Celtic and Renaissance Music and Instruction - Lute, Violin, Whistle, Bodhran, Guitar and Vocals By Doris Williams of Palo Alto CA 650-327-2486

Contact Doris at: 650-327-2486. Doris Williams performs time honored Renaissance Classics live as a solo artist, and with Andrew Davis on violin and other friends. With Viola Rosa the name becomes: "Celtic Rose". These combinations create rousing journeys back to an enchanted age that leave the listeners enriched and delighted.

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Doris Williams performs live as a solo artist, and with other talented musicians in the Bay Area. She is extremely well versed in many styles and genres of music, both modern and ancient, making her an ideal music instructor. Her lifelong committment to preserving our musical heritage inspires her joy of teaching. Contact her at 650-327-2486 (H) 650-213-9187 Her repertoire of Celtic, Renaissance, and American Folk is an ideal medium, blessed as it is with a fluidity and transcendence that allows her listeners to rejoin the distant parts of our historic cultural tapestry. By accompanying herself on lute she is able to perform Renaissance and Celtic ballads, dance tunes, and instrumentals. *Sean Fullerton*, Music Writer & Producer writes: "Doris's naturalness and ease in sharing definitely helps others to be themselves, to open up. One of the most refreshing things about her nature is the way she lives out loud, unashamed. Whenever I'm tempted to hide my talents under a blanket, I think of how she walks out on stage without props and bares her soul with a single line of melody. . . She's an inspiration. . . Without question, Doris is one of the most gifted artists working today. Whether singing Elizabethan folk tunes or classical arias, playing jazz piano or writing singularly original songs, this soulful young woman is an unstoppable force of creation."

• Sunday, April 11th, 4:00 p.m., All Saints Episcopal Church, 555 Waverley, Palo Alto. Doris Williams presents an All Renaissance program of 16th century lute songs, with Howard Kadis on lute, Jonathan Harris on Renaissance recorders. Tickets are $20/15 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Most Recent ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ • Sunday, Dec. 20th 4:30 - 6:30 Byrd and Beckett Bookstore, 653 Chenery Street in San Francisco's Glen Park neighborhood. 415-586-3733 1-1/2 blocks from Glen Park BART station. Doris Williams performs Celtic, Renaissance and Jazz selections accompanied on lute. • Saturday, Dec. 19th Niles Light Train, Doris Williams singing Holiday music on the light train departing from Niles at 4:15 and Sunol train at 7:00. For more info and tickets: http://www.ncry.org/tol_09.htm • Sunday, Dec. 13th 12:00pm - 3:00pm, the Niles District of Fremont, Holiday Sidewalk Caroling with Karl Franzen. • Sunday, Nov. 29th 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. Allied Arts Guild, 75 Arbor, Menlo Park, Doris Williams performing Celtic/Christmas • Sunday, Nov. 22nd 3:00 p.m., Foothills Presbyterian Church, 5301 McKee Road San Jose. Doris Williams performs with Karl Franzen and Andrew Davis, Celtic, Renaissance, and American Folk selections with vocals, lute, guitar, whistles, violin, bodhran, and squeeze box. Tickets are $10 at the door. • Friday, Nov. 6th 7:30 - 10:00. San Benito House, Half Moon Bay, Doris Williams performs Celtic, Renaissance, and a few jazz/pop selections on piano and lute.

Ms. Williams has been singing since she was very young. Having piano lessons from the age of 5, she started taking voice lessons at 14. While still a teenager she fell in love with early music, listening to the local radio stations.

She graduated from Oakland University in Michigan with a B.M. in Early Music, then went on to Stanford to get her A.M. degree in Early Music. Since then Doris has enjoyed the musical scene of the Bay Area, singing with professional choirs, teaching private piano and voice, and performing as a soloist in churches and other venues. Doris performs also on tin whistle and recorder, and accompanies herself on an 8-course lute. She is currently active singing Celtic, Renaissance and Jazz music with her friends at various local venues.

Doris also entertains children with her singing puppets and stories, including Donald Duck in Noah's Ark, Fozzie Bear in the Singing Act Gone Wrong, and Daniel Tiger.

For Lessons, Bookings for parties, Funraisers, Festivals and Special Events, & for more information on her CD "Celtic & Beyond", Contact Doris at: 650-327-2486 or by e-mail: doris.sings@mindspring.com.