page_title: The Civil Wars
section_title: 2012
hierarchical_section_title: The Civil Wars / History / 2012
caption_attribution_description: English: The Civil Wars in concert 2012
context_page_description: The Civil Wars was an American musical duo composed of Joy Williams and John Paul White. Formed in 2008, The Civil Wars won four Grammy Awards prior to their 2014 breakup.
context_section_description: White and Williams again began the year on tour.  In February in Los Angeles, The Civil Wars won two Grammy Awards for Barton Hollow:  Best Folk Album and Best Country Duo/Group Performance.  They performed part of "Barton Hollow" on the Grammy telecast, and introduced Swift, who played "Mean."  In March, Barton Hollow was released internationally and Williams and White completed their first European tour. Later in the year, just as Barton Hollow was certified gold in the US, they began working on their second full-length album with Charlie Peacock, which they wrote while on the road at the suggestion of Rick Rubin, who also produced a track for the album. On October 28, White and Williams began their first extensive tour in the UK and Europe.  On November 6, after a performance at the Roundhouse in London, they announced that they were cancelling the remaining tour dates, due to "internal discord and irreconcilable differences of ambition." They offered no further explanation, although in a 2013 interview with The New York Times, Williams said their last performances were "excruciating."
caption: The Civil Wars in 2012
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