STONEWALL COUNTRY

About the Artist

For over three decades, Robin & Linda Williams have made it their mission to perform the music that they love, "a robust blend of bluegrass, folk, old-time and acoustic country that combines wryly observant lyrics with a wide-ranging melodicism." Today some might call it "Americana," but these two revered music masters were living and breathing this elixir 20 years before that label was turned into a radio format. As gifted songwriters, Robin and Linda have earned a huge following of fans as well as the devotion and deep respect of their musical peers. The list of artists who have covered their original songs include some of the greats of country music, names like Emmylou Harris, Tom T. Hall, Tim & Mollie O'Brien, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Kathy Mattea and Mary Black.

Home for Robin and Linda is an old frame house built around a log cabin in Middlebrook, Virginia, right in the heart of the Shenandoah Valley. Linda a native of Anniston, Alabama and Robin born in Charlotte, North Carolina, met and fell for each other in 1971 on a visit to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina while Linda was teaching school and Robin was a full-time musician on a national coffeehouse circuit. It wasn't long before they discovered additional magic when they combined their voices in harmony.

Despite being true children of the South, their career got its initial momentum in the Minneapolis folk scene. Robin had made many friends and connections there as a solo artist and in 1975 they recorded their first album in Minneapolis for a local record company. The same year they made their first appearance on a little radio show just getting off the ground called A Prairie Home Companion and their rich relationship with that icon of American broadcasting has continued for over three decades.

Over the next 15 years they recorded several fine albums and continued to crisscross the country. Folk and country fans alike loved their honest heartfelt music. In 1989 a major breakthrough came with their signing to Sugar Hill Records, with whom they would go on to record nine albums. Around the same time, they began to tour with a band called Their Fine Group, and their already big sound grew all the more. 1993 saw increased exposure through a major tour with Mary Chapin Carpenter and the now large national audience of A Prairie Home Companion. With their career then at its 20-year mark, Robin and Linda entered into a prolific period of artistic productivity. Within six years they released several CD's, including a gospel album, which garnered two nominations for Gospel Album of the Year.

In 2004, Robin & Linda were signed to Red House Records, returning to their Minnesota roots. They have released five albums with the Grammy-winning label, including Deeper Waters (2004), The First Christmas Gift (2005), Radio Songs (2007), Buena Vista (2008) and their new album Stonewall Country based on a musical about the life and times of Civil War General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson.

For over three decades, Robin & Linda Williams have made it their mission to perform the music that they love, "a robust blend of bluegrass, folk, old-time and acoustic country that combines wryly observant lyrics with a wide-ranging melodicism." Today some might call it "Americana," but these two revered music masters were living and breathing this elixir 20 years before that label was turned into a radio format. As gifted songwriters, Robin and Linda have earned a huge following of fans as well as the devotion and deep respect of their musical peers. The list of artists who have covered their original songs include some of the greats of country music, names like Emmylou Harris, Tom T. Hall, Tim & Mollie O'Brien, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Kathy Mattea and Mary Black.

Home for Robin and Linda is an old frame house built around a log cabin in Middlebrook, Virginia, right in the heart of the Shenandoah Valley. Linda a native of Anniston, Alabama and Robin born in Charlotte, North Carolina, met and fell for each other in 1971 on a visit to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina while Linda was teaching school and Robin was a full-time musician on a national coffeehouse circuit. It wasn't long before they discovered additional magic when they combined their voices in harmony.

Despite being true children of the South, their career got its initial momentum in the Minneapolis folk scene. Robin had made many friends and connections there as a solo artist and in 1975 they recorded their first album in Minneapolis for a local record company. The same year they made their first appearance on a little radio show just getting off the ground called A Prairie Home Companion and their rich relationship with that icon of American broadcasting has continued for over three decades.

Over the next 15 years they recorded several fine albums and continued to crisscross the country. Folk and country fans alike loved their honest heartfelt music. In 1989 a major breakthrough came with their signing to Sugar Hill Records, with whom they would go on to record nine albums. Around the same time, they began to tour with a band called Their Fine Group, and their already big sound grew all the more. 1993 saw increased exposure through a major tour with Mary Chapin Carpenter and the now large national audience of A Prairie Home Companion. With their career then at its 20-year mark, Robin and Linda entered into a prolific period of artistic productivity. Within six years they released several CD's, including a gospel album, which garnered two nominations for Gospel Album of the Year.

In 2004, Robin & Linda were signed to Red House Records, returning to their Minnesota roots. They have released five albums with the Grammy-winning label, including Deeper Waters (2004), The First Christmas Gift (2005), Radio Songs (2007), Buena Vista (2008) and their new album Stonewall Country based on a musical about the life and times of Civil War General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson.