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Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams are a musical duo based in Woodstock, NY. Larry Campbell is a well known multi-instrumentalist (guitar, fiddle, mandolin, bass guitar, pedal steel guitar, cittern, dobro, etc), songwriter, producer (three Grammy awards) and singer, known for his work with Bob Dylan, Levon Helm, kd lang, Cindy Lauper, Rosanne Cash and others. Teresa Williams is an accomplished actor and singer known for her performances as Patsy Cline in "Always....Patsy Cline" and as Sara Carter in "Keep On the Sunny Side" as well as her singing with Emmylou Harris, Levon Helm, Jackson Browne, Little Feat and Hot Tuna. Campbell and Williams (also known professionally as Larry & Teresa) spent seven years recording and performing with Levon Helm at his Midnight Rambles, on US tours and on the Grammy-winning albums Dirt Farmer, Electric Dirt and Ramble At the Ryman.

Recordings

The duo recorded their eponymous first album in 2014 at Levon Helm Studios in Woodstock joined by Levon Helm, Amy Helm, Byron Isaacs, Justin Guip and Bill Payne. The album was released by Red House Records on June 23, 2015 to positive reviews from Mojo, Relix, No Depression, Uncut, the New York Times and Boston Herald. In addition to original Campbell compositions, the album contained covers "Keep Your Lamp Trimmed & Burning" by Rev. Gary Davis and "Attics of My Life" by Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter. Upon the album's release Larry & Teresa toured the US with Jackson Browne, Emmylou Harris, John Prine and played many US and Canadian venues and festivals. In 2016 the duo re-entered the studio to record Contraband Love, their second album for Red House Records. Released on Sept 15, 2017, Contraband Love displayed a deeper, occasionally darker songwriting sensibility by Campbell and was lauded in the press by Time Magazine, Relix and American Songwriter. Joining Larry and Teresa on the recordings were Justin Guip, Bill Payne, Jesse Murphy and Glenn Patscha. A nationwide tour with Shawn Colvin introduced Contraband Love to the country and subsequent performances in Great Britain, Scotland (including at Celtic Connections), Ireland, Italy and Spain helped spread the word overseas.

It Was the Music

On Dec 13th, 2020, It Was the Music, a ten episode documentary series, was released by Red Poppy Films, LLC. Directed by filmmaker Mark Moskowitz, the series follows Larry and Teresa as they 'pack their guitars, amps and thirty year marriage' into their SUV and set out on tour as a duo for the first time. The series premiered on Amazon and Fans.live and includes performances and interviews with Phil Lesh, Bob Weir, Rosanne Cash, William Bell, Emmylou Harris, David Bromberg, Lucinda Williams, Shawn Colvin and others.