Doug and Telisha Williams, partners in love and music, have spent the past twenty years building their careers as the Nashville-based country-folk band Wild Ponies. They’ve released five albums and hosted the long-running “Wild Ponies Happy Hour” radio show.
Sink into the world of Wild Ponies on their beyond-touching and delicately vulnerable new single, “Love You Right Now.” A confessional Americana tune inspired by the duo’s experience as foster parents, “Love You Right Now” cuts right to the core of the potent and truly heart-stretching duty of being a foster parent. The connection, oh so potent, between the child and the foster parent, the unknowing, the desire to give all you can for the time you are allotted – how can it be heartbreaking and heart-healing all at the same time? As Telisha Wiliam sings, “All I can do is love you, all I can do is take care of you. For all the time we’re allowed, all I can do is love you right now.” Poignant, inspiring, and rich, “Love You Right Now” is a fast favorite here at Glide and an insightful look into the life of Wild Ponies.
“The foster system is broken. It’s brutal. It’s one of the hardest things we’ve ever done,” Doug and Telisha say. “It’s also one of the most rewarding. During the pandemic, all three of us worked hard to become certified foster parents and open up our home. It’s one of the most Zen experiences you’ll ever have. You realize that no matter what, no matter where these kids will wind up, you can’t hold back on how much you love them and connect with them. You have to go all in.”
