Willi Carlisle Releases New Album With Tyler Childers

Album Review – Willi Carlisle’s “The Universal Bubba”

Produced by Tyler Childers, it's fair to wonder if this album will become the opus for this folk singer from Arkansas. Officially a double album with 17 tracks, don't worry that the amount of songs means the quality is diluted.

Willi Carlisle Does the Most on 'The Universal Bubba' » PopMatters

Willi Carlisle's sixth album is ambitious and audacious, but the songs that draw repeated listens are the ones that trust simplicity.

Willi Carlisle Brings New Album 'The Universal Bubba' To The Masses With Tyler Childers' Debut Production Prowess

Good conversation can open many doors.  For folk singer Willi Carlisle – who accompanied Tyler Childers on his 2024 Mule Pull Tour and at select shows in Australasia the following year – the pair’s musical discussions led to a collaborative effort on his upcoming double-album with Childers as debut producer.  Releasing on November 6th, The Universal […]

Willi Carlisle Celebrates Doers and Builders on Hefty, Rollicking 'The Universal Bubba'

The spirit of “the universal bubba” revealed itself to Willi Carlisle a few years ago while at his grandmother’s house. In that very space, the folk singer-songwriter had witnessed the matriarch prepare a lifetime’s worth of meals — dicing, mincing, julienning onions with

Willi Carlisle Releases New Album With Tyler Childers

Willi Carlisle releases The Universal Bubba, a 17-track double album produced by Tyler Childers, with an extensive tour including Denver on December 3.