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Arkansas' William Blackart plays a lo-fi country brand of folk music that's been described as "poetic and captivating, rough and emotive" (Dakota Discography).
With roots playing in punk bands beginning in the late nineties, Blackart released his solo debut of stripped-down, acoustic-based songs in 2007 and hit the road in support. He's been on the road since, playing his "powerful, rough-hewn poetry and spare, country-folk meditations" (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette) coast-to-coast throughout the U.S., sharing the stage with acts such as Richard Buckner, The Legendary Shack Shakers, Joe Jack Talcum (The Dead Milkmen), Kevin Seconds (7 Seconds) and Dax Riggs.
Be it dive bar, basement, theater or living room, Blackart's "warm and worn" (Found Sounds) compositions burrow in and make a home in the space.
Contact: williamblackart1@gmail.com
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Instagram: @williamblackart
Press
"The Arkansas based singer-songwriter makes hardscrabble roots-rock. Return, the [new] album by Blackart, acts as a supplemental soundtrack to the Netflix series, Ozark."
- There Stands the Glass
Blackart delivers humble poetry through the ebbs and flows of folk informed musings. Both warm and worn, [he] carefully constructs and condenses the collective wisdom of the everyman’s soul into a simple tongue.
- Found Sounds
"One of Arkansas' great songwriting talents."
- Arkansas Times
"...the stories he told were poetic and captivating, as substantive as literature. His voice was rough and emotive, weather-beaten, framed by the hypnotic, spare music.” - Dakota Discography
"...he hasn't abandoned his punk origins. Jutting out of his stoic, straight-up folk songs are remnants of his musical past. There's an edge to the music: Blackart's gravelly voice, the violent shifts in melody, tempo and tone.” - Lincoln Journal-Star