What's New!
BROOKS TEACHES WORKSHOP AT ACCESS TO MUSIC IN THE UK! Check out this great organization.
Brooks Williams is currently rocking around the UK. Then he's off to Istanbul, Turkey, then back to the UK - playing blues, slide and scrumpy guitar. Catch one of his exciting shows when you can! Live music is where it's at!
Hear Brooks streaming live over the internet! On Sunday June 1 at 2:04 p.m Central Time, Kansas Public Radio will be airing the interview they recorded with Brooks in early May 2008. To listen in.
SUMMER PICKING - THERE'S NOTHING LIKE IT! Brooks is offering or participating in a number of summer guitar workshops.
For adults:
- June 14 - a one-day workshop at Amazing Things in Framingham, MA
- July 17-11 - a week-long workshop at Cedar Run in Madison, VA (near Charlottesville, VA)
- July 27-Aug 1 - a week-long workshop at the Swannanoa Gathering (near Asheville, NC)
- August 17-23 - a week-long workshop at the Summer Acoustic Music Week (SAMW) in New Hampshire.
- Saturday September 27, GUITAR DAY, at Artspace in Greenfield, MA
For kids:
- July 21-25, 9am to noon - Beginning Guitar Camp for Kids at Artspace in Greenfield, MA
- Aug. 11-15, 9am to noon - Intermediate Guitar Camp for Kids at Artspace in Greenfield, MA
Write for details on the workshops or private lessons.
Brooks Williams makes Top 100 Acoustic Guitarist list - in company with Leo Kottke, Michael Hedge, Chet Atkins, Doc Watson, David Bromberg, and others.
The Time I Spend With You charts again in April 2008!
WUMB-FM Radio listeners vote Brooks Williams one of the TOP 100 Folk Artists Of The Past 25 Years!
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Welcome
Welcome to the website for guitarist Brooks Williams! Please feel free to browse these pages for Brooks Williams' current tour schedule and latest music happenings. Thank you for stopping by - and check back often for updates!
Bluesy guitarist Brooks Williams is a certified road-warrior, wowing audiences for twenty-one years in both the US and abroad with his powerful acoustic and resonator slide guitars.
The Statesboro, Georgia native and Massachusetts resident is celebrating the release of his 16th CD, THE TIME I SPEND WITH YOU, which went to #3 on the FOLKDJ charts (with three top ten singles, including the Mississippi Fred McDowell standard, 61 Highway). Brooks Williams, rated one of the Top 100 Acoustic Guitarists of all-time (in company with the likes of Leo Kottke, Michael Hedges, Chet Atkins, Doc Watson, David Bromberg, and others), regularly brings audiences to their feet with his high-energy sound of rootsy originals, bluesy classics, and fiery fingerpicking.
Photo by Ira Hantz Brooks Williams is as diverse and versatile a musician as you are likely to encounter. Dirty Linen magazine calls Williams one of "America's musical treasures." He regularly brings audiences to their feet and is quite simply one of the most entertaining and engaging performers on the circuit today. Check out Brooks Williams at a venue near you!
RESOURCES
Brooks on YouTube!
HI-RES PHOTOS FOR DOWNLOAD ON THE BIOGRAPHY PAGE
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