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Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams perform in the Radio Heartland studio

Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams perform in the Radio Heartland studio. Their latest album, 'Contraband Love,' released Sept. 15, 2017.
Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams perform in the Radio Heartland studio. Their latest album, 'Contraband Love,' released Sept. 15, 2017.Luke Taylor | MPR
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by Mike Pengra

September 15, 2017

Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams - It Ain't Gonna Be a Good Night (live on Radio Heartland)
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Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams - Save Me From Myself (live on Radio Heartland)
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Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams - When I Stop Loving You (live on Radio Heartland)
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Contraband Love hits the record store shelves on Friday, Sept. 15. It's the second album from Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams — two veterans of the music industry who have made careers, both separately and together, supporting other musicians on tour and in the studio. Both Larry and Teresa spent years on the road with Levon Helm as major parts of his band, and Larry was also Bob Dylan's principal instrumentalist on the road for nearly a decade.

After Larry and Teresa's tour ended after the release of their self-titled 2015 album, Larry started recording ideas for songs that were a bit more personal and even darker in some ways. Larry decided the next album had to be more personal. The result, Contraband Love, is another masterful collection of songs, and it's been called a "riskier side of Americana."

Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams, two of the nicest people in the business, were in town recently to open for John Prine. They stopped in the Radio Heartland studio with their acoustic guitars.

Songs Performed


"It Ain't Gonna Be A Good Night"
"Save Me From Myself"
"When I Stop Loving You"
All songs from Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams' 2017 album, Contraband Love, available on Red House Records.

Hosted and produced by Mike Pengra
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Visuals by Luke Taylor

Resources

Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams - official site