Brooks Williams

Brooks Williams brings masterful guitar, rich vocals, and roots-music brilliance to a solo night of folk, blues, and country. Catch Brooks Williams Live! Statesboro, Georgia-born and Cambridge, England-based for nearly 20 years, Brooks Williams has something like 35 recordings to his name and has played thousands of gigs over the course of his 35-year career. From Cropredy to Glastonbury, Philadelphia to Winnipeg, Costa del Folk to the Rose Garden, there are very few stages Brooks Williams has not played. As a solo performer, he moves effortlessly between country, blues and folk, bringing rich vocals, lyrical songwriting and masterful guitar work to every show. WUMB-FM Boston names Williams one of their Top 100 All-Time Artists, and he is listed in the Top 100 Acoustic Guitarists. Brooks Williams solo shows are legendary: intimate, powerful and full of the easy command that comes from decades on the road. His performances draw on a deep catalogue of songs, stories and acoustic roots music, moving seamlessly from driving blues to country-tinged folk and back again. RnR writes that Williams is a “guitarist in possession of rich vocal powers and a talent for lyrical imagery.” Fatea writes: “his easy, relaxed manner conceals the greatest level of true expertise.” “One of the most consistently excellent musicians in roots music.” American Roots UK