“He sings from the heart,” and “it left an impression on me” are the two most common testimonials after Willi performs. After years of collecting folklore, playing or calling square dances, and working in the avant-garde, Willi Carlisle Goehring has turned to his first and best craft: telling stories through song.
With a style forged in the fire of Ozark oldtime music and his evergrowing collection of antique music, Carlisle’s multi-instrumental stories hoot, stomp, and saunter through joys and troubles uniquely southern and timelessly true. Equally comfortable on banjo, fiddle, and guitar, Carlisle has earned accolades for his versatility with performances at the Ozark Folk Center, the Fayetteville Roots Festival, Ozarks at Large, the Poets Loft, and with opening performances for touring acts like National Pakr Radio, Daniel Romano and Shawn James.
While his big frame and expressive voice draw comparison to old balladeers and bluesmen, Willi sings new songs for the oldest reasons: love, heartache, and joy. People who watch and listen will find that he sheds a tear onstage almost as often as his audience does, fire- and-brimstone proof of larger-than-life songs from someone with no other choice.
His debut EP, “Too Nice to Mean Much” was release in July of 2016. https://youtu.be/tGwj1ckJAI8
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