Guitarist Yasmin Williams Brings Distinctive Playing Style to Discovery Series at Weinberg Center

FREDERICK, Md. - Feb. 10, 2022 - PRLog -- Acoustic guitarist and innovator, Yasmin Williams, is the final concert in this season's Tivoli Discovery Series, Thursday, March 10, 2022 at 7:30 PM at the Weinberg Center for the Arts. The Discovery Series is an emerging artist concert series featuring up and coming artists funded by the Tivoli Society.

Tickets are $10 online or pay-what-you-want at the door. Tickets may be purchased online at WeinbergCenter.org, by calling the box office at 301-600-2828, or in person at 20 West Patrick Street.

Yasmin Williams is an acoustic fingerstyle guitarist with an unorthodox, modern style of playing. Her music has been called some of the most imaginative guitar music out today. She utilizes various techniques including alternate tunings, percussive hits, and lap tapping in her music to great effect. Williams was a finalist in the Rolling Stones Young Gun guitar competition and won the Gold Prize in the Instrumental category of the Mid-Atlantic Song Contest. She has been featured on the New Sounds Soundcheck Podcast, NPR's Weekend Edition Saturday show, NPR Night Owl, NPR All Songs Considered, Woodsongs Old Time Radio Hour, along with high profile magazine features in Acoustic Guitar Magazine and Vintage Guitar Magazine. Her first album, Unwind, was released on May 4, 2018, and charted at #7 on Amazon's top paid albums, #1 on iTunes 's Folk chart, and #15 on Billboard's Heatseekers chart. Her second album, Urban Driftwood, was released on January 29, 2021, and has received high praise from numerous major publications including Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, The Washington Post, NPR Music, No Depression, Bandcamp, Paste Magazine, and other outlets.

A complete listing of artists and performers scheduled for the 2021-2022 season can be found at https://weinbergcenter.org/

ABOUT THE WEINBERG CENTER FOR THE ARTS
The Weinberg Center for the Arts is one of the region's premier performing arts presenters, offering film, music, dance, theater, and family-focused programming. Located in the historic Tivoli movie theater in downtown Frederick Maryland, the Weinberg Center strives to ensure that the arts remain accessible and affordable to local and regional audiences alike. Weinberg Center events are made possible with major support from the City of Frederick, the Maryland State Arts Council, Plamondon Hospitality Partners, and other corporate and individual donors.