Yasmin Williams plays solo instrumental guitar folk rock.  She opens with “Juvenescence” from her 2021 album, Urban Driftwood. It is her most popular song on Spotify with over 2.7 million streams.

For one song, she attaches a kalimba (aka a thumb piano), to the bottom of her guitar. It’s impressive to watch her play both at the same time. Often, she flips the guitar on it’s side and plays it in the style of a lap steel guitar. She is also wearing tap shoes which allow her to add percussion to the songs. After each song, the audience responds with a grand applause.

She ends the set with “Restless Heart” from her 2018 album, Unwind. Her guitar playing sounds similar to John Butler Trio at times. Afterwards, the crowd sends her off with an enthusiastic standing ovation.

See a recent setlist here.

Quinn Delaney

P.S. Yasmin returned to the stage during Brittany Howard’s set to play a song with her in a great collaboration!