NASHVILLE, TN / MusicWire / Jan. 23, 2026 — Chris Williams and Kid Reverie release “Strawberry Moon,” a folk single shaped by memory, distance, and the soft gravity of moments that arrive and disappear almost at once. Featuring Kid Reverie (Steve Varney) on lead vocals, the song drifts through seasonal imagery and quiet reflection, carried by organic acoustic textures and a patient, open arrangement.
Rather than spell everything out, “Strawberry Moon” moves like a recollection: summers that fade, friendships that shift, and love that remains just out of reach. The refrain lands with a gentle ache—“I lost you in the glow of a strawberry moon”—and then hangs in the air like an afterimage.
The track continues a collaboration that began with an unlikely spark—banjo lessons that turned into long-distance writing sessions—eventually growing into a fully realized songwriting partnership. In recent sessions, the duo have leaned further into atmosphere and restraint, letting space and silence carry as much emotional weight as the words.
The momentum around Williams and Varney’s work has steadily built since their 2023 collaborative album, Something from Nothing. “They’ve blossomed into one of the most exciting partnerships in modern folk,” wrote Eric Alper (That Eric Alper).
Warm, unresolved, and quietly luminous, “Strawberry Moon” is a new chapter in the duo’s shared world of storytelling—music that trusts the listener, and leaves the door slightly open.
“Strawberry Moon” is available now on all major streaming platforms.
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Select Highlights:
- Kid Reverie ranked within the top 200 “indie folk” artists worldwide (Chartmetric).
- Chris Williams ranked within the top 10K “US singer/songwriter” artists worldwide (Chartmetric).
- “Bees” reached #1 on IndieFolkVibe’s Spotify playlist “Indie Folk Haze”.
- Kid Reverie saw a 481% spike in Spotify monthly listener growth on Dec 31, 2025.• Chris Williams saw a 163.5% spike in Spotify monthly listener growth on Jan 13, 2026.
- Early radio tracking includes spins on KJAC 105.5 FM (Fort Collins area, CO) and WFPK 91.9 FM (Louisville, KY).
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About
Chris Williams:
Chris Williams is a Wilmington, North Carolina–based Americana/folk songwriter and multi-instrumentalist—ranked within the top 10K “US singer/songwriter” artists worldwide, according to Chartmetric. Raised near Greensboro and rooted early in bluegrass, Williams built his foundation on the banjo before expanding his palette with jazz influence, rock energy, and melodic restraint. His solo releases The Farewell Tour and To Be Determined established his reflective voice and detail-forward arrangements, and in 2023 he deepened his collaborative work with Something From Nothing, a full-length album with Steve Varney (Kid Reverie).
Kid Reverie:
Kid Reverie is the Boulder, Colorado-based indie-folk project of songwriter/producer and guitarist/banjoist Steve Varney—ranked within the top 200 “indie folk” artists worldwide, according to Chartmetric. Varney is also known as a longtime touring member of Gregory Alan Isakov’s band and the former leader of Glowing House. Introduced in 2018 with a full-length rock record both tender and furious, Kid Reverie continues to evolve across styles with a constant emphasis on honest, songwriting-forward work. Recent radio pickups include spins on KJAC 105.5 FM (Fort Collins area, CO) and WFPK 91.9 FM (Louisville, KY).
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