Cris Williamson
CRIS WILLIAMSON - BREATHE IN BREATHE OUT
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Mar 16, 2025
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Breathe in...breathe out...it all sounds so simple, so elementary. And yet, when we are angry and afraid, we don't breathe well...we don't breathe Wellness. In my studies of late, the instruction has been: breathe in all the pain of the world. Breathe out all the joy you can muster for all living things of this world. It's the opposite, really, of how most of us breathe, isn't it? Breathing is how people check to see if we are alive, after all. When the creatures of the deep, who also breathe the air as we do, surface and breathe out the way they do...we all feel joy to see that spout of release, don't we? That's the out-breath of joy right there! It's an exercise we can mirror, and who knows? Maybe it will help everything that lives as we choose to send joy out into the world after first breathing in all the sadness, fear and anger that trouble the waters. Singing helps - nay, demands - that you breathe in this way. So let us come together and sing as One. See you there! on my Facebook Music Page - www.facebook.com/criswilliamsonmusic
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Cris Williamson Biography
Decades before indie labels were the norm, and years before women had any real access to the industry, Cris Williamson was busy changing the face of popular music. In 1975, the twenty-something former schoolteacher recorded The Changer And The Changed, for her brainchild, Olivia Records. the first woman-owned woman-focused record company. Her music and voice quickly became the soundtrack of a movement, and was the cornerstone of what would become known as "women's music," music created, performed, and marketed specifically to women. Today, that recording, The Changer and the Changed, remains one of the best-selling independent releases of all time.
For Cris, the music became the vehicle for something larger. Her lyrics appear on a regular basis in books and thesis papers. Her albums are part of the curriculum for women's studies courses, and thousands of people who may not even know her name join their voices in "Song of the Soul" around campfires and places of worship. She is embraced by women. She is sampled in hip-hop Her music is used by midwives welcoming life into the world, while hospice choirs sing her songs in tender sacred escort.
"She is often considered a treasure, passed hand-to-hand, person-to-person," says the Boston Phoenix, "Williamson is an heroic character whose tireless activism continues."
Says Bonnie Raitt, "The first time I heard Cris' music, it was like hearing honey dripped on a cello... Cris has been a whole lot of women's heroes -- including mine."
Today, with 30+ full albums to her credit, Cris continues to tour the acoustic circuit adding new material at each juncture. Her performance career includes three sold-out shows at Carnegie Hall and the headlining of many of the great folk festivals, including Newport, Kerrville, Moab and Vancouver. Williamson, along with Judy Dlugacz, was honored in 2018 at the Americana Music Awards with a Lifetime Achievement Award for the work done in support of women in the music business, particularly the support of lesbian artists in the early 70’s and beyond.
The songs and the celebration continue with the release of her 33rd album "Harbor Street" scheduled for a June 3, 2022 release.
Read MoreFor Cris, the music became the vehicle for something larger. Her lyrics appear on a regular basis in books and thesis papers. Her albums are part of the curriculum for women's studies courses, and thousands of people who may not even know her name join their voices in "Song of the Soul" around campfires and places of worship. She is embraced by women. She is sampled in hip-hop Her music is used by midwives welcoming life into the world, while hospice choirs sing her songs in tender sacred escort.
"She is often considered a treasure, passed hand-to-hand, person-to-person," says the Boston Phoenix, "Williamson is an heroic character whose tireless activism continues."
Says Bonnie Raitt, "The first time I heard Cris' music, it was like hearing honey dripped on a cello... Cris has been a whole lot of women's heroes -- including mine."
Today, with 30+ full albums to her credit, Cris continues to tour the acoustic circuit adding new material at each juncture. Her performance career includes three sold-out shows at Carnegie Hall and the headlining of many of the great folk festivals, including Newport, Kerrville, Moab and Vancouver. Williamson, along with Judy Dlugacz, was honored in 2018 at the Americana Music Awards with a Lifetime Achievement Award for the work done in support of women in the music business, particularly the support of lesbian artists in the early 70’s and beyond.
The songs and the celebration continue with the release of her 33rd album "Harbor Street" scheduled for a June 3, 2022 release.
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