Inside the sweet harmony of the Civil Wars

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In a way, Joy Williams and John Paul White owe their success to uncertainty. Williams had stepped away from her career as a Christian artist and White had seen his debut album for Capitol get hung up in record business purgatory when they met at a songwriting camp and found an unexpected connection in collaboration. In 2008, the pair began performing as the Civil Wars and broke through the next year when their song "Poison & Wine" appeared on the TV medical drama (and music placement kingmaker) Grey's Anatomy. The music hails from the darker side of Americana, but these shadows are offset by the loveliness of the duo's harmonies. The Hook recently had a chance to talk with both of them.

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