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This audio is not downloadable due to copyright restrictions. It s terrifying - I haven t done a solo tour in nearly a decade, Marlon told Music 101 s Charlotte Ryan. I don t even have an opening act - it s just me for two halves of a show.
The tour by the APRA Silver Scroll winning musician will include 26 shows between Auckland and Invercargill in February and March next year.
The Covid-19 pandemic has forced Marlon to press pause on international tours and stay closer to home.
He s looking forward to it, when he s not in a cold sweat. One night in every few, I wake up in the middle of the night gasping for air and then run to the piano and go oh ok, just do this and then go what am I doing? It s 3am, go back to bed .
REVIEW: While touring Europe in 2017, Marlon Williams heard a song that literally stopped him in his tracks. Imagining he had uncovered a lost classic from the 1960s, he was surprised to learn the soul weary sadness of
Springtime of the Year was made by Canadian duo Kacy + Clayton, both of whom were younger than he. Intrigued and following artistic instinct, he introduced himself via the internet as a dedicated fan. Mutual admiration developed into plans to make an album together and, a year later, Williams was chopping wood at Kacy’s ranch in Saskatoon, while it’s 20 degrees below zero.
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Marlon Williams found musical soulmates in Saskatoon
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Moments of real creative inspiration are not everyday occurrences. More like hitchhikers, they come into view and get picked up – or they don t.
On tour a couple of years ago in Europe, Marlon Williams was travelling with his band when Canadian folk duo Kacy and Clayton popped up on the radio. Williams knew instantly that he wanted to reach out to them.
Kacy Anderson (left), Clayton Linthicum and Marlon Willams.