Responses to “The Civil Wars – “Barton Hollow”: SXSW 2011 Showcasing Artist”

John Warden says:

31/12/2011 at 01:03

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parrottfamily3 says:

31/12/2011 at 01:04

GOING ON MY BDAY TO SEE THEM!!!!! SO EXCITED!
tatsukisan says:

31/12/2011 at 02:02

I love that whenever they perform songs it always seems like they’re performing their very best just for each other and that’s why it sounds so natural and why their chemistry is so tangible.
hillbillypoet31 says:

31/12/2011 at 02:21

in the song of safe and sound it was to much of taylor swift and not enough of the civilwars
VladLaVey says:

31/12/2011 at 03:02

@marikacis i thought it was
xguitarsongx says:

31/12/2011 at 03:11

@ItalianRose14 Taylor Swift doesn’t define country, so that is a poor example, hahaha
ItalianRose14 says:

31/12/2011 at 03:49

@xguitarsongx it’s more country than Taylor swift.
OpheliaBookworm says:

31/12/2011 at 04:09

@marikacis agreed. it distracted me for the whole video…
xguitarsongx says:

31/12/2011 at 04:54

@ItalianRose14 NOT country at all
zeoacorn2601 says:

31/12/2011 at 05:13

they are going to become really famous.. with thanks to the hunger games <3
marikacis says:

31/12/2011 at 05:43

HOLY CRAP: This guy looks like Jonny Depp
pinknoses101 says:

31/12/2011 at 05:47

@Gemini53095 They are married to different people. They are not married to each other.
DeadlyBlues says:

31/12/2011 at 06:09

I’m sorry Jack White, I’m gonna cheat on you with this band.
Gemini53095 says:

31/12/2011 at 06:45

are they married?
0siyah says:

31/12/2011 at 07:18

adamlar yapıyor abi.
93naomi11 says:

31/12/2011 at 07:30

Fantastic!
ItalianRose14 says:

31/12/2011 at 07:39

This is country and I love the theme
wehearthungergames says:

31/12/2011 at 08:18

this IS country! Seriously, just look at the dudes mustache. *twang twan, mustache man!*
TheCollisionofworlds says:

31/12/2011 at 08:20

@Deepstarr7020 i didnt say i dont like them asshole im saying that saying theyre more talented than jack white is a joke
Deepstarr7020 says:

31/12/2011 at 09:04

@damnasians13

How sad.
Deepstarr7020 says:

31/12/2011 at 09:55

@TheCollisionofworlds

I bet you’ve only listened to one Black Keys album …their new trendy stuff , and formed a bandwagon opinion. Jack white and the Black Keys are phenomenal.

Listen to Just a Little Heat by the Black Keys….if you don’t like it you’re deaf , and you can eat a dick.