There’s a particular shade of folk music that belongs to the Hudson Valley — something in the river light, maybe, or the way the old towns sit between the mountains — and no one has captured it more faithfully than Dar Williams. For three decades, she has been writing songs about community and change, about small towns and the people who choose to stay in them.
On May 8, 2026, Williams brings her warmth, her wit, and her guitar to Assembly in Kingston, NY — a homecoming in every sense that matters.
Williams has long been one of folk music’s most thoughtful voices. Albums like The Honesty Room, Mortal City, and The Green World established her as a songwriter capable of holding complexity without sacrificing melody. Her live shows are known for their generosity, her between-song stories as essential as the music itself.
Assembly, Kingston’s intimate performance venue, has quickly become one of the Hudson Valley’s most important rooms for artists who value connection over spectacle.
For Williams to play the Hudson Valley is not just a tour stop. This is the landscape that shaped her writing, the region she has championed in her music and her advocacy. To hear her here is to hear the songs in their native habitat.
Tickets are on sale now through Assembly.