Nicholas Edward Williams

Nicholas Edward Williams is an Asheville, NC based multi-instrumentalist, storyteller and musicologist who has opened for CAAMP, Taj Mahal, The Wood Brothers, Dom Flemons, Ballroom Thieves, John Craigie, John Paul White and several others. He's the poducer and host of the roots music history podcast American Songcatcher, and his newest work, a stripped-down lofi traditional album titled Rags, Folk and Blues, Oh My! released in February 2026 via EarthTone Records. Nicholas is also the Founder and Executive Director of ReString Appalachia, a 501(c)3 nonprofit dedicated to giving quality instruments back to people who lose them from natural disasters.