RICHARD JULIAN/THE LITTLE WILLIES 

The Albums
Slow New York/ The Little Willies

The Labels
Manhattan EMI/Milking Bull EMI

Liner Notes
By now, everybody is playing the Little Willies, Norah Jones' fun side project with her Manhattan musician buds! Harkening back to her pre-star, bar band days, the vibe here is big time talent playing it loose, returning to their roots, covering mostly classic songs by greats like Hank, Kris Kristofferson, Townes Van Zandt, and, of course... Willie Nelson, who seems to be omni-present these days! The remaining tunes are penned by her band, in particular, the sensitive but witty Richard Julian, who holds his own alongside world class songwriters. "Roll On," the advance single written by her guitarist Lee Alexander - who produced the Little Willies and co-produced some of the songs on Julian's Slow New York with Jones - is vintage Jones and a beautiful nugget that would sound at home on any Jones album. A lark of a closing track, "Lou Reed" features a tipsy Jones and Julian on a hilarious tribute to the city's godfather of punk. ("I swear I saw Lou cow-tippin'...")

Jones co-produced four tracks and sings backup on three of 'em on Richard Julian's major label debut, Slow New York. Julian has toured twice with Jones, singing duets on her last tour. He co-wrote two songs on her last album, Feels Like Home. As Jones takes a break from her nearly overbearing success, Julian's career is launching. You might recall his debut album on the ill-fated Blackberry/Sire label about a decade and several records back. His 2002 release, Good Life was critically acclaimed with folks like Bonnie Raitt and Randy Newman taking notice. Art Garfunkel recorded Julian's "Young and Free". The Delaware native has nicely refined his own unique and twisted art of observation by now on Slow New York. Try the disc's signature opener "Love of Mine," the rocking "If a Heart Breaks," "Cheap Guitar" (with Jesse Harris on harp), "End of the Line" or, even, the froggy "Damn" ("We got an old guy here, he's having too much fun...").  The Little Willies and Julian's Slow New York were born from sessions at the Living Room in New York. 

The Musicians
Slow New York: Richard Julian (acoustic guitar, piano), Lee Alexander (bass), Andrew Borger (percussion), Dan Rieser (drums), Jim Campilongo (electric guitar), David Henry (cello), Kenny Wollesen (drums), Jesse Harris (harmonica), Tim Luntzel (upright bass), Dred Scott (organ), Tony Scherr (electric slide guitar), Chris Carmichael (viola). Brad Jones produced many of the tracks on Slow New York.
 
The Little Willies: Richard Julian (guitar, vocals,) Norah Jones (piano, vocals), Lee Alexander (bass), Jim Campilongo (electric guitar), Dan Rieser (drums), The Ordinaires (backing vocals), Jon Dryden (organ, accordion).

Sites
www.richardjulian.com
www.thelittlewillies.com

On ( Slow New York)
WFUV Bronx-New York
WNCW Spindale-Asheville/Charlotte/Greenville/Spartanburg
XM Cafe
KCUV Denver
DMX
KUT Austin
KTBG (The Bridge) Kansas City
WNKU Highland Heights KY/Cincinnati
WCBE Columbus
KUNC Greeley-Ft. Collins
Maine Public Radio
WYSO Yellow Springs-Dayton
KXCI Tucson
WFHB Bloomington
KNBA Anchorage
KAXE Grand Rapids
WERU Bangor
KSUT Ignacio-Durango
KLCC Eugene
KRVM Eugene
MSPR Minnesota State Public Radio
Acoustic Cafe
WMWV Conway NH
WKZE Sharon CT
WUKY Lexington
WBJB Monmouth-Lincroft NJ
WMVY Cape Cod

On ( the Little Willies):
WXRT Chicago
WFUV New York
WXPN Philadelphia
WBOS Boston
WXRV (The River) Boston
WUMB Boston
KTCZ (Cities 97) Minneapolis
KBCO Boulder-Denver
KINK Portland
XM Cafe
XM The Loft
World Cafe
Sirius Spectrum
DMX
Music Choice
WYEP Pittsburgh
KCUV Denver
WXPK (The Peak) Westchester County NY
KGSR Austin
WMMM Madison
WTTS Indianapolis
KPIG Monterey-Santa Cruz/San Luis Opispo/San Francisco
WFPK Louisville
KRSH Santa Rosa
WNRN Charlottesville
KTHX (The X) Reno
KTAO Taos
WMNF Tampa
WEVL Memphis
KTBG (The Bridge) Kansas City
WCBE Columbus
KXCI Tucson
KUT Austin
WQKL Ann Arbor
WNCS Montpelier-Burlington VT/Plattsburgh NY
WEHM The Hamptons NY
WDST Woodstock/Poughkeepsie
KBAC Santa Fe
KRCL Salt Lake City
KLRR Bend
WSYC Shippensberg PA
WUKY Lexington
KYSL Frisco CO
WHRV Norfolk
KZRC Bay City TX
Acoustic Cafe
KRVM Eugene
KLCC Eugene
WUIN (Carolina Penguin) Wilmington
KRVB (The River) Boise
WRSI Northampton-Springfield
WRNX Springfield
WTYD (The Tide) Williamsburg VA
WERU Bangor
KKCR Princeville Kauai HI
KDTR Missoula MT
KNBA Anchorage
KMTN (The Mountain) Jackson WY
KDNK Carbondale/Aspen
KHUM Eureka-Humboldt County CA
WBCG Punta Gorda/Pt. Charlotte FL
KDBB Pak Hills MO
WDIY Allentown
WGWG Boiling Springs/West Charlotte NC
WKZE Sharon CT
MSPR Minnesota State Public radio
WYCE Grand Rapids
Maine Public Radio
KFMU Steamboat Springs CO
KFAN Fredericksburg TX
KUWR Laramie/Cheyenne WY
KSPN Aspen
KUNC Greeley-Ft. Collins
KAXE Grand Rapids MN
KVNF Paonia CO
KOZT Fort Bragg-Mendocino County CA
KSUT Ignacio/Durango
WSGE Dallas/W. Charlotte 
WMWV Conway NH
KZYR... and more!

Tours/Appearances
3/31 Richard Julian with the Little Willies on Late Night with Conan O'Brien (NBC)
4/1 Fall Rivers, MA, Narrows Center for the Arts
4/9 New York, NY, Joe's Pub
4/18 Northampton, MA, Iron Horse Music Hall
4/19 Cambridge, MA, Club Passim
4/21 Portland, ME, The Asylum

Press
"Julian stands out on his own thanks to his appealing, unassuming acoustic pop colored with shades of folk, country, blues and jazz."
— People

"From the zydeco shuffler 'If a Heart Breaks' to the brilliant 'Love of Mine,' he offers up flashes of intellect, humor and adept storytelling. But what really makes this 14-track set exceptional is his backing band of top-notch New York musicians, including Norah Jones, who sits in on piano and co-produces four tracks, one of which is the jumpin' jazz standout "A Short Biography."
— Los Angeles Daily News

"This New Yorker tosses off self addressed put-downs with the ease of the young Springsteen during his acoustic Jersey-boy period. But Julian does rueful well, too, his craggy voice finding solace in his minor-key melodies."
— Entertainment Weekly

"...So the title Slow New York might be as much a sly nod to this career pace trajectory as it an ode to the leisurely side of America's fastest city."
— Harp Magazine

Retail
Slow New York and The Little Willies are both available in stores.

Contact
Dan Connelly , Promotions, EMI Music Collective, New York