{"id":758,"date":"2014-08-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-08-06T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/2014\/2014\/08\/06\/the-civil-wars-close-a-chapter\/"},"modified":"2014-08-06T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2014-08-06T00:00:00","slug":"the-civil-wars-close-a-chapter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/2014\/2014\/08\/06\/the-civil-wars-close-a-chapter\/","title":{"rendered":"The Civil Wars Close a Chapter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Together since 2008, Joy Williams and John Paul White &#8211;\u00a0known to their fans as The Civil Wars &#8211; have meshed their talents in a seamlessly beautiful quilt of music. \u00a0It&#8217;s sad however that the two who work so creatively together to produce the most amazing music, could not mesh these notes together to continue the upward motion this duo was on. \u00a0Having just won the 2014 Grammy for Best Country Duo\/Group Performance, it seemed unlikely that they would soon be announcing their parting of ways.<\/p>\n<p>In comments posted to their official webpage yesterday\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/thecivilwars.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Williams\u00a0and White<\/a> gave their statements to fans, along with a free download as a thank you for their support over the years.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Joy Williams comments, \u201cI am saddened and disappointed by the ending of this duo, to say the very least. JP is a tremendous musician, and I will always be grateful for the music we were able to create together. I sincerely hope that \u2018You Are My Sunshine\u2019 will be accepted as a token of my gratitude for every single person that has supported our duo throughout the years. I\u2019m so thankful and my heart is full. Looking ahead, I\u2019m excited to share the music that I am writing and recording in the midst of this difficult transition. I\u2019ve loved being back in the studio, and have missed performing live. I look forward to seeing you soon.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>John Paul adds, \u201cI would like to express sincere thanks to all who were a part of the arc of The Civil Wars\u2014from the beginning, to the end, and all points in between. My deep appreciation goes out to all who supported, disseminated, and enjoyed the music. Whatever shape or form the next chapter takes, thanks for being a large part of this one.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/10406663_10152505734921789_7652211736328699154_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-50218\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/10406663_10152505734921789_7652211736328699154_n.jpg\" alt=\"10406663_10152505734921789_7652211736328699154_n\" width=\"430\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Although short-lived in the eye of the storm, the talents of these four-time Grammy winning artists have forever created an impression on the world of folk and country music and the fans that adore them.<\/p>\n<p>In a 2013\u00a0interview\u00a0with <em>Rolling Stone<\/em>, Williams explained that although they were in tune in the studio, the multitude of hours they spent together touring had taken a toll on their friendship and professional relationship. \u00a0Having taken a hiatus in 2011 after recording what would be their third and final album, the two couldn&#8217;t find their ways past their differences and have now announced they will be parting ways for good.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Together since 2008, Joy Williams and John Paul White &#8211;\u00a0known to their fans as The Civil Wars &#8211; have meshed their talents in a seamlessly beautiful quilt of music. \u00a0It&#8217;s sad however that the two who work so creatively together to produce the most amazing music, could not mesh these notes together to continue the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":323,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_breakdance_hide_in_design_set":false,"_breakdance_tags":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6,5,4,9,10],"tags":[1485,1486,1487],"class_list":["post-758","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-features","category-news","category-news-desk","category-special","category-upstatelive-archives","tag-john-paul-white","tag-joy-williams","tag-the-civil-wars"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - 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