Tour of the southeast ending as Maring/Bowlin head off to Memphis
Wil Maring and Robert Bowlin toured throughout the southeast in February 2008, starting in Chattanooga, TN, heading through Georgia, South Carolina, and various cities in Florida.
They have a performance at Islamorada Community Center and then they'll head off to Memphis from Feb 20 - 24th to play several showcases.
In March, they'll head off to northern Illinois and Wisconsin to perform several shows, including some radio tapings. More information is available on the Tour page and on the MySpace site.
The California tour has started!
Wil Maring and Robert Bowlin played to a packed house at Twang Cafe at Epic Arts Studios in Berkeley on November 4th. Opening the show were Jim Nunally and Keith Little.
Here's a photo, left to right, of Robert Bowlin, Wil Maring, and Dan Miller (Flatpicking Guitar Magazine editor, on bass).
Some radio shows to take note of: Nov 6th at 7 PM Eastern on KVMR (www.kvmr.org), Nov 8th and Nov 10th at 8 PM Eastern on Americana Central Web Radio (www.myspace.com/americanawebradio) , Nov 9th at 2 PM Eastern on KZSC (www.kzsc.org), and Nov 11th on KPIG at 1 PM Eastern (www.kpigradio.com).
Maring participates in the IBMA Songwriter Showcase
Wil Maring and Robert Bowlin performed at the IBMA conference in Nashville, TN on October 5, 2007.
New Brad Davis album, "Where I'm Going: The Bluegrass Tribute to Brad Paisley", features Davis/Maring duet
Check out the new "Where I'm Going: The Bluegrass Tribute to Brad Paisley" CD, available at Amazon.com. The CD features Brad Davis, known for his role as a sideman (Marty Stuart, Sam Bush, Billy Bob Thornton, and Earl Scruggs) and his own Americana music. Brad sings songs made famous by Brad Paisley, bluegrass style.
Wil Maring joins in on a duet of "Whiskey Lullaby", the hit Paisley sang with Alison Krauss.
Check the Media page for radio show archives
Wil Maring and Robert Bowlin's recent interviews and performances are available on the Media page of this website. Most recently, those include the WKDW interview w/ Kris Neil on September 11th, and the WDVX Blue Plate Special performance on September 12th.
On November 9th, tune in online at KZSC's 88.1, student run radio station, to hear an interview and possible performance on the "Heaven's Bar and Grill" show.
While in Chicago in August at the Great Performers of Illinois Festival, Wil Maring and Robert Bowlin sat down with Michael Teach of Chicago Acoustic Underground and taped a podcast. Hear Wil talk about her career and perform "Keeper of the Farm", "Rows", and a cover of "Don't Fence Me In".
Go to download the podcast and listen on your computer (or your ipod) at ChicagoAcoustic.net.
Illinois Times features Maring as cover story
The Illinois Times' C.D. Stelzer recently had an opportunity to sit down with Wil Maring as she discussed her career, life experiences, and what she hopes for the future. The article was published for the August 9th issue. Read the article.
TV taping for Springfield PBS affiliate in August
On Thursday, August 9, 2007, Wil Maring will tape two half hour shows for Springfield, IL's PBS affiliate, WSEC. Taping will take place at the Hoogland Center for The Arts and all are invited to attend (free).
Maring the Folk Alley Open Mic spotlight artist for July
Folk Alley (www.folkalley.com) has declared Wil the "Open Mic Highlight" in their latest newsletter for July 2007.
St. Louis show a big success
Wil Maring performed as part of the 2007 Whitaker Music Festival at the Missouri Botanical Garden on Wednesday, July 11, 2007. She performed to an estimated 7,000 people with her band, featuring her on guitar and vocals, Robert Bowlin on guitar, fiddle, and harmony vocals, Tim May on mandolin, dobro, and guitar, Ross Sermons on bass, and Mila Maring on harmony vocals and accordion.
She did two radio shows to promote the show, on KDHX ("Backroads") and KCLC ("Acoustic Edge"), both of which can be heard on the media page.
Welcome to the new website, www.wilmaring.com!
It's been a long time in progress, but we're glad to announce the launch of www.wilmaring.com . Please contact us if you have any problems: info@wilmaring.com . Thanks!
Wilis using the Internet in new ways to promote her music. You can find a listing of all the social networking sites she is on, whether it be MySpace, hi5, YouTube, Facebook, etc., on the Interact page.
TAXI representative praises Maring's work
"This is the best stuff I've heard at TAXI since I can't remember when. The songs are beautifully written and memorable, the lyrical imagery is vivid and intense, the level of musicianship is stunning. Oh, and did I forget to mention the singing?! Well, the singing is pretty damn great too. I believe every word. I am forever under the singer's spell. Music of this caliber deserves to be celebrated. Superb. Can't wait to hear more."
