tag:brookswilliams.com,2005:/blogs/brooks-news?p=3Newsletters2024-03-05T12:16:35+00:00Brooks Williamsfalsetag:brookswilliams.com,2005:Post/73619472024-03-05T12:16:35+00:002024-03-05T12:16:35+00:0029 February 2024<p><span class="text-big"><i><strong>DIAMOND DAYS SOLO TOUR</strong></i></span><br><i>I'm over the moon. My solo tour begins this week. Just me and my guitar, like we used to do when dinosaurs walked the earth and god wore short trousers. Have you seen the tour video I made? </i><a class="no-pjax" href="https://youtube.com/shorts/Mc8fW9aIK4E?feature=share" target="_blank" data-link-type="url"><i><strong>WATCH IT HERE</strong></i></a><i>. The films in the video are ones I took at Strasburg Railroad in Pennsylvania last November. My friend Oren and I had a fab day of train spottin' and train ridin'. I'm looking forward to bringing these songs to you and hope to see you out there.</i></p><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/261538/ba469b45cfcc92d665a24fcce232339e86033b07/original/brooks-hires-promo-2-kk.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_m justify_center border_" height="5504" /><p><i> </i><span class="text-small"><i><strong>Photo by Kris Kesiak</strong></i></span></p><hr><p><span class="text-big"><i><strong>SOLO 2024 TOUR DATES</strong></i></span><br>3 Mar Village Hall, Springthorpe, Lincolnshire 01427 838726<br>5 Mar <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.wegottickets.com/event/601429" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Cafe No. 9</a>, Sheffield<br>6 Mar <a class="no-pjax" href="http://www.irvinefolkclub.org.uk/" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Irvine Folk Club</a>, Vineburg Community Centre, Irvine, Scotland<br>7 Mar <a class="no-pjax" href="https://tickets-scotland.com/events.html?event_searchtext=Brooks+williams&event_method=search" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">The Doublet</a>, Glasgow<br>9 Mar <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.facebook.com/MusicAtManley" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Manley Village Hall</a>, Frodsham, Cheshire (2 shows, afternoon & evening)<br>10 Mar <a class="no-pjax" href="https://sheringhamlittletheatre.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/1173647474?" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">The Little Theatre</a>, Sheringham, Norfolk (2pm show)<br>12 Mar <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.greennote.co.uk/production/brooks-williams-2/" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">The Green Note</a>, Camden, London<br>14 Mar <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.facebook.com/p/Garstang-Re-plugged-100057277276958/" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Garstang Re-plugged</a>, Garstang Library, Garstang, Preston<br>16 Mar <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.wegottickets.com/event/598947" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Tolmen Centre</a>, Nr. Falmouth, Cornwall<br>19 Mar <a class="no-pjax" href="https://beernoevil.co.uk/products/the-hear-no-evil-sessions-brooks-williams-19-march-2023-7-30-14-95" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Hear No Evil</a>, Beer No Evil, Worthing (nr Brighton), West Sussex<br>22 Mar <a class="no-pjax" href="https://colnedelta.club/" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Colne Delta Blues Club</a>, The Community Centre, Brighlingsea, Essex<br>19 Apr <a class="no-pjax" href="http://www.woodmanfolk.co.uk/" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Woodman Folk Club</a>, Ashwood Marina,<span style="color:#ffffff;"> </span>Kingswinford, West Midlands<br>18 May <a class="no-pjax" href="https://brookswilliams.com/event/5283704/663602089/rampton-village-hall" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Village Hall</a>, Rampton, Cambridgeshire</p><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/261538/a0bdec0a0c59446b79aca146391036da0c8f9e45/original/20240222-dscf6901.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_m justify_center border_" height="1000" /><p><i><strong> </strong></i><span class="text-small"><i><strong>Photo by Mark Freegard</strong></i></span></p><hr><p><span class="text-big"><i><strong>WHAT? SOTU IN STUDIO?</strong></i></span><br>Reports have reached our office that <strong>State of the Union</strong> (Brooks Williams & Boo Hewerdine) were seen in a studio in Glasgow last week. A source very, very close to SOTU has confirmed the rumours. The recording is called <i><strong>Paper Tigers</strong></i> and will be released later in the year. Supposedly there is to be an extensive tour as well.</p><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/261538/e171a35e61879c7e0da471bd8845743cb5f69660/original/20240223-dscf6913.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_m justify_center border_" height="1000" /><p><span class="text-small"><i><strong> Photo by Mark Freegard</strong></i></span></p><hr><p><i><strong>Brooks & Aaron are back on the road in April-May 2024</strong></i><br>6 Apr <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/hunmanbycommunitycentre/brooks-williams-aaron-catlow/e-xggagp" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Hunmanby Community Centre</a>, Hunmanby, North Yorkshire<br>23 Apr <a class="no-pjax" href="https://warthoglivemusic.com/gigs/brooks-williams-aaron-catlow-tuesday-23rd-april-2024-gunthorpe-village-hall-8pm/" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Gunthorpe Village Hall</a>, Gunthorpe, Nottingham<br>26 Apr <a class="no-pjax" href="https://cambridgefolkclub.co.uk/" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Cambridge Folk Club</a>, Cambridge<br>27 Apr <a class="no-pjax" href="http://www.sombornesessions.co.uk/" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Somborne Session</a>, King's Somborne Village Hall, Kings Somborne Hampshire<br>29 Apr <a class="no-pjax" href="https://mailchi.mp/5edae45139a7/conwy-folk-club-artist-ticket-booking-3091437?fbclid=IwAR0_1DDezCgJ5693n3PsSLarh8R3m4oh_8q5nR3d2wfgZu3RLO0Ekx0Lyz4" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Conwy Folk Club</a>, Conwy Comrades Sports and Social Club, Conwy, Wales<br>2 May <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.kirkcaldyacousticmusicclub.co.uk/" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Kirkcaldy Music Club</a>, Kirkcaldy Scotland<br>3 May <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.hookerblues.co.uk/index.html" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Going Up Country Blues Club</a>, Worthenbury, Wales <br>9 May <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.ebenezers.co.uk/gigs/brooks-aaron-09-05-24.html" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Ebenezer’s</a>, Crewe, Cheshire<br>10 May <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.gigantic.com/brooks-williams-aaron-catlow-tickets/carnoustie-holyrood-church/2024-05-10-19-00" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Holyrood Church</a>, Carnoustie, Angus, Scotland<br>11 May <a class="no-pjax" href="http://www.gigantic.com/brooks-williams-aaron-catlow-tickets/angus-lodge-at-lochside-wee-bear-cafe/2024-05-11-19-30" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Wee Bear Cafe</a>, Bridgend of Lintrathen Scotland <br>12 May <a class="no-pjax" href="http://www.gigantic.com/brooks-williams-aaron-catlow-2-tickets/angus-lodge-at-lochside-wee-bear-cafe/2024-05-12-19-30" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Wee Bear Cafe</a>, Bridgend of Lintrathen Scotland <br>13 May <a class="no-pjax" href="https://friendsoflv50.org.uk/events/category/music-events/" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">The Lightship</a>, Blyth Harbour, Northumberland <br>14 May <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/folkthecornerhouse" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">The Corner House Arts Centre</a>, Surbiton, Greater London</p><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/261538/1f957a87203206863240f21a6705c85ecd1802ef/original/22-06-middlewich-aaron-broks-june-2022.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_m justify_center border_" height="576" /><p><span class="text-small"><i><strong> Photo by Jo Williams</strong></i></span></p><hr><p><a class="no-pjax" href="https://brookswilliams.com/home" target="_blank" data-link-type="page" data-link-label="HOME"><span class="text-big"><strong>WEBSITE</strong></span></a><br><br><a class="no-pjax" href="https://brookswilliams.com/tour-dates" target="_blank" data-link-type="page" data-link-label="TOUR DATES"><span class="text-big"><strong>TOUR DATES</strong></span></a><br><br><a class="no-pjax" href="https://brookswilliams.com/store" target="_blank" data-link-type="page" data-link-label="STORE"><span class="text-big"><strong>STORE</strong></span></a><br><br> </p>Brooks Williamstag:brookswilliams.com,2005:Post/73505042024-02-13T08:17:56+00:002024-02-13T08:17:56+00:008 January 2024<p><i>Happy New Year</i>! A big thank you to all of you who pre-ordered a CD or Download of <i><strong>Greens & Blues</strong></i> and/or of <i><strong>Diamond Days</strong></i>. It literally means the world. Read all about the tours we've organised around those recordings below. It's a blessing so many of you want to hear the new music we've been cooking up. Take care of yourselves out there as you navigate the waterways of life. Jo & I will endeavour to do the same and, hopefully, see you somewhere out there “Lord willin', and the creek don't rise.”<br> </p><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/261538/959608c8e114d6d6e5be429cf967a25256bf20b5/original/holiday-party-1.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_m justify_center border_" /><p><br><strong>“Me And The Team At The Annual Holiday P</strong><i><strong>arty 2023”</strong></i></p><p> </p><hr><p><span class="text-big"><i><strong>GREENS & BLUES</strong></i></span><br><i>Aaron Catlow and I love the songs on our new recording <strong>Greens & Blues</strong>, and we're delighted to kick-off our tour in late January. We tip our hat to some amazing song writers, legendary Shirley Collins, guitar wizard Molly Tuttle, and alt-country Sierra Ferrel, to name but a few, as well as a few of our own. See you out there!</i><br><br><a class="no-pjax" href="https://brookswilliams.com/album/2622772/greens-and-blues" target="_blank" data-link-type="album" data-link-label="Greens And Blues"><i><strong>Get Your Very Own CD or DOWNLOAD</strong></i></a><i>.</i><br><br><a class="no-pjax" href="https://youtu.be/iqZMJVwFsDE" target="_blank" data-link-type="url"><i><strong>Watch the (sort of) title track video</strong></i></a><br><br><i><strong>GREENS & BLUES</strong></i><strong> TOUR PART I</strong><br><strong>January 2024</strong><br>25 Jan <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.conwayhall.org.uk/whats-on/event/brookes-williams-aaron-catlow-with-hannah-scott/" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Conway Hall</a>, London<br>28 Jan (2-4pm) <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.squareandcompasspub.co.uk/" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Square & Compass</a>, Worth Matravers,<br>Swanage, Dorset<br>28 Jan (8-10pm) <a class="no-pjax" href="https://tobaccofactory.com/whats-on/live-music-brooks-williams-aaron-catlow/" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Tobacco Factory</a>, Bristol<br>29 Jan <a class="no-pjax" href="https://thebellinnbath.co.uk/" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">The Bell Inn</a>, Bath<br>30 Jan <a class="no-pjax" href="http://www.ridgeweb.co.uk/hoy_diary.html?fbclid=IwAR2owHB6PbkJ3pF3PTHpy3ZEf2l1GqxBFgvJSSrLwltOMWOPjM5L44nm5AA" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">The Estuary Club</a>, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex<br>31 Jan Private Concert, South London<br><strong>February 2024</strong><br>1 Feb <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.theacornpenzance.com/events/aaron-catlow-brooks-williams/" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">The Acorn Theatre</a>, Penzance, Cornwall<br>2 Feb <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/morpeth/gallery-45/brooks-williams-aaron-catlow/e-zmzjed" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Gallery 45</a>, Felton, Morpeth Northumberland<br>3 Feb The Aurrie, Lower Largo, Fife (<a class="no-pjax" href="mailto:tickets@theaurrie.com" target="_blank" data-link-type="email">Reserve Tickets</a>)<br><strong>The </strong><i><strong>Greens & Blues</strong></i><strong> Tour Continues In April</strong><br> </p><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/261538/909bcff7136d0af3d890136c9f189b8db5cc2769/original/firth-hall-edit.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_m justify_center border_" /><p> </p><hr><p><span class="text-big"><i><strong>DIAMOND DAYS</strong></i><strong> SOLO TOUR 2024</strong></span><br><i>Me and my little battered Atkin J-19 guitar make music in the general vicinity of a vintage Neumann microphone and that's how <strong>Diamond Days</strong> comes to life. For those of you who like their music stripped-back and acoustic, these are the songs I've either written or collected since 2020. Like horses in a barn, they've been begging me to let them out for a good run. So that's what I've done. They've bolted from the barn at a full gallop. Come watch 'em run on my solo tour. Been a good long while!</i><br> <br>20 Jan <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.uulowcountry.org/collections/music-on-malphrus" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Music on Malphrus</a>, Bluffton, SC (USA)<br>26 Jan Chapel Arts, <a class="no-pjax" href="http://www.ticketsource/cexevents" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Corn Exchange</a>, St Ives, Cambridge<br>16 Feb <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.wegottickets.com/event/604595" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">The Blue Boar</a>, Maldon, Essex<br>5 Mar <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.wegottickets.com/event/601429" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Cafe No. 9</a>, Sheffield<br>6 Mar <a class="no-pjax" href="http://www.irvinefolkclub.org.uk/" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Irvine Folk Club</a>, Vineburg Community Centre, Irvine, Scotland<br>7 Mar <a class="no-pjax" href="https://tickets-scotland.com/events.html?event_searchtext=Brooks+williams&event_method=search" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">The Doublet</a>, Glasgow, Scotland<br>9 Mar Manley Village Hall, Tarvin Rd, Frodsham, <span>Cheshire</span><br>10 Mar (2pm) <a class="no-pjax" href="https://sheringhamlittletheatre.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/1173647474?" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Little Theatre</a>, Sheringham Norfolk<br>12 Mar <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.greennote.co.uk/production/brooks-williams-2/" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">The Green Note</a>, Camden, London<br>14 Mar <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.facebook.com/p/Garstang-Re-plugged-100057277276958/" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Garstang Re-plugged</a>, Garstang Library, Garstang, Preston<br>16 Mar <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.wegottickets.com/event/598947" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Tolmen Centre</a>, Nr. Falmouth, Cornwall<br>22 Mar <a class="no-pjax" href="https://colnedelta.club/" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Colne Delta Blues Club</a>, The Community Centre, Brighlingsea, Essex<br>19 Apr <a class="no-pjax" href="http://www.woodmanfolk.co.uk/" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Woodman Folk Club</a>, Ashwood Marina,<span style="color:#ffffff;"> </span>Kingswinford, West Midlands<br>18 May <a class="no-pjax" href="https://brookswilliams.com/event/5283704/663602089/rampton-village-hall" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Village Hall</a>, Rampton, Cambridge<br> </p><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/261538/ed8059b74b032b5849deeacbfe884acfdbf18ee2/original/horse-shadow-oct-2023.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_m justify_center border_" /><p><a class="no-pjax" href="https://brookswilliams.com/album/2636209/diamond-days" target="_blank" data-link-type="album" data-link-label="Diamond Days"><strong>GET A CD OR DOWNLOAD</strong></a><br><br><strong>WATCH A VIDEO OF </strong><a class="no-pjax" href="https://youtu.be/gfGjt1EaHVM" target="_blank" data-link-type="url"><i><strong>PONY</strong></i></a></p><p> </p><hr><p><a class="no-pjax" href="https://brookswilliams.com/home" target="_blank" data-link-type="page" data-link-label="HOME"><span class="text-big"><strong>WEBSITE</strong></span></a><br><br><a class="no-pjax" href="https://brookswilliams.com/tour-dates" target="_blank" data-link-type="page" data-link-label="TOUR DATES"><span class="text-big"><strong>TOUR DATES</strong></span></a><br><br><a class="no-pjax" href="https://brookswilliams.com/store" target="_blank" data-link-type="page" data-link-label="STORE"><span class="text-big"><strong>STORE</strong></span></a><br><br> </p>Brooks Williamstag:brookswilliams.com,2005:Post/73505032024-02-13T08:16:47+00:002024-02-13T08:16:48+00:0024 November 2023<p><span class="text-big"><strong>FOUNTAIN OF RICHES</strong></span><br>As odd as it sounds, when I had the chance to record two different albums last summer I jumped at the opportunity. The first was me and Aaron Catlow, which is a no-brainer, as we wanted our new songs to be available to our fans on our 2024 tour. We had a blast making this one with Jon Short on double bass. The other opportunity came at me like a bolt from the blue. Martin Levan, who recorded John Martyn's “Grace And Danger” and did all the recording and live sound design for Andrew Lloyd Webber's “Phantom Of the Opera,” and Mark Freegard, who has recorded The Breeders, Del Amitri and pretty much all my albums over the last decade, teamed up and offered me a few days at Red Kite Studio in Wales. I couldn't say no. Plus, I had a bunch of songs that haven't really seen the light of day in any of my other collaborations and they've been kicking at the barn door to get out for awhile. There is a hundred ways to record a song, but I decided to frame these with just my voice and guitar. So for 2024 I am becoming a 2-headed Hydra: one is, of course, me and Aaron, rocking the free world as best we can. The other is me on my own-some, lonesome, like I used to do in days gone by. </p><hr><p><span class="text-big"><i><strong>GREENS AND BLUES</strong></i><strong> (THE ALBUM)</strong></span><br>On the back of a couple of fabulous years on the road, Aaron Catlow and I made a new recording over the summer. This time we worked with Josh Clark (Kate Rusby's drummer) at his studio in Bath and we invited Jon Short to play double bass with us. We had a blast! <i><strong>Greens And Blues</strong></i> is what we call the recording and it features a couple of songs that Aaron and I wrote plus others b<span style="color:rgb(31,31,31);">y Gillian Welch, Shirley Collins, Molly Tuttle, Rab Noakes and Sierra Ferrell, among others.</span><br><br>Since t<span style="color:rgb(31,31,31);">his collection of songs were developed onstage throughout 2023, we feel they have an upbeat, groovy vibe to them. Lots of harmony singing plus guitar arpeggios, sliding bass lines, plucky fiddle riffs, bluesy guitar chords, fiddle double-bowing and even Aaron’s whistling!</span><br><br><i><strong>Greens And Blues</strong></i> is a bold step forward in the Brooks & Aaron saga. Won't you join us?<br><br>We're on tour throughout 2024. Come see us!<br><br>Get Your Very Own <a class="no-pjax" href="https://brookswilliams.com/album/2622772/greens-and-blues" target="_blank" data-link-type="album" data-link-label="Greens And Blues"><strong>CD</strong> or <strong>DOWNLOAD</strong></a> of <i><strong>Greens And Blues</strong></i>.<br> </p><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/261538/e57b1ff6fefe4b4611744653b5e63d836f7ba6a2/original/cover-greens-blues-hires.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_m justify_center border_" /><p> </p><hr><p><span class="text-big"><i><strong>GREENS AND BLUES</strong></i><strong> (THE TOUR) </strong></span><strong>…</strong><i><strong>so far…</strong></i><br><i><strong>December 2023</strong></i><br>7th <a class="no-pjax" href="https://performancevenues.group.shef.ac.uk/event/brooks-aaron/" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Firth Hall</a>, Sheffield University, Sheffield<br><i><strong>January 2024</strong></i><br>25th <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.conwayhall.org.uk/" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Conway Hall</a>, 25 Red Lion Square, London<br>28th (aft) <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.squareandcompasspub.co.uk/" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Square & Compass</a>, Worth Matravers, Dorset<br>28th (eve) Tobacco Room, Bristol<br>29th The Bell Inn, Bath<br>30th Concert, Leigh On Sea, Essex<br>31th (aft) Private Concert, Burgess Hill, South London<br><i><strong>February 2024</strong></i><br>1st <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.theacornpenzance.com/events/aaron-catlow-brooks-williams/" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Acorn Theatre</a>, Penzance, Cornwall <br>2nd Gallery Forty5 Felton, Morpeth Northumberland<br>3rd The Aurrie, Lower Largo, Fife<br><i><strong>April 2024</strong></i><br>26th Cambridge Folk Club, Cambridge<br>27th Somborne Session, King's Somborne Hampshire<br><i><strong>May 2024</strong></i><br>2nd Kirkcaldy Music Club, Kirkcaldy, Scotland<br>3rd Concert, Worthenbury, Wales<br>9th Ebenezer’s, Crewe, Cheshire<br>10th <a class="no-pjax" href="http://www.gigantic.com/brooks-williams-aaron-catlow-tickets/broughty-ferry-the-masonic-hall/2024-05-10-19-30" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Masonic Hall</a>, Broughty Ferry, Scotland <br>11th <a class="no-pjax" href="http://www.gigantic.com/brooks-williams-aaron-catlow-tickets/angus-lodge-at-lochside-wee-bear-cafe/2024-05-11-19-30" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Wee Bear Cafe</a>, Bridgend of Lintrathen Scotland <br>12th <a class="no-pjax" href="http://www.gigantic.com/brooks-williams-aaron-catlow-tickets/angus-lodge-at-lochside-wee-bear-cafe/2024-05-11-19-30" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Wee Bear Cafe</a>, Bridgend of Lintrathen Scotland<br>13th The Lightship, Blyth Harbour, Northumberland<br>14th <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.thecornerhouse.org/folkthecornerhouse/" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Corner House Arts Centre</a>, Surbiton, Greater London<br><i><strong>June 2024</strong></i><br>5th Grateful Fred’s, The Atkinson, Southport Mersyside<br>14th Bluestone Brewery, Newport, Wales<br>15th Concert, Barry, Wales<br>23rd Folk at the Froize, Woodbridge, Suffolk<br><i><strong>July 2024</strong></i><br>18th Marlborough College, Marlborough, Wiltshire (w Jon Short)<br>20th St Edith’s, Sevenoaks, Kent (w Jon Short)<br><i><strong>September 2024</strong></i><br>1st Whitstable Sessions, Whitstable, Kent<br>3rd The Blue Room Sessions, Den Bosch, The Netherlands<br>4th Roots in het Groen, Geldrop, The Netherlands<br>6th Folk House, Bristol<br><br><a class="no-pjax" href="https://youtu.be/cvxk-tNRMcU" target="_blank" data-link-type="url"><i><strong>WATCH US PERFORMING At EL RINCON IN BRISTOL</strong></i></a></p><hr><p><span class="text-big"><strong>DIAMOND DAYS SOLO RECORDING</strong></span><br>I jumped at the opportunity to record at Red Kite Studio in Wales with Martin Levan (Andrew Lloyd Webber & John Martyn) and Mark Freegard (The Breeders & Del Amitri). Their expertise, combined with the studio's stunning acoustic sound, to say nothing of being able to sing into one of their legendary vintage microphones, a team of horses couldn't hold me back. I was in for a penny <i>and</i> a pound.<br><br>I decided to record this one solo. Just me and my guitar. The songs are the ones I've been writing or arranging over the last few years. Songs like <span style="color:rgb(31,31,31);"><i>Palomino Gold</i> (the power of stories that are passed down), <i>Gone And Done It Now</i> (a post-Civil War vignette), <i>London Road</i> (with a tip of the hat to Child Ballad 209), <i>Bonnie Triumph</i> (Evel Knievel's motorbike was a Triumph Bonneville, otherwise known as a <i>Bonnie Triumph</i>), and <i>Ring Those Golden Bells</i> (in the Joseph Spence tradition, a song I learned from <i>Tuba Skinny</i>).</span><br><br><span style="color:rgb(31,31,31);"><i><strong>Diamond Days</strong></i> is my first solo recording in four years and is my love-song to my guitar, to songs and to the stories that fuel my music.</span><br> </p><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/261538/f2084f1a0c4e58b609987bba85730f6f92c191ab/original/diamond-days-cover-lores.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_m justify_center border_" /><p> </p><p><i><strong>Get Your Diamond Days </strong></i><a class="no-pjax" href="https://brookswilliams.com/album/2636209/diamond-days" target="_blank" data-link-type="album" data-link-label="Diamond Days"><i><strong>CD or DOWNLOAD</strong></i></a><i><strong> Here</strong></i><br><br><i><strong>On Tour in March, April and November 2024</strong></i></p><hr><p><span class="text-big"><strong>DIAMOND DAYS SOLO TOUR</strong></span><br><i><strong>March 2024</strong></i><br>2nd <a class="no-pjax" href="https://brookswilliams.com/event/5283704/655606879/diamond-days-cd-launch" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Village Hall</a>, Rampton, Cambridgeshire<br>5th <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.wegottickets.com/event/601429" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Cafe No. 9</a>, Sheffield<br>6th Irvine Folk Club, Irvine, Scotland<br>7th <a class="no-pjax" href="https://tickets-scotland.com/events.html?event_searchtext=Brooks+williams&event_method=search" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">The Doublet Bar</a>, Glasgow, Scotland<br>9th Village Hall, Manley, Cheshire (WA6 9EL)<br>10th Little Theatre (aft), Sheringham, Norfolk<br>14th Garstang Unplugged, Garstang Library, Garstang, Preston<br>16th Tolmen Centre, Near Falmouth, Cornwall<br>20th <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.greennote.co.uk/production/brooks-williams-2/" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">The Green Note</a>, Camden, London<br>22nd Colne Delta Blues Club, The Community Centre, Brighlingsea, Essex<br><i><strong>April 2024</strong></i><br>19th <a class="no-pjax" href="http://www.woodmanfolk.co.uk/" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Woodman Folk Club</a>, Ashwood Marina,<span style="color:#ffffff;"> </span>Kingswinford, West Midlands</p><p><i><strong>Watch A Studio Performance of London Road </strong></i><a class="no-pjax" href="https://youtu.be/TFUTXm4vaoY" target="_blank" data-link-type="url"><i><strong>HERE</strong></i></a><i><strong> </strong></i></p><hr><p><a class="no-pjax" href="https://brookswilliams.com/home" target="_blank" data-link-type="page" data-link-label="HOME"><span class="text-big"><strong>WEBSITE</strong></span></a><br><a class="no-pjax" href="https://brookswilliams.com/tour-dates" target="_blank" data-link-type="page" data-link-label="TOUR DATES"><span class="text-big"><strong>TOUR DATES</strong></span></a><br><a class="no-pjax" href="https://brookswilliams.com/cds" target="_blank" data-link-type="page" data-link-label="CDS"><span class="text-big"><strong>CDs</strong></span></a><br><a class="no-pjax" href="https://brookswilliams.com/downloads" target="_blank" data-link-type="page" data-link-label="DOWNLOADS"><span class="text-big"><strong>DOWNLOADS</strong></span></a><br><a class="no-pjax" href="https://brookswilliams.com/lyrics-chords" target="_blank" data-link-type="page" data-link-label="LYRICS CHORDS"><span class="text-big"><strong>LYRICS AND CHORDS</strong></span></a></p>Brooks Williamstag:brookswilliams.com,2005:Post/73505012024-02-13T07:58:02+00:002024-02-13T07:58:03+00:002 November 2023<p><span class="text-big"><i><strong>RARER THAN RARE ** NOVEMBER - DECEMBER 2023</strong></i></span><br>Two rarities. One, I'm doing a solo tour. Two, it's (mostly) in the USA, the land of my birth. Very exciting! Then I'm back in the UK winding down the year with a handful of gigs before going into hibernation with Jo. Here are the details.<br><br><strong>USA November 2023</strong><br>Nov 3rd <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/brooks-williams-tickets-692672751847?aff=oddtdtcreator" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Folkus Project</a>, Syracuse, NY<br>Nov 4th <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.6onthesquare.org/" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Six On The Square</a>, Oxford, NY<br>Nov 5th <a class="no-pjax" href="mailto:sailingintosong@gmail.com" target="_blank" data-link-type="email">Sailing Into Song</a>, Newton, MA (nearly SOLD OUT!)<br>Nov 8th <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.exchangearts.org/coffeehouse-series" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Coffeehouse Series</a>, Anomaly Brewing, Berwick, PA<br>Nov 10th <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/brooks-williams-with-tickets-670646450587?aff=oddtdtcreator" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Six String Concerts</a>, Bronwynn Theater, McConnell Arts Center, Worthington, OH<br>Nov 11th <a class="no-pjax" href="mailto:dmginpa@hotmail.com" target="_blank" data-link-type="email">House Concert</a>, Merrick, NY<br><br><strong>UK November-December 2023</strong><br>Nov 25th-26th Guitar Workshop (SOLD OUT)<br>Dec 4th The Lightship, Blyth, Northumberland<br>Dec 5th House Concert, South Shields, Tyne and Wear<br><br>BROOKS & AARON LAST GIG OF 2023!<br>Dec 7th <a class="no-pjax" href="https://performancevenues.group.shef.ac.uk/event/brooks-aaron/" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Firth Hall</a>, Sheffield University, Sheffield<br><br> </p><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/261538/54a44c8e07185866ed703c50d09f1b72355c9437/original/solo-usa-tour-dates.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_m justify_inline border_" /><p> </p><hr><p><span class="text-big"><i><strong>GREENS & BLUES…COMING JANUARY 2023</strong></i></span><br><i><strong>It's finally here - nearly! “Greens And Blues” is the new album that Aaron Catlow and I made over the summer. We invited our friend Jon Short (John Martyn Project) to play double bass. Josh Clarke (Kate Rusby, Damien O'Kane and Ron Block) did the recording and mixing. We love it! We'll be on tour in 2024. And I have it on good authority that you can pre-order your very own CD early…..and receive it in time for Christmas!</strong></i><br><i><strong>Here's a couple of videos to whet your appetite.</strong></i><br><br><a class="no-pjax" href="https://youtu.be/EMU6WEsAfbU" target="_blank" data-link-type="url"><i><strong>ROCK ME</strong></i></a><br><br><a class="no-pjax" href="https://youtu.be/jBu-NSthKHo" target="_blank" data-link-type="url"><i><strong>DOOLEY'S FARM</strong></i></a><br><br> </p><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/261538/e57b1ff6fefe4b4611744653b5e63d836f7ba6a2/original/cover-greens-blues-hires.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_m justify_inline border_" /><p> </p><hr><p><a class="no-pjax" href="https://brookswilliams.com/home" target="_blank" data-link-type="page" data-link-label="Home" contents="WEBSITE"><span class="text-big"><strong>WEBSITE</strong></span></a><br><br><a class="no-pjax" href="https://brookswilliams.com/tour-dates" target="_blank" data-link-type="page" data-link-label="Tour Dates" contents="TOUR DATES"><span class="text-big"><strong>TOUR DATES</strong></span></a><br><br><a class="no-pjax" href="https://brookswilliams.com/cds" target="_blank" data-link-type="url"><span class="text-big"><strong>CDs</strong></span></a><br><br><a class="no-pjax" href="https://brookswilliams.com/downloads" target="_blank" data-link-type="url"><span class="text-big"><span><strong>DOWNLOADS</strong></span></span></a><br><br><a class="no-pjax" href="https://brookswilliams.com/album/2472845/should-we-tell-him-songs-by-don-everly" target="_blank" data-link-type="url"><span class="text-big"><span><strong>RAB NOAKES/DON EVERLY ALBUM</strong></span></span></a></p>Brooks Williamstag:brookswilliams.com,2005:Post/72784832023-09-25T22:20:04+01:002024-02-13T07:54:43+00:0018 September 2023<p><span class="text-big"><i><strong>AUTUMN LEAVES TOUR 2023</strong></i></span> <br>Aaron Catlow & I embark on our mini <i><strong>Autumn Leaves Tour 2023</strong></i>. <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.etickets.im/et/etickets.asp" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Isle Of Man</a>, <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.stedithfolk.co.uk/" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Sevenoaks</a>, <a class="no-pjax" href="https://elm-farm-music.sumupstore.com/product/brooks-williams-and-aaron-catlow-live-on-saturday-23rd-september-2023-at-8-00pm" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Swannington</a> (Leicestershire) and <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.wegottickets.com/event/588657" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Axbridge</a> (Somerset) are the destinations. We're excited to get back on the road one more time in 2023. It has been a banner year for us. Expect our <i>Greatest Hit(s)</i> and a preview of some songs from our new 2024 album, <i><strong>Greens & Blues</strong></i>. Please join us if we're near to you. We guarantee a fabulous evening! I absolutely love the music we get to play and sing in our duo. I also love how we improvise like mad, making each show a bespoke adventure for us - and you! It's a joy to play these gigs with Aaron. Gig Details <a class="no-pjax" href="https://brookswilliams.com/tour-dates" target="_blank" data-link-type="page" data-link-label="TOUR DATES">HERE</a>. <i>(Photo by Andy Craig)</i> <br><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/261538/8339a99e724e64053b014edf8c1e200c975a2678/original/acp-outside-044.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></p><hr><p><span class="text-big"><i><strong>AUTUMN GIGS 2023 CONTINUES!</strong></i></span> <br><i><strong>Although festival season is over, the gigs roll on, roll on…… UK, Portugal (sold out), USA and more UK. (photo by Brooks from Didmarton Bluegrass Festival)</strong></i> <br><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/261538/0b5482e6d8c5666f8a1731967fbd1a27617f694f/original/didmartonbluegrassfestivalcamping.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_m justify_center border_" /><i><strong>September 2023</strong></i> <br>21st <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.etickets.im/et/etickets.asp" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">The Institute</a>, Laxey, Isle Of Man (Brooks & Aaron Catlow) <br>22nd <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.stedithfolk.co.uk/" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">St Edith’s Folk Club</a>, Sevenoaks (Brooks & Aaron Catlow) <br>23rd <a class="no-pjax" href="https://elm-farm-music.sumupstore.com/product/brooks-williams-and-aaron-catlow-live-on-saturday-23rd-september-2023-at-8-00pm" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Elm Farm Music</a>, Swannington (Brooks & Aaron Catlow) <br>24th <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.wegottickets.com/event/588657" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Axbridge Town Hall</a>, Somerset (Brooks & Aaron Catlow) <br>30th <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.facebook.com/SoundBoxChester/" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="The Sound Box">The Sound Box</a>, Chester, Cheshire (Brooks SOLO!) <br><br><i><strong>October 2023</strong></i> <br>6th-7th Costa del Folk, Portugal (Brooks & Dan Walsh) <br>15th <a class="no-pjax" href="https://brookswilliams.com/www.gracefirst.org/concert-series" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Music At The Point</a>, Long Beach, CA USA (Brooks SOLO!) <br>20th Knox Presbyterian Church, Pasadena, CA USA <a class="no-pjax" href="mailto:redguitar@rocketmail.com" target="_blank" data-link-type="email">INFO</a> <br>28th <a class="no-pjax" href="mailto:cathharney@hotmail.com" target="_blank" data-link-type="email">Concert</a>, Keighley, West Yorkshire (Brooks SOLO!) <br><br><i><strong>November 2023</strong></i> <br>2nd Private Concert, Long Island USA (Brooks SOLO!) <br>3rd <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/brooks-williams-tickets-692672751847?aff=oddtdtcreator" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Folkus Project</a>, Syracuse, NY USA (Brooks SOLO!) <br>4th <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.6onthesquare.org/" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Six On The Square</a>, Oxford, NY USA (Brooks SOLO!) <br>5th <a class="no-pjax" href="mailto:sailingintosong@gmail.com" target="_blank" data-link-type="email">Sailing Into Song</a>, Newton, MA USA (Brooks SOLO!) <br>8th <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.exchangearts.org/coffeehouse-series" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Coffeehouse Series</a>, Anomaly Brewing, Berwick, PA USA (Brooks SOLO!) <br>10th <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/brooks-williams-with-tickets-670646450587?aff=oddtdtcreator%20" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Six String Concerts</a>, Bronwynn Theater, McConnell Arts Center, Worthington, OH USA (Brooks SOLO!) <br>11th Private Concert, Pittsburgh, PA USA (Brooks SOLO!) <br><br><i><strong>December 2023</strong></i> <br>4th The Lightship, Blyth, Northumberland (Brooks SOLO!) <br>5th House Concert, South Shields, Tyne and Wear (Brooks SOLO!) <br>7th Sheffield University, Sheffield (Brooks & Aaron Catlow)</p><hr><p><i><strong>THE ROAD GOES ON FOREVER & THE LEARNING NEVER ENDS</strong></i> <br>Back in the early days of my apprenticeship, one of the many musicians I got to work with was guitarist Leo Kottke. Besides being a lot of fun, I learned a lot playing my short set of songs to full houses. One of those shows was in a club just across the Charles River from Boston. It was one of those clubs with no seats or tables, the walls painted black. The type of venue that hadn't had an acoustic guitar darken its doors for a century or more. The sound and light crew greeted us with polite curiosity. We walked like dinosaurs in their midst. “You mean you only need a vocal mic and a guitar lead?” We assured them this was true. They looked disappointed. “It'll be a 5-minute soundcheck, tops,” we said. Over an hour later we're still struggling with howling feedback and overly enthusiastic stage lights. Leo, the voice of reason, gently suggests a possible approach to getting the best sound. I believe his words were, “Turn it on, turn it down and don't fiddle with it.” Problem solved. It's high-fives all around as we leave the venue for a slap-up meal. Leo got back to our tiny Green Room a little bit before me, so you can imagine my surprise when I opened the door to clouds of very distinctive and pungent smoke. “It wasn't me,” says Leo, “when I got back from dinner the sound and light crew were having a little pre-show party. I chased ‘em out. So strap yourself in. They'll turn it on, turn it up and will fiddle with the sound and lights all night. We're in for a interesting ride.” And he wasn’t wrong.</p><hr><p><a class="no-pjax" href="https://brookswilliams.com/home" target="_blank" data-link-type="page" data-link-label="Home" contents="WEBSITE"><span class="text-big"><strong>WEBSITE</strong></span></a> <br><br><a class="no-pjax" href="https://brookswilliams.com/tour-dates" target="_blank" data-link-type="page" data-link-label="Tour Dates" contents="TOUR DATES"><span class="text-big"><strong>TOUR DATES</strong></span></a> <br><br><a class="no-pjax" href="https://brookswilliams.com/cds" target="_blank" data-link-type="url"><span class="text-big"><strong>CDs</strong></span></a> <br><br><a class="no-pjax" href="https://brookswilliams.com/downloads" target="_blank" data-link-type="url"><span class="text-big"><span><strong>DOWNLOADS</strong></span></span></a> <br><br><a class="no-pjax" href="https://brookswilliams.com/album/2472845/should-we-tell-him-songs-by-don-everly" target="_blank" data-link-type="url"><span class="text-big"><span><strong>RAB NOAKES/DON EVERLY ALBUM</strong></span></span></a></p>Brooks Williamstag:brookswilliams.com,2005:Post/72616372023-08-23T19:28:28+01:002023-08-23T19:28:28+01:0023 August 2023<p><span class="text-big"><i><strong>OLD HIGHWAY 40…</strong></i></span> <br>Before the Interstate, the quickest way to get from Nashville to anywhere in North Carolina was to take ‘old highway 40.’ That means on any given day at least a hundred country music stars would be on that road driving to or from their gigs. It was a two-lane road in those days. Slow going. Especially if you got behind a tractor, of which there were many because of the farms along the way. But I bet you dollars to doughnuts that at each one of those farms you'd find a country music fan. These country folk know their country music. So when Old Eddie Parker answered the front door that Spring day, he recognised who was standing opposite him. Why, none other than banjo superstar Earl Scruggs. ‘Sorry to bother you, Mister, but we broke down and I’m wondering if you can help us. We’ve got a concert to get to in Charlotte.’ Old Eddie and his sons, Young Eddie and Eddie, Jr., grabbed their tools and headed for car while Earl and the band waited inside the house. Grandma Parker said, ‘You boys must be starving,’ and proceeded to lay out a feast to beat the band. Ask anyone, it’s legendary. At some point one of the Eddies poked his head in the door and said, ‘Mister Scruggs, we fixed your car and will have you on your way in no time.’ Earl offered Old Eddie Parker some cash but he refused. ‘Happy to help. Now get going before you miss your show.’ From that day forward, every time Earl and the band were driving Old Highway 40 they’d call in at the Parker Farm and say hello. ‘You’re always welcome around our table,’ said Old Eddie. Earl and Co. made it a point to play a song or two for them after dinner, the last number invariably Earl’s biggest hit, “Foggy Mountain Breakdown.” Funnily enough, each year there were more and more people around the table. ‘Extended family,’ said Grandma Parker. So many, in fact, that extra tables had to be set up in the adjacent room and, later, out the door onto the porch and across the lawn. While the band was playing a hat was passed round and the guests stuffed it with dollar bills. Rumour has it Earl gave that money to Old Eddie who gave it to local farm families who fallen on hard times. So this is how it came to pass that for many years, people along that particular stretch of Old Highway 40 were treated to an up-close-and-personal performance by none other than the inventor of the famous ‘three finger’ banjo style, known throughout the world as ‘Scruggs style,’ As in Earl. You just can't make this stuff up. <i>(Photo by Andy Craig) </i> <br><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/261538/f4483e0f011b5d30c352a162ba7b56f03ac40759/original/brooks-3-hires.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></p><hr><p><span class="text-big"><i><strong>AUTUMN GIGS 2023</strong></i></span> <br><i><strong>September 2023</strong></i> <br>1st <a class="no-pjax" href="https://didmarton-bluegrass.co.uk/" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="Didmarton Bluegrass Festival">Didmarton Bluegrass Festival</a>, Gloucestershire (Brooks & Dan Walsh) <br>8th-9th <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.swallowtheatre.co.uk/brooks-williams-dan-walsh/" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="Swallow Theatre">Swallow Theatre</a>, Newton Stewart, Dumfries & Galloway (Brooks & Dan Walsh) <br>14th <a class="no-pjax" href="http://www.stivescambridgeshire.co.uk" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="Old Riverport Jazz &amp; Blues Festival">Old Riverport Jazz & Blues Festival</a>, The Oliver Cromwell, St Ives, Cambridgeshire (Brooks SOLO!) <br>16th Millenium Hall, Moreton (Brooks & Dan Walsh) <br>21st <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.etickets.im/et/etickets.asp" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">The Institute</a>, Laxey, Isle Of Man (Brooks & Aaron Catlow) <br>22nd <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.stedithfolk.co.uk/" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">St Edith’s Folk Club</a>, Sevenoaks (Brooks & Aaron Catlow) <br>23rd <a class="no-pjax" href="https://elm-farm-music.sumupstore.com/product/brooks-williams-and-aaron-catlow-live-on-saturday-23rd-september-2023-at-8-00pm" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Elm Farm Music</a>, Swannington (Brooks & Aaron Catlow) <br>24th <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.wegottickets.com/event/588657" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Axbridge Town Hall</a>, Somerset (Brooks & Aaron Catlow) <br>30th <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.facebook.com/SoundBoxChester/" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="The Sound Box">The Sound Box</a>, Chester, Cheshire (Brooks SOLO!) <br><i><strong>October 2023</strong></i> <br>6th-7th Costa del Folk, Portugal (Brooks & Dan Walsh) <br>15th <a class="no-pjax" href="https://brookswilliams.com/www.gracefirst.org/concert-series" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Music At The Point</a>, Grace First Presbyterian Church, Long Beach, CA USA (Brooks SOLO!) <br>28th <a class="no-pjax" href="mailto:cathharney@hotmail.com" target="_blank" data-link-type="email">Concert</a>, Keighley, West Yorkshire (Brooks SOLO!) <br><i><strong>November 2023</strong></i> <br>2nd Private Concert, Long Island USA (Brooks SOLO!) <br>3rd <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/brooks-williams-tickets-692672751847?aff=oddtdtcreator" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Folkus Project</a>, Syracuse, NY USA (Brooks SOLO!) <br>4th <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.6onthesquare.org/" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Six On The Square</a>, Oxford, NY USA (Brooks SOLO!) <br>5th <a class="no-pjax" href="mailto:sailingintosong@gmail.com" target="_blank" data-link-type="email">Sailing Into Song</a>, Newton, MA USA (Brooks SOLO!) <br>8th <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.exchangearts.org/coffeehouse-series" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Coffeehouse Series</a>, Anomaly Brewing, Berwick, PA USA (Brooks SOLO!) <br>10th <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/brooks-williams-with-tickets-670646450587?aff=oddtdtcreator%20" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Six String Concerts</a>, Bronwynn Theater, McConnell Arts Center, Worthington, OH USA (Brooks SOLO!) <br>11th Private Concert, Pittsburgh, PA USA (Brooks SOLO!) <br><i><strong>December 2023</strong></i> <br>4th The Lightship, Blyth, Northumberland (Brooks SOLO!) <br>5th House Concert, South Shields, Tyne and Wear (Brooks SOLO!) <br>7th Sheffield University, Sheffield (Brooks & Aaron Catlow) <br><i>(Photo: Someone sent me this photo but I didn't make a note of who took it!)</i> <br><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/261538/3c6afda40dd40f906f83135b17977a4401b8da59/original/dsc-7433.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></p><hr><p><span class="text-big"><i><strong>BROOKS & AARON ON THE ROAD</strong></i></span> <br>The mighty Aaron Catlow and I have a few more gigs in 2023 and we hope you'll join us! See our gigs <a class="no-pjax" href="https://brookswilliams.com/tour-dates" target="_blank" data-link-type="page" data-link-label="Tour Dates"><strong>HERE</strong></a>. We've been making a new recording as well. I have it on good authority that it's called Greens And Blues - you saw it here first! - and it's coming out in January 2024. Here's little taste of one of the songs called <i>Anniesland</i>. <a class="no-pjax" href="https://youtube.com/shorts/aR-u-amTX5Q?feature=share" target="_blank" data-link-type="url"><strong>WATCH</strong></a>. <i>(Photo by Andy Craig)</i><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/261538/15d7ae829d49e9ca02b3b14e85efae476dd58ad8/original/brooks-aaron-4-medres.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_m justify_center border_" /> <br> </p><hr><p><span class="text-big"><i><strong>SONGS BY DON EVERLY OUT NOW!</strong></i></span> <br>Rab Noakes last recording, <i><strong>Should We Tell Him: Songs By Don Everly</strong></i>, is out this week on limited edition CD or Download. A must for any friends and fans of the late-great Rab Noakes! Get it <a class="no-pjax" href="https://brookswilliams.com/album/2472845/should-we-tell-him-songs-by-don-everly" target="_blank" data-link-type="url"><strong>HERE</strong></a>. <i>(Photo by Kris Kesiak)</i><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/261538/79edac772e156d4f8b976aeb4d55d2c0fb10a32b/original/rab-in-studio-colour-lores.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></p><hr><p><span class="text-big"><i><strong>FREE DOWNLOAD FOR SEPTEMBER</strong></i></span> <br>This version of <i><strong>BELFAST BLUES</strong></i> is from my 1996 album, <i>Knife Edge. </i>I was reminded of it the other day when writing some recollections for an upcoming article on Leo Kottke in Fretboard Journal. <i>Knife Edge</i> is out-of-print, so just in case you don't have it, I want to give it to you to add to your <i><strong>Brooks Playlist</strong></i>. Use the code at the bottom of the email to get your mp3.</p><hr><p><a class="no-pjax" href="https://brookswilliams.com/home" target="_blank" data-link-type="page" data-link-label="Home" contents="WEBSITE"><span class="text-big"><strong>WEBSITE</strong></span></a> <br><br><a class="no-pjax" href="https://brookswilliams.com/tour-dates" target="_blank" data-link-type="page" data-link-label="Tour Dates" contents="TOUR DATES"><span class="text-big"><strong>TOUR DATES</strong></span></a> <br><br><a class="no-pjax" href="https://brookswilliams.com/store-front" target="_blank" data-link-type="page" data-link-label="STORE FRONT" contents="BUY CDs&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;DLs"><span class="text-big"><strong>BUY CDs & </strong><span><strong>DLs</strong></span></span></a></p>Brooks Williamstag:brookswilliams.com,2005:Post/72457372023-07-22T18:07:55+01:002023-07-22T18:07:55+01:0011 July 2023<p><span class="text-big"><i><strong>MORE PEAKY BLINDERS THAN LOVE BOAT</strong></i></span> <br>I’ve never done a music cruise but I hear they are pretty cool. You know the ones: sailing the high seas with your favourite musicians on-tap nearly 24-7. I'm told there's a Blues Cruise, an Americana Cruise and even a Folk Cruise. Although I've never done any of those cruises, I have had a <i>boating</i> and <i>music</i> experience at a festival in Birmingham in the West Midlands. I wonder if that counts? <br><br>My day’s itinerary, which included an afternoon gig in an Art Gallery and an evening gig in an historic pub, gave me the directions to a city marina for my morning show. “Follow the pavement from the shopping precinct” I read, “Look for the hole in the wall and the stairs down to the canal,” which I did, my guitar case scrapping the side of the narrow walls. “Keep a sharp eye for the canal (aka narrow) boat with the sign that reads <i>BLUES CRUISE</i>.” I did all that and was welcomed aboard by the captain - skipper? driver? - who showed me inside to the, err, <i>stage</i>. <br><br>The clue, as they say, is in the name. <i>Narrow</i> Boat. Standing in the centre of the "stage," with arms out-stretched, I could touch both sides of the boat. For those readers who are not familiar with the vessel I am describing, if you think <i>Peaky Blinders</i> rather than <i>Love Boat</i> you’ll just about have it. (To those readers who have no clue about either of those cultural references I do apologise!) <br><br>The audience embarked and we set off down the canal, <i>Deep River Blues</i> the obvious starting point. We rolled along, our cruising speed no more than 3-miles per hour, the gentle rocking of the boat hypnotic, the summer morning air drowsily warm. I played. I sang. The audience, enjoying a variety of beverages, clapped and laughed in all the right places as we motored down and back on the canal. No one in the capacity crowd of about a dozen or so got sea-sick either. Result! And, from my perspective, a very pleasant way to spend a Sunday morning. <br><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/261538/c58e959fabb6053497faa66e7a9c250a0885aae4/original/gig-lepetitwindow-copy.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" alt="" /></p><hr><p><span class="text-big"><i><strong>MORE SUMMER GIGS 2023</strong></i></span> <br><i><strong>July 2023</strong></i> <br>17th <a class="no-pjax" href="mailto:redguitar@rocketmail.com" target="_blank" data-link-type="email" contents="Ellis Theatre">Ellis Theatre</a>, Marlborough (Brooks & Aaron Catlow!) <br>27th <a class="no-pjax" href="https://otterton-mill.yapsody.com/event/index/762019/brooks-williams-and-aaron-catlow" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="Otterton Mill">Otterton Mill</a>, Otterton, Devon (Brooks & Aaron Catlow) <br><i><strong>August 2023</strong></i> <br>5th Down Home Festival, Ilam, Derbyshire (SOLO) <br>13th <a class="no-pjax" href="https://bit.ly/BFF23EARLY" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="The Brasenose Fringe Festival">The Brasenose Fringe Festival</a>, Cropredy (SOLO) <br>27th Private Event, Barton on Humber (SOLO) <br><i><strong>September 2023</strong></i> <br>1st <a class="no-pjax" href="https://didmarton-bluegrass.co.uk/" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="Didmarton Bluegrass Festival">Didmarton Bluegrass Festival</a>, Gloucestershire (w Dan Walsh) <br>8th-9th <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.swallowtheatre.co.uk/brooks-williams-dan-walsh/" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="Swallow Theatre">Swallow Theatre</a>, Newton Stewart, Dumfries & Galloway (w Dan Walsh) <br>14th <a class="no-pjax" href="http://www.stivescambridgeshire.co.uk" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="Old Riverport Jazz &amp; Blues Festival">Old Riverport Jazz & Blues Festival</a>, The Oliver Cromwell, St Ives, Cambridgeshire (SOLO) <br>16th Millenium Hall, Moreton (w Dan Walsh) <br>21st The Institute, Laxey, Isle Of Man (w Aaron Catlow) <br>22nd St Edith’s Folk Club, Sevenoaks (w Aaron Catlow) <br>23rd Elm Farm Music Concert, Swannington (w Aaron Catlow) <br>24th Axbridge Town Hall, Somerset (w Aaron Catlow) <br>30th <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.facebook.com/SoundBoxChester/" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="The Sound Box">The Sound Box</a>, Chester, Cheshire (SOLO) <br><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/261538/78f91c0a318c7568622a3bc08fcfa828fd525f4e/original/maverick-moonshine-copy.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" alt="" /></p><hr><p><span class="text-big"><i><strong>DON EVERLY ALBUM!</strong></i></span> <br>“My word, we’re making a good record!” That’s what Rab Noakes texted me after hearing the rough mixes of our album of Don Everly's songs for the first time. I think I know what he meant. There was a great vibe to the sessions. In fact, it was out-of-this-world! Although we didn't have a videographer in the studio with us, we did have a photographer, the great Kris Kesiak. Have you seen the video Kris made to go with the title track? If not, <a class="no-pjax" href="https://youtu.be/djnVyr9tT0E" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="WATCH IT HERE"><i><strong>WATCH IT HERE</strong></i></a>. And pre-order your copy soon, as there are only a limited number of CDs available. They'll be in the post by mid-August. Get yours before they are all gone! <a class="no-pjax" href="https://brookswilliams.com/album/2472845/should-we-tell-him-songs-by-don-everly" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="ORDER HERE"><i><strong>ORDER HERE</strong></i></a>. <span class="text-small"><i><strong>(photo by Kris Kesiak)</strong></i></span> <br><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/261538/c753c83b72b665bc158f5aedd8abadb1dab46942/original/kesiak-rab-and-brooks-sept22-011.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" alt="" /></p><hr><p><span class="text-big"><i><strong>STATESBORO BLUES</strong></i></span> <br><i><strong>Statesboro Blues</strong></i>, recorded live at <i>The Green Note</i> in Camden Town London. <a class="no-pjax" href="https://youtu.be/9AxzF-3GwRo" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="WATCH VIDEO HERE"><strong>WATCH VIDEO HERE</strong></a>. <br><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/261538/3b1bc458a3926cf4ba76a17a53fe45abbb5f6dcf/original/img-3042.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" alt="" /> <br> </p><hr><p><span class="text-big"><i><strong>FREE DOWNLOAD FOR JULY</strong></i></span> <br><i>Stubble & Dust</i>, a brand new guitar tune recorded on my phone. The title comes from my reply when asked about the conditions I found when I played at a festival famous for its rain and mud. The title says it all. Use the code at the bottom of the email to get your mp3.</p><hr><p><a class="no-pjax" href="https://brookswilliams.com/home" target="_blank" data-link-type="page" data-link-label="Home" contents="WEBSITE"><span class="text-big"><strong>WEBSITE</strong></span></a> <br><br><a class="no-pjax" href="https://brookswilliams.com/tour-dates" target="_blank" data-link-type="page" data-link-label="Tour Dates" contents="TOUR DATES"><span class="text-big"><strong>TOUR DATES</strong></span></a> <br><br><a class="no-pjax" href="https://brookswilliams.com/store-front" target="_blank" data-link-type="page" data-link-label="STORE FRONT" contents="BUY CDs&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;DLs"><span class="text-big"><strong>BUY CDs & </strong></span><span><strong>DLs</strong></span></a></p>Brooks Williamstag:brookswilliams.com,2005:Post/72389602023-07-09T11:09:36+01:002023-07-09T11:09:36+01:0015 June 2023<p><span class="text-big"><i><strong>Take Some Guitar Lessons, Man!</strong></i></span><br>A group of some of my most loyal and enthusiastic fans went on a deep sea fishing trip together one summer. Also, booked on the same boat for the same trip was none other than songwriting legend, the late-great John Prine. They were delighted, of course, and, taking advantage of the opportunity to talk music with him, were like his shadow for the duration of the trip. I suppose their enthusiasm got the better of them because I'm told the '<i>talk music'</i> idea evolved into '<i>talk Brooks' music</i>.' Apparently, at one point, with fishing tackle all lines and angles from the side of a boat bobbing up and down on the Atlantic Ocean, an mp3 player appeared and my songs rocked along as they fished. This is cool for me but maybe not so much for Mr. Prine. He probably just wanted to enjoy the zen of being out on the rolling sea. I feel badly he most likely didn't get that to the extent he'd hoped. At the same time I'm kinda proud they were so passionate about my music. However, when it was suggested John Prine may want to consider taking a guitar lesson or to from me, that may have been a bridge too far. If I were there at the time I would've said, just keep doing what you're doing, and I would have left him to fish in peace. And quiet. <br><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/261538/575fb15986e84ecfb4ac0bae95f0d878a30e8a82/original/guitar-brass-buckle.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" alt="" /></p><hr><p><span class="text-big"><i><strong>BURY FOLK FESTIVAL</strong></i></span><br>Earlier this Spring I was honoured to be asked to be the patron of Bury Folk Festival in Bury St Edmunds<span>. Live local music is the life-blood of any community, and I’m delighted to join the festival team to help create a fun, accessible, diverse, and family-friendly festival. It's happening Saturday, 24th June. There's a great line-up of music and events. (Read all about the </span><a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.buryfolkfestival.co.uk" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="full line-up of events"><span>full line-up of events</span></a><span>.) I've been asked to do a short solo acoustic set in the afternoon and I've decided to debut a new collection of songs. Why not! If you're nearby pull up a </span>hay bale<span> and join us in the beautiful walled garden.</span><br><span><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/261538/1716a531ef37946ae119093eabd280fb0871d23b/original/buryfolkfestival.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" alt="" /></span></p><hr><p><span class="text-big"><i><strong>UPCOMING SUMMER GIGS</strong></i></span><br><i><strong>June 2023</strong></i><br>16th <a class="no-pjax" href="%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8Bhttp://www.milvertonmusic.co.uk/" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="Milverton Music Club">Milverton Music Club</a>, Victoria Rooms, Milverton, Somerset (Brooks & Aaron Catlow!)<br>24th <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.buryfolkfestival.co.uk" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="Bury Folk Festival">Bury Folk Festival</a>, Bury St. Edmunds (SOLO) <br>30th <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/brooks-williams-and-aaron-catlow-music-event-tickets-622592199027" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="The Bent Arms">The Bent Arms</a>, Lindfield, West Sussex (Brooks & Aaron Catlow!)<br><i><strong>July 2023</strong></i><br>1st <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.folkinafield.co.uk/" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="Folk In A Field Festival">Folk In A Field Festival</a>, Bradmoor Woods, West Acre (Brooks & Aaron Catlow!)<br>17th <a class="no-pjax" href="mailto:redguitar@rocketmail.com" target="_blank" data-link-type="email" contents="Ellis Theatre">Ellis Theatre</a>, Marlborough (Brooks & Aaron Catlow!) <br>27th <a class="no-pjax" href="https://otterton-mill.yapsody.com/event/index/762019/brooks-williams-and-aaron-catlow" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="Otterton Mill">Otterton Mill</a>, Otterton, Devon (Brooks & Aaron Catlow) <br><i><strong>August 2023</strong></i><br>5th Down Home Festival, Ilam, Derbyshire (SOLO)<br>13th <a class="no-pjax" href="https://bit.ly/BFF23EARLY" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="The Brasenose Fringe Festival">The Brasenose Fringe Festival</a>, Cropredy (SOLO)<br>27th Private Event, Barton on Humber (SOLO)<br><br><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/261538/2240f0c8c40eec37cc019ccc19622e576d784fcf/original/230503-gratefulfreds-brooksandaaron.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" alt="" /></p><hr><p><span class="text-big"><i><strong>PRE-ORDER! PRE-ORDER!</strong></i></span><br>Reserve your copy or download of <i><strong>Should We Tell Him: The Songs Of Don Everly</strong></i>, by Rab Noakes & Brooks Williams. The release date is 25 August 2023. Read more about our album <a class="no-pjax" href="https://brookswilliams.com/should-we-tell-him" target="_blank" data-link-type="page" data-link-label="Should We Tell Him?" contents="here">here</a>. Thank you, in advance, for supporting my efforts to get this duo album with the late, great Rab Noakes out into the world! <a class="no-pjax" href="https://brookswilliams.com/album/2472845/should-we-tell-him-songs-by-don-everly" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="ORDER HERE">ORDER HERE</a>.<br><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/261538/5edb09ee80c1bca4f3da2912e14235a78a551059/original/kesiak-rab-and-brooks-sept22-168-2.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" alt="" /></p><hr><p><span class="text-big"><i><strong>2 LIVE SOLO VIDEOS</strong></i></span><br><i><strong>Here Comes The Blues</strong></i>, recorded live at <i>The Green Note</i> in Camden Town London. <a class="no-pjax" href="https://youtu.be/mjJ7NCSGgBo" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="WATCH VIDEO">WATCH HERE COMES THE BLUES VIDEO</a>. <i><strong>A Little Way Up</strong></i>, recorded live at <i>The Live Room</i> in Saltaire. <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pz0yv0d_znY" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="WATCH A LITTLE WAY UP VIDEO">WATCH A LITTLE WAY UP VIDEO</a>.<br><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/261538/a74d68bf91aebda27083dfe99657452fd140e7c6/original/brooks-live-solo-edited.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsInNtYWxsIl1d.jpg" class="size_s justify_center border_" alt="" /></p><hr><p><a class="no-pjax" href="https://brookswilliams.com/home" target="_blank" data-link-type="page" data-link-label="Home" contents="WEBSITE"><span class="text-big"><strong>WEBSITE</strong></span></a><br><br><a class="no-pjax" href="https://brookswilliams.com/tour-dates" target="_blank" data-link-type="page" data-link-label="Tour Dates" contents="TOUR DATES"><span class="text-big"><strong>TOUR DATES</strong></span></a><br><br><a class="no-pjax" href="https://brookswilliams.com/store-front" target="_blank" data-link-type="page" data-link-label="STORE FRONT" contents="BUY CDs&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;DLs"><span class="text-big"><strong>BUY CDs & </strong></span><span><strong>DLs</strong></span></a></p>Brooks Williamstag:brookswilliams.com,2005:Post/72152642023-05-25T14:30:26+01:002023-05-25T14:30:27+01:0024 May 2023<p><span class="text-big"><i><strong>ARE YOU SOMEONE?</strong></i></span><br>It was perhaps a bit extravagant to book Abbey Road Studios in London, but I felt my friend's final recording deserved a 1st Class send-off - and Abbey Road is about as 1st Class as it gets. Approaching the studio from our hotel in Maida Vale I was a giddy fan, but as I was paying the high hourly rate there was no time to hang about like some slack-jawed yokel. The clock was ticking. If you've been to Abbey Road before you know it sits back from the road behind some iron gates, a small car park between the road and the front door. Just opposite the entrance is the famous zebra crossing which is nearly always filled with tourists re-enacting the Beatles' <i>Abbey Road</i> album cover. As Jo and I went through the gate a handful of tourists ran over to see us and were shouting for us the look back so they could take our photo. One of them asked, "Are you someone?" We stopped, turned around and gave them a cheery wave, but I thought how disappointed they'd be later to find out I wasn't. Still, we enjoyed the moment we got to live vicariously through the fame of others before entering the front door of that holy of holies. There was work to be done. <br><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/261538/3690faffb765d4c6d904f7287b19cc5b53805e3a/original/abbey-road-sign.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" alt="" /></p><hr><p><span class="text-big"><i><strong>SUMMER TOUR DATES</strong></i></span><br><br><i><strong>MAY 2023</strong></i><br>27th Lawn & Tennis Club, Cambridge (SOLO)<br><i><strong>June 2023</strong></i><br>4th <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.nettlehamlive.org/" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="Nettleham Village Hall">Village Hall</a>, Nettleham, Lincoln (Brooks & Aaron Catlow!)<br>8th <a class="no-pjax" href="http://www.ticketsource.co.uk/barry-arts-festival/t-yaeaoak" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="Barry Arts Festival">Barry Arts Festival</a>, Barry, Wales (Brooks & Aaron Catlow!)<br>16th <a class="no-pjax" href="%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8Bhttp://www.milvertonmusic.co.uk/" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="Milverton Music Club">Milverton Music Club</a>, Victoria Rooms, Milverton, Somerset (Brooks & Aaron Catlow!)<br>30th <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/brooks-williams-and-aaron-catlow-music-event-tickets-622592199027" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="The Bent Arms">The Bent Arms</a>, Lindfield, West Sussex (Brooks & Aaron Catlow!)<br><i><strong>July 2023</strong></i><br>1st <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.folkinafield.co.uk/" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="Folk In A Field Festival">Folk In A Field Festival</a>, Bradmoor Woods, West Acre (Brooks & Aaron Catlow!)<br>17th <a class="no-pjax" href="mailto:redguitar@rocketmail.com" target="_blank" data-link-type="email" contents="Ellis Theatre">Ellis Theatre</a>, Marlborough (Brooks & Aaron Catlow!)<br>24th <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.buryfolkfestival.co.uk" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="Bury Folk Festival">Bury Folk Festival</a>, Bury St. Edmunds (SOLO)<br>27th <a class="no-pjax" href="https://otterton-mill.yapsody.com/event/index/762019/brooks-williams-and-aaron-catlow" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="Otterton Mill">Otterton Mill</a>, Otterton, Devon (Brooks & Aaron Catlow) <br><i><strong>August 2023</strong></i><br>5th Down Home Festival, Ilam, Derbyshire (SOLO)<br>13th <a class="no-pjax" href="https://bit.ly/BFF23EARLY" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="The Brasenose Fringe Festival">The Brasenose Fringe Festival</a>, Cropredy (SOLO)<br>27th Private Event, Barton on Humber (SOLO)<br><br><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/261538/891eb2bfd5afa08e199fcb3ff9feb98c45c67646/original/road-riffs-image.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" alt="" /></p><hr><p><span class="text-big"><i><strong>SHOULD WE TELL HIM: SONGS BY DON EVERLY</strong></i></span><br><i><strong>Release Date: 25 August 2023</strong></i></p><p>The plan to record <i><strong>SHOULD WE TELL HIM: SONGS BY DON EVERLY</strong></i> was hatched long before Rab Noakes & I actually got into the studio. Five years, to be exact. But it had been on Rab's radar for many more years than that. Finally, in 2022 the stars and life aligned and the adventure began. In September we were in Chem19 Studio and recorded eleven songs in 3-days. On the 3rd day Rab said, "Hey, this sounds pretty good!" Sadly, a little over a month later, Rab's health took a down-turn and he asked me to see this recording to completion. I'm honoured Rab asked me to escort this recording out into the world and into your ears. I think it's something really special and ranks right up there with some of the finest music my friend recorded over the course of his long career. <a class="no-pjax" href="https://brookswilliams.com/album/2472845/should-we-tell-him-songs-by-don-everly" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="PRE-ORDERS">PRE-ORDERS</a> are available and you can read more about the whole thing <a class="no-pjax" href="https://brookswilliams.com/should-we-tell-him" target="_blank" data-link-type="page" data-link-label="Should We Tell Him?" contents="HERE">HERE</a>.<br><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/261538/fddc0e163851b6c91074e1ae7d4ae885c271d6bd/original/should-we-tell-him-cover-medres.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" alt="" /></p><hr><p><span class="text-big"><i><strong>LIVE SOLO VIDEOS</strong></i></span><br>Here's a solo version of <i><strong>IF YOU WANT THE RAINBOW</strong></i> filmed / recorded at The Green Note in London. Have a <a class="no-pjax" href="https://youtu.be/8wxj1kETu8g" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="look-see">look-see</a>.</p><hr><p><span class="text-big"><i><strong>BONUS FREE DOWNLOAD</strong></i></span><br>Don Everly's song, <i><strong>Should We Tell Him</strong></i>, recorded at home. Get your free mp3 using the download code at the bottom of this email.</p><p><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/261538/04ccd521d68161723ef15363493010fc08959e14/original/img-2801.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" alt="" /></p><hr><p><a class="no-pjax" href="https://brookswilliams.com/home" target="_blank" data-link-type="page" data-link-label="Home" contents="WEBSITE"><span class="text-big"><strong>WEBSITE</strong></span></a><br><br><a class="no-pjax" href="https://brookswilliams.com/tour-dates" target="_blank" data-link-type="page" data-link-label="Tour Dates" contents="TOUR DATES"><span class="text-big"><strong>TOUR DATES</strong></span></a><br><br><a class="no-pjax" href="https://brookswilliams.com/store-front" target="_blank" data-link-type="page" data-link-label="STORE FRONT" contents="BUY CDs&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;DLs"><span class="text-big"><strong>BUY CDs & </strong></span><span><strong>DLs</strong></span></a></p>Brooks Williamstag:brookswilliams.com,2005:Post/72133412023-05-22T14:02:16+01:002023-05-22T14:02:17+01:009 May 2023<p><span class="text-big"><i><strong>WHOEVER YOU ARE</strong></i></span><br> In mid-December we were on the road late at night heading for Chem19 Studio near Glasgow, where we were to begin mixing the Songs Of Don Everly album that Rab Noakes and I recorded shortly before his passing. My cunning plan was to drive as far as the Scotch Corner Travelodge, sleep a few hours, and drive the rest of the way in the morning.<br> It was slow going because of the fog. And the ice. And the road works. And the road closures. It was the wee hours when we finally arrived at the hotel. Our sights were set on a couple hours sleep, so we only got the essentials out of the car.<br> When I say I don't remember my head hitting the pillow I mean it, we were that knackered. At 5am - bloody body clock! - I had that half-sleep, half-awake inventory moment where you get your bearings in a strange place. Window. Check. Door, Check. Bed. Check. Guitar. ??? Guitar. ??? I sat bolt upright and put on the light - sorry Jo! - and to my horror I didn't see my guitar anywhere.<br> I pulled on my jeans and stepped into my boots and was out in the corridor to see if I'd left it there. No. Or at reception. No. In the car. No.<br> As I stand in the early morning cold a hazy memory is knocking on my conscious mind. Like watching a film, I see myself in the dark of the night before taking the guitar out of the car and putting it on the ground next to the car while I get other stuff out.<br> With leaden feet and sunken heart, I go back inside the Travelodge. There is someone at the front desk now. Can I help you? Yes, I left something valuable in the car park when we arrived late last night. She reached behind the partition. Oh, you mean this, she asked, with my guitar case in her hands? Yes, I said, exactly that. Some good and honest soul, arriving even later than us had apparently brought my beloved guitar into reception guessing correctly that it belonged to someone staying at the hotel. Who was that good and honest soul? I shall probably never know. Still, I say thank you. Whoever you are. My guitar is now chained to my wrist.<br><br><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/261538/7142a0037207ac512640d7adf82afd48f8c418f0/original/img-8355.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" alt="" /></p><hr><p><span class="text-big"><i><strong>SUMMER'S SO BRIGHT WE GOTTA WEAR SHADES</strong></i></span><br><span class="text-big"><i><strong><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/261538/4e6fc29ce69a3f3d3e12641140c73a59c0f071d9/original/maverickbrooks2-ecki.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsInNtYWxsIl1d.jpg" class="size_s justify_left border_" alt="" /></strong></i></span><span class="text-small"><i><strong>(photo by Ecki)</strong></i></span><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><i><strong>MAY 2023</strong></i><br>10th <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.baldockfolkclub.org/" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="Baldock Folk Club">Baldock Folk Club</a>, Baldock, Herfordshire (SOLO)<br>11th <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.crailfolkclub.org.uk/home" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="Crail Folk Club">Crail Folk Club</a>, Fife (with Dan Walsh)<br>13th Manley Village Hall, Cheshire (with Dan Walsh)<br>18th Black Swan York, (with Dan Walsh)<br>19th Village Hall Eaton Constantine (with Dan Walsh)<br>21st <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.hitchinfolkclub.idnet.net/" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="The Cricket Pavilion">The Cricket Pavilion</a>, Hitchin, Hertfordshire (with Dan Walsh)<br>27th Lawn & Tennis Club, Cambridge (SOLO)<br><i><strong>June 2023</strong></i><br>4th <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.nettlehamlive.org/" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="Nettleham Village Hall">Village Hall</a>, Nettleham, Lincoln (Brooks & Aaron Catlow!)<br>8th <a class="no-pjax" href="http://www.ticketsource.co.uk/barry-arts-festival/t-yaeaoak" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="Barry Arts Festival">Barry Arts Festival</a>, Barry, Wales (Brooks & Aaron Catlow!)<br>16th <a class="no-pjax" href="%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8Bhttp://www.milvertonmusic.co.uk/" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="Milverton Music Club">Milverton Music Club</a>, Victoria Rooms, Milverton, Somerset (Brooks & Aaron Catlow!)<br>30th <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/brooks-williams-and-aaron-catlow-music-event-tickets-622592199027" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="The Bent Arms">The Bent Arms</a>, Lindfield, West Sussex (Brooks & Aaron Catlow!)<br><i><strong>July 2023</strong></i><br>1st <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.folkinafield.co.uk/" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="Folk In A Field Festival">Folk In A Field Festival</a>, Bradmoor Woods, West Acre (Brooks & Aaron Catlow!)<br>17th <a class="no-pjax" href="mailto:redguitar@rocketmail.com" target="_blank" data-link-type="email" contents="Ellis Theatre">Ellis Theatre</a>, Marlborough (Brooks & Aaron Catlow!)<br>27th <a class="no-pjax" href="https://otterton-mill.yapsody.com/event/index/762019/brooks-williams-and-aaron-catlow" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="Otterton Mill">Otterton Mill</a>, Otterton, Devon (Brooks & Aaron Catlow) <br><i><strong>August 2023</strong></i><br>5th Down Home Festival, Ilam, Derbyshire (SOLO)<br>13th <a class="no-pjax" href="https://bit.ly/BFF23EARLY" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="The Brasenose Fringe Festival">The Brasenose Fringe Festival</a>, Cropredy (SOLO)<br>27th Private Event, Barton on Humber (SOLO)</p><hr><p><span class="text-big"><i><strong>BROOKS & AARON CONCERT REVIEW</strong></i></span><br>AmericanaUK reviewed our April show at Cumberland Arms in Newcastle. You can read it <a class="no-pjax" href="https://americana-uk.com/live-review-brooks-williams-aaron-catlow-the-cumberland-arms-newcastle-upon-tyne-23rd-april-2023" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="HERE">HERE</a>.<br><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/261538/2240f0c8c40eec37cc019ccc19622e576d784fcf/original/230503-gratefulfreds-brooksandaaron.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" alt="" /></p><p> </p><hr><p><span class="text-big"><i><strong>BONUS FREE DOWNLOAD</strong></i></span><br>I was thinking of songs about borders and this one popped into my head. It's Al Stewart's "On The Border" which I probably first heard on FM radio in the USA when I was a young 'un. If I were to do a border theme, what might be next? Poncho And Lefty? Dave Alvin's Border Radio? John Hiatt's Across The Borderline? What else? Get your free mp3 using the download code at the bottom of this email.</p><p><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/261538/891eb2bfd5afa08e199fcb3ff9feb98c45c67646/original/road-riffs-image.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" alt="" /></p><hr><p><a class="no-pjax" href="https://brookswilliams.com" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="WEBSITE"><span class="text-big"><strong>WEBSITE</strong></span></a><br><br><a class="no-pjax" href="https://brookswilliams.com/tour-dates" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="ALL TOUR DATES"><span class="text-big"><strong>ALL TOUR DATES</strong></span></a><br><br><a class="no-pjax" href="https://brookswilliams.com/store-front" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="BUY CDs,&nbsp;DLs &amp; T-Shirts"><span class="text-big"><strong>BUY CDs, </strong></span><span><strong>DLs & T-Shirts</strong></span></a></p>Brooks Williamstag:brookswilliams.com,2005:Post/71831932023-04-03T15:14:00+01:002023-04-03T15:14:00+01:0030 March 2023<p><span class="text-big"><i><strong>TOUR RIFFS</strong></i></span><br>Riffs as warm-ups for the gigs I'm doing just now. How many can you name?<br><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/261538/891eb2bfd5afa08e199fcb3ff9feb98c45c67646/original/road-riffs-image.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" alt="" /><br><a class="no-pjax" href="https://youtu.be/aWFYZ13gS7o" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="TOUR RIFF #1">TOUR RIFF #1</a><br><br><a class="no-pjax" href="https://youtu.be/aigV38q0VMM" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="TOUR RIFF #2">TOUR RIFF #2</a><br><br><a class="no-pjax" href="https://youtu.be/leALTc2vp8g" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="TOUR RIFF #3">TOUR RIFF #3</a><br><br><a class="no-pjax" href="https://youtube.com/shorts/7RX95IhEhWE?feature=share" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="TOUR RIFF #4">TOUR RIFF #4</a></p><hr><p><span class="text-big"><i><strong>BROOKS & AARON TOUR CONTINUES!</strong></i></span><br><i>The 2nd leg of the "Ready For The Times" Tour 2023 continues over the next few weeks. We're loving the concerts - thanks to all who have come out to the shows - and enjoying getting new songs into the repertoire for the new album we're recording in July.</i><br><i><strong>April 2023</strong></i><br>15th <a class="no-pjax" href="https://ripleylive.com/index.php/upcoming-events/261-brooks-catlow" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="Ripley Live">Ripley Live</a>, Ripley, North Yorkshire<br>16th <a class="no-pjax" href="https://eartrumpetmusic.co.uk/#events/e84016" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="The Folk House">The Folk House</a>, Bristol <br>20th <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.facebook.com/people/Calder-Vale-Country-Club/100057307965724/" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="Calder Vale Country Club">Calder Vale Country Club</a>, Calder Vale, Garstang<br>21st <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.hypercoastermusic.com/gig-listing" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="Wee Bear Cafe">Wee Bear Cafe</a>, Bridgend of Lintrathen <br>22nd <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.hypercoastermusic.com/gig-listing" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="The Masonic Hall">The Masonic Hall</a>, Broughty Ferry<br>23rd <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/laughing-dog-music" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="The Cumberland Arms">The Cumberland Arms</a>, Newcastle<br>24th <a class="no-pjax" href="https://croydonfolkclub.org.uk/" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="Croydon Folk Club">Croydon Folk Club</a>, Croydon, South London<br>28th <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.wegottickets.com/event/562437" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="Wesley Centre">Wesley Centre</a>, Maltby, Nr. Rotherham <br>29th <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.wegottickets.com/event/565130" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="Wadsworth Community Centre">Wadsworth Community Centre</a>, Wadsworth<br><i><strong>May 2023</strong></i><br>3rd <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.theatkinson.co.uk/events/grateful-freds-may-2023/" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="Grateful Fred’s">Grateful Fred’s</a>, The Atkinson, Southport</p><p><span class="text-small"><i><strong><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/261538/33fb3e2b07aea4da1c242708124d8c69eff63c5e/original/aaroncatlow-brookswilliams-2.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" alt="" /></strong></i></span></p><p style="text-align:center;"><span class="text-small"><i><strong>(photo by Andy Craig)</strong></i></span></p><hr><p><span class="text-big"><i><strong>SONGS BY DON EVERLY</strong></i></span><br>The album of Don Everly songs that Rab Noakes and I recorded shortly before his untimely passing will be out this summer. Watch this space for further information.<br><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/261538/83ac2769c4223e003fbb8d09d4617c7f11dc762e/original/kesiak-brooks-williams-sept22-029-edit.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" alt="" /></p><p style="text-align:center;"><span class="text-small"><i><strong>(photo by Kris Kesiak)</strong></i></span></p><hr><p><span class="text-big"><i><strong>MARCH'S FREE DOWNLOAD</strong></i></span><br>This month's song is Ewan MacColl's "Dirty Old Town," which I recorded in my home studio. Find the download code at the bottom of this email.</p><hr><p><span class="text-big"><i><strong>MAY - JUNE GUITAR SESSIONS</strong></i></span><br>If you live near Cambridge and fancy joining either an 8-week beginner or intermediate guitar session, then contact Heather for more <a class="no-pjax" href="mailto:community@astreacottenham.org" target="_blank" data-link-type="email" contents="details">details</a>.<span> </span><br><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/261538/956409df09aeff0630a060e5a9cde12cc89f0f4d/original/albanlowdesign-2-blueandgreenmedres.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" alt="" /></p><p style="text-align:center;"><span class="text-small"><i><strong>(Design by Alban Low)</strong></i></span></p><hr><p><a class="no-pjax" href="https://brookswilliams.com" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="WEBSITE"><span class="text-big"><strong>WEBSITE</strong></span></a><br><br><a class="no-pjax" href="https://brookswilliams.com/tour-dates" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="ALL TOUR DATES"><span class="text-big"><strong>ALL TOUR DATES</strong></span></a><br><br><a class="no-pjax" href="https://brookswilliams.com/store-front" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="BUY CDs,&nbsp;DLs &amp; T-Shirts"><span class="text-big"><strong>BUY CDs, </strong></span><span><strong>DLs & T-Shirts</strong></span></a></p><p><a class="no-pjax" href="https://brookswilliams.com/store-front" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents=""><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/261538/d3a5b565c9ec6842b8574c58c9e94e731a8eab01/original/tshirt-bw-ac.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" alt="" /></a></p>Brooks Williamstag:brookswilliams.com,2005:Post/71831912023-04-03T15:12:26+01:002023-04-03T15:12:26+01:0028 February 2023<p><span class="text-big"><i><strong>GUITAR MEDITATIONS</strong></i></span><br>I've been enjoying this new Atkin T-52, especially playing it first thing in the morning with the amp volume really low. The neighbours, I'm sure, appreciate it! Here's a link to two of these morning guitar meditations.<br><a class="no-pjax" href="https://youtu.be/3iL345Zk35o" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents=""><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/261538/247d2d46cd4318b89df908c796d066c3cbc89d56/original/j-52-photo.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" alt="" /></a><br><a class="no-pjax" href="https://youtu.be/3iL345Zk35o" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="WHEELS"><i><strong>WHEELS</strong></i></a><i><strong> </strong></i><br><br><a class="no-pjax" href="https://youtu.be/Wx61A5vka2s" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="LOVE"><i><strong>LOVE</strong></i></a></p><hr><p><span class="text-big"><i><strong>CONCERT FOR RAB</strong></i></span><br>At The Aurrie in Lower Largo Fife! Brooks solo plus lots of special guests including Val McDermid and Liz Lochead. Other TBA. More details <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/the-aurrie-for-rab" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="here">here</a>.<br><a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/the-aurrie-for-rab" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents=""><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/261538/849369fe1f2b4d0c60030bc6185e2ff3295b63e2/original/rab-fundraiser-poster.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a></p><hr><p><span class="text-big"><i><span><strong>BEHIND THE STRINGS Interview</strong></span></i></span><br>I recently did an interview with "Behind The Strings." Read it <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.behindthestringsqna.com/post/brooks-williams" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="here">here</a>! <br><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/261538/e6c666e3c245112aa20ddd05a0d6033f50c43de3/original/1-brooks-hires.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" alt="" /></p><p style="text-align:center;"><span class="text-small"><i><strong>(photo by Ecki)</strong></i></span></p><hr><p><span class="text-big"><i><strong>CONCERTS SPRING 2023</strong></i></span><br><i><strong>March 2023</strong></i><br>1st <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.theatkinson.co.uk/events/grateful-freds-americana-march-2023/" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="Grateful Freds">Grateful Freds</a>, The Atkinson, Southport (Brooks & Boo Hewerdine)<br>2nd <a class="no-pjax" href="https://chapelarts.org/events/brooks-williams-boo-hewerdine-state-of-the-union/" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="Chapel Arts">Chapel Arts</a>, Bath (Brooks & Boo Hewerdine)<br>4th <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.wegottickets.com/event/565557" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="Thornton Hough Village Hall">Thornton Hough Village Hall</a>, Wirral (Brooks & Boo Hewerdine)<br>5th <a class="no-pjax" href="http://www.the-ropewalk.co.uk/" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="The Ropewalk">The Ropewalk</a>, Barton-on-Humber (Brooks & Boo Hewerdine)<br>7th <a class="no-pjax" href="http://www.montrosefolkclub.co.uk/" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="Montrose Folk Club">Montrose Folk Club</a>, Montrose (Brooks & Boo Hewerdine)<br>9th <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/petfringe/t-dvkeqod" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="Leconfield Hall">Leconfield Hall</a>, Petworth (Brooks & Boo Hewerdine)<br>11th <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.railwayinn.pub/shows/state-of-the-union-boo-hewerdine-and-brooks-williams/#tickets" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="Railway Inn">Railway Inn</a>, Winchester (Brooks & Boo Hewerdine)<br>12th <a class="no-pjax" href="https://theliveroom.info/show/state-of-the-union-uk/" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="The Live Room">The Live Room</a>, Saltaire (Brooks & Boo Hewerdine)<br>14th <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.stdavidshallcardiff.co.uk/whats-on/folk/brooks-williams-aaron-catlow/" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="St. David’s Hall">St. David’s Hall</a>, Cardiff, Wales (Brooks & Aaron Catlow!)<br>15th <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.thegladcafe.co.uk/events/2023-03-15-state-of-the-union-the-glad-cafe" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="The Glad Cafe">The Glad Cafe</a>, Glasgow (Brooks & Boo Hewerdine)<br>24th <a class="no-pjax" href="https://cambridgefolkclub.co.uk/collections/tickets/products/20230324-friday-24th-march-2023-brooks-williams-aaron-catlow" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="Cambridge Folk Club">Cambridge Folk Club</a>, Cambridge (Brooks & Aaron Catlow!)<br>25th <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/bore-st/lichfield-guildhall/aaron-catlow-brooks-williams/2023-03-25/20:00/t-yazogem" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="The Guildhall">The Guildhall</a>, Lichfield Arts, Lichfield (Brooks & Aaron Catlow!)<br><i><strong>April 2023</strong></i><br>1st <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/the-aurrie-for-rab" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="Gig For Rab">Gig For Rab</a>, Tribute Benefit Concert For Rab Noakes, The Aurrie, Lower Largo, Fife (Brooks solo) <br>15th <a class="no-pjax" href="https://ripleylive.com/index.php/upcoming-events/261-brooks-catlow" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="Ripley Live">Ripley Live</a>, Ripley, North Yorkshire (Brooks & Aaron Catlow!)<br>16th <a class="no-pjax" href="https://eartrumpetmusic.co.uk/#events/e84016" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="The Folk House">The Folk House</a>, Bristol (Brooks & Aaron Catlow!) <br>20th <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.facebook.com/people/Calder-Vale-Country-Club/100057307965724/" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="Calder Vale Country Club">Calder Vale Country Club</a>, Calder Vale, Garstang (Brooks & Aaron Catlow!)<br>21st <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.hypercoastermusic.com/gig-listing" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="Wee Bear Cafe">Wee Bear Cafe</a>, Bridgend of Lintrathen (Brooks & Aaron Catlow!) <br>22nd <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.hypercoastermusic.com/gig-listing" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="The Masonic Hall">The Masonic Hall</a>, Broughty Ferry (Brooks & Aaron Catlow!)<br>23rd <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/laughing-dog-music" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="The Cumberland Arms">The Cumberland Arms</a>, Newcastle (Brooks & Aaron Catlow!)<br>24th <a class="no-pjax" href="https://croydonfolkclub.org.uk/" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="Croydon Folk Club">Croydon Folk Club</a>, Croydon, South London (Brooks & Aaron Catlow!)<br>28th <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.wegottickets.com/event/562437" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="Wesley Centre">Wesley Centre</a>, Maltby, Nr. Rotherham (Brooks & Aaron Catlow!) <br>29th <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.wegottickets.com/event/565130" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="Wadsworth Community Centre">Wadsworth Community Centre</a>, Wadsworth (Brooks & Aaron Catlow!)<br><i><strong>May 2023</strong></i><br>3rd <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.theatkinson.co.uk/events/grateful-freds-may-2023/" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="Grateful Fred’s">Grateful Fred’s</a>, The Atkinson, Southport (Brooks & Aaron Catlow!)</p><p><span class="text-small"><i><strong><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/261538/33fb3e2b07aea4da1c242708124d8c69eff63c5e/original/aaroncatlow-brookswilliams-2.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" alt="" /></strong></i></span></p><p style="text-align:center;"><span class="text-small"><i><strong>(photo by Andy Craig)</strong></i></span></p><hr><p><span class="text-big"><i><strong>BUY ONE OF BROOKS' GUITARS!</strong></i></span><br><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/261538/15ded0db82cecd114ea0ead16bf482af6f4ec57c/original/atkin-j43a.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" alt="" />One of Brooks' J-43s is on-sale by its current owner. If you're interested have a look <a class="no-pjax" href="https://reverb.com/uk/shop/robs-gear-outlet-729" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="here">here</a>! All kinds of videos and information posted by the owner.</p><hr><p><span class="text-big"><i><strong>FEBRUARY'S FREE DOWNLOAD</strong></i></span><br>A lively live version of Mose Allison's song <i>Your Mind Is On Vacation</i>. Find the download code at the bottom of this email.</p><hr><p><a class="no-pjax" href="https://brookswilliams.com" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="WEBSITE"><span class="text-big"><strong>WEBSITE</strong></span></a><br><br><a class="no-pjax" href="https://brookswilliams.com/tour-dates" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="ALL TOUR DATES"><span class="text-big"><strong>ALL TOUR DATES</strong></span></a><br><br><a class="no-pjax" href="https://brookswilliams.com/store-front" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="BUY CDs,&nbsp;DLs &amp; T-Shirts"><span class="text-big"><strong>BUY CDs, </strong></span><span><strong>DLs & T-Shirts</strong></span></a></p><p><a class="no-pjax" href="https://brookswilliams.com/store-front" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents=""><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:bzglfiles/u/261538/d3a5b565c9ec6842b8574c58c9e94e731a8eab01/original/tshirt-bw-ac.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" alt="" /></a></p>Brooks Williamstag:brookswilliams.com,2005:Post/71357692023-01-10T07:09:03+00:002023-01-10T07:09:04+00:009 January 2023<p> </p>
<p><span class="font_large"><em><span style="font-size: 22.4px;"><b>G-Live Gala Concert on 4 January</b></span></em></span><br> <br><span class="font_regular">It was an honour to join Paul Jones, Jools Holland, Madeleine Bell, Paddy Milner and a host of other superbly talented musicians at G-Live Concert Hall the other night to support <a contents="The Prostate Project" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://prostate-project.net" target="_blank">The Prostate Project</a>. A great night of music for an important cause. Proceeds from the two sold-out concerts were donated to the charity. </span><br> <br><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/261538/d1b66790b29a9715ad1d4f296aeb1f550a373184/original/glive-concert1.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_none" alt="" /></p>
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<p><em><strong><span class="font_large">INSTRUMENTALIST OF THE YEAR??</span></strong></em><br> <br><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/261538/15c21d8086bb4d14aaf41d9bdf1641591af39b46/original/323765871-555209339829736-8509718240032719587-n-copy.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_none" alt="" /></p>
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<p><span class="font_regular">This unexpected announcement made its way across social media on New Year's Day: "Congratulations to Brooks Williams on being short listed for instrumentalist of the year in the annual Fatea Awards." Read about all the awards <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.fatea-records.co.uk/magazine/news/Nominees2022/" target="_blank"><strong>HERE</strong></a>.</span></p>
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<p><strong><span class="font_large"><em>JANUARY'S FREE DOWNLOAD</em></span></strong><br> <br><span class="font_regular">Here's a gospel-blues track from an album I made in 1995. I arranged the song with a Joseph Spence feel. The sessions were produced by Colin Linden way back then. Use the code at the bottom of this email to get your mp3.</span></p>
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<p> </p>Brooks Williamstag:brookswilliams.com,2005:Post/71357682023-01-10T07:07:49+00:002023-01-10T07:07:49+00:007 December 2022<p> </p>
<p><span class="font_large"><em><span style="font-size: 22.4px;"><b>REMEMBERING RAB NOAKES</b></span></em></span><br> <br><span class="font_regular">On <em><strong>Thursday 15th December 2022</strong></em>, we're honouring our friend <em><strong>Rab Noakes</strong></em> at <em><strong>Kirkcaldy Acoustic Music Club</strong></em> in Scotland. Rab, a longtime friend of the club, was booked to play there on December 15th. After his passing they asked me if I would take over the booking in his honour. I agreed without hesitation. Over the course of the evening I will be singing a couple of Rab's songs as well as a song or two from <em><strong>The Songs Of Don Everly</strong></em> album we recorded in September. Doors open at 7:30pm and the music begins at 8pm. <strong><i>All the booking details </i><a contents="HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.kirkcaldyacousticmusicclub.co.uk" style="font-style: italic;" target="_blank">HERE</a><i>.</i></strong> Please join us as we fondly remember our friend, the late, great <em><strong>Rab Noakes</strong></em>.</span><br> <br><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/261538/ddb3e3416ffbb6415cd352dd9aeeb77f4e6fea9d/original/kesiak-rabandbrooks-nov18-0007-edit-edit.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_thick" alt="" /><em><strong><span class="font_regular">Photo Kris Kesiak</span></strong></em></p>
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<p><span class="font_large"><em><strong>LAST "FORTUNE" GIG 'TIL THE NEW YEAR!</strong></em></span><br> <br><span class="font_regular">Our last <em>Fortune By Design</em> gig until the New Year is happening in Leicestershire on Friday, 9 December. If you're nearby please join us. It's been a great run of dates and I've thoroughly enjoyed all these gigs with Dan Walsh over the last year. We've got more coming up in 2023. All the details about upcoming shows are on our <a contents="website" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.brookswilliamsdanwalsh.com" target="_blank">website</a>. Meanwhile, our last duo gig of 2022 is on Friday, December 9th at <a contents="Great Easton Village Hall" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.wegottickets.com/event/548999" target="_blank">Great Easton Village Hall</a> in Leicestershire. Get our CD, <em><strong>Fortune By Design</strong></em>, <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="Store" data-link-type="page" href="https://brookswilliams.com/store" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</span><br> <br><span class="font_small"><em><strong><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/261538/6d568ca6d4165b05ed1ff6db7f39dd08f43d1b13/original/fortune-cover-hires.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_thick" alt="" />Photo Kris Kesiak</strong></em></span></p>
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<p><strong><span class="font_large"><em>DECEMBER'S EXTRA FREE DOWNLOAD</em></span></strong><br> <br><span class="font_regular">Here's the 2nd - yes 2nd! - free download for December. This one is a live version of <em><strong>Roving Gambler</strong></em> played on cigar box guitar. Use the code at the bottom of this email to get your mp3.</span></p>
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<p> </p>Brooks Williamstag:brookswilliams.com,2005:Post/71114162022-11-27T21:58:30+00:002022-11-27T21:58:30+00:0023 November 2022<p> </p>
<p><span style="font-size: 22.4px;"><b>FINAL SHOWS OF 2022!</b></span><br> <br><span class="font_regular">Thank you for making this a lovely year. Here's the last dates in the books for 2022.<br> <br><br> <br><strong>November 2022</strong><br> <br>23rd <a contents="Louis Marchesi" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.wegottickets.com/event/553670" target="_blank">Louis Marchesi</a>, Norwich, Norfolk (Brooks & Dan Walsh) <strong>sold out!</strong> <br> <br>24th <a contents="The Forge at Anvil Arts" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.anvilarts.org.uk/whats-on/event/brooks-williams-dan-walsh" target="_blank">The Forge at Anvil Arts</a>, Basingstoke, Hampshire (Brooks & Dan Walsh)<br> <br>25th <a contents="Roots Music Club" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.wegottickets.com/event/557098" target="_blank">Roots Music Club</a>, Doncaster, South Yorkshire (Brooks & Dan Walsh) <br> <br>26th <a contents="Fulbourn Arts" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://fulbournarts.wordpress.com/music/" target="_blank">Fulbourn Arts</a>, Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire (Brooks & Dan Walsh)<br> <br><strong>December 2022</strong><br> <br>3rd <a contents="The Lightship" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://rnyc.org.uk/social/music-nights/" target="_blank">The Lightship</a>, Blyth, Northumberland (Brooks & Dan Walsh) <br> <br>9th <a contents="Great Easton Village Hall" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.wegottickets.com/event/548999" target="_blank">Great Easton Village Hall</a>, Great Easton, Leicestershire (Brooks & Dan Walsh)</span><br> <br>15th <a contents="Kirkcaldy Acoustic Music Club" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.kirkcaldyacousticmusicclub.co.uk/" target="_blank">Kirkcaldy Acoustic Music Club</a>, Kirkcaldy, Scotland (BROOKS SOLO!)<br> <br><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/261538/0e501828a95a49b80f78f4a0a09317c93aed596d/original/kesiak-brooks-williams-sept22-178-banner-col.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_medium" alt="" /><span class="font_small"><em><strong>Photo Kris Kesiak</strong></em></span></p>
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<p><strong><span class="font_large"><em>COMMEMORATING & CELEBRATING RAB NOAKES</em></span></strong><br> <br><span class="font_regular">A couple of weeks ago we lost our friend Rab Noakes. I'm still reeling from the suddenness of it all - sad times, indeed - but this morning I'm fondly remembering my friend, collaborator and mentor. <em><strong>The Guardian</strong></em> wrote a beautiful piece on Rab. Read about his amazing life <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/nov/21/rab-noakes-obituary" target="_blank">HERE</a>. It even mentions the Don Everly album we recorded together a few weeks ago. The day before Rab died we spoke of the album. He asked me to finish it and I promised him I would. So we are doing just that. Mixing in December and then, lord willing' and the creek don't rise, getting it ready for release in the new year. All of us involved in the creation of this album look forward to you hearing the music. We thought at the time of recording and now, this is something really special. Please stay tuned and I'll try and keep everyone posted with the progress. doing my part to get this into the world. Meanwhile, here's one of my favourite song's of Rab's. It's called <a contents="A Little Way Up" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/XNqVbRV0Bhs" target="_blank"><em><strong>A Little Way Up</strong></em></a>. We filmed this together in 2019.<br> <br><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/261538/dd5e9659a7a94c264d7d07c1790cdf7f9970526f/original/kesiak-rabandbrooks-nov18-0017-edit-edit.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_thick" alt="" /></span><span class="font_small"><em><strong>Photo Kris Kesiak</strong></em></span></p>
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<p><strong><span class="font_large">FREE TRACK FOR DECEMBER</span></strong><br> <br>This month's free track is Bessie Smith's classic <em><strong>After You've Gone</strong></em>, recorded live at The Courthouse in Wigan. There's a code at the bottom of this email to access the song. </p>
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<p> </p>Brooks Williamstag:brookswilliams.com,2005:Post/70974162022-11-07T21:10:22+00:002022-11-07T21:10:22+00:007 November 2022<p> </p>
<p><span style="font-size: 22.4px;"><b>FIRST USA GIGS SINCE MARCH 2020!</b></span><br> <br><span class="font_regular">I'm back to the USA to sing and play for the first time since March 2020. I'm really pleased to be back in the part of the world where it all began for me. Hope to see you out there if you're around! The concerts I had to postpone last week due to a family bereavement and going to the funeral will hopefully be re-scheduled next year. My heartfelt thanks to the venues for being so understanding about me having to postpone the performances to go to the funeral.<br> <br><br> <br><strong>November 2022</strong><br> <br>9th <a contents="The Exchange" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.exchangearts.org/listening-room" target="_blank">The Exchange</a>, Bloomsburg, PA<br> <br>10th DMusicGirl Concert Series, The Haven, Lagond Music, Elmsford, NY <a contents="INFO" data-link-label="" data-link-type="email" href="mailto:gillispiedonna485@gmail.com" target="_blank">INFO</a><br> <br>11th Lyrics Coffeehouse, Redding Community Center, Redding, CT <a contents="INFO" data-link-label="" data-link-type="email" href="mailto:rblick@townofreddingct.org" target="_blank">INFO</a><br> <br>12th <a contents="Stone Church Coffee House" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://stonechurchcoffeehouse.weebly.com" target="_blank">Stone Church Coffee House</a>, Bristol, RI<br> <br>13th The Blues Cafe, Southbury, CT <a contents="INFO" data-link-label="" data-link-type="email" href="mailto:bluescafebm@gmail.com" target="_blank">INFO</a><br> <br>15th <a contents="The Folk Club of Reston/Herndon" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://folkclubofrestonherndon.org/" target="_blank">The Folk Club of Reston/Herndon</a>, Herndon, VA<br> <br><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/261538/e54e94cf27567e7e3a2eba615b7fe8b2467ef493/original/kesiak-brooks-williams-sept22-187-edit.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_medium" alt="" /></span></p>
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<p><strong><span class="font_large">UK TOUR WITH DAN WALSH!</span></strong><br> <br><span class="font_regular"><strong><i>Me & Dan Walsh take our "Fortune By Design" Tour on the road soon. Read all about it <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.brookswilliamsdanwalsh.com" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</i></strong></span><br> <br><br> <br><span class="font_regular"><strong>November 2022</strong><br> <br>23rd <a contents="Louis Marchesi" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.wegottickets.com/event/553670" target="_blank">Louis Marchesi</a>, Norwich, Norfolk<br> <br>24th <a contents="The Forge" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.anvilarts.org.uk/whats-on/event/brooks-williams-dan-walsh" target="_blank">The Forge</a>, Basingstoke, Hampshire<br> <br>25th<a contents=" Roots Music Club" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.wegottickets.com/event/557098" target="_blank"> Roots Music Club</a>, Doncaster, South Yorkshire<br> <br>26th <a contents="Fulbourn Arts" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://fulbournarts.wordpress.com/music/" target="_blank">Fulbourn Arts</a>, Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire<br> <br><strong>December 2022</strong><br> <br>3rd <a contents="The Lightship" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://rnyc.org.uk/social/music-nights/" target="_blank">The Lightship</a>, Blyth, Northumberland<br> <br>9th <a contents="Great Easton Village Hall" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.wegottickets.com/event/548999" target="_blank">Great Easton Village Hall</a>, Great Easton, Leicestershire<br> <br><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/261538/6d568ca6d4165b05ed1ff6db7f39dd08f43d1b13/original/fortune-cover-hires.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_medium" alt="" /></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 22.4px;"><b>VIDEO LAUNCH!</b></span><br> <br><span class="font_regular">Aaron Catlow and I filmed a handful of songs at Area 88. Have a look!</span></p>
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<p><a contents="READY FOR THE TIMES" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lla_xR5jVko" target="_blank">READY FOR THE TIMES</a><br> <br><a contents="IF YOU WANT THE RAINBOW" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KE6L_h0U2ko" target="_blank">IF YOU WANT THE RAINBOW</a><br> <br><a contents="HESITATION BLUES" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaTD9gV6WlU">HESITATION BLUES</a><br> <br><a contents="SNAKE OIL" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYEcpNGRpEw" target="_blank">SNAKE OIL</a><br> <br><a contents="JACKSON GREYHOUND" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQzkBIMmkgY" target="_blank">JACKSON GREYHOUND</a><br> <br><span style="font-size: 1em;"><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/261538/33fb3e2b07aea4da1c242708124d8c69eff63c5e/original/aaroncatlow-brookswilliams-2.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_medium" alt="" /></span></p>
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<p><strong><span class="font_large">FREE TRACK FOR NOVEMBER</span></strong><br> <br>This month's free track is "Solitaire For Two." It's a work-in-progress. Boo Hewerdine and I co-wrote the lyrics and then I took it away and wrote this music to it. There's a code at the bottom of this email to access the song. </p>
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<p> </p>Brooks Williamstag:brookswilliams.com,2005:Post/70801102022-10-12T21:23:56+01:002022-10-12T21:23:57+01:0010 October 2022<p> </p>
<p><span style="font-size: 22.4px;"><b>OCTOBER & BEYOND!</b></span><br> <br><span class="font_regular">There's a bountiful variety of music on-hand for this month. My head's already spinning from the sheer delight of it all.<br> <br><br> <br>This is just October...<br> <br><br> <br>14th <a contents="SoundBox" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/SoundBoxChester/" target="_blank">SoundBox</a>, Chester, Cheshire (Brooks & Dan Walsh) <br> <br>21st <a contents="Village Hall" data-link-label="" data-link-type="email" href="mailto:redguitar@rocketmail.com" target="_blank">Village Hall</a>, Rampton, Cambridgeshire (Brooks solo)<br> <br>22nd <a contents="Live Music at St. Nick’s" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/brooks-williams-and-dan-walsh-tickets-347926436337?aff=ebdssbdestsearch" target="_blank">Live Music at St. Nick’s</a>, Beverley, East Yorkshire (Brooks & Dan Walsh)<br> <br>23rd <a contents="Springthorpe Village Hall" data-link-label="" data-link-type="email" href="mailto:redguitar@rocketmail.com" target="_blank">Springthorpe Village Hall</a>, Springthorpe, Lincoln (Brooks solo)<br> <br>25th <a contents="Hoy At The Anchor" data-link-label="" data-link-type="email" href="mailto:redguitar@rocketmail.com" target="_blank">Hoy At The Anchor</a>, Westcliff-on-Sea (Brooks & Boo)<br> <br>27th <a contents="Uxbridge Folk Club" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://sites.google.com/view/uxbridgefolkclub/2022-programme" target="_blank">Uxbridge Folk Club</a>, Uxbridge, West London UK (Brooks & Boo)<br> <br>29th St Saviour’s Community Centre, Retford (Brooks solo)<br> <br>30th <a contents="The Hawth Theatre" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.parkwoodtheatres.co.uk/The-Hawth/show/3f91893b-8cb6-ec11-aa5b-84f6e66b544b/ben-tyzack-brooks-williams-aaron-catlow" target="_blank">The Hawth Theatre</a>, Crawley (Brooks & Aaron Catlow)</span><br> <br><br> <br><span class="font_large"><strong>November 3-15 2022 <a contents="US TOUR" data-link-label="Tour Dates" data-link-type="page" href="https://brookswilliams.com/tour-dates" target="_blank">US TOUR</a>! </strong></span><br> <br><span class="font_regular"><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/261538/06bed69acb3ab7380d4c78e5c74fd6d6daba2c25/original/socal-dreamin.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></span><br> <br><em><strong><span class="font_small">Photo Jo Hurwitz Williams</span></strong></em></p>
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<p><strong><span class="font_large"><em>NO WINTER BLUES</em> GUITAR WORKSHOP</span></strong><br> <br><span class="font_regular">Join me for a 2-day guitar workshop in Swindon, Wiltshire on Saturday-Sunday 14-15 January 2023. We'll learn a song or two, try our hand at a fiddle tune, throw in a liberal dose of riffs and generally chase those January blues from our door with lots of guitar playing. Sound like your thing? Let me know. Space is limited and spots are going fast!.... To get more information, send me an EMAIL <a contents="here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="email" href="mailto:redguitar@rocketmail.com" target="_blank">here</a>.<br> <br><em><strong><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/261538/0e501828a95a49b80f78f4a0a09317c93aed596d/original/kesiak-brooks-williams-sept22-178-banner-col.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></strong></em></span><span class="font_small"><em><strong>Photo Kris Kesiak</strong></em></span></p>
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<p><strong><span class="font_large">US TOUR NOVEMBER</span></strong><br> <br><span class="font_regular"><strong><i>It's my first US tour since March 2020 and I'm over the moon to be going back to some of my favourite venues - and visiting a few new ones too! Here's the details....</i></strong></span><br> <br><br> <br><span class="font_regular">3 Nov <a contents="Flying Goose Brew Pub" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.flyinggoose.com/events/brooks-williams/" target="_blank">Flying Goose Brew Pub</a>, New London, NH<br> <br>4 Nov <a contents="FolkUs Project" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/brooks-williams-tickets-395143523917" target="_blank">FolkUs Project</a>, Syracuse, NY<br> <br>6 Nov Sunroom Songwriter’s House Concert, Dover, DE (<a contents="Make Reservations" data-link-label="" data-link-type="email" href="mailto:nmaliwes@icloud.com" target="_blank">Reservations</a>)<br> <br>9 Nov <a contents="The Exchange" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.ExchangeArts.org" target="_blank">The Exchange</a>, Bloomsburg, PA (<a contents="Make Reservations" data-link-label="" data-link-type="email" href="mailto:exchange@ExchangeArts.org" target="_blank">Reservations</a>)<br> <br>10 Nov </span>DMusicGirl Concerts, <span class="font_regular">Lagond Music, Elmsford, NY (<a contents="Make Reservations" data-link-label="" data-link-type="email" href="mailto:gillispiedonna485@gmail.com" target="_blank">Reservations</a>)<br> <br><span class="font_regular">11 Nov </span>Redding Community Center, Redding, CT (<a contents="Info" data-link-label="" data-link-type="email" href="mailto:rblick@townofreddingct.org" target="_blank">Info</a>)</span><br> <br><span class="font_regular">12 Nov <a contents="Stone Church Coffee House" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://stonechurchcoffeehouse.weebly.com" target="_blank">Stone Church Coffee House</a>, Bristol, RI<br> <br>13 Nov The Blues Cafe, Southbury, CT (<strong><em>SOLD OUT</em></strong>)<br> <br>15 Nov <a contents="The Folk Club" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://folkclubofrestonherndon.org" target="_blank">The Folk Club</a>, Herndon, VA</span></p>
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<p><strong><span class="font_large">FREE DOWNLOAD FOR OCTOBER</span></strong><br> <br><span class="font_regular">Another demo from my recent MCA Studios session. This song is called <em><strong>Tornado Smith</strong></em>. Pictured below is Tornado alongside Marjorie Dare, his wife. Across from them both is Briton, the Lioness, and the Lamb, all of whom were part of Tornado's Wall-Of-Death show. There's a code at the bottom of this email which should get you the free track. Let me know if you have any difficulties and I'll sent it to you directly..</span><span style="font-size: 1em;"><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/261538/14469384a576890a55c43696832f31aea7b1b342/original/tornado-smith-and-co.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></span></p>
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<p><strong><span class="font_large">NEW ALBUM ANNOUNCEMENT!</span></strong><br> <br><span class="font_regular">Fortune By Design is out! <a contents="Read All About It!" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://folking.com/brooks-williams-and-dan-walsh-announce-debut-duo-album/" target="_blank">Read All About It</a><br> <br><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://folking.com/brooks-williams-and-dan-walsh-announce-debut-duo-album/" target="_blank"><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/261538/6d568ca6d4165b05ed1ff6db7f39dd08f43d1b13/original/fortune-cover-hires.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></a></span><br> <br> </p>
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<p> </p>Brooks Williamstag:brookswilliams.com,2005:Post/70777032022-10-09T05:15:45+01:002022-10-09T05:15:45+01:0026 September 2022<p> </p>
<p><span style="font-size: 22.399999618530273px;"><b>WRITING RECORDING GIGGING!</b></span><br> <br><span class="font_regular"><i>In the height of those dark lockdown days I made a promise to myself: if we get outta of here I'm gonna dive headlong into my musical collaborations and see what kind of music we can make in these different lineups. Life's too short, I thought (and still think) to myself.</i><br> <br><br> <br><i>I'm grateful to say that this has come to fruition. My musical cup is full-to-overflowing. Lucky me!<br> <br><br> <br>Banjoist <strong>Dan Walsh</strong> and I continue to launch our newly formed duo, with our new CD going out to the media as we speak and gigs going into the diary. <strong>Aaron Catlow</strong> and I have enjoyed a fabulous year of gigs and festivals, with our new CD "Ready For The Times" flying off the CD table. After our final gig for 2022 at The Hawth Theatre in late October, we will hatch cunning and delightful plans for next year. </i><br> <br><br> <br><i>Last, but certainly not least, my friend <strong>Rab Noakes</strong> and I have begun a project first discussed in 2018: a recording of the songs of <strong>Don Everly</strong>. I'm pleased to say we recorded the album last week over 3-days at Chem19 Studio near Glasgow with a crack band of musicians (Signy on drums, Kevin on bass, Conor on pedal steel and electric guitar, Hillary on piano and me and Rab on acoustic guitars and vocals). I've never been involved in a recording session quite like this one: it was like California bougainvillea in full bloom. To get to record with a friend and, if I'm honest, a bit of a hero of mine (I've known Rab's music since I was in my early 20s. Some of you long-time fans may remember a song called "Dublin Take Me" that I used to play pretty much every gig....yea, that's one of Rab's songs!), well, that's just the icing on the cake.</i><br> <br><br> <br><i>And in between all this, songs have been a-simmering away....from the stories I've collected on my travels, from the inspiration that comes when one takes the time to pay attention to what's going on.</i><br> <br><br> <br><i>Thank you for joining in the ride!</i><br> <br><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/261538/039c7b9d09234af0f2535f0146923eacc3857dc4/original/kesiak-brooks-williams-sept22-188-edit.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" /><strong><em>(Photo by Kris Kesiak)</em></strong></span></p>
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(SOLO)<br> <br>22nd <a contents="Live Music at St. Nick’s" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/brooks-williams-and-dan-walsh-tickets-347926436337?aff=ebdssbdestsearch" target="_blank">Live Music at St. Nick’s</a>, Beverley, East Yorkshire (Brooks & Dan Walsh)<br> <br>23rd Springthorpe Village Hall (<a contents="Reservations" data-link-label="" data-link-type="email" href="mailto:mandsd@yahoo.com" target="_blank">Reservations</a>), Springthorpe, Lincoln (SOLO)<br> <br>27th <a contents="Uxbridge Folk Club" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://sites.google.com/view/uxbridgefolkclub/2022-programme" target="_blank">Uxbridge Folk Club</a>, Uxbridge (Brooks & Boo Hewerdine)<br> <br>29th </span>St Saviour’s Community Centre<span class="font_regular">, Retford, Northamptonshire (SOLO)<br> <br>30th <a contents="The Hawth&nbsp;Theatre" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.parkwoodtheatres.co.uk/The-Hawth/show/3f91893b-8cb6-ec11-aa5b-84f6e66b544b/ben-tyzack-brooks-williams-aaron-catlow" target="_blank">The Hawth Theatre</a>, Crawley (Brooks & Aaron Catlow)<br> <br><br> <br><strong>November</strong><br> <br><em><strong>USA SOLO TOUR</strong></em><br> <br>3rd <a contents="Flying Goose Brew Pub" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.flyinggoose.com/events/brooks-williams/" target="_blank">Flying Goose Brew Pub</a>, New London, NH USA<br> <br>4th <a contents="FolkUs Project" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/brooks-williams-tickets-395143523917" target="_blank">FolkUs Project</a>, Syracuse, NY USA<br> <br>6th Sunroom Songwriter’s Series House Concert, Dover, DE USA (<a contents="Make Reservations" data-link-label="" data-link-type="email" href="mailto:nmaliwes@icloud.com" target="_blank">Reservations</a>)<br> <br>9th <a contents="The Exchange" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.ExchangeArts.org" target="_blank">The Exchange</a>, Bloomsburg, PA USA (<a contents="Make Reservations" data-link-label="" data-link-type="email" href="mailto:exchange@ExchangeArts.org" target="_blank">Reservations</a>)<br> <br>10th </span>DMusicGirl Concert Series, <span class="font_regular">The Haven, Lagond Music, Elmsford, NY USA. 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<p><span class="font_large"><strong><em>FREE DOWNLOAD FOR OCTOBER</em></strong></span><br> <br><span class="font_regular">My friend Mike is the owner/engineer of MCA Studios. He also mixes live sound and has done that for me on a few occasions. He has a way of capturing my voice and acoustic guitar that is exactly the way I want to hear it. We never discussed it, he just does it. So when he invited me to his studio to record demos of my new songs, I jumped at the chance. Here's one of the songs from that demo session. It's called "Holding Out For Rosalyn" and it's about a conversation I'm having with a fella that's got it real bad for Rosalyn. He has plan. And he's very patient. How Rosalyn responds.....well, that's in the lap of the gods. There's a code at the bottom of this email which should get you the free track. Let me know if you have any difficulties and I'll sent it to you directly.</span></p>
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<p><strong><span class="font_large">GUITAR WORKSHOP - ADVANCED NOTICE!</span></strong><br> <br><em><strong><span class="font_large">14-15 January 2023</span></strong></em><br> <br><span class="font_regular">I'm running a guitar weekend on 14-15 January 2023 in Swindon, Wiltshire. If this is something you might like to do - playing guitar with fellow enthusiasts is a great way to stave off those January blues! - then get in touch. Space is limited to 12 participants. To get more details, send me an <a contents="EMAIL" data-link-label="" data-link-type="email" href="mailto:redguitar@rocketmail.com" target="_blank">EMAIL</a> with <em><strong>CHASING THE BLUES</strong></em> in the subject line. </span></p>
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<p> </p>Brooks Williamstag:brookswilliams.com,2005:Post/70451392022-08-24T20:52:45+01:002022-08-24T20:52:45+01:0022 August 2022<p> </p>
<p><span style="font-size: 22.399999618530273px;"><b>FORTUNE BY DESIGN!</b></span><br> <br><span class="font_regular"><i>Encourage by so many people who saw our split-screen performance of "Columbus Stockade Blues" way back in 2020, Dan Walsh and I formed a duo. Over the past year we've done a handful of gigs, got ourselves an agent and have many more gigs on the way. We also made a live-in-the-studio recording called <strong>Fortune By Design</strong> . Be the first to get a CDs or Download. Available <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="Store" data-link-type="page" href="https://brookswilliams.com/store" target="_blank"><strong>HERE</strong></a>.</i><br> <br><strong><a contents="" data-link-label="Store" data-link-type="page" href="https://brookswilliams.com/store" target="_blank"><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/261538/6d568ca6d4165b05ed1ff6db7f39dd08f43d1b13/original/fortune-cover-hires.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></a>READ SOME MORE ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="Brooks Williams & Dan Walsh" data-link-type="page" href="https://brookswilliams.com/brooks-williams-dan-walsh" target="_blank">HERE</a>!</strong></span></p>
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<p><strong><span class="font_large">AUTUMN CONCERTS & TOURS!</span></strong><br> <br><span class="font_regular"><em><strong>September</strong></em><br> <br>3rd <a contents="Gatehouse Theatre" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.gatehousetheatre.co.uk/whatson-event/dan-walsh-and-brooks-williams/" target="_blank">Gatehouse Theatre</a>, Stafford, West Midlands (Brooks & Dan Walsh) <br> <br>4th <a contents="The Swallow Theatre" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.swallowtheatre.co.uk/event/brooks-williams-and-dan-walsh/" target="_blank">The Swallow Theatre</a>, Newton Stewart, Dumfries & Galloway (Brooks & Dan Walsh)<br> <br>15th <a contents="St Ives Festival" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://stivesguildhall.ticketsolve.com/shows/1173621327/events" target="_blank">St Ives Festival</a>, St Ives, Cornwall (Brooks & Dan Walsh)<br> <br>18th Glad Street Cafe, Glasgow (Brooks & Rab Noakes)<br> <br>23rd <a contents="Rye Arts Festival" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://box-office.ryeartsfestival.org.uk/sales/51st-annual-festival-2022/brooks-williams--aaron-catlow-" target="_blank">Rye Arts Festival</a>, Rye, East Sussex (Brooks & Aaron Catlow)<br> <br><br> <br><strong><em>October</em></strong><br> <br>6th Parlour Concerts (<a contents="Reservations Required" data-link-label="" data-link-type="email" href="mailto:music@mfmf.co.uk" target="_blank">Reservations Required</a>), Ardley, Oxfordshire (SOLO)<br> <br>7th <a contents="The Old Forge" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.kcbworld.co.uk/old-forge-at-cranford.html" target="_blank">The Old Forge</a>, Cranford, Northamptonshire (SOLO) <br> <br>14th <a contents="SoundBox" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/SoundBoxChester/" target="_blank">SoundBox</a>, Chester, Cheshire (Brooks & Dan Walsh)<br> <br>21st Village Hall, Rampton, Cambridgeshire. (SOLO)<br> <br>22nd <a contents="Live Music at St. Nick’s" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/brooks-williams-and-dan-walsh-tickets-347926436337?aff=ebdssbdestsearch" target="_blank">Live Music at St. Nick’s</a>, Beverley, East Yorkshire (Brooks & Dan Walsh)<br> <br>23rd Springthorpe Village Hall, Springthorpe, Lincoln (SOLO)<br> <br>27th ? Uxbridge Folk Club, Uxbridge (Brooks & Boo Hewerdine)<br> <br>29th Concert, Retford, Northamptonshire (SOLO)<br> <br>30th Crawley Blues Club, The Hawth, Crawley. 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<p><em><strong><span class="font_large">VINYL!</span></strong></em><br> <br><span class="font_regular">In 1995 I recorded an album called <em><strong>Knife Edge</strong></em> at Grant Avenue Studio in Ontario. The album was produced by Colin Linden and featured Colin and the rhythm section of what is now Black And The Rodeo Kings. It was recorded direct to analog tape, which has a very warm sound, and made my acoustic guitar sound massive! Though very much '<em>of its time</em>,' it was a real turning point for me in so many ways. The recording came out and did its thing. In due time it ran its course and ended up out-of-print.<br> <br><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/261538/d04646974258c969a5f96297266c6f6baf96ae0f/original/1995-grantavestudiosession.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpeg" class="size_m justify_center border_" /><strong><em>(Johnny Dymond, Me, Colin Linden, Gary Craig and Bob Doidge at Grant Avenue in 1995.)</em></strong><br> <br>In the height of Lockdown 2020 I contacted Bob and Amy at Grant Avenue and was delighted that they still had the tapes. We all thought it would sound great on vinyl. The original CD of <em><strong>Knife Edge</strong></em> was too long to fit on a vinyl LP, so we had to leave off some songs, but with Bob and Amy's help I edited it down to 11 tracks and in April 2021 released a limited edition (250 copies only) LP. There's less than a 100 copies left so if you fancy some vinyl, order yours <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="Store" data-link-type="page" href="https://brookswilliams.com/store" target="_blank">HERE</a>. Scroll down the page and you'll find it. Only £10 plus postage!</span></p>
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<p><span class="font_large"><strong><em>FREE DOWNLOAD FOR SEPTEMBER</em></strong></span><br> <br><span class="font_regular">A home demo I made in 2021 with Kris Driver, Findlay Napier and Boo Hewerdine. It's my arrangement of the Paul Metser's song, <em><strong>Farewell To The Gold</strong></em>, a song about the New Zealand gold rush. Think of it as a New Zealand version of <em>King of California</em>. We each take a verse and all four of us sing on the chorus. I'm playing all the acoustic guitars and Kris is playing the electric guitar. There's a code at the bottom of this email which should get you the free track. Let me know if you have any difficulties and I'll sent it to you directly.</span></p>
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<p> </p>Brooks Williamstag:brookswilliams.com,2005:Post/70451372022-08-24T20:51:27+01:002022-08-24T20:51:28+01:003 August 2022<p> </p>
<p><span style="font-size: 22.399999618530273px;"><b>BROADSTAIRS!</b></span><br> <br><span class="font_regular"><i>Dan Walsh and I are debuting our new duo at Broadstairs Folk Week on Sunday, 7th August. We are so excited to bring our new music to one of our favourite festivals (we've both done it before wearing different hats, so to speak). I think we're on the main stage right before Spooky Men's Chorus. If you're nearby, please join us! <a contents="INFO HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://broadstairsfolkweek.org.uk/artist/dan-walsh-brooks-williams/" target="_blank">INFO HERE</a></i><br> <br><strong><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/261538/51b1c8a818566f6e533a813301f219bd40b6c068/original/brooksanddan-hires3.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></strong></span></p>
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<p><strong><em><span class="font_large">HOT OFF THE PRESS!</span></em></strong><br> <br><span class="font_regular">A new review of <em><strong>READY FOR THE TIMES</strong></em> has come in today from Penny Black Music in Edinburgh. Read all about it <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://pennyblackmusic.co.uk/Home/Details?id=27244" target="_blank">HERE</a>. Do you have copy yet? Get your CD or Download <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="Store" data-link-type="page" href="https://brookswilliams.com/store" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</span><br> <br><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/261538/d8ad3d25b29987d79ebd10589bcaa2a6673729c2/original/ready-for-the-times-cover-art-lores.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpeg" class="size_m justify_center border_" /><br> <br> </p>
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<p><span class="font_large"><strong><em>FREE DOWNLOAD FOR AUGUST</em></strong></span><br> <br><span class="font_regular">A couple of years ago my friend Paul Cookson sent me a poem called <em>This Song Is Just A Old Friend</em>. He gave me permission to use any of it to create a song, which I appreciate. I latched onto one line of his lines in the poem and wrote this song based on that. I recorded Version 1, called <em><strong>True Blue</strong></em>, at home. You can download it using the code at the bottom of this email. It's a home demo. </span></p>
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<p><span class="font_large"><strong>CONCERTS AUGUST / SEPTEMBER 2022</strong></span><br> <br><span class="font_regular"><em><strong>AUGUST</strong></em><br> <br>6th Down Home Festival (solo - sold out!)<br> <br>7th <a contents="Broadstairs Folk Festival" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://broadstairsfolkweek.org.uk/artist/dan-walsh-brooks-williams/" target="_blank">Broadstairs Folk Festival</a>, Kent (Brooks & Dan Walsh) <br> <br>14th Whitstable Sessions, Kent (Brooks & Boo - sold out!)<br> <br><em><strong>SEPTEMBER</strong></em><br> <br>3rd <a contents="Gatehouse Theatre" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.gatehousetheatre.co.uk/whatson-event/dan-walsh-and-brooks-williams/" target="_blank">Gatehouse Theatre</a>, Stafford (Brooks & Dan Walsh)<br> <br>4th <a contents="The Swallow Theatre" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.swallowtheatre.co.uk/event/brooks-williams-and-dan-walsh/" target="_blank">The Swallow Theatre</a>, Dumfries & Galloway (Brooks & Dan Walsh)<br> <br>10th <a contents="Great Easton Village Hall" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.wegottickets.com/event/548999" target="_blank">Great Easton Village Hall</a>, Leicestershire (Brooks & Dan Walsh)<br> <br>15th <a contents="St Ives Festival" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://stivesguildhall.ticketsolve.com/shows/1173621327/events" target="_blank">St Ives Festival</a>, St Ives, Cornwall (Brooks & Dan Walsh)<br> <br>18th Glad Street Cafe, Glasgow (Brooks & Rab Noakes)<br> <br>23rd <a contents="Rye Arts Festival" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://box-office.ryeartsfestival.org.uk/sales/51st-annual-festival-2022/brooks-williams--aaron-catlow-" target="_blank">Rye Arts Festival</a>, East Sussex (Brooks & Aaron Catlow)</span></p>
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<p><strong><span class="font_large">SUMMER FEAST!</span></strong><br> <br><span class="font_regular"><i>This week I get to partake in a feast of music. There are two gigs with Dan Walsh, one with Ran Noakes and one with Aaron Catlow. I feel very blessed to get to play music and hang out with these talented friends.</i><br> <br><i><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/261538/898e122c5f872361a36ec0ab5f462cb030c6e997/original/brooksanddan-hires4.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></i><strong>Dan Walsh and I will be playing <a contents="Lyceum Folk Club" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.lyceumfolknewport.org.uk" target="_blank">Lyceum Folk Club</a> in Newport Wales on Thursday, 14th July and at <a contents="The Green Note" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.ticketweb.uk/event/brooks-williams-dan-walsh-green-note-tickets/11722025" target="_blank">The Green Note</a> in London on Sunday, 17th July. I'm pretty sure we'll play all of our forthcoming album!<br> <br><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/261538/10fe22a8f0523426f233790a46f1fdc01a52b6f9/original/2ef11ca6-236a-4679-ad34-2f68386d17b9.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></strong><br> <br><strong>Rab Noakes and I will be singing our little hearts out at The Aurrie for <a contents="Largo Arts Week" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.largoartsweek.com" target="_blank">Largo Arts Week</a> in Fife, Scotland on Saturday, 16th July. Rab's got some great new songs we've added to our set too!<br> <br><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/261538/8433135182c8f31e7c3142723a13b2bf4a8abbe6/original/f66af54c-f84f-4ca1-aff6-ebc93b6a3c18.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" />Aaron Catlow and I are rounding out summer run of festivals with a show at the lovely <a contents="Ellis Theatre" data-link-label="" data-link-type="email" href="mailto:redguitar@rocketmail.com" target="_blank">Ellis Theatre</a> in Marlborough, Wiltshire. I'm delighted Aaron can join me for my 'annual' show. We are ready to rock, in an acoustic, folk-ish kind of way!</strong></span></p>
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<p> </p>Brooks Williamstag:brookswilliams.com,2005:Post/70289642022-08-02T15:15:39+01:002022-08-02T15:15:39+01:004th July 2022<p> </p>
<p><strong><span class="font_large">FESTIVAL SEASON CONTINUES!</span></strong><br> <br><em><span class="font_regular">After a delightful start I'm moving forward to another round of summer festivals.</span></em><br> <br><span class="font_regular">6th Jul <a contents="Hungerford Summer Music Festival" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.hungerfordsummerfestival.co.uk/display-event/?event_id=440#ListStart" target="_blank">Hungerford Summer Music Festival</a>, Wiltshire (Brooks & Boo) <br> <br>8th Jul <a contents="Ely Folk Festival" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://elyfolkfestival.co.uk" target="_blank">Ely Folk Festival</a>, Cambridge (Brooks & Aaron) <br> <br>9th Jul Eastwell Unplugged, Leicestershire (<em><strong>Sold Out!</strong></em>)<br> <br>16th Jul <a contents="Largo Arts Week" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.largoartsweek.com" target="_blank">Largo Arts Week</a>, Fife, Scotland (Brooks & Rab)<br> <br>18th Jul Ellis Theatre, Marlborough, Wiltshire (Brooks & Aaron)<br> <br>29th Jul Blues In The Afternoon, Frinton-On-Sea, Essex (Brooks solo)<br> <br>29 Jul Club Stage Cambridge Folk Festival (Brooks solo 19:40 – 20:25)<br> <br>6 Aug DownHome Festival, Ashbourne (<em><strong>Sold Out!</strong></em>)<br> <br>7 Aug <a contents="Broadstairs Folk Festival" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://broadstairsfolkweek.org.uk/artist/dan-walsh-brooks-williams/" target="_blank">Broadstairs Folk Festival</a>, Kent (Brooks & Dan)<br> <br><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/261538/2bad9ea01bfe9ecf792707e6c6fdbdaca74d1f12/original/fb4b8146-67bb-4d77-ae9c-3fe3048d3812.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></span></p>
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<p><span class="font_large"><strong>IN THE STUDIO!</strong></span><br> <br><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/261538/52b991cc38ce264ebec846f8ae37e838ce4ba6e1/original/img-0858.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" />Dan Walsh and I were in the studio this week putting the finishing touches on a live-in-the-studio recording. We'll have it with us on tour as soon as we can!<br> <br><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/261538/02d857e7de187471e66fe2d5eff600c097c15fed/original/img-0856.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></p>
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<p><strong><span class="font_large">READY FOR THE TIMES</span></strong><br> <br><span class="font_regular">Aaron and I are delighted with your response to our new live-in-the-studio recording, <em><strong>Ready For The Times</strong></em>. Do you have your copy? One of the songs is written by my friend Rab Noakes. One is by Cheryl Wheeler, who invited me to open up hundreds of her shows in the earliest days of my career. Another is a Crystal Gayle classic that my friend Barry reminded me about (we played it together at his surprise birthday party). One is by banjoist Ola Belle Reed, who I discovered more recently. One is a Piedmont blues. And that's just half of it. Oh, and my friend Oren took the great, great cover photo! Get your copy or Download <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="Store" data-link-type="page" href="https://brookswilliams.com/store" target="_blank">HERE</a>.<br> <br><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/261538/d8ad3d25b29987d79ebd10589bcaa2a6673729c2/original/ready-for-the-times-cover-art-lores.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpeg" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></span></p>
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<p><span class="font_large"><strong>CONCERT DATES July - October 2022</strong></span><br> <br><em><span class="font_regular"><strong>JULY</strong></span></em><br> <br><span class="font_regular">6th <a contents="Hungerford Summer Music Festival" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.hungerfordsummerfestival.co.uk/display-event/?event_id=440#ListStart" target="_blank">Hungerford Summer Music Festival</a>, Wiltshire (Brooks & Boo)<br> <br>8th <a contents="Ely Folk Festival" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://elyfolkfestival.co.uk" target="_blank">Ely Folk Festival</a>, Cambridge (Brooks & Aaron)<br> <br>9th Eastwell Unplugged, Leicestershire (sold out!)<br> <br>14th <a contents="Lyceum Folk Club" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.lyceumfolknewport.org.uk" target="_blank">Lyceum Folk Club</a>, Newport, Wales (Brooks & Dan) <br> <br>16th <a contents="Largo Arts Week" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.largoartsweek.com" target="_blank">Largo Arts Week</a>, Fife, Scotland (Brooks & Rab) <br> <br>17th <a contents="The Green Note" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.ticketweb.uk/event/brooks-williams-dan-walsh-green-note-tickets/11722025" target="_blank">The Green Note</a>, Camden, London (Brooks & Dan)<br> <br>18th <a contents="Ellis Theatre" data-link-label="" data-link-type="email" href="mailto:redguitar@rocketmail.com" target="_blank">Ellis Theatre</a>, Marlborough, Wiltshire (Brooks & Aaron)<br> <br>29th <a contents="Blues In The Afternoon" data-link-label="" data-link-type="email" href="mailto:redguitar@rocketmail.com" target="_blank">Blues In The Afternoon</a>, Frinton-On-Sea, Essex (Brooks solo)<br> <br>29th Club Stage Cambridge Folk Festival (19:40 – 20:25)<br> <br><em><strong>AUGUST</strong></em><br> <br>6th Down Home Festival (sold out!)<br> <br>7th <a contents="Broadstairs Folk Festival" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://broadstairsfolkweek.org.uk/artist/dan-walsh-brooks-williams/" target="_blank">Broadstairs Folk Festival</a>, Kent (Brooks & Dan) <br> <br>14th (tbc) Whitstable Sessions, Kent (Brooks & Boo)<br> <br><em><strong>SEPTEMBER</strong></em><br> <br>3rd Gatehouse Theatre, Stafford (Brooks & Dan)<br> <br>4th The Swallow Theatre, Dumfries & Galloway (Brooks & Dan)<br> <br>10th <a contents="Great Easton Village Hall" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.wegottickets.com/event/548999" target="_blank">Great Easton Village Hall</a>, Leicestershire (Brooks & Dan)<br> <br>15th <a contents="St Ives Festival" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://stivesguildhall.ticketsolve.com/shows/1173621327/events" target="_blank">St Ives Festival</a>, St Ives, Cornwall (Brooks & Dan)<br> <br>18th Glad Street Cafe, Glasgow (Brooks & Rab)<br> <br>23rd <a contents="Rye Arts Festival" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://ryeartsfestival.org.uk" target="_blank">Rye Arts Festival</a>, East Sussex (Brooks & Aaron)<br> <br><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/261538/fc58c32ac78a7a382a30dc906b08f4b728d739cd/original/img-0662.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" /><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/261538/10fe22a8f0523426f233790a46f1fdc01a52b6f9/original/2ef11ca6-236a-4679-ad34-2f68386d17b9.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></span></p>
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<p> </p>Brooks Williamstag:brookswilliams.com,2005:Post/69999392022-06-23T12:52:12+01:002022-06-23T12:52:12+01:0022 June 2022<p> </p>
<p><em><strong><span class="font_large">SUMMER FESTIVALS BEGIN! </span></strong></em><br> <br><span class="font_regular">2nd July <a contents="Kimpton Folk Festival" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.kimptonfolk.uk" target="_blank">Kimpton Folk Festival</a>, Hertfordshire <em>(solo!</em>)<br> <br>5th July <a contents="Summer Music Festival" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.hungerfordsummerfestival.co.uk/display-event/?event_id=440#ListStart" target="_blank">Summer Music Festival</a>, Hungerford (<em>Brooks & Boo</em>)<br> <br>8th July <a contents="Ely Folk Festival" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://elyfolkfestival.co.uk" target="_blank">Ely Folk Festival</a>, Cambridgeshire (<em>Brooks & Aaron Catlow</em>)<br> <br>9th July Eastwell Unplugged, Leicestershire (<em>sold out!</em>)<br> <br>16th July <a contents="Largo Arts Week" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.largoartsweek.com" target="_blank">Largo Arts Week</a>, Fife (<em>Brooks & Rab Noakes</em>)<br> <br>29th July Cambridge Folk Festival (<em>solo on Club Stage</em>)<br> <br>6th Aug DownHome Festival, Derbyshire (<em>sold out!</em>)<br> <br>7th Aug <a contents="Broadstairs Folk Week" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://broadstairsfolkweek.org.uk/artist/dan-walsh-brooks-williams/" target="_blank">Broadstairs Folk Week</a>, Kent (<em>Brooks & Dan Walsh</em>)<br> <br>15th Sep <a contents="St Ives Festival" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://stivesguildhall.ticketsolve.com/shows/1173621327" target="_blank">St Ives Festival</a>, Cornwall (<em>Brooks & Dan Walsh</em>)<br> <br>23rd Sep <a contents="Rye Arts Festival" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://ryeartsfestival.org.uk" target="_blank">Rye Arts Festival</a>, East Sussex (<em>Brooks & Aaron Catlow</em>)<br> <br><em><strong>COMPLETE TOUR LIST & DETAILS <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="Tour Dates" data-link-type="page" href="https://brookswilliams.com/tour-dates" target="_blank">HERE</a>! </strong></em></span></p>
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<p><em><strong><span class="font_large">READY FOR THE TIMES OFFICIAL ROLL-OUT</span></strong></em><br> <br><span class="font_regular">After recording <em><strong>Ghost Owl</strong></em>, our instrumental album from 2021, Aaron Catlow and I went back in the studio, this time to play songs with singing as opposed to instrumentals. We'd show up in the morning and run-through songs. The ones we liked are the ones we recorded. After 3-days we had an album. It was a fun, spontaneous and utterly delightful time playing music. I'm so glad we could put it all into an album (thanks to those who helped us do that!) and I'm so pleased that it is getting some airplay on the radio and that it is getting written about. Here's a couple videos we made while on-tour. More videos to follow. Do you have your CD or DL? Get it <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="Store" data-link-type="page" href="https://brookswilliams.com/store" target="_blank">HERE</a>.<br> <br><strong>WATCH <a contents="RAINBOW" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/ZakHIuzOZFc" target="_blank">RAINBOW</a>. WATCH <a contents="CC&amp;O BLUES" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/oGFYRMyZqUc" target="_blank">CC&O BLUES</a>.</strong></span><br> <br><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/261538/8433135182c8f31e7c3142723a13b2bf4a8abbe6/original/f66af54c-f84f-4ca1-aff6-ebc93b6a3c18.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></p>
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<p><em><strong><span class="font_large">AUDEN GUITARS</span></strong></em><br> <br><span class="font_regular">I filmed a few videos at Auden Guitars last month. I tried to match the 'mood' or 'feel' of the song with the guitar model to highlight (hopefully!) their distinct voices or characteristics. One has a bluegrass or Americana voice, the other a bluesy voice and another a fingerstyle voice. At least that's how I hear it. Have a look-listen yourself!<br> <br>WATCH <a contents="BLUEGRASS/AMERICANA" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwggFE_rMZs" target="_blank">BLUEGRASS/AMERICANA</a>. <a contents="WATCH BLUESY" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVjvbGh69sU" target="_blank">WATCH BLUESY</a>. <a contents="WATCH FINGERSTYLE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJTjjaoTKmU" target="_blank">WATCH FINGERSTYLE</a>.<br> <br><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/261538/aef236664e343b5b0ca539d6cb96e72bffa0dbb4/original/brooks-if-not-for-you-session-1.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></span></p>
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<p><em><strong><span class="font_large">PEG AND AWL</span></strong></em><br> <br><span class="font_regular">June's <em><strong>free-to-subscribers</strong></em> mp3 is the traditional song <em><strong>Peg And Awl</strong></em>. <em><strong>Peg And Awl</strong></em> has to do with a shoe-maker who is put out of work by a machine. I feel, </span><span style="font-size: 1em;">on the one hand, the writer's joy at being freed from a mind-numbing, back-breaking job, while, on the other hand, the worry at realising one's skills are no longer needed. There's something timeless in the lyrics of this song. </span><em style="font-size: 1em;"><strong>Peg And Awl</strong></em><span style="font-size: 1em;"> is yours to download for free, just use the code at the bottom of this email. Any difficulties, let my staff (me!) know and they'll (I'll) sort it.....</span></p>
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<p><em><strong><span class="font_large">SUMMER CONCERTS 2022</span></strong></em><br> <br><span class="font_regular"><em><strong>June</strong></em><br> <br>23 <a contents="The Barn" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://bastontradmusic.org" target="_blank">The Barn</a>, Baston, Lincolnshire <em><strong>Brooks & Aaron Catlow<br> <br>July</strong></em><br> <br>1st <a contents="St Edith Folk Club" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.wegottickets.com/event/543950" target="_blank">St Edith Folk Club</a>, Otford, Sevenoaks <em><strong>Brooks & Boo</strong></em> <br> <br>2nd <a contents="Kimpton Folk Festival" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.kimptonfolk.uk" target="_blank">Kimpton Folk Festival</a>, Kimpton <em><strong>Brooks solo</strong></em><br> <br>6th <a contents="Summer Music Festival" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.hungerfordsummerfestival.co.uk/display-event/?event_id=440#ListStart" target="_blank">Summer Music Festival</a>, Hungerford <em><strong>Brooks & Boo</strong></em><br> <br>8th <a contents="Ely Folk Festival" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://elyfolkfestival.co.uk" target="_blank">Ely Folk Festival</a>, Ely, Cambridgeshire <em><strong>Brooks & Aaron Catlow</strong></em><br> <br>9th <a contents="Eastwell Unplugged" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.eastwell.org.uk/unplugged" target="_blank">Eastwell Unplugged</a>, Village Hall, Eastwell <em><strong>Brooks solo</strong></em><br> <br>14th <a contents="Lyceum Folk Club" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.lyceumfolknewport.org.uk" target="_blank">Lyceum Folk Club</a>, Newport, Wales <em><strong>Brooks & Dan Walsh</strong></em><br> <br>16th <a contents="Largo Arts Week" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.largoartsweek.com" target="_blank">Largo Arts Week</a>, Fife, Scotland <em><strong>Brooks & Rab Noakes</strong></em> <br> <br>17th <a contents="The Green Note" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.ticketweb.uk/event/brooks-williams-dan-walsh-green-note-tickets/11722025" target="_blank">The Green Note</a>, Camden, London <em><strong>Brooks & Dan Walsh</strong></em><br> <br>18th <a contents="Ellis Theatre" data-link-label="" data-link-type="email" href="mailto:redguitar@rocketmail.com" target="_blank">Ellis Theatre</a>, Marlborough <em><strong>Brooks & Aaron Catlow</strong></em> <br> <br>29th <a contents="Blues In The Afternoon" data-link-label="" data-link-type="email" href="mailto:redguitar@rocketmail.com" target="_blank">Blues In The Afternoon</a>, Frinton-On-Sea, Essex <em><strong>Brooks solo</strong></em><br> <br><em><strong>August</strong></em><br> <br>6th Down Home Festival, Ashbourne <em><strong>sold-out</strong></em><br> <br>7th <a contents="Broadstairs Folk Festival" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://broadstairsfolkweek.org.uk" target="_blank">Broadstairs Folk Festival</a>, Kent <em><strong>Brooks & Dan Walsh</strong></em><br> <br>14th (tbc) Whitstable Sessions, Kent <em><strong>Brooks & Boo</strong></em><br> <br><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/261538/90c277445f4961c72e899a5ada0798975a3dd37b/original/new-st-ives-folk-ad-2022.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></span></p>
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<p><em><strong><span class="font_large">GIG CHANGE ANNOUNCED</span></strong></em><br> <br><span class="font_regular">Due to circumstances beyond my control, this Sunday's concert at <strong><em>Folk On The Moor</em></strong> in Devon will now be a solo gig rather than a gig with Boo Hewerdine as he has a scheduling conflict. I will soldier on doing both parts to all our songs, plus some new hot-off-the-press numbers! I look forward to seeing you all if you can make it out to the concert. Details <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.moorfolk.co.uk" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</span><br> <br><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/261538/aa9b736eac628afd4a79e5097b1291032aa7a9b9/original/brooks-cheeky-reso.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></p>
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<p><em><strong><span class="font_large">BOB DYLAN BIRTHDAY BASH VIDEOS</span></strong></em><br> <br><span class="font_regular">The two songs I had filmed and recorded for WUSB/Sunday Street and the Long Island Museum celebration of Bob Dylan's birthday are available for viewing. I'm loving playing these arrangements and hope you'll have a look. If you feel inspired please share, share, share! A big thank you to Area 88 TV for creating a stunning backdrop and set and filming and recording it so beautifully. Your support is legend. Watch <a contents="If Not For You" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/4rVk6ODlGgw" target="_blank"><em>If Not For You</em></a>. Watch <a contents="Nettle Moore" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/CG-B4A2dmpw" target="_blank"><em>Nettle Moore</em></a>.</span><br> <br><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/261538/f9db351679e92c2368242a386f30fff083142a25/original/bobdylanfilmset.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></p>
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<p><em><strong><span class="font_large">CONCERTS SUMMER 2022</span></strong></em><br> <br><span class="font_regular"><em><strong>June</strong></em><br> <br>12th <a contents="Folk On The Moor" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.moorfolk.co.uk" target="_blank">Folk On The Moor</a>, Ivybridge, Devon <em><strong>Brooks solo</strong></em><br> <br>19th <a contents="Middlewich Folk And Boat Festival" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.middlewichfabfestival.co.uk/main-and-folk-stages/" target="_blank">Middlewich Folk & Boat Festival</a>, Middlewich <em><strong>Brooks & Aaron Catlow</strong></em><br> <br>23 <a contents="The Barn" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://bastontradmusic.org" target="_blank">The Barn</a>, Baston, Lincolnshire <em><strong>Brooks & Aaron Catlow<br> <br>July</strong></em><br> <br>1st <a contents="St Edith Folk Club" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.wegottickets.com/event/543950" target="_blank">St Edith Folk Club</a>, Otford, Sevenoaks <br> <br>2nd <a contents="Kimpton Folk Festival" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.kimptonfolk.uk" target="_blank">Kimpton Folk Festival</a>, Kimpton <em><strong>Brooks solo</strong></em><br> <br>6th Summer Music Festival, Hungerford<br> <br>8th <a contents="Ely Folk Festival" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://elyfolkfestival.co.uk" target="_blank">Ely Folk Festival</a>, Ely, Cambridgeshire <em><strong>Brooks & Aaron Catlow</strong></em><br> <br>9th <a contents="Eastwell Unplugged" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.eastwell.org.uk/unplugged" target="_blank">Eastwell Unplugged</a>, Village Hall, Eastwell <em><strong>Brooks solo</strong></em><br> <br>14th <a contents="Lyceum Folk Club" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.lyceumfolknewport.org.uk" target="_blank">Lyceum Folk Club</a>, Newport, Wales <em><strong>Brooks & Dan Walsh</strong></em><br> <br>16th <a contents="Largo Arts Week" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.largoartsweek.com" target="_blank">Largo Arts Week</a>, Fife, Scotland <em><strong>Brooks & Rab Noakes</strong></em> <br> <br>17th <a contents="The Green Note" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.ticketweb.uk/event/brooks-williams-dan-walsh-green-note-tickets/11722025" target="_blank">The Green Note</a>, Camden, London <em><strong>Brooks & Dan Walsh</strong></em><br> <br>18th <a contents="Ellis Theatre" data-link-label="" data-link-type="email" href="mailto:redguitar@rocketmail.com" target="_blank">Ellis Theatre</a>, Marlborough <em><strong>Brooks & Aaron Catlow</strong></em> <br> <br>29th <a contents="Blues In The Afternoon" data-link-label="" data-link-type="email" href="mailto:redguitar@rocketmail.com" target="_blank">Blues In The Afternoon</a>, Frinton-On-Sea, Essex <em><strong>Brooks solo</strong></em><br> <br><em><strong>August</strong></em><br> <br>6th Down Home Festival, Ashbourne <em><strong>sold-out</strong></em><br> <br>7th <a contents="Broadstairs Folk Festival" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://broadstairsfolkweek.org.uk" target="_blank">Broadstairs Folk Festival</a>, Kent <em><strong>Brooks & Dan Walsh</strong></em><br> <br>14th (tbc) Whitstable Sessions, Kent</span><br> <br> </p>
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<p><em><strong><span class="font_large">CONCERTS & GIGS!</span></strong></em><br> <br><span class="font_regular"><strong>May</strong><br> <br>26th Honeysuckle Inn, Ramsgate, Kent <br> <br>(Brooks solo! </span>CT11 8AA<span class="font_regular">)<br> <br>27th <a contents="Bingham Folk Club" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.wegottickets.com/event/541552?fbclid=IwAR2AlqDrMQLzonHxHzp1cCNRhUSL4y4UmxPFm1GZobGe6MF7myg2Nz1Cq6I" target="_blank">Bingham Folk Club</a>, Bingham, Nottinghamshire (Brooks solo! NG13 8TN)<br> <br>28th Private Party, Surrey<br> <br><strong>June</strong><br> <br>4th <a contents="Village Hall" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.wegottickets.com/event/530982" target="_blank">Village Hall</a>, Alstonefield, Derbyshire (Brooks & Dan Walsh)<br> <br>12 Folk On The Moor, Ivybridge, Devon (Brooks & Boo Hewerdine)<br> <br>19th <a contents="Middlewich Folk And Boat Festival" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://skiddle.com/e/36031994" target="_blank">Middlewich Folk And Boat Festival</a>, Victoria Hall, Middlewich, Cheshire (Brooks & Aaron Catlow)<br> <br>23rd <a contents="The Barn" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://bastontradmusic.org" target="_blank">The Barn</a>, Baston, Lincolnshire (Brooks & Aaron Catlow)</span><br> <br><a contents="MORE TOUR DATES" data-link-label="Tour Dates" data-link-type="page" href="https://brookswilliams.com/tour-dates" target="_blank"><strong><span class="font_large">MORE TOUR DATES</span></strong></a></p>
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<p><strong><span class="font_large">BARN OWL MISTY MORNING FLYING</span></strong><br> <br><span class="font_regular">Some of you saw Aaron Catlow and I performing the tunes on <em><strong>Ghost Owl</strong></em> to the films that inspired the music. Here's the film that inspired the song "Ghost Owl." <a contents="WATCH THE VIDEO" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/kOQSA_MhEJM" target="_blank">WATCH THE VIDEO</a> ***** <a contents="BUY THE RECORDING" data-link-label="Store" data-link-type="page" href="https://brookswilliams.com/store" target="_blank">BUY THE RECORDING</a></span></p>
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<p><span class="font_large"><strong>AUDEN GUITARS SHOWROOM SESSIONS #2</strong></span><br> <br><span class="font_regular">Who doesn't love a black guitar! Another Showroom Session at AUDEN GUITARS. <a contents="Watch Hesitation Blues" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVjvbGh69sU" target="_blank"><strong>Watch Hesitation Blues</strong></a>.</span></p>
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<p><strong><span class="font_large">BOB DYLAN BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION RESCHEDULED!</span></strong><br> <br><span class="font_regular">WUSB-FM's Sunday Street Series has had to postpone Bob Dylan's Birthday Bash, <em><strong>Bob Dylan Through The Decades</strong></em>, to Sunday, June 5th at 7:00 P.M. (New York time). I hope you can make it. My first Bob songs ever.</span><br> <br><a contents="TUNE-IN HERE!" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fu648841.ct.sendgrid.net%2Fls%2Fclick%3Fupn%3Dn4-2BFS6ihWTIbrglZSRCLUTFkn0xrktLzfqWqtmb-2FFZJWmSnyXaALegF73u9jxmBtZYECwWWqKo3A-2BSOlnbMkrwq1n5sXWI3RRpF62i9LLg4LmUb2EoBitXRmQunlsrtN1ce0lwNBdW2yZaehOucXCOtkdVm3T7X4ACsjazGrbwU-3DUU0H_pRtJxa49l0c8-2BldRc6-2Fb0P8oXVghmEP2DCl6FpQ0TqKWwkD2JsPptVYsvAS9bShUz3K1GR1e0MzF4bG9RE0qx-2F8y2wImU7ZcH8hVHt-2B6sl8zM2MgjWH4HSA9F3UXkk7Uy357yspySh7PKoyJYG13guEkRFtvqcXbuFuVYEWrAXyi-2BqK-2FKCdRNC59V5FAjCkKIOEkH5OPyxw1jAotlaXBTGiyM22WWmE8mqKc3i-2FOFhFUCe8tRmF4nTgW7x7N-2BWUnXLDtnlpozjdMwzdk6GRZv4-2FhaoKQDPvEqQ44s4isJF7k5gn7Kox3GWYKikw6VTJUtPq-2FLrsIkQVl-2B9DbprpCGQ-3D-3D&data=05%7C01%7C%7Cc6c411ed194f4525346708da37e3b727%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637883748423282840%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=nO%2F66eeVrCdORPR31TUINwXHInkGbTwGoZ97Z%2BliAiA%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank"><span class="font_large"><strong>TUNE-IN HERE!</strong></span></a></p>
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<p><strong style="font-size: 1.4em;">DYLAN THROUGH THE DECADES</strong><span class="font_regular">Bob Dylan’s 81<sup>st</sup> birthday is on May 24<sup>th</sup>. WUSB-FM’s Sunday Street Series celebrates his sixty years of recording and performing by presenting <em><strong>Dylan Through the Decades</strong></em>. This webcast will be broadcast on Sunday, May 22<sup>nd</sup> at 7:00 P.M. (New York time) on the <a contents="Facebook page" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.facebook.com/LIMuseum" target="_blank">Facebook page</a> of The Long Island Museum. Featuring artists <span style="font-size: 1em;">from the United States, France, England, and Scotland, I've filmed/recorded two songs for the broadcast. Tune in if you can!<br> <br>Here's a picture of the set we used for filming (thank you Area 88 TV)!<br> <br><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/261538/17cc82cfc85987ee2ebb18474aab2366b451322e/original/bobdylanfilmset2.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></span></span></p>
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<p><em><strong><span class="font_large">AUDEN GUITARS</span></strong></em><br> <br><span class="font_regular">I visited Auden Guitars the other week and we filmed a few videos. In this one I'm playing my song <em>Haunted</em> (with a hint of <em>The Water Is Wide</em> as an intro) on one of their dreadnoughts. I used a guitar like this one on nearly half of <em><strong>Ghost Owl</strong></em> so I knew I'd like it! Watch the video <a contents="here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwggFE_rMZs" target="_blank">here</a>.<br> <br><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwggFE_rMZs" target="_blank"><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/261538/70456f8ec28635f6835b566b48ca260d51dda934/original/img-0632.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></a></span></p>
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<p><em><strong><span class="font_large">READY FOR THE TIMES!</span></strong></em><br> <br><span class="font_regular">Though it doesn't officially hit the streets until the end of June, we're making <strong><em>Ready For The Times</em></strong> available now 'cause we're so happy with it! Acoustic guitar, fiddle, 2 voices and nothing else. Folky Americana songs by Norman Blake, Rab Noakes, Pink Anderson and some of mine, to name but a few. Official DLs (downloads) are not available (on iTunes, etc) until 24th June 2022. But you can get your <a contents="CD now" data-link-label="Store" data-link-type="page" href="https://brookswilliams.com/store" target="_blank">CD now</a>. P.S. Beautiful cover photo by my friend Oren B. Helbok!<br> <br><a contents="" data-link-label="Store" data-link-type="page" href="https://brookswilliams.com/store" target="_blank"><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/261538/d8ad3d25b29987d79ebd10589bcaa2a6673729c2/original/ready-for-the-times-cover-art-lores.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpeg" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></a></span><br> <br> </p>
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<p> </p>Brooks Williamstag:brookswilliams.com,2005:Post/69832452022-05-31T10:25:32+01:002022-05-31T10:25:32+01:006 May 2022<p> </p>
<p><em><strong><span class="font_large">SUMMERTIME, SUMMERTIME</span></strong></em><br> <br><span class="font_regular">I roll out the summer menu of gigs this month and it is as varied as anything I've ever done over the years. There's me with Aaron Catlow, Dan Walsh, Rab Noakes, Boo Hewerdine and even me with myself! It's a lot of music to keep on the 'go' but I'm loving getting to play so much different music. (Photo credit: Area 88 TV; me & Paddy Milner)<br> <br><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/261538/d6d2b4950e176756d07026fab1c35cf8a5ba6d25/original/music-garden-area-88-paddy-milner-1-copy.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></span></p>
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<p><em><strong><span class="font_large">MAY</span></strong></em><br> <br><span class="font_regular">7th Elm Farm Music (Workshop& Concert), Swannington (<em><strong>Brooks Solo</strong></em>)<br> <br>13th <a contents="Masonic Hall" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.gigantic.com/brooks-williams-rab-noakes-tickets/masonic-hall/2022-05-13-19-30" target="_blank">Masonic Hall</a>, Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Scotland (<em><strong>Brooks & Rab Noakes</strong></em>)<br> <br>14th <a contents="Wee Bear Cafe" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.gigantic.com/brooks-williams-rab-noakes-tickets/lodge-at-lochside-wee-bear-cafe/2022-05-14-19-30" target="_blank">Wee Bear Cafe</a>, Lochside Inn, Lintrathen, Kirriemuir, Scotland (<em><strong>Brooks & Rab Noakes</strong></em>)<br> <br>20th <a contents="Stocksfield Community Centre S I C A" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://walsh-williams-stocksfield.eventbrite.co.uk" target="_blank">Stocksfield Community Centre S I C A</a>, Stocksfield, Northumberland (<em><strong>Brooks & Dan Walsh</strong></em>)<br> <br>21st Private Concert, North Yorkshire (<em><strong>Brooks & Dan Walsh</strong></em>)<br> <br>22nd <a contents="The Doublet Bar," data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://tickets-scotland.com/artists.html?event_method=viewartist&event_artist=Brook%20Williams%20and%20Dan%20Walsh" target="_blank">The Doublet Bar,</a> Glasgow, Scotland (<em><strong>Brooks & Dan Walsh</strong></em>)<br> <br>27th <a contents="Bingham Folk Club" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.wegottickets.com/event/541552?fbclid=IwAR2AlqDrMQLzonHxHzp1cCNRhUSL4y4UmxPFm1GZobGe6MF7myg2Nz1Cq6I" target="_blank">Bingham Folk Club</a>, Bingham (<em><strong>Brooks Solo</strong></em>) <br> <br>28th Private Party, Surrey (<em><strong>Brooks Solo</strong></em>)</span><br> <br><em><strong><span class="font_large">JUNE</span></strong></em><br> <br><span class="font_regular">4th Village Hall, Alstonefield, Derbyshire (<em><strong>Brooks & Dan Walsh</strong></em>)<br> <br>12th Folk On The Moor, Ivybridge, Devon (<strong><em>Brooks & Boo Hewerdine</em></strong>)<br> <br>19th <a contents="Middlewich Folk And Boat Festival" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://skiddle.com/e/36031994" target="_blank">Middlewich Folk And Boat Festival</a>, Middlewich (<em><strong>Brooks & Aaron Catlow</strong></em>)<br> <br>23rd <a contents=" The Barn" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://bastontradmusic.org" target="_blank">The Barn</a>, Baston, Lincolnshire (<em><strong>Brooks & Aaron Catlow</strong></em>)</span><br> <br><em><strong><span class="font_large">JULY</span></strong></em><br> <br><span class="font_regular">1st <a contents="St Edith Folk Club" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.wegottickets.com/event/543950" target="_blank">St Edith Folk Club</a>, Otford, Sevenoaks, Kent (<strong><em>Brooks & Boo Hewerdine</em></strong>)<br> <br>2nd <a contents="Kimpton Folk Festival" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.kimptonfolk.uk" target="_blank">Kimpton Folk Festival</a>, Kimpton (<em><strong>Brooks Solo</strong></em>)<br> <br>6th Summer Festival, Hungerford, Wiltshire (<strong><em>Brooks & Boo Hewerdine</em></strong>)<br> <br>8th Ely Folk Festival, Ely, Cambridgeshire (<em><strong>Brooks & Aaron Catlow</strong></em>)<br> <br>9th <a contents="Eastwell Unplugged" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.eastwell.org.uk/unplugged" target="_blank">Eastwell Unplugged</a>, Village Hall, Eastwell, Leicestershire (<em><strong>Brooks Solo</strong></em>) <br> <br>14th Lyceum Folk Club, Newport, Wales (<em><strong>Brooks & Dan Walsh</strong></em>)<br> <br>16th <a contents="Largo Arts Week" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.largoartsweek.com" target="_blank">Largo Arts Week</a>, Fife, Scotland (<em><strong>Brooks & Rab Noakes</strong></em>)<br> <br>17th The Green Note, Camden, London (<em><strong>Brooks & Dan Walsh</strong></em>)<br> <br>18th Ellis Theatre, Marlborough, Wiltshire (<em><strong>Brooks & Aaron Catlow</strong></em>)<br> <br>29th Blues In The Afternoon, Frinton Cricket Club, Frinton-On-Sea, Essex (<em><strong>Brooks Solo</strong></em>)</span><br> <br><em><strong><span class="font_large">AUGUST</span></strong></em><br> <br><span class="font_regular">6th Down Home Festival, Ilam, Derbyshire (<em><strong>Brooks Solo</strong></em>)<br> <br>7th Broadstairs Folk Week, Broadstairs, Kent (<em><strong>Brooks & Dan Walsh</strong></em>)<br> <br>14th Whitstable Sessions, Whitstable, Kent (<strong><em>Brooks & Boo Hewerdine</em></strong>)</span><br> <br> </p>
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<p><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/261538/f9db351679e92c2368242a386f30fff083142a25/original/bobdylanfilmset.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" /><em><strong><span class="font_large">HAPPY BIRTHDAY BOB DYLAN</span></strong></em><br> <br><span class="font_regular">In honour of BD's birthday on 24th May, WUSB-FM/Sunday Street Program's Charlie Backfish asked a few of us to film/record a couple of Bob's (I'm-sure-we're-on-a-first-name-basis) songs. The webcast of all the songs will be broadcast on 22nd May at 7pm (New York-time). Watch for details or check out WUSB-FM or the Sunday Street Series at The Long Island Museum. Here's the set from my filming/recording session. Can you guess my two songs?<br> <br><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/261538/17cc82cfc85987ee2ebb18474aab2366b451322e/original/bobdylanfilmset2.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></span></p>
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<p><em><strong><span class="font_large">READY FOR THE TIMES? YES WE ARE!</span></strong></em><br> <br><span class="font_regular">Are you <em>Ready For The Times</em>? Aaron Catlow and I are! We've let a few CDs out in advance of its release date in June. The songs we play are songs I haven't got to play before - one by Cheryl Wheeler, one by Jean Ritchie, one by Ola Belle Reed, and one from the repertoire of Crystal Gayle, to name but a few. The album is just fiddle and guitar and two voices. All-acoustic - my favourite kind of album! Expertly recorded by Chris Pepper. Get your copy at a gig or order one from my website. Orders will be delivered straight away. Visit my <a contents="STORE" data-link-label="Store" data-link-type="page" href="https://brookswilliams.com/store" target="_blank">STORE</a> to order. Here's ALL THINGS <a contents="BROOKS AND AARON" data-link-label="Brooks Williams & Aaron Catlow" data-link-type="page" href="https://brookswilliams.com/brooks-williams-aaron-catlow" target="_blank">BROOKS AND AARON</a>. (Photo: Mike Watts at the Green Note London)<br> <br><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/261538/c5db7ea63e4580da8bfa5af0dc61ce598b9230fa/original/greennote-aaron-brooks-22-04-croppedview.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" /> </span></p>
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<p> </p>Brooks Williamstag:brookswilliams.com,2005:Post/69832442022-05-31T10:23:46+01:002022-05-31T10:25:12+01:0019 April 2022<p> </p>
<p><em><strong><span class="font_large">READY FOR THE TIMES (TO GET BETTER)</span></strong></em><br> <br><span class="font_regular">Rumour has it <strong><em>Ready For The Times</em></strong>, the album Aaron Catlow and I made last year, is out ahead of its June 2022 release date! We're delighted that this is so and were able to take them with us on the road earlier this month. We loved our recent run of shows. There's more to come this summer - and beyond. See all our tour dates by visiting our dedicated <a contents="webpage" data-link-label="Brooks Williams & Aaron Catlow" data-link-type="page" href="https://brookswilliams.com/brooks-williams-aaron-catlow" target="_blank">webpage</a>. <a contents="Pre-Order" data-link-label="Store" data-link-type="page" href="https://brookswilliams.com/store" target="_blank">Pre-Order</a> the CD now and my staff (me) will send it to you straight away. Meanwhile, a couple of videos of songs from the recording that we made on the road earlier this month! <a contents="CC&amp;O Blues" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/oGFYRMyZqUc" target="_blank">CC&O Blues</a> <a contents=" If You Want The Rainbow" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/ZakHIuzOZFc" target="_blank"> If You Want The Rainbow</a></span><br> <br><a contents="" data-link-label="Store" data-link-type="page" href="https://brookswilliams.com/store" target="_blank"><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/261538/d8ad3d25b29987d79ebd10589bcaa2a6673729c2/original/ready-for-the-times-cover-art-lores.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpeg" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></a></p>
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<p><em><strong><span class="font_large">SUMMER TOUR DATES</span></strong></em><br> <br><strong><span class="font_regular">A couple of workshops and a mix of shows - including some solo shows (which is rare, very rare, indeed!).<br> <br><br> <br>APRIL</span></strong><br> <br><span class="font_regular">30th WORKSHOP & CONCERT, <a contents="The Lemon Tree" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/lemontreecafebistro/events" target="_blank">The Lemon Tree</a>, Keighley, W. Yorkshire (SOLO)<br> <br><br> <br><strong>MAY</strong><br> <br>1st <a contents="Raunds Folk Festival," data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://raundsfestival.com/artist/ckka512zcgjud0b06vro08l5r" target="_blank">Raunds Folk Festival,</a> Raunds, Northamptonshire (Brooks & Aaron Catlow)<br> <br>7th WORKSHOP & CONCERT, Elm Farm Music, Leicester (SOLO) <br> <br><span style="font-size: 1em;">13th <a contents="Masonic Hall" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.gigantic.com/brooks-williams-rab-noakes-tickets/masonic-hall/2022-05-13-19-30" target="_blank">Masonic Hall</a>, Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Scotland (Brooks & Rab Noakes)</span><br> <br>14th <a contents="Wee Bear Cafe" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.gigantic.com/brooks-williams-rab-noakes-tickets/lodge-at-lochside-wee-bear-cafe/2022-05-14-19-30" target="_blank">Wee Bear Cafe</a>, Lochside Inn, Lintrathen, Kirriemuir Scotland (Brooks & Rab Noakes)<br> <br>15th Village Hall, Felton, Northumbira (Brooks & Rab Noakes)<br> <br>20th Stocksfield Hall, Stocksfield, Northumberland (Brooks & Dan Walsh)<br> <br>21st House Concert, North Yorkshire (Brooks & Dan Walsh)<br> <br>22nd <a contents="The Doublet Bar" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://tickets-scotland.com//events.html?event_method=viewevent&event_id=9dacbde5-a20c-11ec-92a3-0aa58cf12a80" target="_blank">The Doublet Bar</a>, Glasgow, Scotland (Brooks & Dan Walsh)<br> <br>26th Gig, Ramsgate (SOLO)<br> <br>27th <a contents="Bingham Folk Club" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.wegottickets.com/event/541552?fbclid=IwAR2AlqDrMQLzonHxHzp1cCNRhUSL4y4UmxPFm1GZobGe6MF7myg2Nz1Cq6I" target="_blank">Bingham Folk Club</a>, Bingham (SOLO)<br> <br>28th Private Party, Surrey (SOLO)<br> <br><br> <br><strong>JUNE</strong><br> <br>4th Village Hall, Alstonefield, Derbyshire (Brooks & Dan Walsh)<br> <br>12th Folk On The Moor, Ivybridge, Devon (Brooks & Boo Hewerdine)<br> <br>18th Private Party, Suffolk (SOLO)<br> <br>19th <a contents="Middlewich Folk And Boat Festival" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://skiddle.com/e/36031994" target="_blank">Middlewich Folk And Boat Festival</a> (2pm), Victoria Hall, Middlewich, Cheshire (Brooks & Aaron Catlow)<br> <br>23rd <a contents="The Barn" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://bastontradmusic.org" target="_blank">The Barn</a>, Baston, Lincolnshire (Brooks & Aaron Catlow)<br> <br><br> <br><strong>JULY</strong><br> <br>1st <a contents="St Edith Folk Club" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.wegottickets.com/event/543950" target="_blank">St Edith Folk Club</a>, Otford, Sevenoaks, Kent (Brooks & Boo Hewerdine)<br> <br>2nd <a contents="Kimpton Folk Festival" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.kimptonfolk.uk" target="_blank">Kimpton Folk Festival</a>, Kimpton (SOLO)<br> <br>6th Summer Music Festival, Hungerford, Wiltshire (Brooks & Boo Hewerdine)<br> <br>8th <a contents="Ely Folk Festival" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://elyfolkfestival.co.uk" target="_blank">Ely Folk Festival</a>, Ely, Cambridgeshire (Brooks & Aaron Catlow)<br> <br>9th <a contents="Eastwell Unplugged" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.eastwell.org.uk/unplugged" target="_blank">Eastwell Unplugged</a>, Village Hall, Eastwell, Leicestershire (SOLO)<br> <br>14th Lyceum Folk Club, Newport, Wales (Brooks & Dan Walsh)<br> <br>16th <a contents="Largo Arts Week" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.largoartsweek.com" target="_blank">Largo Arts Week</a>, Fife, Scotland (Brooks & Rab Noakes) <br> <br>17th The Green Note, Camden, London (Brooks & Dan Walsh)<br> <br>18th Ellis Theatre, Marlborough College, Marlborough, Wiltshire (Brooks & Aaron Catlow)<br> <br>29th Blues In The Afternoon (4pm), Frinton Cricket Club, Frinton-On-Sea, Essex<br> <br><br> <br><em><strong>More To Come........!</strong></em></span></p>
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<p><em><strong><span class="font_large">HAPPY BIRTHDAY (Early) TO BOB DYLAN</span></strong></em><br> <br><span class="font_regular">April's free download is a nod to Bob's birthday coming up in May. Made at home on an early sunny Sunday morning, birds singing and all. Get the code from the bottom of this email.</span><br> <br> </p>
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<p> </p>Brooks Williamstag:brookswilliams.com,2005:Post/69402452022-04-04T21:58:11+01:002022-04-04T21:58:11+01:0030 March 2022<p> </p>
<p><strong><span class="font_large">TINY TOUR - APRIL 2022</span></strong><br> <br><span class="font_regular">Aaron Catlow and I are back on the road in April for our Tiny Tour. Full details below in the gig listing. Plus, here's our tiny social media video that Aaron made for us! <em><strong>P.S. Rumour has it you will be able to purchase our new album of songs at these shows!<br> <br><a contents="SPIRAL EARTH TOUR ANNOUNCEMENT" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://spiralearth.co.uk/brooks-williams-aaron-catlow-april-mini-tour-dates/" target="_blank">SPIRAL EARTH TOUR ANNOUNCEMENT</a></strong></em></span><br> <br><span class="font_regular"><a contents="WATCH THE TRAILER" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/5luJNBG_qtM" target="_blank"><strong>WATCH THE TRAILER</strong></a></span><br> <br><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/5luJNBG_qtM" target="_blank"><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/261538/15c4333681280adfd369c0ffd3c96c0d6363fd02/original/b61.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></a></p>
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<p><strong><span class="font_large">APRIL - MAY - JUNE 2022 CONCERTS</span></strong><br> <br><em><strong><span class="font_regular">A variety of shows over the next few months. Me and fiddler Aaron Catlow....me and singer-songwriter Rab Noakes.....me and banjoist Dan Walsh....and just me!</span></strong></em><br> <br><br> <br><span class="font_regular"><strong>April 2022</strong><br> <br>7th <a contents="Stoller Hall" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://stollerhall.com/whats-on/ghost-owl-with-brooks-williams-aaron-catlow/" target="_blank">Stoller Hall</a>, Manchester (me & Aaron Catlow)<br> <br>8th <a contents="Cambridge Folk Club" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://cambridgefolkclub.co.uk/" target="_blank">Cambridge Folk Club</a>, Cambridge (me & Aaron Catlow)<br> <br>9th (<em>MATINEE SHOW</em>) <a contents="The Green Note" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.greennote.co.uk/production/brooks-williams-aaron-catlow/" target="_blank">The Green Note</a>, Camden, London (me & Aaron Catlow)<br> <br>10th (<em>MATINEE SHOW</em>) The Square & Compass, Worth Matravers,<br> <br>Swanage, Dorset (me & Aaron Catlow)<br> <br>14th Backstage at The Green, Kinross, Scotland (me & Rab Noakes)<br> <br>30th <a contents="The Lemon Tree" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.lemontreecafebistro.co.uk" target="_blank">The Lemon Tree</a>, (workshop - day/concert-eve) Keighley, West Yorkshire (<i>solo</i>)<br> <br><br> <br><strong>May 2022</strong><br> <br>1st <a contents="Raunds Folk Festival" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://raundsfestival.com/artist/ckka512zcgjud0b06vro08l5r" target="_blank">Raunds Folk Festival</a>, Raunds, North Northamptonshire (me & Aaron Catlow)<br> <br>7th Elm Farm Music, (workshop - day/concert-eve), Leicestershire (<i>solo</i>)<br> <br>13th <a contents="Masonic Hall" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.gigantic.com/brooks-williams-rab-noakes-tickets/masonic-hall/2022-05-13-19-30" target="_blank">Masonic Hall</a>, Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Scotland (me & Rab Noakes)<br> <br>14th <a contents="Wee Bear Cafe" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.gigantic.com/brooks-williams-rab-noakes-tickets/lodge-at-lochside-wee-bear-cafe/2022-05-14-19-30" target="_blank">Wee Bear Cafe</a>, Lochside Inn, Lintrathen, Kirriemuir Scotland (me & Rab Noakes)<br> <br>15th Village Hall, Felton, Northumberland (me & Rab Noakes)<br> <br>20th Stocksfield Hall, Stocksfield, Northumberland (me & Dan Walsh)<br> <br>21st Concert, North Yorkshire (me & Dan Walsh)<br> <br>22nd <a contents="The Doublet Bar" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.facebook.com/Sounds-in-the-Suburbs-1408102739417528/" target="_blank">The Doublet Bar</a>, Glasgow, Scotland (me & Dan Walsh)<br> <br>27th <a contents="Bingham Folk Club" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.wegottickets.com/event/541552?fbclid=IwAR2AlqDrMQLzonHxHzp1cCNRhUSL4y4UmxPFm1GZobGe6MF7myg2Nz1Cq6I" target="_blank">Bingham Folk Club</a>, Bingham (<i>solo</i>) <br> <br>28th Private Party, Surrey<br> <br><br> <br><strong>June 2022</strong><br> <br>4th Village Hall, Alstonefield, Derbyshire (me & Dan Walsh)<br> <br>12th Folk On The Moor, Ivybridge, Devon (me & Boo Hewerdine)<br> <br>18th Private Party, Suffolk<br> <br>19th <a contents="Middlewich Folk And Boat Festival" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://skiddle.com/e/36031994" target="_blank">Middlewich Folk And Boat Festival</a>, Middlewich, Cheshire (me & Aaron Catlow)<br> <br>23rd <a contents="The Barn" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://bastontradmusic.org" target="_blank">The Barn</a>, Baston, Lincolnshire (me & Aaron Catlow)<br> <br><br> <br><strong>FOR FULL DETAILS & UPDATES LOOK <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="Tour Dates" data-link-type="page" href="https://brookswilliams.com/tour-dates" target="_blank">HERE</a></strong></span></p>
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<p><strong><span class="font_large"><em>READY FOR THE TIMES</em> PRE-ORDER</span></strong><br> <br><span class="font_regular">When Aaron and I recorded <em>Ghost Owl</em>, way back in 2021, we began to get gig offers. As <em>Ghost Owl</em> is an instrumental album, we were asked if we do songs with singing. The answer is, of course, yes. But we felt it might be helpful to record a few of those songs so venues and audiences know what they're getting. We went into a studio and a couple days later we discovered we've recorded a whole album. Just me and Aaron playing and singing live in the studio. Really fun. We call it <em>Ready For The Times</em> and it features songs from across the folk-roots-swing spectrum.....and it has a really cool cover photo by my friend Oren Helbok. The official release date is <em>24 June 2022</em> but I'm taking pre-orders now if you want to get yours reserved ahead of time. <a contents="PRE-ORDER HERE" data-link-label="Store" data-link-type="page" href="https://brookswilliams.com/store" target="_blank"><strong><em>PRE-ORDER HERE</em></strong></a></span><br> <br><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/261538/d8ad3d25b29987d79ebd10589bcaa2a6673729c2/original/ready-for-the-times-cover-art-lores.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpeg" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></p>
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<p><span class="font_large"><em><strong>FREE DOWNLOAD!</strong></em></span><br> <br>This months free download is an out-take from a May 2019 session. I was recording tracks with for my 30th Anniversary album <strong><em>Work My Claim</em></strong>. This is one of the songs that didn't make the cut, but I love this old Buddy Miller song and the interplay between my guitar and Aaron's fiddle. The whole Brooks & Aaron thing came about from this moment in this session! The link to the song is at the bottom of this email.</p>
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<p> </p>Brooks Williamstag:brookswilliams.com,2005:Post/69078812022-02-26T07:51:00+00:002022-02-26T07:51:00+00:0025 February 2022<p> </p>
<p><strong><span class="font_large">MARCH MUSIC</span><br> <br><span class="font_regular">I'm delighted to get to play music with such talented musicians over the next month...fiddler Aaron Catlow, banjoist Dan Walsh, and songwriter Boo Hewerdine. All the details are below. Come see us if we're near you!</span></strong><br> <br><span class="font_regular"><em><strong>February</strong></em><br> <br>26th RAFA Club, Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire (<a contents="Book" data-link-label="" data-link-type="email" href="mailto:graham.malster@ntlworld.com" target="_blank">Book</a>) <strong>Brooks & Aaron</strong><br> <br><em><strong>March</strong></em><br> <br>1st</span> <span class="font_regular">Dartford Folk Club, Dartford, Kent <strong>Brooks & Boo</strong><br> <br>3rd Haverhill Arts Centre, Haverhill, Essex <strong>Brooks & Boo</strong><br> <br>5th Wadsworth Community Ctr, Hebden Bridge, W. Yorkshire <strong>Brooks & Dan</strong><br> <br>9th Llantrisant Fok Club, Llantrisant, Wales <strong>Brooks & Boo</strong><br> <br>10th The Green Note, Camden Town, London <strong>Brooks & Boo</strong><br> <br>11th Concert, Milton Keynes <strong>Brooks & Boo</strong><br> <br>18th <a contents="Ripley Live" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://ripleylive.com/index.php/upcoming-events/247-union" target="_blank">Ripley Live</a>, Ripley, North Yorkshire <strong>Brooks & Boo</strong><br> <br>19th Pies, Peas, Performance, Retford, Nottinghamshire <strong>Brooks & Boo</strong><br> <br>20th Hitchin Folk Club, Hitchin, Hertfordshire <strong>Brooks & Boo<br> <br><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/261538/4ee3d13e99fd72e4fceffc2c9e32159d7a4f4f76/original/state-of-ther-union-low-res-1-210412-3643.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></strong></span></p>
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<p><em><span class="font_large"><strong>BONAPARTE CROSSING THE RHINE/LOCKDOWN HOEDOWN</strong></span></em><br> <br><span class="font_regular">Another video from me & Dan Walsh. This one is a mash-up of the traditional fiddle tune <em>Bonaparte Crossing the Rhine</em> with Dan's rocking little number <em>Lockdown Hoedown</em>. Hold on to yer hats! (<a contents="Watch" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/aXlp6hztTpg" target="_blank">Watch</a>)</span><br> <br><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/aXlp6hztTpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/261538/618368f3bb877a271faaff70f96949bab802407e/original/brooksanddan-hires2.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></a></p>
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<p><strong><span class="font_large">POSITIVE WORDS!</span></strong><br> <br><span class="font_regular">Me & Aaron Catlow got a great review of our show at Grateful Fred's in The Atkinson Theatre in Southport in early February. You can read it <a contents="here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.getrevue.co/profile/grateful-fred/issues/grateful-fred-issue-63-901059?fbclid=IwAR0EzjOZXong40gMVFucG6P2xdJXDG_YHGt_t90ucTyH9sI1jWVUjP2z73k" target="_blank">here</a>. By the way, watch for our new recording of songs (i.e. singing and playing), <em><strong>READY FOR THE TIMES</strong></em>, coming this spring. Songs by Jean Ritchie, Cheryl Wheeler, Ola Belle Reed, Rab Noakes, Pink Anderson...! Plus super cool cover photo from Oren B Helbok.<br> <br><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.getrevue.co/profile/grateful-fred/issues/grateful-fred-issue-63-901059?fbclid=IwAR0EzjOZXong40gMVFucG6P2xdJXDG_YHGt_t90ucTyH9sI1jWVUjP2z73k" target="_blank"><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/261538/0ef5740031da8d02a09cd90b4207a00fc5bae6a6/original/aaron-and-brooks-grateful-freds.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></a></span><br> <br> </p>
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<p><span class="font_large"><em><strong>BOATS TO BUILD</strong></em></span><br> <br>On my Top-Ten List of songs I love to sing is Guy Clark's <em>Boats To Build</em>. Here's a version I recorded with Boo Hewerdine a few years ago. There is a download link at the bottom of this email that should take you to the free mp3!</p>
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<p> </p>Brooks Williamstag:brookswilliams.com,2005:Post/68788822022-01-25T12:24:12+00:002022-01-25T12:24:12+00:0024 January 2022<p> </p>
<p><span class="font_large"><em><strong>UP-CLOSE GUITAR</strong></em></span><br> <br><span class="font_regular">Here's an <em>Up-Close</em> look at the guitar solo to my song, <a contents="Going Away" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/LPPvIzLWMUA" target="_blank"><em><strong>Going Away</strong></em></a>. I played it 3-times through....with a little improv along the way! G-shapes, Capo 3, key of B-flat. The key of the gods and goddesses of roots music. Hmm, hmm good! TAB for the basic solo is available <a contents="here" data-link-label="Lyrics, Chords and TAB" data-link-type="page" href="https://brookswilliams.com/lyrics-chords-and-tab" target="_blank">here</a>.</span><br> <br><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/LPPvIzLWMUA" target="_blank"><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/261538/bfd83103d93a7e2339c90fadba1ef22a7b483909/original/guitar-hands-nov-2021.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></a></p>
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<p><em><strong><span class="font_large">WINTER GIGS 2022</span></strong></em><br> <br><strong><em>Stepping out into the longer winter light with a solo gig and then a short run of shows with fiddler Aaron Catlow. We'll do tunes from Ghost Owl (and have film footage at select gigs!) and sing from our upcoming record of songs. Oh, and there's a weekend guitar workshop in there too.</em></strong><br> <br><br> <br><span class="font_regular"><em><strong>January</strong></em><br> <br>26th <a contents="Irvine Folk Club" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.irvinefolkclub.org.uk" target="_blank">Irvine Folk Club</a>, Irvine, North Ayrshire Scotland <em>(Brooks solo!)</em><br> <br><br> <br><em><strong>February</strong></em><br> <br>2nd <a contents="Grateful Fred’s" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.gratefulfred.co.uk/" target="_blank">Grateful Fred’s</a>, Southport, Mersyside <em>(Brooks & Aaron Catlow)</em><br> <br>3rd <a contents="Black Swan Folk Club" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.blackswanfolkclub.org.uk" target="_blank">Black Swan Folk Club</a>, York, North Yorkshire <em>(Brooks & Aaron Catlow)</em><br> <br>5th <a contents="Thimblemill Library" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://skiddle.com/e/35957867" target="_blank">Thimblemill Library</a>, Smethwick, West Midlands <em>(Brooks & Aaron Catlow)</em><br> <br>6th <a contents="Chapel Arts Centre" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chapelarts.org/events/brooks-williams-aaron-catlow/" target="_blank">Chapel Arts Centre</a>, Bath, Somerset <em>(Brooks & Aaron Catlow)</em><br> <br>19th - 20th Feb Guitar Workshop, The Blue Boar, Maldon, Essex <em>(<a contents="INFO" data-link-label="" data-link-type="email" href="mailto:Nicola@mactheatre.co.uk" target="_blank">INFO</a>)</em><br> <br>26th RAFA Club, Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire <em>(<a contents="INFO" data-link-label="" data-link-type="email" href="mailto:graham.malster@ntlworld.com" target="_blank">INFO</a>) (Brooks & Aaron Catlow)</em></span><br> <br><a contents="" data-link-label="Tour Dates" data-link-type="page" href="https://brookswilliams.com/tour-dates" target="_blank"><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/261538/173b3977958516d3f1011326b928e06440a19d25/original/tour-feb-2022-ig.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></a></p>
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<p><em><strong><span class="font_large">CHURCH STREET BLUES</span></strong></em><br> <br><span class="font_regular">Dan Walsh and I at Saltwell Studio with Chris Pepper and Ecki preparing for our gigs. I'm looking forward to doing shows together! Watch the <a contents="video" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/gGCZUtWIkbk" target="_blank">video</a>.<br> <br><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/gGCZUtWIkbk" target="_blank"><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/261538/898e122c5f872361a36ec0ab5f462cb030c6e997/original/brooksanddan-hires4.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></a></span></p>
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<p><em><strong><span class="font_large">WINTER MOON</span></strong></em><br> <br><span class="font_regular">The lingering beauty of this past week's full moon - the <em>Wolf Moon</em> - put me in mind of my old song <em><strong>Winter Moon</strong></em>. This newly recorded version is all acoustic....guitar, fiddle and double bass...my favourite sound. That's Aaron Catlow on fiddle - who I am delighted to be gigging with in February - and Lukas Drinkwater on double bass. There's a download link at the bottom of this email which will magically take you to the free mp3.<br> <br><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/261538/fb3faa43b87e6952f3185982d9c8a493930140e9/original/night-moon-sardinia.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></span></p>
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<p><em><strong><span class="font_large">WEBSITE OVERHAUL</span></strong></em><br> <br>Over the dark January days my staff (me!) have been over-hauling the website. Every page has had a bit of a brush-up but the biggest redesign is the <a contents="STORE" data-link-label="Store" data-link-type="page" href="https://brookswilliams.com/store" target="_blank">STORE</a>, the <a contents="NEWSLETTER ARCHIVE" data-link-label="Newsletters" data-link-type="page" href="https://brookswilliams.com/newsletters" target="_blank">NEWSLETTER ARCHIVE</a>, and the <a contents="LYRICS CHORDS TAB" data-link-label="Lyrics, Chords and TAB" data-link-type="page" href="https://brookswilliams.com/lyrics-chords-and-tab" target="_blank">LYRICS CHORDS TAB</a> pages. No one got hurt and nothing important got lost in the process. I'd say that's a result!<br> <br> </p>
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<p> </p>Brooks Williamstag:brookswilliams.com,2005:Post/68573152022-01-02T19:38:20+00:002022-01-02T19:38:21+00:0015 December 2021<p> </p>
<p><span class="font_large"><b>CONCERTS</b></span><br> <br><span class="font_regular"><em>I've got one more show for this year and then a little break before the next one's begin in 2022. Thank you for coming to the concerts and I hope to see you in 2022!</em><br> <br><strong>December 2021</strong><br> <br>17th <a contents="The Hawth Theatre" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.parkwoodtheatres.co.uk/The-Hawth/show/ef524893-3cd9-eb11-aa28-da546577e421/brooks-williams" target="_blank">The Hawth Theatre</a>, Crawley, West Sussex (socially-distanced show)<br> <br><b style="font-size: 1em;">January 2022</b><br> <br>26th Irvine Folk Club, Irvine, North Ayrshire Scotland<br> <br><b>February 2022</b><br> <br>2 <a contents="Grateful Fred’s" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.gratefulfred.co.uk/" target="_blank">Grateful Fred’s</a>, Southport, Mersyside (Brooks & Aaron Catlow!)<br> <br>5th <a contents="Thimblemill Library" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://skiddle.com/e/35957867" target="_blank">Thimblemill Library</a>, Smethwick, West Midlands (Brooks & Aaron Catlow!)<br> <br>6th <a contents="Chapel Arts Centre" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chapelarts.org/events/brooks-williams-aaron-catlow/" target="_blank">Chapel Arts Centre</a>, Bath (Brooks & Aaron Catlow!)<br> <br>19th - 20th Guitar Workshop, The Blue Boar, Maldon, Essex (<a contents="INFO" data-link-label="" data-link-type="email" href="mailto:Nicola@mactheatre.co.uk" target="_blank">INFO</a>)<br> <br>26th RAFA Club, Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire (Brooks & Aaron Catlow!)<br> <br><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/261538/4375087b2c91c3934d057b8080c3b1a18efab682/original/lightship-flare.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></span></p>
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<p><b><span class="font_large">GUITAR CLASS IN CAMBRIDGE (UK)</span></b><br> <br><span class="font_regular">Join me for a 10-week acoustic guitar class in Cambridge this January through March 2022. The Tuesday evening sessions are 2-hours long and meet in a local college. Space is limited so don't delay! Acoustic roots ’n all! The perfect gift for yourself (or the guitarist in your life)? For more details have a look <a contents="here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://community.cvcweb.net/dance-music-1" target="_blank">here</a>.<br> <br><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/261538/7589ee5fb8093dbe62203d23f30cd276286d0cea/original/email-template-header-guitarchord.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></span></p>
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<p><span class="font_large"><b>SONGS FOR WINTERTIDE II</b></span><br> <br><em><span class="font_regular"><b>Sunday, 19th December, 7pm (New York)</b></span></em><br> <br><span class="font_regular">A special online concert featuring Jez Lowe, Lynn Miles, Sloan Wainwright, The Wynotte Sisters and ME! Watch on Facebook at Facebook.com/LIMuseum<br> <br><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/261538/0f4d1cca617afd0258e77cdb09be1fc318a2f6c0/original/wintertide-ii-jpg.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></span></p>
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<p><strong><span class="font_large">Last Minute Music Recommendations? Why, Of Course!</span></strong><br> <br><br> <br><span class="font_regular"><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/261538/c9566c12f822fe7c36941c68a6439d109d290dd9/original/brooks-williams-ghost-owl-lowres.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsInNtYWxsIl1d.jpg" class="size_s justify_left border_" /><br> <br><br> <br><a contents="Ghost Owl " data-link-label="Store" data-link-type="page" href="https://brookswilliams.com/store" target="_blank"><em><strong>Ghost Owl</strong></em></a><a contents="Ghost Owl " data-link-label="Store" data-link-type="page" href="https://brookswilliams.com/store" target="_blank"> </a>- acoustic guitar and fiddle duets. Brooks with the amazing Aaron Catlow.<br> <br><br> <br><br> <br><br> <br><br> <br><br> <br><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/261538/10ff3110374dc44a266c70ec305f12397e9635b6/original/brooks500.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsInNtYWxsIl1d.jpg" class="size_s justify_left border_" /><br> <br><br> <br><em><strong><a contents="Work My Claim" data-link-label="Store" data-link-type="page" href="https://brookswilliams.com/store" target="_blank">Work My Claim</a></strong></em> - some of Brooks' favourites re-recorded with the likes of John McCusker, Aaron Catlow and Christine Collister. Including <em>King Of California</em>. <br> <br><br> <br><br> <br><br> <br><br> <br><br> <br><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/261538/8102337630de41260244f41601e8e4a2c8b7f50a/original/grant-avenue-tapes-vol-1-hirescover.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsInNtYWxsIl1d.jpg" class="size_s justify_left border_" /><br> <br><br> <br><a contents="Grant Avenue Tapes" data-link-label="Store" data-link-type="page" href="https://brookswilliams.com/store" target="_blank"><em><strong>Grant Avenue Tapes</strong></em></a> - Brooks' only LP to date! These are some of the tracks from <em><strong>Knife Edge</strong></em> on vinyl for the first time.</span></p>
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<p><strong><span class="font_large">WINTER WONDERLAND</span></strong><br> <br><em>December's Free Download</em><br> <br>This month's free download is an arrangement of a winter classic. I was trying to channel a little of a Glen Campbell or John Hartford vibe with this. I missed by a country mile but found myself drawn into it as I recorded it in the spare room of our house. There is a download link at the bottom of this email. That link will magically take you to the free mp3. Let me know if it mis-fires in any way and my staff (me!) will remedy the situation pronto.<br> <br> </p>
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<p> </p>Brooks Williamstag:brookswilliams.com,2005:Post/68251902021-11-30T10:27:29+00:002021-11-30T10:27:29+00:0030 November 2021<p> </p>
<p><strong><span class="font_large">CONCERTS - DOWNTIME - CONCERTS</span></strong><br> <br><em>I have only 3 more shows in 2021. It has been great to be back out playing live music again over the past 6 months, and I thank you for coming out to the shows. I'm happy to say that after a little downtime in January, I am back out there in 2022 with some exciting collaborations, including shows with violinist Aaron Catlow.</em><br> <br><b>December 2021</b><br> <br>9th The Lightship, Blyth Harbour, Northumberland (solo)<br> <br>10th <a contents="Roots Music Club" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.wegottickets.com/rootsmusicclubdoncaster" target="_blank">Roots Music Club</a>, Doncaster South Yorkshire (solo)<br> <br>17th <a contents="The Hawth Theatre" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.parkwoodtheatres.co.uk/The-Hawth/show/ef524893-3cd9-eb11-aa28-da546577e421/brooks-williams" target="_blank">The Hawth Theatre</a>, Crawley, West Sussex (solo)<br> <br><b>January 2022</b><br> <br>26th Irvine Folk Club, Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland (solo)<br> <br><b>February 2022</b><br> <br>2nd <a contents="Grateful Fred’s" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.gratefulfred.co.uk/" target="_blank">Grateful Fred’s</a>, Southport, Mersyside (Brooks & violinist Aaron Catlow)<br> <br>5th <a contents="Thimblemill Library" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://skiddle.com/e/35957867" target="_blank">Thimblemill Library</a>, Smethwick, West Midlands (Brooks & violinist Aaron Catlow)<br> <br>6th <a contents="Chapel Arts Centre" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://chapelarts.org/events/brooks-williams-aaron-catlow/" target="_blank">Chapel Arts Centre</a>, Bath (Brooks & violinist Aaron Catlow)<br> <br>19th-20th Guitar Workshop, The Blue Boar, Maldon, Essex (<a contents="Reservations" data-link-label="" data-link-type="email" href="mailto:Nicola@mactheatre.co.uk" target="_blank">Reservations</a>)<br> <br>26th RAFA Club, Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire (Brooks & violinist Aaron Catlow)<br> <br><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/261538/cada5744980d44b040f723f77eea04ee7e6f1c19/original/img-5374.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></p>
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<p><span class="font_large"><strong>SWEET GREENS AND BLUES</strong></span><br> <br><span class="font_regular"><em>NOVEMBER'S FREE DOWNLOAD</em></span><br clear="none"> <br><span class="font_regular">November's free download is my arrangement of a song I learned from the music of legendary singer Shirley Collins. It's called <em>Sweet Greens And Blues</em>. These lyrics mean the world to me right now. I recorded it in the full light of day in the guest room at our house. There is a download link and code at the bottom of this email. That link will magically take you to the free mp3. Let me know if it mis-fires in any way and my staff (me!) will remedy the situation pronto.</span></p>
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<p><strong><span class="font_large">GIFT IDEAS FOR THE SEASON OF GIFTING?</span></strong><br> <br>If you're looking for something a bit different to give to a loved one during this gifting season, consider <a contents="guitar or mandolin lessons" data-link-label="Lessons & Workshops" data-link-type="page" href="https://brookswilliams.com/lessons-workshops" target="_blank">guitar or mandolin lessons</a>....or perhaps <a contents="GHOST OWL" data-link-label="Store" data-link-type="page" href="https://brookswilliams.com/store" target="_blank">GHOST OWL</a>, the recording of folky, acoustic guitar & fiddle duets I wrote and recorded with Aaron Catlow. Ya never know, may be just the ticket!</p>
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<p><strong><span class="font_large">UP-CLOSE GUITAR</span></strong><br> <br><span class="font_regular">My series of acoustic guitar videos of some of my favourite songs and riffs...filmed up-close....continues with <a contents="SEVEN SISTERS" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/WbEfpyEnwTk" target="_blank">SEVEN SISTERS</a>, <a contents="JUMP THAT TRAIN" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/ZLR48rAtHpc" target="_blank">JUMP THAT TRAIN</a>, and <a contents="GHOST OWL" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/y03dWsRjChU" target="_blank">GHOST OWL</a>. Filmed without filter or software. Next best thing to being there.</span></p>
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<p> </p>Brooks Williamstag:brookswilliams.com,2005:Post/67871452021-10-26T14:39:24+01:002021-10-26T14:39:24+01:0026 October 2021<p> </p>
<p><em><strong><span class="font_large">AUTUMN SHOWS</span></strong></em><br> <br><span class="font_regular">With thanks to the presenters, venues and audiences for making these live concerts possible. <em><strong>"Each one feels a gift."</strong></em> <br> <br><strong>October 2021</strong><br> <br>29th <a contents="Royston Folk Club" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.roystonfolk.org" target="_blank">Royston Folk Club</a>, Royston, Hertfordshire<br> <br><b>November 2021</b><br> <br>5th <a contents="The Institute" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://etickets.im/et/?fbclid=IwAR2maGyDnf-aywix4zIvhei-wOXrsxvTXxi--VNZw6qIzo4orr-4RuUQrwQ" target="_blank">The Institute</a> (Big Wheel Blues Presents), Laxey, Isle Of Man (Brooks & Aaron Catlow) <br> <br>13th <a contents="Harrow Acoustic Evenings" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.wegottickets.com/event/525900?fbclid=IwAR3iZ_iDLWUsdl6PmATDtqWKQwEVExVI3wD7nPPtf0QjPaWhjUguvXFu7tY" target="_blank">Harrow Acoustic Evenings</a>, Harrow, London<br> <br>19th The Back Room, Cottingham, East Yorkshire 01482 847007</span><br> <br><span class="font_regular">24th Middle Aston House, Ardley, Bicester, Oxfordshire (<a contents="For Info" data-link-label="" data-link-type="email" href="mailto:music@mfmf.co.uk" target="_blank">For Info</a>)<br> <br>26th <a contents="The Steel Rooms" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.thesteelrooms.com/whats-on-details/music-evening-brooks-williams/" target="_blank">The Steel Rooms</a>, Brigg, Lincolnshire<br> <br>27th-28th White Horse Guitar Weekend, Swindon, Wiltshire (<em>sold out</em>)<br> <br><b>December 2021</b><br> <br>9th The Lightship, Blyth Harbour, Northumberland<br> <br>10th <a contents="Roots Music Club" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.rootsmusicclub.co.uk/" target="_blank">Roots Music Club</a>, Ukranian Centre, Doncaster South Yorkshire<br> <br>17th <a contents="The Hawth" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.parkwoodtheatres.co.uk/The-Hawth/show/ef524893-3cd9-eb11-aa28-da546577e421/brooks-williams" target="_blank">The Hawth</a>, Crawley, West Sussex</span><br> <br><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.wegottickets.com/event/525900?fbclid=IwAR3iZ_iDLWUsdl6PmATDtqWKQwEVExVI3wD7nPPtf0QjPaWhjUguvXFu7tY" target="_blank"><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/261538/f6bd7fc9cfbc2c90a8f0091f93e79548ce16ce93/original/harrow-acoustic-evenings.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></a></p>
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<p><span class="font_large"><em><strong>HOW TO PLAY INLAND SAILOR</strong></em></span><br> <br><span class="font_regular">This 'episode' of 'how to play' is my song <strong><em>Inland Sailor.</em></strong> My latest </span>version combines elements of the original (1994) as well as elements from how it has evolved in my concerts over the years. Included in this video is a Celtic-sounding fiddle riff as well as a solo using triads moving down the fretboard. Oh, and some back-beat chug-chugga. Have a look <a contents="here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/XFnkhZRh54g" target="_blank">here</a>.<br> <br><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/XFnkhZRh54g" target="_blank"><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/261538/9044f386432b46f86afdcbc686ad177437890520/original/saffron-hall-copy.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></a></p>
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<p><strong><span class="font_large">GUITAR & BANJO? COMING IN 2022!</span></strong><br> <br><span class="font_regular">Virtuoso banjoist Dan Walsh and I have a cunning plan to team up for some guitar-banjo/two-singers shows in 2022. Dates are being added to the diary so stay-tuned. Read a description of what we're hoping to do <a contents="here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://brookswilliams.com/epk-brooks-williams-dan-walsh" target="_blank">here</a>.<br> <br><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://brookswilliams.com/epk-brooks-williams-dan-walsh" target="_blank"><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/261538/898e122c5f872361a36ec0ab5f462cb030c6e997/original/brooksanddan-hires4.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></a> </span></p>
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<p> </p>Brooks Williamstag:brookswilliams.com,2005:Post/67871442021-10-26T14:38:26+01:002021-10-26T14:38:26+01:0012 October 2021<p> </p>
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<p><span class="font_large"><strong><span style="font-size: 22.399999618530273px;"><em>RICOCHET IN TIME</em></span></strong><br> <br><em><span style="font-size: 22.399999618530273px;">OCTOBER'S FREE DOWNLOAD</span></em></span><br> <br><span class="font_regular">This month's free download is my arrangement of Shawn Colvin's <em>Ricochet In Time</em>. It's a part of my life's soundtrack from back in the days when I was just beginning to tour. In my post-Covid fog I have employed an incessant backbeat and an obscure open tuning. I recorded it late at night at home. The free mp3 is somehow magically attached to this email. As this is only the 2nd time I have done this, please let me know if you don't get one. I will have my staff (me!) get on it straight away.<br> <br><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/261538/6cfc72aa1fca1b82157ea50e592d91d077ebcd23/original/brooksaudenguitaralstonefield2.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></span></p>
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<p><span class="font_large"><em><strong>GHOST OWL</strong></em> <strong>FINDING LOTS OF NEW LISTENERS!</strong></span><br> <br><span class="font_regular">I'm delighted to report that <em><strong>Ghost Owl </strong></em>continues to receive positive reviews in the press (both online and in hard copy) as well as folk and acoustic roots radio airplay. Aaron Catlow and I are blown away by the response we are looking into booking more duo shows for 2022 (in and around Aaron's busy touring schedule). Although <em><strong>Ghost Owl</strong></em> is an all-instrumental recording of fiddle/guitar duets, our shows are a mix of singing and playing. You get a bit of both. Have a look at our booking page if you want to read more, including all the reviews. Thank you to everyone for ordering the CD from my website and downloading it from your favourite DL site. If you don't have a copy and want one, <a contents="order your own Ghost Owl CD" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://brookswilliams.com/store" target="_blank">order your own <em><strong>Ghost Owl</strong></em> CD</a> here! To read more about it/us, have at our <a contents="Brooks Williams &amp; Aaron Catlow page" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://brookswilliams.com/epk-brooks-williams-aaron-catlow" target="_blank">Brooks Williams & Aaron Catlow page</a>. </span><br> <br><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://brookswilliams.com/epk-brooks-williams-aaron-catlow" target="_blank"><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/261538/0212f27975f47ce75fcebdf6e3faf95ea19cdcf7/original/brooks-aaron-hires-1.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></a></p>
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<p><strong><span class="font_large">CONCERTS 2021</span></strong><br> <br><span class="font_regular"><strong>October</strong><br> <br>14th <a contents="Bullfrog Blues" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.barkingspider.abelgratis.com" target="_blank">Bullfrog Blues</a>, The Dockyard Club, Southsea, Portsmouth<br> <br>16th <a contents="St Saviour’s Community Centre" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.wegottickets.com/event/526664" target="_blank">St Saviour’s Community Centre</a>, Retford, Nottinghamshire<br> <br>22nd <a contents="Saffron Hall" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://events.saffronhall.com/whats-on/view/foyer-folk-brooks-williams-1" target="_blank">Saffron Hall</a>, Saffron Walden, Essex<br> <br><b>November</b><br> <br>5th <a contents="The Institute" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://etickets.im/et/?fbclid=IwAR2maGyDnf-aywix4zIvhei-wOXrsxvTXxi--VNZw6qIzo4orr-4RuUQrwQ" target="_blank">The Institute</a> (Big Wheel Blues Presents), Laxey, Isle Of Man (Brooks & Aaron Catlow!) <br> <br>13th <a contents="Harrow Baptist Church Acoustic Evenings" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.wegottickets.com/event/525900?fbclid=IwAR3iZ_iDLWUsdl6PmATDtqWKQwEVExVI3wD7nPPtf0QjPaWhjUguvXFu7tY" target="_blank">Harrow Baptist Church Acoustic Evenings</a>, Harrow, London<br> <br>19th The Back Room, Cottingham, East Yorkshire<br> <br>24th Middle Aston House, Ardley, Bicester, Oxfordshire (<a contents="Reservations" data-link-label="" data-link-type="email" href="mailto:music@mfmf.co.uk" target="_blank">Reservations</a>)<br> <br>26th <a contents="The Steel Rooms" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.thesteelrooms.com/whats-on-details/music-evening-brooks-williams/" target="_blank">The Steel Rooms</a>, Brigg, Lincolnshire<br> <br>27th-28th Guitar Workshop, Swindon, Wiltshire (sold out!)<br> <br><b>December</b><br> <br>1st Private Event<br> <br>9th The Lightship, Blyth Harbour, Northumberland<br> <br>10th <a contents="Roots Music Club" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.rootsmusicclub.co.uk/" target="_blank">Roots Music Club</a>, Ukranian Centre, Doncaster South Yorkshire<br> <br>17th <a contents="The Hawth" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.parkwoodtheatres.co.uk/The-Hawth/show/ef524893-3cd9-eb11-aa28-da546577e421/brooks-williams" target="_blank">The Hawth</a>, Crawley, West Sussex<br> <br><em>My heartfelt thanks to all the venues, volunteers & presenters who are putting on shows again and working hard to make the spaces safe for everyone who attends. And big love to you all for coming out to the gigs. I very much appreciate it. And it's good to see you all again!</em></span></p>
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<p><span class="font_large"><strong><em>HOW TO PLAY</em> LATEST & NEWEST!</strong></span><br> <br><span class="font_regular">Here's a look at <em><strong>How To Play</strong></em> the A-minor riff to my song <em>Here Comes The Blues</em>. The riff is in 3rds and fits in between the chord changes. Plus there's a nifty bluesy E7 and a couple of bass runs. Fancy a go? Have a look <a contents="here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/iAvHXc3OoxM" target="_blank">here</a>! </span><br> <br><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/iAvHXc3OoxM" target="_blank"><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/261538/4aeb4cbad13fcf0dac36aa1dd180b84b3ec3107c/original/frankdelandry-how-to-play.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></a></p>
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<p> </p>Brooks Williamstag:brookswilliams.com,2005:Post/67871432021-10-26T14:37:21+01:002021-10-26T14:37:21+01:0028 September 2021<p> </p>
<p><span class="font_regular">Jesus came to one of my gigs. It was during his slow season. After Christmas, but before Lent. Not many tourists were around so he didn’t have as many shows as usual. Apparently, his performance schedule leading up to Easter included a gruelling ten shows a week. How he managed I don’t know.<br> <br><br> <br>He arrived fashionably late - I was well into my third song - and when he entered the venue all eyes turned from me onstage to him coming through the door. I felt the energy in the room shift. It was like that hollowness you feel just before a massive thunderstorm or the smell of the rain before the downpour. The hell with Elvis, this was Jesus.<br> <br><br> <br>I could tell it was him. Taller, by far, than anyone else in the room. Long flowing blond hair and (I discovered later when we spoke) piercing blue eyes. Not at all what I expected, if I’m being honest.<br> <br><br> <br>I played on as best I could. To ignore the fact that I was a bit distracted, maybe even a bit nervous, would be a disservice to myself, the people who booked me, and my audience.<br> <br><br> <br>“We had a bigger crowd for Eric Bibb last month,” the promoters told me later, “but Jesus didn’t come to his show. You should feel honoured.” I did and I was, but I don’t know why.<br> <br><br> <br>They say Branson, Missouri is where Nashville went after it died. I don’t really know anything about that as I’ve been to Nashville many times in my own little way and it appears very much alive. But I know what they mean.<br> <br><br> <br>The Nashville of the crystal clear pedal steel, the boom-chick-a strum of the acoustic guitars, and the highest, most lonesomest voice ever sung on god’s green earth, well, that one is mostly gone. Or it moved on. Or retired. Or, god forbid, passed into more distant pastures that the rest of us can’t find.<br> <br><br> <br>So Branson filled the void of that Nashville with hotels, restaurants and venues. And all up and down 76 Country Music Boulevard the big names do performances all week long. Famously, at the Moon River Cafe you could see Andy Williams. Back in the day, of course. There’s also Dolly Parton’s Stampede and the Roy Clark Celebrity Theatre. You can also catch Jesus at the Sight And Sound Theatres on Shepherd Of The Hills Expressway. It always sells out so book early.<br> <br><br> <br>But on this Saturday night in the Winter of whatever year that was, Jesus came to me, just across the border in Harrison, Arkansas.<br> <br><br> <br>It was cold for Arkansas. Radio said rain would turn to ice overnight and the roads would be impassable. A fan of mine drove up from Nacogdoches, Texas, some seven hours away. I was - I am - deeply touched anyone would go to that much trouble to see and hear me sing. “You might have difficulty getting out of here in the morning,” I said as we spoke at the CD table, “take it easy and give yourself lots of time.” Jesus nodded in agreement.<br> <br><br> <br>Did meeting Jesus change me? I don’t think so. I mean, he’s memorable and all, but it would be a little too ‘neat’ to say I’ve changed as a result. Then again, how would I know? Who’s to say some of that magic didn’t rub off on me? Make me a little more mindful, thoughtful, more present? Difficult to say one way or the other.<br> <br><br> <br>I wanted to say goodbye to Jesus before he left, but he didn’t wait around until the end of the show. I tried - I try - not to take it personally. A couple of songs from the end I heard the door go. Even if I hadn’t looked for him, I knew he was gone. The atmosphere changed, like after a storm. Like after the rain.<br> <br><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/261538/728f7856274c70b657a2e3da878860d37df04b0e/original/sombrerosam.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></span></p>
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<p><span class="font_large"><em><strong>CONCERTS</strong></em></span><br> <br><em>It feels like a blessing to get out there and play music like I've always done. I am ever-mindful of those that put on these events, endeavouring to create safe, workable spaces for music to exist in their local communities. Those people are the stars.</em> <br> <br><strong>October 2021</strong><br> <br>8th <a contents="The Blue Boar" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.wegottickets.com/event/525455/" target="_blank">The Blue Boar</a> (MacTheatre Presents!), Maldon, Essex<br> <br>9th Private Event, Derbyshire<br> <br>14th <a contents="Bullfrog Blues" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.barkingspider.abelgratis.com" target="_blank">Bullfrog Blues</a>, The Dockyard Club, Southsea, Portsmouth<br> <br>16th <a contents="St Saviour’s Community Centre" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.wegottickets.com/event/526664" target="_blank">St Saviour’s Community Centre</a> (Pies Peas And Performance Presents!), Retford, Nottinghamshire<br> <br>22nd <a contents="Saffron Hall" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://events.saffronhall.com/whats-on/view/foyer-folk-brooks-williams-1" target="_blank">Saffron Hall</a>, Saffron Walden, Essex<br> <br><strong>November 2021</strong><br> <br>5th <a contents="The Institute" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://etickets.im/et/?fbclid=IwAR2maGyDnf-aywix4zIvhei-wOXrsxvTXxi--VNZw6qIzo4orr-4RuUQrwQ" target="_blank">The Institute</a> (Big Wheel Blues Presents!), Laxey, Isle Of Man (Brooks & Aaron Catlow) <br> <br>13th Harrow Church, Harrow, London (details tab)<br> <br>19th The Back Room, Cottingham, East Yorkshire<br> <br>24th Middle Aston House, Ardley, Bicester, Oxfordshire (<a contents="To Book" data-link-label="" data-link-type="email" href="mailto:music@mfmf.co.uk" target="_blank">To Book</a>)<br> <br><strong>December 2021</strong><br> <br>9th The Lightship, Blyth Harbour, Northumberland<br> <br>10th <a contents="Roots Music Club" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.rootsmusicclub.co.uk/" target="_blank">Roots Music Club</a>, Ukranian Centre, Doncaster South Yorkshire<br> <br>17th <a contents="The Hawth Theatre" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.parkwoodtheatres.co.uk/The-Hawth/show/ef524893-3cd9-eb11-aa28-da546577e421/brooks-williams" target="_blank">The Hawth Theatre</a>, Crawley, West Sussex<br> <br><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/261538/452de86c573a090680f41bd9f7e2350daf83fc7c/original/maverickmoonshine.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></p>
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<p><span class="font_large"><em><strong>GHOST OWL</strong></em></span><strong><span class="font_large"> IN FULL FLIGHT!</span></strong><br> <br>Aaron Catlow and I are delighted at the response we are getting to <em><strong>Ghost Owl</strong></em>, our recording of guitar and violin duets inspired by, and for, the Barn Owl. It wasn't the recording I expected to make in 2020-2021, but it is like a life-line. We're taking <em><strong>Ghost Owl</strong></em> on the road in 2022 with tunes from the recording plus songs from <em><strong>Work My Claim</strong></em> and new songs from my/our in-the-works recording. Meanwhile, here's a review from <a contents="RNR" data-link-label="rnr-owl-review-ig.jpg" data-link-type="file" href="https://brookswilliams.com/files/1144649/rnr-owl-review-ig.jpg" target="_blank">RNR</a>, who gave it 4-stars. Plus, a waltz called <em>First Dusk</em>, recorded and filmed in June. Watch it <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/gMPBHe7sIhw" target="_blank">HERE</a>.<br> <br><br> <br><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/gMPBHe7sIhw" target="_blank"><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/261538/0b43c1624ea654e84ba8711b44f63d17ba3fbc6f/original/210518-aaronandbrooks3.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></a></p>
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<p><span class="font_large"><strong>UNFILTERED</strong></span><br> <br>Here's a close look at an unfiltered version of "What Wondrous Love," a 'shape note' folk hymn from 1811 (ish), using a drop-D tuning to highlight the minor modal mountain sound. Watch it <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/dP5DksCjguw" target="_blank">HERE</a>. Free TAB <a contents="here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://brookswilliams.com/lyrics-chords-and-tab" target="_blank">here</a>.<br> <br><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/dP5DksCjguw" target="_blank"><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/261538/df60491e38598cd627c0e42bf6d8cdac7b488010/original/unfilteredwondrouslove.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></a></p>
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<p> </p>Brooks Williamstag:brookswilliams.com,2005:Post/67347762021-09-03T09:17:17+01:002022-01-25T12:24:41+00:002 September 2021<p> </p>
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<p><span class="font_regular"><b>Sep 2021</b><br> <br>3rd <a contents="Fulbourn Arts Presents" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://wp.me/pr9wx-10F" target="_blank">Fulbourn Arts Presents</a>, The Six Bells, Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire<br> <br>4th <a contents="Maverick Festival" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://maverickfestival.co.uk" target="_blank">Maverick Festival</a>, Easton Farm, Suffolk (6pm & 8.30pm plus John Prine Tribute)<br> <br>17th <a contents="Salt Work Sessions" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.danarts.org/events/rab-noakes-and-brooks-williams/" target="_blank">Salt Work Sessions</a>, Northwich, Cheshire (Brooks & Rab Noakes)<br> <br>18th <a contents="AVH Concerts" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.wegottickets.com/event/512956" target="_blank">AVH Concerts</a>, Village Hall, Alstonefield, Staffordshire UK (Brooks & Rab Noakes)<br> <br>24th <a contents="The&nbsp;Steel Rooms" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.thesteelrooms.com/whats-on-details/music-evening-brooks-williams/" target="_blank">The Steel Rooms</a>, Brigg, Lincolnshire<br> <br><b>Oct 2021</b><br> <br>9th Private Party, Derbyshire<br> <br>14th <a contents="Bullfrog Blues" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.barkingspider.abelgratis.com" target="_blank">Bullfrog Blues</a>, Southsea, Portsmouth<br> <br>22nd <a contents="Saffron Hall" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://events.saffronhall.com/whats-on/view/foyer-folk-brooks-williams-1" target="_blank">Saffron Hall</a>, Saffron Walden, Essex<br> <br>29th Royston Folk Club, Royston, Hertfordshire<br> <br><b>Nov 2021</b><br> <br>5th (tbc) Concert, Isle of Man (Brooks & Aaron Catlow)<br> <br>24th Middle Aston House, Ardley, Bicester, Oxfordshire <a contents="INFO" data-link-label="" data-link-type="email" href="mailto:music@mfmf.co.uk" target="_blank">INFO</a><br> <br><b>Dec 2021</b><br> <br>9th The Lightship, Blyth Harbour, Northumberland<br> <br>10th <a contents="Roots Music Club" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.rootsmusicclub.co.uk/" target="_blank">Roots Music Club</a>, Ukranian Centre, Doncaster South Yorkshire<br> <br>17th <a contents="The Hawth" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.parkwoodtheatres.co.uk/The-Hawth/show/ef524893-3cd9-eb11-aa28-da546577e421/brooks-williams" target="_blank">The Hawth</a>, Crawley, West Sussex</span><br> <br> </p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span class="font_large"><em>GHOST OWL</em> Reviews</span></strong><br> <br><br> <br>Aaron Catlow and I are overwhelmed by the response to<strong><em> Ghost Owl</em></strong>. We are delighted that the tunes are resonating with listeners. Dick, on receiving his pre-ordered <em><strong>Ghost Owl</strong></em> CD, emailed to say, "<span class="font_regular"><strong><em>Ghost Owl</em></strong> delivered, played and loved!" He included a photo of this little fella (below), a fledgling barn owl on the day it was ringed.<br> <br><a contents="FOLK RADIO Review" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.folkradio.co.uk/2021/09/brooks-williams-aaron-catlow-ghost-owl/" target="_blank">FOLK RADIO Review</a><br> <br><a contents="NORTHERN SKY Review" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://northernskyreviews.com/2021/09/01/issue-12/" target="_blank">NORTHERN SKY Review</a><br> <br><a contents="LIVERPOOL SOUND &amp; VISION Review" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.liverpoolsoundandvision.co.uk/2021/08/04/brooks-williams-aaron-catlow-ghost-owl-album-review/" target="_blank">LIVERPOOL SOUND & VISION Review</a><br> <br>To get your very own Ghost Owl CD, please visit my <a contents="STORE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://brookswilliams.com/store" target="_blank">STORE</a>.</span></p>
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<hr> <p><strong><span class="font_large">HOME SWEET HOME ON THE RANGE</span></strong><br> <br><br> <br><span class="font_regular">He had me at "We'll pay handsomely." I was all ears.<br> <br><br> <br>It was his daughter's wedding weekend and no expense would be spared, he said. So on the agreed evening I drove to his rolling farm near Salisbury Plain. A long-lit summer evening, the golden fields of corn in the distance and cows scattered across green pastures as far as they eye could see made the perfect setting.<br> <br><br> <br>My stage was in a marquee. The sides were open. The view to my front and left was the fields, pastures and rolling hills. To my right the garden/lawn in front of the house. Along the 'ceiling' of the marquee was a kaleidoscope of balloons, bunting and fairy lights; on the 'floor' hightop bar tables with champagne flutes at the ready.<br> <br><br> <br>Only there were no people. Everyone was outside enjoying the warm and wonderful summer weather. I can't blame them. Make hay while the sunshines, is the expression that came to my mind. Were I not rooted to the stage and that sound system, I would have moved outside too.<br> <br><br> <br>From the stage I could make out the bottom half of the guests: suit trousers, shined shoes, dresses and high heels. Legs, legs and more legs. I noted who shifted from foot to foot as they conversed with the other guests. Who favoured one leg over the other, in terms of their stance. I imagined who might be wishing they could chuck off those fancy and possibly uncomfortable shoes for the barefoot delight that perfectly manicured lawn could offer.<br> <br><br> <br>I sang in the direction of those legs for awhile. Then turned my attention to the fields and the evening sun. The end of each song was greeted by the rustle of the corn and the distant song of the nightingale.<br> <br><br> <br>Toward the end of my 'set,' Jo and a few of the guests began looking at something to my left. Their attention drew my attention, if you know what I mean.<br> <br><br> <br>Over there, just beyond the edge of the marquee, about half-a-hundred cows from the big field had ambled over the fence and were looking attentively in my direction. They were jostling to get to the front of the fence closest to me. It was a bovine mosh pit.<br> <br><br> <br>What does one sing to cows? Keep it upbeat, I thought. I turned in their direction to face them completely and sang my last few songs for them. At the end I gave them a bow. They ambled away like cows do, and I packed up my guitars the way I do. <br> <br><br> <br>Later, as Jo & I drove away down the long dirt drive, I saw my "fans" scattered across the fields. I watched them in the rear-view mirror through the clouds of dust my tires were trailing.</span></p>
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<p> </p>Brooks Williamstag:brookswilliams.com,2005:Post/67136672021-08-11T22:37:50+01:002021-08-11T22:37:50+01:0011 August 2021<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large"><strong>First <em>Ghost Owl</em> Video Launches!</strong></span><br><span class="font_regular">From the new album with Aaron Catlow it's the first track. Ghost Owl. Out 3rd September 2021. Audio by Chris Pepper at Saltwell Studio. Owl film by Simon Hurwitz. Video by Ecki. This recording project brought a lot of light to me in the making of it. It is always a helluva lot of fun making music with Aaron. And to learn about one of nature's more beautiful and mysterious creatures has been an inspiration. Watch our video <a contents="here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/qEaRXYQHZ0w" target="_blank">here</a>.<br><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/qEaRXYQHZ0w" target="_blank"><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/261538/f0b4d71f4faf5de6f171504bfd55ea0db6783782/original/ghost-owl-green-flight.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></a></span><br> </p>
<hr><p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large"><strong>'HOW TO PLAY' <em>FRANK DELANDRY</em></strong></span><br><span class="font_regular">The latest in my 'how to play' series. <em><strong>Frank Delandry</strong></em> is a song about a mysterious New Orleans guitarist. My guitar is in open-D tuning but the song is in the key of G, which is fun...and a bit different! There's also a D-major climb from the open strings to the 12th fret. Watch it <a contents="here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/S7qHr2Pmw5A" target="_blank">here</a>.<br><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/S7qHr2Pmw5A" target="_blank"><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/261538/4aeb4cbad13fcf0dac36aa1dd180b84b3ec3107c/original/frankdelandry-how-to-play.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></a></span></p>
<hr><p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large"><strong>CONCERTS ON THE NEAR (ish) HORIZON</strong></span><br><span class="font_regular"><em><strong>August</strong></em><br>13th <a contents="Blues Down Festival" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.tickettailor.com/events/bluesdown/552111" target="_blank">Blues Down Festival</a>, Bridport, West Dorset (DT2 9EP)<br>14th <a contents="Nettleham Live" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.nettlehamlive.org/" target="_blank">Nettleham Live</a>, Village Hall, Nettleham, Lincoln<br>21st (aft) Guitar Workshop, Leicestershire (sold out)<br>21st (eve) Concert, Leicestershire (sold out)<br>22nd <a contents="Whitstable Sessions" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.whitstablesessions.co.uk/" target="_blank">Whitstable Sessions</a>, Whitstable, Kent (with Banjo Dan Walsh)<br><em><strong>September</strong></em><br>3rd <a contents="Fulbourn Arts Presents" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://wp.me/pr9wx-10F" target="_blank">Fulbourn Arts Presents</a>, The Six Bells, Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire<br>17th <a contents="Salt Work Sessions" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.danarts.org/events/rab-noakes-and-brooks-williams/" target="_blank">Salt Work Sessions</a>, Northwich, Cheshire (with Rab Noakes)<br>18th <a contents="AVH Concerts" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.wegottickets.com/event/512956" target="_blank">AVH Concerts</a>, Alstonefield, Staffordshire UK (with Rab Noakes)<br>24th <a contents="The Steel Rooms" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.thesteelrooms.com/whats-on-details/music-evening-brooks-williams/" target="_blank">The Steel Rooms</a>, Brigg, Lincolnshire<br><em><strong>October</strong></em><br>7th Bullfrog Blues, Southsea, Portsmouth<br>9th Private Party, Derbyshire<br>22nd (tbc) Saffron Hall, Saffron Walden, Essex<br><em><strong>November</strong></em><br>24th Middle Aston House, Ardley, Bicester, Oxfordshire<br>December<br>9th The Lightship, Blyth Harbour, Northumberland<br>10th <a contents="Roots Music Club" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.rootsmusicclub.co.uk/" target="_blank">Roots Music Club</a>, Doncaster South Yorkshire<br>17th <a contents="The Hawth" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.parkwoodtheatres.co.uk/The-Hawth/show/ef524893-3cd9-eb11-aa28-da546577e421/brooks-williams" target="_blank">The Hawth</a>, Crawley, West Sussex</span><br> </p>
<hr><p><span class="font_regular"> Yesterday morning the BBC aired a segment about someone who has a piece of Nina Simone's used chewing gum from one of her last gigs. (<em>Weird, I know. I hope you're not eating your breakfast as you read this.</em>) It reminded me of a another - what shall we call it? - <em>chewing gum incident</em> involving a musician.<br> It is not uncommon for fans of a particular music or musician to want a little souvenir from the gig they have just attended. In my world, it's mostly broken strings you've changed onstage, a guitar pick, or a setlist. But one night it was chewing gum. Though not mine.<br> Leo Kottke and I were playing the Middle East in Cambridge, Massachusetts USA. Perhaps you remember me writing about this gig in a previous missive? The one where the sound and light crew, while Leo and I were out having dinner, took to our dressing room to smoke spliffs before the show. We returned to find our Green Room all hazy jane. I got light-headed just breathing normally.<br> Anyway, that's the gig I'm remembering. In the course of the show both Leo and I broke guitar strings. I dropped a guitar pick. I had a setlist on the floor by my feet.<br> What makes this gig come to mind after hearing the BBC's Nina Simone chewing gum story is Leo's quandry about what to do with his chewing gum. The piece he forgot he was chewing when he came onstage for his opening song. He visibly struggled with knowing where to dispose of it and apologised profusely to the audience for dithering about it.<br> Just then he spotted my setlist fon the floor by his feet. He expertly <em>spit-tued</em> that unwanted piece of chewing gum to the middle of the paper and proceded with his show.<br> After the final encore, we were both onstage packing up our guitars and having brief conversations with people at the foot of the stage. When I say <em>we</em>, of course I mean Leo. Anyway, while this was happening, fans were asking for the broken guitar strings and the battered guitar pick (it was mine, not Leo's, but they didn't know that). Lastly, one fan came up and asked for my setlist. I puffed out my chest with pride.<br> That is, until I saw what followed. The fan plucked Leo's used chewing gum off the setlist, put it in her handbag and simultaneously crumpled my setlist into a ball and threw it on the floor. Leo and I looked at each other and shook our heads in disbelief.<br> Were I ever to get to see Leo again, and were he to remember the <em>chewing gum incident</em>, I shall tell him about the Nina Simone story. He'll think I'm making it up.</span></p>
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<p><span class="font_regular"><em><strong>August</strong></em><br>
1st VIRTUAL <a contents="Greenwich Village Folk Festival" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://greenwichvillagefolkfestival.org/" target="_blank">Greenwich Village Folk Festival</a>, New York, NY<br>
(Watch on <a contents="YouTube" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/CfJKNA-yKKg" target="_blank">YouTube</a>. Watch on <a contents="Facebook" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.facebook.com/GVFF2021" target="_blank">Facebook</a>. This online festival is FREE!)<br>
7th Down Home Festival, Alstonefield, Derbyshire (sold out)<br>
13 <a contents="Blues Down Festival" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.tickettailor.com/events/bluesdown/552111" target="_blank">Blues Down Festival</a>, Haydon Down Farm, Near Bridport West Dorset<br>
14 <a contents="Nettleham Village Hall" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.nettlehamlive.org/" target="_blank">Nettleham Village Hall</a>, Nettleham, Lincoln<br>
21st Concert (eve) / Workshop (aft), Leicestershire (sold out)<br>
22nd <a contents="Whitstable Sessions" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.whitstablesessions.co.uk/" target="_blank">Whitstable Sessions</a>, Whitstable, Kent (with banjo Dan Walsh)<br>
<em><strong>September</strong></em><br>
3rd Six Bells, Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire</span><br>
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<p><strong><span class="font_large">'HOW TO PLAY' A CLASSIC BLUES</span></strong><br>
<span class="font_regular">Leroy Carr's “In The Evening” is next up in the 'How To Play' series. Transform a simple 12-bar blues by adding a chord or two, a riff here and there, and a turnaround at the end. Add a dash of Big Bill Broonzy stylings and the result is some laid back picking for a summer’s evening. <strong><a contents="WATCH THE VIDEO" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/mO-qKax-N3w" target="_blank">WATCH THE VIDEO</a></strong></span><br>
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<p><span class="font_large"><strong><em>GHOST OWL</em> IS COMING 3rd September 2021!</strong></span><br>
<span class="font_regular"> An unexpected turn in the road led me to this opportunity to write music for a recording inspired by the barn owl. The barn owl, I discovered, goes by many names. <em>Billy Wix</em>. <em>Hoolet</em>. <em>Tyto Alba</em>. <em>Ghost Owl</em>. The barn owl is, the experts say, an <em>indicator species</em>. If it is present, so are other wildlife. And if other wildlife is there, one can safely say it is a healthy and diverse habitat.<br>
In the fading light of a winter afternoon I saw a barn owl in a field near my house. Majestic doesn't come close to describing it in mid-flight. Its presence tells me the surrounding area is alive with what the barn owl needs to live. If it is finding what it needs to live here, then so are other species. I’m grateful that includes us, and that we can live alongside them too. Long may that continue. <a contents="Pre-Order" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://brookswilliams.com/store" target="_blank">Pre-Order</a> Your Copy Now!<br>
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<p> <span class="font_regular">Long before <strong>Nashville</strong> was a television show, I drove there to play at the songwriter's mecca, <em>The Bluebird Cafe</em>. At that time most of their shows were what they call a <em><strong>songwriter-in-the-round</strong></em>, a hallowed and time-honored Nashville tradition where you put four songwriters on stage at the same time and let them swap songs for two sets.<br>
You never know what's going to happen. Yet unlike a show with separate sets from each singer, everyone is on stage at the same time. This gives stuff an opportunity to happen.<br>
Sometimes we just sit back and let the solo singer take their song on their own. Other times we might chime in with a harmony or a guitar riff, especially if we're familiar with it. Sometimes there's a clunker note or harmony.<br>
Sometimes it's like watching four separate trains roll into a station on four parallel tracks. Sometimes it's like The Red Arrows, criss-crossing in mid-air at dizzying heights and speed.<br>
In the best of the <em>in-the-rounds</em>, it's like a conversation between four songwriters around a kitchen table. Only they happen to have their guitars. Magic can happen in these moments. You just never know until it all gets going.<br>
The night I played a <em><strong>songwriter-in-the-round</strong></em> at <em>The Bluebird</em> (it was <em>many</em> years ago), they created an extra-special setting for us. Instead of putting us on four chairs on the stage, they put us in the middle of the room in a circle. We sat facing in toward each other, our four mics a little copse in the middle of our circle. Seated behind us in more cirles is the audience. A circle within a circle within a circle.<br>
A little weird to not be looking out at the audience initially, but it got easier. We sang to each other. We sang to the audience behind and all around us. We sang to all the great songwriters who had inspired us, whose photos line the walls of The Bluebird.<br>
When it was over we split the money four-ways and disappeared into the humid Nashville night.<br>
At the time I probably didn't reflect fully on what that it meant to me. I was too pre-occupied with driving myself to my next destination. But I get it now. Songs. Colleagues. Listeners. The jewels in the crown. It doesn't get much better than that.</span></p>
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<em><strong><span class="font_regular">July</span></strong></em><br>
<span class="font_regular">14 Baldock Folk Club, Baldock, Hertfordshire (Reservations 07990 530778)<br>
16 <a contents="Birmingham Jazz Festival" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.birminghamjazzfestival.com/" target="_blank">Birmingham Jazz Festival</a>, Birmingham, West Midlands (Solihull 1pm; Blackheath Library 7:30pm)<br>
17 <a contents="Songwriter In The Round" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.wegottickets.com/event/512050" target="_blank">Songwriter In The Round</a>, Village Hall, Alstonefield, Derbyshire (w Boo<br>
Hewerdine and Findlay Napier)<br>
<em><strong>August</strong></em><br>
1 VIRTUAL <a contents="Greenwich Village Folk Festival," data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://greenwichvillagefolkfestival.org/" target="_blank">Greenwich Village Folk Festival,</a> New York, NY<br>
6-7 Down Home Festival, Alstonefield, Derbyshire<br>
14 Nettleham Village Hall, Nettleham, Lincoln<br>
21 Guitar Workshop (aft), Leicestershire (<em>sold out</em>)<br>
21 Concert (eve), Leicestershire (<em>sold out</em>)<br>
22 <a contents="Whitstable Sessions" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.whitstablesessions.co.uk/" target="_blank">Whitstable Sessions</a>, Whitstable, Kent (w Banjo Dan Walsh)<br>
<em><strong>September</strong></em><br>
3 Six Bells, Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire<br>
<em><strong>Thank you to venues, organisers and volunteers for helping people like myself 'get back out there.' </strong>(Photo above from Ely Folk Festival by Ben Savage.)</em></span></p>
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<span class="font_regular">The series continues with two new ones......<br>
<a contents="Church Street Blues" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/QcHtmkBRvSA" target="_blank"><em><strong>Church Street Blues</strong></em></a> (a new-ish song to my repertoire)<br>
<a contents="After You've Gone" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/8eLLxYP5mL4" target="_blank"><em><strong>After You've Gone</strong></em></a> (from <em>Lucky Star</em>)<br>
<em>(Photo taken backstage at Ely Folk Festival by Jo Williams)</em></span></p>
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<p><span class="font_large"><strong><em>GHOST OWL</em> IS COMING</strong></span><br>
Opportunity comes from unlikely places. This past year it came to me through a stealth-winged, ghostly flyer, the barn owl. Aka Hoolet, Billy Wix, the Ghost Owl. It all started when Wildlife Conservationist and Filmmaker/Photographer Simon Hurwitz, featured on <em>The One Show</em> on the BBC recently, asked me to record a couple of guitar tunes to accompany a few of his short films. The more I learned about the barn owl, the more I wrote. A couple of tunes turned into an album’s worth of music. I called on ace violinist Aaron Catlow to join me and the result is <em><strong>Ghost Owl</strong></em>. It will be released on 3rd September, but you can pre-order <a contents="here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://brookswilliams.com/store" target="_blank">here</a>! <em>(Photo below by Ecki. We're outstanding in our field.)</em><br>
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<p> In the summer of 2006 I was on tour in the UK. I didn't live here at the time but had been over many times before then. Just never in the summer. And what a glorious summer it was. Adding to the excitement was England playing in the World Cup quarter-final.<br>
I left my digs in Wiltshire at kick-off time and worked my way along simply stunning - and very deserted - roads. <em>Where is everybody</em>? I asked a very bored petrol station attendant. <em>Watching the match somewhere if they've got any sense at all</em>.<br>
My journey lasted about as long as the match. Within seconds of passing the pubs and bars along Torquay's High Street, the roads behind me filled with hundreds of disappointed England fans. It was like Moses and the Red Sea in reverse. In the rear-view I saw the other cars didn't make it through the sea of people flooding the street.<br>
I kept going, the seafront on my left now, down a road to a quieter part of town where I found The Blue Walnut. Perhaps the smallest venue on the planet. Even smaller than London's old 12-Bar on Denmark Street.<br>
Small but mighty, I say. We didn't know what social distancing was in 2006, but if we had, it wouldn't have been possible at The Blue Walnut. There wasn't a bad seat in the house.</p>
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Brooks Williamstag:brookswilliams.com,2005:Post/66873182021-07-14T09:44:10+01:002021-07-14T09:44:10+01:0029 June 2021<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span class="font_large">SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT</span></strong></em><br>
<span class="font_regular">In the deep Winter of 2021 I was asked to make up some guitar music to go with a few films of barn owls flying over fields. <em>"Some guitar music"</em> became an album's worth of music called <em><strong>Ghost Owl</strong></em> and it's coming out on the 3rd September. 100% acoustic guitar, by yours truly, and 100% acoustic violin by the wonderful <em><strong>Aaron Catlow</strong></em>. Trans-Atlantic British and American folky instrumental duets inspired by, and written for, the barn owl (aka <em><strong>Ghost Owl</strong></em>). I can't wait for you to hear it. Pre-Order <a contents="here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://brookswilliams.com/store" target="_blank">here</a>.</span><br>
<a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://brookswilliams.com/store" target="_blank"><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/261538/c9566c12f822fe7c36941c68a6439d109d290dd9/original/brooks-williams-ghost-owl-lowres.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></a></p>
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<span class="font_regular">This week's video is a Mississippi John Hurt-inspired solo for <em>It’s A Curse To Love A Gambling Man</em>, featuring alternating thumb fingerpicking against a simple melody played on the top two strings. Be careful, this style of picking can be quite addictive! <a contents="Free TAB on my website" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://brookswilliams.com/lyrics-chords-and-tab" target="_blank">Free TAB on my website</a>. <a contents="Watch the video" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/sbdYImTap9A" target="_blank">Watch the video</a>.</span><br>
<a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/sbdYImTap9A" target="_blank"><img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/261538/1716a531ef37946ae119093eabd280fb0871d23b/original/buryfolkfestival.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsInNtYWxsIl1d.jpg" class="size_s justify_center border_" /></a><em>Bury Folk Festival, 26 June 2021</em></p>
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<span class="font_regular">As we find ways to get back out there a little bit, I'm delighted to be doing a few gigs this Summer. My heartfelt thanks for the venues and volunteers for working so hard to make it possible for this to happen.</span></strong></em></p>
<p><span class="font_regular"><strong>July 2021</strong><br>
5th VIRTUAL Glenfarg Folk Club, Kinross, Scotland (<a contents="Zoom Details Here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.glenfargfolkclub.com/" target="_blank">Zoom Details Here</a>)<br>
9th <a contents="Haverhill Arts Centre" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://haverhillartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/" target="_blank">Haverhill Arts Centre</a>, Haverhill, Suffolk<br>
14th Baldock Folk Club, Baldock, Hertfordshire (Reservations: 01462 892341)<br>
(Reservations advised as seating is limited due to social distancing requirements.)<br>
16th Birmingham Jazz Festival, Birmingham<br>
17th <a contents="Songwriter In The Round" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.wegottickets.com/event/512050" target="_blank">Songwriter In The Round</a>, Village Hall, Alstonefield, Derbyshire<br>
(with Boo Hewerdine & Findlay Napier)<br>
<strong>August 2021</strong><br>
1st VIRTUAL Greenwich Village Folk Festival, New York, NY (details tba)<br>
6th-7th Down Home Festival, Alstonefield, Derbyshire<br>
14th Nettleham Village Hall, Nettleham, Lincoln<br>
21st Concert, Leicestershire (sold out)<br>
22nd Whitstable Sessions, Whitstable, Kent (wth banjo Dan Walsh)<br>
<strong>September 2021</strong><br>
3rd Six Bells, Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire<br>
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<em>Now this is what I call a Green Room. Here's a photo Jo took of me in the Green Room at the Bury Folk Festival over the weekend. First gig in forever. I was nervous I would forget the words to all my songs. I mostly didn't!</em></span><br>
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<p> Way back when I was a musical babe-in-arms, a few of us hopeful singer-songwriters were asked to spend the weekend playing gigs in and around one of the harbours in Maine USA.<br>
<strong><em>Down East</em></strong>, they call this stretch of coastline. It's beautiful in so many ways. Endless forests running from central mountains to the edge of a rocky coastline with more harbours, bays and inlets than anywere I've ever been.<br>
I met the rest of the group, as directed, at the appointed time at the end of the main dock. In front of a backdrop of fishing boats, our host for the weekend was holding court, surrounded by lobster pots, barrels of freshly caught fish, and a crowd of tourists.<br>
They were hanging onto every word of explanation about his catch, craning forward for a closer look. In his hand he brandished a pocket-knife with the work-worn blade action-ready. It was one of the old school knives with the handle made to look like a deer antler. Or maybe it actually was a bit of deer antler? Before him was a wooden block covered with bits and pieces of cleaned and filleted fish. He was alternating between speaking to the crowd and busying himself with the work at hand, the blade blindingly fast to task.<br>
Later that night, at the gig, he used the same pocket knife to strip and repair a faulty wire on the PA.<br>
On Saturday afternoon it cut strips of duct tape to hold the banner draped as the stage backdrop, and then opened a box of t-shirts delivered at the last minute. Toward evening it peeled the top off a tin of dog food, when ring-top broke off. Saturday night it chipped through old paint and pried open a window, allowing a cross breeze to cool the small, over-sold cafe-venue.<br>
Sunday, after holding court again at the end of the dock, just like we witnessed on Friday, he took a few of us on a boat so we could get a different view of the harbour. We circled around a headland and into a calm bay. He let the boat drift as he adroitly emptied the contents of a hamper - tomatoes, cucumber, a crusty granary loaf and a block of cheese - onto a shelf on the gunwale with his left hand. In his right hand the ever-present pocket knife, poised and ready for action. Sandwich anyone? <br>
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Brooks Williamstag:brookswilliams.com,2005:Post/66873172021-07-14T09:43:04+01:002021-07-14T09:43:04+01:0015 June 2021<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>FROM BOSTON TO DUBLIN</em> - 'How To Play'</strong><br>
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Another song from the <em><strong>Grant Avenue Tapes</strong></em> 12-inch LP. <em>From Boston To Dublin</em> is in the ‘People’s Key’ (C), and features a folk-Americana alternating rhythm and my favourite inversion of G7. <a contents="Have a look" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/Qd6EurfB6o8" target="_blank">Have a look</a>!<br>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>IN-PERSON LIVE SHOWS</strong><br>
Here's what's (hopefully) cookin' for the Summer 2021....</p>
<p><strong>June</strong><br>
26th <a contents="Bury St Edmunds Folk Festival" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.buryfolkfestival.co.uk/" target="_blank">Bury St Edmunds Folk Festival</a>, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk<br>
<strong>July</strong><br>
9th <a contents="Haverhill Arts Centre" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://haverhillartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/" target="_blank">Haverhill Arts Centre</a>, Haverhill, Suffolk<br>
14th Baldock Folk Club, Baldock, Hertfordshire<br>
16th Birmingham Jazz Festival, Birmingham<br>
17th <a contents="Songwriter In The Round" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.wegottickets.com/event/512050" target="_blank">Songwriter In The Round</a>, Alstonefield, Derbyshire (with Boo Hewerdine & Findlay Napier)<br>
19th Ellis Theatre, Marlborough, Wiltshire<br>
<strong>August</strong><br>
6th-7th Down Home Festival, Alstonefield, Derbyshire<br>
14th Nettleham Village Hall, Nettleham, Lincoln<br>
22nd Whitstable Sessions, Whitstable, Kent (with Banjo Dan Walsh)<br>
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<p> On a day much like today - sunny and hot - I picked up Boo Hewerdine from Exeter train Station. We were coming from opposite ends of the country for our gig that evening. And what a corker of an evening it was shaping up to be for a sold-out outdoor gig on the patio of a fabulous restaurant in the wilds of Devon.<br>
The station was busy that day, so I couldn't get close to the front. Instead, I sort-of parked illegally to the side while Jo ran off to see if she could find Boo. I stayed with the car, pretending to rearranged the guitars and suitcases. Jo returned with Boo just as a police officer began to take issue with my parking liberties, so we jammed everything in the car and beat the retreat.<br>
We got to the hotel and unpacked the car, looking forward to some down-time before having to go to the venue. We said we'd text each other in a couple hours. I instinctively patted my phone to show my agreement with the plan, only there was no phone in that pocket. Or the other one. Or my coat. Or my bag. Or, as it turns out, under the driver's seat, or on the floor in the backseat, or in the boot (or trunk). It must have fallen out at the station. No use driving all the way back there now. It would be snatched or smashed to bits. There simply wasn't time, or any use. <br>
One more look, I said. The last-ditch effort. The ol' Hail Mary pass, so to speak. As I keep my ringer off most of the time I knew it was a long-shot, but Jo rang my phone anyway.<br>
I followed a low, rumbled vibration from the front seat, over the back seat and into the boot (trunk). No phone, but still the buzzing. Overhead? I climbed out of the back and looked on the roof. And there it was, wedged in a little nook next to the back hatch. I can only think I must have put my phone on the roof of the car while I did my little improvised re-packing act at the train station. <br>
I imagine its ride: from peacefully minding its own business on the roof of the car above the driver's side door into complete chaos, prompted by the intervention of a law officer. What followed was a hasty exit out of the station, through Exeter traffic, up onto the M5, down into Devon along smaller and smaller roads, until we arrived at the hotel at the end of the long farm track. Scary as hell. So totally unexpected. And exhilarating. To say nothing of the cost, I was saved a boat-load of hassle.<br>
If such a thing could be taken as a sign, we were in for a great gig that night.</p>
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Brooks Williamstag:brookswilliams.com,2005:Post/66873162021-07-14T09:41:53+01:002021-07-14T09:41:53+01:009 June 2021<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span class="font_large">SUMMER 2021 Live Dates</span></strong><br>
<span class="font_regular">26 Jun <a contents="Bury St Edmunds Folk Festival" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.buryfolkfestival.co.uk/" target="_blank">Bury St Edmunds Folk Festival</a>, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk<br>
9 Jul <a contents="Haverhill Arts Centre" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://haverhillartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/" target="_blank">Haverhill Arts Centre</a>, Haverhill, Suffolk<br>
14 Jul Baldock Folk Club, Baldock, Hertfordshire<br>
16 Jul Birmingham Jazz Festival, Birmingham<br>
17 Jul Songwriter In The Round, <a contents="Village Hall" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.wegottickets.com/event/512050" target="_blank">Village Hall</a>, Alstonefield, Derbyshire<br>
(with Boo Hewerdine & Findlay Napier)<br>
19 Jul Ellis Theatre, Marlborough College, Marlborough, Wiltshire<br>
6-7 Aug Down Home Festival, Alstonefield, Derbyshire<br>
14 Aug Nettleham Village Hall, Nettleham, Lincoln<br>
21 Aug Concert, Leicestershire (details tba)<br>
22 Aug Whitstable Sessions, Whitstable, Kent (with banjo Dan Walsh)</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span class="font_large"><em>HOW TO PLAY</em> Video Series</span></strong><br>
It’s in DADGAD tuning in the key of B-flat - but it’s not as scary as it sounds. Here’s a ‘How To Play’ video for “Late Night Train,” another song from the “Grant Avenue Tapes” 12-inch LP. <a contents="Have a look" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/MLeMZBdhfEU" target="_blank">Have a look</a>!<br>
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<p>The <em>Grant Avenue Tapes</em> 12-inch LP is out there and about. As it's my first vinyl, I love hearing back from people who've order it. Fabio, from Italy, emailed to say "Your beautiful record arrived safely and it's producing great music right now!" and he included a photo of his home hifi setup (see below). Matt in Massachusetts wrote to say "So great to have these songs on vinyl!! love it!!" Ken in Scotland emailed "Thanks for the music! <em>Work My Claim</em> (CD) is superb! We will have to wait on our listen to the [<em>Grant Avenue</em>] vinyl until we get a record player, but all in good time." Thank you all for keeping in touch!<br>
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<p> Roughly this time 29-years ago I recorded my album <em><strong>Back To Mercy</strong></em> over the course of 4-days in New London, New Hampshire USA. Johnny Cunningham (RIP) was producing and playing fiddle. Gerry Putnam was engineering. Kent Allyn played bass and Doug Plavin played drums.<br>
New London is a one of those classic northern New England towns. It's beautiful, with lakes, rivers and distant mountains. It's also a place where everybody knows everybody, and knows everybody's business too.<br>
On the evening before our first session I met Johnny in the bar next to the hotel. We wanted to touch base and I also wanted to give him the promised per diem (for food & hotel costs). I gave him the whole amount, because I didn't want to carry all that cash around with me. After a brief chat and a quick drink I left him to it and went to my digs.<br>
The next morning Johnny rolled in for our 10am session slightly rumpled but, as always, vibrant and musical and funny and brilliant. We had a great day of recording - we did most of it live in the studio - and the weather was perfect, which we enjoyed during our breaks.<br>
We wrapped up our first day of recording around 5pm, but I hung around the studio with Gerry for awhile. At that point the phone began ringing. <em>Is Johnny there?</em>, a voice asked. <em>No, he's gone for the day. Who is this?</em> <em>Oh, no one.</em> The phone rang again. <em>Is Johnny there?</em> A different voice this time. <em>No, he's not. Who is this?</em> Click. And so it went on for about an hour.<br>
Later, we found out from one of the locals that after I had left the bar the night before, Johnny, feeling flush with all the cash I had given him, was buying rounds of drinks for the locals and entertaining them (as only he could) with stories of Scotland. Apparently, those initial few people in the bar were ringing their friends and encouraging them to come down. <em>There's great stories - and free drinks!</em> As the evening went on, the bar filled to capacity and remained so until gone closing. Not bad for a Monday night, and something, I was told, doesn't happen that often, the local joke being <em>we roll up the sidewalks at 9pm around here</em>.<br>
The phone calls to the studio were from people hoping Johnny was going to make those <em>sessions</em> a nightly event. Which, as it turns out, he kind of did. The entire time we were there, like clockwork, the studio phone started ringing at 5pm. <em>Is Johnny there?</em><br>
For years and years following the <em><strong>Back To Mercy</strong></em> sessions, whenever I was in New London (I recorded there again with Johnny, but I also play their great venue, too), people would stop me on the street and ask, <em>Is Johnny with you?</em><br>
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Brooks Williamstag:brookswilliams.com,2005:Post/66873142021-07-14T09:38:37+01:002021-07-14T09:38:37+01:001 June 2021<p><span class="font_large"><strong>MAYBE? PERHAPS? HOPE SPRINGS...</strong></span><br>
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June<br>
26th <a contents="Bury St Edmunds Folk Festival" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.buryfolkfestival.co.uk/" target="_blank">Bury St Edmunds Folk Festival</a>, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk UK<br>
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July<br>
9th <a contents="Haverhill Arts Centre" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://haverhillartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/" target="_blank">Haverhill Arts Centre</a>, Haverhill, Suffolk<br>
14th Baldock Folk Club, Baldock, Hertfordshire<br>
17th <a contents="Songwriter-In-The-Round" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.wegottickets.com/event/512050" target="_blank">Songwriter-In-The-Round</a>, Alstonefield, Derbyshire (w Findlay Napier & Boo Hewerdine)<br>
19th Ellis Theatre, Marlborough, Wiltshire<br>
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August<br>
6th/7th Down Home Festival, Alstonefield, Derbyshire<br>
14th Nettleham Village Hall, Nettleham, Lincoln<br>
22nd Whitstable Sessions, Whitstable, Kent (w Dan Walsh on banjo)<br>
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<p><strong><span class="font_large"><em>WANDERER'S SONG</em></span></strong><br>
<span class="font_regular"><em>Wanderer's Song</em>, from the Grant Avenue 12-inch LP (have you ordered your copy of this limited edition vinyl from the <a contents="store" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://brookswilliams.com/store" target="_blank">store</a> yet?), is the latest song in the <em>How To Play</em> series on YouTube. Have a look here! I</span>t's really quite easy - only 4 chords! - but those 4 chords sound extra exotic because of the cool C-ish tuning. Watch it <a contents="here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/uBznWYQS40Q" target="_blank">here</a>.<br>
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<p><span class="font_large"><strong>I WASN'T EXPECTING THAT!</strong></span><br>
Last year I was approached about writing and recording instrumental music for some short films of Barn Owls. I was expecting to work on two singer-songwriter projects during that time, but with concerts on hold for the foreseeable future, that wasn't happening so I agreed. My dance card, so to speak, was completely open. That openness sometimes felt like solitude, and that solitude often tipped into something more like emptiness. Like so many of us, to fill that emptiness, I found solace in the natural world just beyond my doorstep. Jo and I discovered footpaths and fields we never knew existed. We went out nearly every day. So I guess I was primed to turn my attention to something so completely centered around the natural world. What I didn't expect was to get so thoroughly engrossed in, and inspired by, the barn owl. A few pieces turned into a whole album. Guitar noodlings became duets with violinist Aaron Catlow. The result is <em><strong>Ghost Owl</strong></em>. I'm very proud of our work, complete with stunning photos by Simon Hurwitz. Part homage. Part celebration. Part muscial elegy. CDs coming 3rd September 2021.<br>
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Brooks Williamstag:brookswilliams.com,2005:Post/66873132021-07-14T09:37:29+01:002021-07-14T09:37:29+01:0014 May 2021<p><span class="font_large"><strong>Live Music - Perhaps?</strong></span><br>
Baby steps, as they say. The UK is opening up a bit as the vaccine programme rolls out further and further here, so there might - just might - be a gig or two showing up on the near horizon. As I type this, tentative plans are being made for a few summer in-person gigs. Here's what we're working toward...so far....<br>
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<strong>June 2021</strong><br>
<strong>26</strong> <em>Bury St Edmunds Folk Festival, Suffolk</em><br>
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<strong>July 2021</strong><br>
<strong>14</strong> <em>Baldock Folk Club, Hertfordshire</em><br>
<strong>17</strong> <em>Village Hall, Alstonefield, Derbyshire</em><br>
<em>(Songwriter In The Round With Boo Hewerdine & Findlay Napier)</em> <a contents="TIX" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.wegottickets.com/event/512050" target="_blank">TIX</a><br>
<strong>19</strong> <em>Ellis Theatre, Marlborough College, Wiltshire</em><br>
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<strong>August 2021</strong><br>
<strong>6-7</strong> <em>Down Home Festival, Alstonefield, Derbyshire</em><br>
<strong>14</strong> <em>Nettleham Village Hall, Lincoln</em><br>
<strong>21</strong> <em>Concert, Leicestershire</em><br>
<strong>22</strong> <em>Whitstable Sessions, Kent (cobill with Banjo Dan Walsh)</em><br>
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Information will be updated as I receive it - on my <a contents="website" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://brookswilliams.com/" target="_blank">website</a><br>
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<p><span class="font_large"><em><strong>There's Nothing Like Vinyl!</strong></em></span><br>
All advanced orders of my first 12-inch LP - <em><strong>Grant Avenue Tapes</strong></em> - have shipped. Thank you for purchasing. The analog beauty of the 1995 recordings really shines on vinyl, especially the acoustic guitar. <img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/261538/51ef904ce517a3b97ede11534c462db551c21d25/original/vinyl-getting-played.jpg/!!/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsInNtYWxsIl1d.jpg" class="size_s justify_left border_" /></p>
<p>I'm told that even the copies I mailed from the UK have even begun to arrive in the USA. Here's a photo I was sent. The sender says. "Its first spin in the USA!"<br>
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<p><span class="font_large"><em><strong>KEEP THOSE CARDS AND LETTERS COMING!</strong></em></span><br>
Are you of an age where you can remember radio DJs and TV talk show hosts saying that? Cards and letters aren't really a thing anymore, but emails and texts are. I really appreciate when I receive one and try to 'pay it forward' by making sure I let others know how much I appreciate their work. Here's one message that came the other day (used with the sender's permission):</p>
<p>"Hope all is good. No lesson this month but plugging away on existing stuff and have a few ideas for new work. Main reason for email - just wanted to tell you I have been listening closely to <em><strong>Brooks Blues</strong></em> and I really hadn’t appreciated how good it is. Think it was always on in the background before. Great album. Well done. For what it’s worth."<br>
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It's worth a lot. Thank you!</p>
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<p><span class="font_large"><em><strong>RAPTOR MADNESS</strong></em></span><br>
I've been beavering away on an album of acoustic guitar and fiddle duets (written for and inspired by the Barn Owl) since January. More on all this later, but thinking about owls, and raptors, in general, brought to mind an experience I had in Vermont USA a number of years ago.<br>
The promoter - let's call him Matt - said, <em>Why don't you stop by the house before going to the gig and we can drive over together</em>. Little did I know he lived ten miles into the Green Mountains, down long, rutted dirt roads, made even more treacherous by the March melt-by-day/freeze-by-night cycle that they call Spring in Northern New England.<br>
Matt wasn't at the house when I arrived, but his wife, let's call her Francis, was there to greet me with a cup of tea. We had a chat at the table in the big room with all the windows and sliding doors that open onto the decking. She's talking about the design of the house, the south-facing attributes, when our conversation is interrupted by a huge crash.<br>
A red-tailed hawk had smashed into one of the windows and lay quivering on the decking. Francis sprang into action like a super-hero, flinging open the door and, in one motion, removing her fleece jacket, wrapping it around the hawk, picking it up and and placing it in a closet just inside the door of the house. It's one of those closets where you put muddy boots and jackets. Just opposite the table where we are sitting.<br>
She comes back to her tea as if nothing out of the ordinary has just happened and says, <em>He'd die of the shock if I left him out there, that is, if he hasn't broken his neck</em>. <em>The stillness and the dark - and the warmth - will do him good</em>. I nod in agreement like I know these things.<br>
She continues about the birds she sees, and how the raptors sometimes get drawn in to catch them, and how that draws in other prey. <em>The circle of life</em>, she says breezily, <em>a beauty to behold</em>.<br>
Thump. Thump. She pauses. Thump. Thump. Coming from the direction of the closet. <em>I guess he didn't break his neck</em>, she says. <em>I hadn't really considered anything beyond getting him out of the cold</em>.<br>
Thump. Thump. <em>Matt's in for a surprise when he gets home</em>, I say. Thump. Thump.<br>
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Brooks Williamstag:brookswilliams.com,2005:Post/66873122021-07-14T09:36:10+01:002021-07-14T09:36:10+01:003 May 2021<p><span class="font_large"><em><strong>Grant Avenue Arrives!</strong></em></span><br>
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<span class="font_regular">As the pre-orders of my first 12-inch vinyl record, <em>Grant Avenue Tapes</em>, wind their way through the post to turntables around the UK and the US (and even one to Germany!), I've been receiving some lovely texts and emails...and photos of the album!<br>
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One text praised the warm sound of the vinyl and how it brings out the sound of the guitar. Two emails praised the overall sound ("truly amazing!") as well.<br>
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Have you ordered your copy yet? Only 250 made! A one time only vinly-only release. Numbered and signed in silver sharpie by yours truly. <strong><a contents="Order your copy here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://brookswilliams.com/store" target="_blank">Order your copy here</a>.</strong><br>
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And, attached to an email, this photo. What's not to love about this?</span><br>
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<p><span class="font_large"><strong><em>KNIFE EDGE</em> - HOW TO PLAY</strong></span><br>
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One of the songs on <em><strong>Grant Avenue Tapes</strong></em> is called <em>Knife Edge</em>. It's a love song with jazzy chords and a light, percussive John-Martyn-acoustic-inspired backbeat.<br>
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The lyrics, chords and chord diagrams are available for free download <a contents="here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://brookswilliams.com/lyrics-chords-and-tab" target="_blank">here</a>. And I've created a short <em>how-to-play</em> video too. <a contents="View it here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/SCe3OpQl3Q4" target="_blank">View it here</a>.<br>
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<p><span class="font_large"><strong>Where Is Everybody?</strong></span></p>
<p>I caught the early morning flight from Boston USA to Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada. The Departures lounge was virtually empty. One man and his dog, to quote the old expression that I love. The flight was so empty the airlines allowed me to carry my guitar onboard. It got its own seat - how cool is that!?! - and ordered a couple vodka tonics before I could stop it. A small price to pay, I think.<br>
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My host/booker for the weekend was waiting for me outside baggage claim in Halifax. I put my guitar in the back of his Volvo and we drove out into the brilliant sun of an Autumn morning. As we had loads of time, and I had never been to Nova Scotia before, he offered to drive me around so I could get a feel for the place. I eagerly agreed. We eventually ended up at Peggy's Cove (beautiful!) before heading back up the coast. As we approached the city limits of Halifax I voiced a question I had been formulating all day. <em>Where is everyone?</em> <em>What?</em>, he said. <em>Where is everyone?</em>, I repeated, <em>At a big football game or something?</em> <em>I don't know what you mean</em>, he replied. <em>This is everyone</em>.<br>
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I might not have been that tuned-in to it back then, but here's to finding beautiful spaces with a bit of breathing room!</p>
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Brooks Williamstag:brookswilliams.com,2005:Post/66873112021-07-14T09:32:57+01:002021-07-14T09:32:57+01:0020 April 2021<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span class="font_large"><em>Grant Avenue Tapes</em> Vinyl Arrives</span></strong><br>
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<a contents="Watch the unboxing" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/zObqTkbrGsY" target="_blank">Watch the unboxing</a>. (There's a cat!)<br>
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My first vinyl. From some sessions I recorded at <em>Grant Avenue Studio</em> in Hamilton, Ontario Canada in 1995. Thankfully the studio still has the tapes. And I do mean tapes: 2-inch reel-to-reel tape.<br>
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I reached out to Bob and Amy at Grant Avenue sometime early in lockdown 2020 and they helped me go through the recordings and were instrumental in helping me organise this release.<br>
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This is a limited edition, signed and numbered vinyl 12-inch album of classic analog tracks recorded around the time that my album <em>Knife Edge</em> came out. I'm playing acoustic and bottleneck guitar and singing. Also featuring Colin Linden (guitar, mandolin), Hugh Marsh (violin), Richard Bell (organ), Gary Craig (percussion), Johnny Dymond (bass), Kristen Kunhardt (vocals), Terry Wilkins (double bass) and Bob Doidge (accordion).</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">The sound is out-of-this world!<br>
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<strong><a contents="WATCH THE UNBOXING" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/zObqTkbrGsY" target="_blank">WATCH THE UNBOXING</a>.</strong><br>
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<strong>ORDER YOUR COPY <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://brookswilliams.com/store" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</strong><br>
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<em><strong>What do I remember of the Grant Avenue recording sessions? Plenty. </strong></em><br>
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It was the dead of a Candian winter so lots of snow and ice. I flew into Toronto with two acoustic guitars and eight boxes of reel-to-reel tape, because it was cheaper to bring it in than buy it there. Customs officials scratched their head for hours over that one. I <em>must</em> be up to something.<br>
The studio is in a converted house on, what else, Grant Avenue. It's the kind of studio that bands lock into for days on end, working from noon to midnight, losing track of night and day.<br>
The musicians, all A-listers, played (some still do) with all the big names in the biz. I was definitely punching above my weight. We tracked most of the music live. A lot of it is just me with guitar and singing and Gary on percussion. One song was so delicate that we had to create him a makeshift shaker that wouldn't over-power the song. In the end it was brown rice in a film canister. Perfectly delicate. Try it. You'll see.<br>
We recorded for two weeks straight, though I had to duck out for a couple of days to do gigs in the USA.<br>
What I remember most, after the camaraderie (they were all good friends already but welcomed me into their tribe), is the sound. The reel-to-reel spins forever in my mind's eye, lit by the red and blue lights of the valve compressors. Nearby is a coffin-like box that houses the reverb, which sends the sound out into the ink black sky and back again. I never knew my acoustic guitar to have so much tone. I feel I'm on the edge of some discovery, some enlightenment...<br>
And right about that time someone would run out of cigarettes, or someone would be gasping for a coffee. A couple of us would put on our coats and walk out into the Ontario night, each intake of breath ever so slightly painful and each exhale releasing shards of microscopic glass that catch the light and fall to the ground. DMs crunch the icy pavement as we walk to the nearby Ted Hortons. The normal world is just getting off work. The roads are busy with everyone driving home. The red brake lights reflecting off icy roads in tailbacks for as far as the eye can see. Automobile exhaust hangs in the frozen air. Someone's telling a joke but I miss the punchline. Lost in the wonder of it all.</p>
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Brooks Williamstag:brookswilliams.com,2005:Post/66873102021-07-14T09:30:49+01:002021-07-14T09:30:49+01:008 April 2021<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong>SPRING MUSIC WEEKEND - COLORADO STYLE!</strong></em><br>
<strong><em>Saturday, April 10th 2021<br>
1st Session 4pm (London), 11am (New York), 9am (Denver)<br>
2nd Session 5:30pm (London), 12:30pm (New York), 10:30am (Denver)</em></strong><br>
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A few spaces remain for this Saturday's guitar workshops being presented by Colorado Roots Music Camp. I'm booked to do two 75-minute ZOOM sessions: "Melodic Guitar" and "Not Your Basic Blues." There's loads of other stuff on offer too. Mando, fiddle, etc. Jump in!<br>
All the details are <a contents="here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://coloradorootsmusic.com/spring-weekend-april-10-11/" target="_blank">here</a>.<br>
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<span class="font_small"><strong><em>(Photo by Wayne Ebbinger)</em></strong></span><br>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong>I WOULDN'T DO THAT NOW</strong></em><br>
The last time I played Kerrville Folk Festival I arrived in Texas with a horrendous flu. In those days no one thought of cancelling a gig. <em>Pump yourself up with meds and get on with it </em>was the prevailing mindset. We wouldn't do that now, would we? How times have changed! Anyway, there we were - I say we because my bride of two weeks, Jo, joined me on the tour. We were looking forward to being in the southern USA, and Texas was the cherry on the proverbial cake. There's our friends. The music. The Hill Country where the festival happens. There's Austin. All great. Thinking back, those five days at the festival are all a bit of a haze now. It was <em>touch and go</em> pretty much every day, as I recall, but the meds prevailed. <em>Better living through chemistry</em>, we joked. Jo tells me nights were the worst for her. She stayed awake trying to figure out how to get me to the nearest hospital if it came to that. Fortunately it didn't come to that, and by the time we flew off for North Carolina I had turned the corner. Recently we stayed up into the wee hours and watched the new Guy Clark documentary (we highly recommend it). Toward the end of the film he sings that great song about wishing he were in Austin, in the Chili Parlor Bar. You know the song I mean? And it all came flooding back - all these memories. The smell of the trees, the song of the cicadas, the whir of some generator out back of main stage. Funny how a song can do that.<br>
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Brooks Williamstag:brookswilliams.com,2005:Post/66872912021-07-14T09:29:38+01:002021-07-14T09:34:49+01:0017 March 2021<p><strong>SATURDAY, 20 MARCH 2021<br>7:30 pm (New York)</strong></p>
<p>My friends at The Vanilla Bean Cafe in Pomfret, Connecticut are presenting me in their <em><strong>WISH YOU WERE HERE</strong></em><strong> Concert Series</strong>.</p>
<p>I do wish I was there, but, for now, I'm here. However, thanks to the good folks at the Vanilla Bean, we can meet up and I can sing a few songs for you.</p>
<p>The tech end of things is being managed by MUSAE, which I've been told is one of the premier streaming services. Allegedly, you watch via a private YouTube link, so no weird passwords or sign-ups.</p>
<p>Tickets will be sold for the show, but on a sliding scale beginning at $5.00.</p>
<p><strong>ALL THE INFORMATION IS <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.musae.me/vanillabeancafe/experiences/979/wish-you" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</strong><br> </p>
<hr><p><strong>FOLK MUSIC GETS DANGEROUS</strong><br> <br> My travels in acoustic music mostly take me deep into the heart of whatever local culture I find myself booked to play. Real people in real places living real lives, as they say. Every once in a great while, however, I come across something a little out of the ordinary. That's what happened that Spring in Florida. I started the morning drinking a lovely <em>Cafe Con Leche</em> in Tampa, before driving south down the west coast, along the Gulf of Mexico, then across Alligator Alley into Miami.<br> <br> The promoter for the night's gig asked me to drive to his house first, so he could drive me to the gig. <em>You don't want to have too many cars down there</em>, he said. Note to self: this would be a good point to ask a question or two about his comment. I didn't. I arrived at his house at the appointed hour and, after a quick chat, wrestled my guitar into the back of his sports car so we could get to the club for soundcheck before, using his words, the traffic got too crazy.<br> <br> <em>Damn</em>, he said, popping the car out of reverse. <em>Forgot something</em>. <em>I'll be right back</em>. I thought: Cash box? Extra tickets? Posters for the next show? Back in the saddle, so to speak, we were purring along the coast road toward the club. <em>What'd you forget</em>, I asked. <em>My pistol</em>, he said, <em>it can get dangerous down there on a Saturday night</em>.<br> <br> Approaching the main street, the red tail lights stretched out in front of us. I wondered: <em>What have I got myself into this time</em>?<br> </p>
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<span class="font_large"><strong>Live From CAST Theatre<br>
4th March 2021<br>
7:30-8:30pm (London-time)</strong></span><br>
It has been nearly a year since I've sung on a stage with sound and lights, so I'm a little nervous and a lot excited to be on-stage this week with a tech-crew running sound and lights (and the 4 cameras). To remind myself how it all works, I set up a little performance space in the spare room, complete with a small PA, and have been rehearsing the show I hope to play for you. It took me at least 20-minutes just to remember how to plug everything in! I will be debuting a few new songs as well. Please consider joining me if you are able. The theatre is charging a small fee (£10, which is about $15 these days) to cover their costs and to pay for my travel. Anything extra goes to them, as I understand it. I hope you can join me if you're able.<br>
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<p><span class="font_large"><em><strong>*Vinyl* Grant Ave Tapes *Vinyl*</strong></em><br>
<em>Coming April 15th!</em></span><br>
<span class="font_regular">My first vinyl, a bootleg of some of the songs from the <em><strong>Knife Edge</strong></em> sessions from 1995, is coming April 15th in all its analog-acoustic-vintage glory. Even on my little <em>cheap-o cheap-o</em> <em><strong>HiFi</strong></em> the test pressing sounds out-of-this-world. Limited edition - only 250 copies - signed, sealed, delivered.<br>
<strong>Advance orders being taken now <a contents="here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://brookswilliams.com/store" target="_blank">here</a>.</strong></span></p>
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<span class="font_regular">We're approaching 1-year since the world got turned on its head. This morning I am remembering, with buckets of gratitude, the support you have shown me over the past 12 months. Thank you for your messages, your calls, and your responses to what I'm doing. I hope there are people in your day-to-day who offer your work/future/mental & emotional health the same support you have shown me. Meanwhile, we keep on keepin' on.<br>
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<p><em><strong><span class="font_large">Something A Little Different - For A Change!</span></strong></em><br>
<span class="font_large"><strong>Live From CAST<br>
4th March 2021<br>
7:30-8:30pm (London-time)</strong><br>
I'll be doing a livestream on a stage.<br>
With a tech crew and all.<br>
Sound.<br>
Lights.<br>
Not in my little red studio in my house.<br>
In a theatre.<br>
I'll have to drive there.<br>
The theatre is selling tickets.<br>
Now <em>that's</em> something different.<br>
I'm dizzy with delight.<br>
And curious as hell if I'll remember how to do it.<br>
Please tune-in to find out!<br>
<em>(Click poster for theatre link)</em></span><br>
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<span class="font_large"><em><strong>Farewell To The Gold</strong></em><br>
<em>Download Available!</em><br>
My collaboration with Findlay Napier, Boo Hewerdine & Kris Drever is available for download! We're getting some lovely airplay around the UK this month for our take on the folk classic, <em><strong>Farewell To The Gold</strong></em>, written by Paul Metsers. I learned this song from the wonderful Nic Jones album, <em>Penguin Eggs</em>, that so many of us know and love. You can get your very own download of our version <a contents="here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://brookswilliams1.bandcamp.com/track/farewell-to-the-gold" target="_blank">here</a>.<br>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large"><em><strong>Water Song</strong></em><br>
A patron asked if I'd write out <em>Water Song</em>, a guitar instrumental in open-G tuning, that many of you know from my recordings or from YouTube. As I was putting the finishing touches on it the other day, it ocurred to me that throughout lockdown I have been transcribing quite a few of my songs. They're free from my <a contents="website" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://brookswilliams.com/lyrics-chords-and-tab" target="_blank">website</a>. If you'd like a pdf of <em>Water Song</em>, <a contents="let me know" data-link-label="" data-link-type="email" href="mailto:redguitar@rocketmail.com" target="_blank">let me know</a>.</span></p>
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<strong><a contents="Free TAB - Music - Chords and Lyrics" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://brookswilliams.com/lyrics-chords-and-tab" target="_blank">Free TAB - Music - Chords & Lyrics</a></strong></span></p>
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<p><span class="font_large"><strong><em>Farewell To The Gold</em><br>
(ft. Kris Drever, Boo Hewerdine, Findlay Napier)</strong></span><br>
<span class="font_large">In the heat of Covid Summer 2020, in a fevered dream, I was singing <em><strong>Farewell To The Gold </strong></em>on a big stage with three friends. To my right and left were Findlay Napier, Boo Hewerdine and Kris Drever. Using the tools we have available, that dream has become as close to reality as possible at the moment. Filmed and recorded across the miles, I thank Fin, Boo and Kris for the generosity of their time and ideas. If we ever get back to gigging, I hope there is a stage somewhere we four can belt this out in person. Please share it if you feel inspired.<br>
It does so much good when you do!<br>
<a contents="VIEW FAREWELL TO THE GOLD" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/z93CPLQRA2g" target="_blank">VIEW FAREWELL TO THE GOLD</a></span><br>
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<span class="font_large"><strong>LIVE STREAMING</strong><br>
<em>March 2021</em><br>
Three live streaming gigs this month. Two from home and one from a theatre. Details tba.<br>
4th March CAST Theatre (UK)<br>
(<em>live stream from the stage of the theatre</em>)<br>
12 March Cambridge Folk Club (UK)<br>
20 March Vanilla Bean Cafe (USA)<br>
I'm hoping to play some new songs but please <a contents="EMAIL" data-link-label="" data-link-type="email" href="mailto:redguitar@rocketmail.com" target="_blank">EMAIL</a> me your requests and I will do my best to play it for you.</span>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large"><em><strong>WINTER MOON (2021 Version)</strong></em><br>
For the first time in a long, long time, there has been lots of time to watch the changing seasons and the sky above me. All that watching inspired a re-haunting of an old song, <em><strong>Winter Moon</strong></em>. This 2021 version features the amazing Aaron Catlow on fiddle and the fabulous Lukas Drinkwater on double bass. Available for <a contents="DOWNLOAD" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://brookswilliams.com/store" target="_blank">DOWNLOAD</a> or streaming on BANDCAMP.<br>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span class="font_large"><strong>Monday, January 25th 2021 8pm (New York) / 1am (London)</strong></span><br>
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<span class="font_large">My friends at <em>WUMB-FM</em> (Boston) and <em>Summer Acoustic Music Week</em> (SAMW) have invited me to be a part of their virtual concert series - until we can get back out there! - and that is happening tonight at 8pm (New York time). The concert will be about 45-60 minutes long. SAMW’s Faculty Concerts are free to attend; there will be a “tip jar” link available. To register for this concert, click <a href="https://umassboston.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7aZoL1U6S8S4P8jgbFXxBA">here</a>.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span class="font_large">Any last minute <a contents="requests" data-link-label="" data-link-type="email" href="mailto:redguitar@rocketmail.com" target="_blank">requests</a>?</span></p>
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<span class="font_large"><strong>VINYL</strong><br>
<em>Coming mid-April 2021</em><br>
I've found some old tapes from the recording session that became my 1995 album <em><strong>Knife Edge</strong></em>. The old reel-to-reel tapes sound so great they begged me to be put on vinyl. So I am bootlegging myself. It's called <em><strong>Grant Avenue Tapes Vol. 1</strong></em> (there are too many songs for a single vinyl 12-inch!). It will be out in mid-April. Limited edition (only 250 copies). Signed and numbered. Reserve yours today by clicking on the photo of the cover (below).<br>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large"><em><strong>WINTER MOON (2021 Version)</strong></em><br>
Coming Friday, January 29th! A download (DL) only single called <em><strong>Winter Moon</strong></em>, a traditional sounding acoustic song about the winter moon and how, according to lore, the ring around the moon, known as a ‘moon ring’ or ‘winter halo,’ means snow is coming. This new 2021 version features the amzing Aaron Catlow on fiddle and the fabulous Lukas Drinkwater on double bass. I'm playing acoustic guitar and singing. Visit my Bandcamp page by clicking on the photo below.<br>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span class="font_large"><strong>...You Gotta Answer The Door</strong><br>
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2021 came a-knockin' as we were sitting around the electric heater listening to country music and tellin' tales, as you do. Johnny Cash is 'hearing that train a-coming,' which inspires Mrs W to remember a gig in Ireland from days of yore. The audience on that rainy November night, she remembers, is enthusiastic and making <em>yours truly</em> feel very welcome. My eyes go misty as I remember the good ol' days...<br>
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One audience member, she continues, is especially enthusiastic. Obviously fueled by a snoot-full of the bar's finest, she's shouting affirmation, clapping (in and out of time), singing along (even when she doesn't know the song), and dancing next to the table where Mrs W is sitting.<br>
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<em>Mrs W:</em> You seem to be enjoying yourself. Are you familiar with Brooks' music?<br>
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<em>Enthusiastic Audience Member (aka EAM)</em>: No, never heard of him, but I haven't been to a gig in ages.<br>
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<em>Mrs W</em>: Oh? Is that because they don't have a lot gigs around here?<br>
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<em>EAM</em>: No, I've just got out of prison.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span class="font_large">We raise a glass to 2021 and look forward to brighter days to come. Today was a minute lighter than yesterday. We're heading in the right direction.</span></p>
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<span class="font_large"><strong>VINYL</strong><br>
<em>Grant Avenue Tapes (Vol. 1)<br>
Coming mid-April 2021</em><br>
I was able to track down some old analog recordings and have decided to <em>bootleg</em> myself on vinyl. This will be the first time my music has ever been on vinyl. I'm doing a limited edition run, 250 copies only, and will sign and number each one. These songs were recorded in 1995 at Grant Avenue Studio in Hamilton, Ontario Canada (the <em><strong>Knife Edge</strong></em> era for those that know that recording) onto 2-inch reel-to-reel tape through classic analog compressors, mics and reverbs. The sound is out-of-this world. The album is at the plant in Europe and is due around mid-April, such is the demand for vinyl! If you would like to reserve your copy in advance, then click on the photo to go to the pre-order.<br>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large"><strong>DONATION TO M.I.N.D.</strong><br>
Thank you for helping me raise money for the UK mental health charity M.I.N.D. by downloading my 2020 single, <em>Christmas Blues</em>. I made a donation to the charity on December 28th. Thank you for helping me support this very important cause!</span></p>
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<p><span class="font_large"><strong>LOCKDOWN DUET</strong><br>
<em>It Only Costs A Dime<br>
Me 'n Rab Noakes</em><br>
I've been listening to Rab Noakes' music since 1986. I'm a fan. We're also friends. I love the collaborative gigs we've done together the last few years. There's the music, of course, our shared love of acoustic guitar and vocal duets. But I also love the time around the gigs when we get to hang-out together. I miss all that time downtime for conversation. Hopefully in 2021...... Meanwhile, </span><span class="font_large">I'm delighted that he agreed to join me for one of my virtual <em><strong>Lockdown Duets</strong></em>. I requested we do this Everly Brothers song that Rab taught me called <em>It Only Costs A Dime</em>. It's a throwback to a time before mobile phones. If you like it please share it around. It's a huge help when you do.<br>
(Click on the photo to go to the video.)<br>
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<span class="font_large"><strong>SHAKING THESE CHRISTMAS BLUES</strong><br>
I'm donating all the proceeds from the download of my song <em>Shaking These Christmas Blues</em> to M.I.N.D., a UK mental health charity. I'm so very aware of how the stress and worry of this year is taking its toll on the mental health of so many people. I want to support MIND's worthy work so that is my motivation for creating this new version. If you are able to participate, that is wonderful and your money will go to a good cause. I'll make the donation for all the downloads on December 28th. THANK ALL OF YOU WHO HAVE ALREADY SUPPORTED THIS ENDEAVOUR!<br>
(Click on the photo to visit my store.)</span><br>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span class="font_large">SHAKE THOSE BLUES Live Stream</span></strong></em><br>
<span class="font_large">If you want to catch-up on my <em>all blues</em> live stream from December 17th, click on the photo below and you will be magically re-directed to that virtual gig!<br>
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<span class="font_large"><strong>SHAKE THOSE BLUES</strong><br>
<em>December 17, 2020<br>
8pm (London) / 3pm (New York)</em><br>
My final live stream of 2020 is based around the theme <em><strong>Shake Those Blues</strong></em>. Come on! Come on! Let's kick up our heels and have a virtual house party and show 2020 out the door. There's some familiar songs in the set list - yes, <em>that</em> one, and <em>that</em> one too - and some that have never seen the light of day before. Acoustic guitar. Archtop guitar. Resonator guitar. Cigar-box guitar. Maybe even blues mandolin. One more for 2020? Why not! I'll be over at my new <em>YouTube Live Streaming</em> home (please <a contents="subscribe" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtube.com/c/BrooksWilliamsOfficial" target="_blank">subscribe</a> and ring that notification bell if you haven't already). Drop by if you can and leave a note in the CHAT.<br>
You'll find me and the gig <a contents="here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/OH8szS5VCp4" target="_blank">here</a>.</span>
<hr> <span class="font_large"><strong>A SONG FOR CHARITY</strong><br>
I re-recorded my song <em>Shaking These Christmas Blues</em> and am donating all the money to M.I.N.D., a UK mental health charity. This 2020 version is recorded with my friends <strong>Aaron Catlow</strong> on fiddle, <strong>Phil Richardson</strong> on piano, and <strong>Lukas Drinkwater</strong> on double bass.<strong><em> </em></strong>If you are able and inspired to do so, please download a copy from the link below. On December 28th I will donate all the proceeds from the sale of this single to M.I.N.D. A big thank you to those that have already bought their copy. It is available only on my website. Have a look <a contents="here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.brookswilliams.com/store" target="_blank">here</a> to download your copy. Let me know if you would prefer a higher quality version (I even have FLAC). Email me <a contents="here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="email" href="mailto:redguitar@rocketmail.com" target="_blank">here</a> and I'll transfer it to you. Thank you for your support of this worthy cause!<br>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span class="font_large">A PERSONAL NOTE</span></strong></em><br>
<span class="font_large">Speaking of support, a heartfelt thank you for yours this year. Not only the brick-and-mortar practical kind (purchasing music, taking one-to-one guitar lessons, joining me on Patreon and donating to my online streaming gigs), but also taking the time to email or call, watch and share my <strong><em>Lockdown Duets</em></strong>, and to interact with the music I am endeavoring to continue to create.<em> You are ace!</em></span></p>
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<strong><a contents="Free TAB - Music - Chords and Lyrics" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://brookswilliams.com/lyrics-chords-and-tab" target="_blank">Free TAB - Music - Chords & Lyrics</a></strong></span></p>
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<span class="font_large"><strong>YouTube Debut</strong><br>
<em>November 26, 2020<br>
8pm (London) / 3pm (New York)</em><br>
I've moved my online home to YouTube and will make my debut on Thursday. My friends at <strong><em>Uxbridge Folk Club,</em></strong> where I was meant to play in-person in October, are co-sponsoring and they suggested I plan my songs around the theme <em><strong>Rivers And Seas</strong></em>. I've taken their challenge and that's what I'm going to endeavour to do. Perhaps <em>Backwater Blues</em>? <em>Inland Sailor</em> maybe? Something old. Something new. Drop by if you can and leave a note in the CHAT. You can find me on my YouTube channel (please </span><span class="font_large"><a contents="subscribe" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtube.com/c/BrooksWilliamsOfficial" target="_blank">subscribe</a> if you haven't already). You'll find me and the gig <a contents="here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/gcSehVE0XZQ" target="_blank">here</a>.</span>
<hr> <span class="font_large"><strong>A HOLIDAY SINGLE</strong><br>
<em>Released: Friday, 27 November 2020</em><br>
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I revisited my holiday song <em><strong>Shaking These Christmas Blues</strong></em> and created <em>Version 2020</em> with my friends Aaron Catlow (fiddle), Phil Richardson (piano) and Lukas Drinkwater (double bass).<strong><em> </em></strong>We recorded virtually - that’s our thing now, right? - between Cambridge, Gloucester, Tyneside and Bath UK. I love what they brought to the song. As the events of this year have been so challenging to so many people this year, I am inspired to donate the proceeds of this 'single' MIND, one of the UK’s prominent mental health charities. Please visit <a contents="here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.brookswilliams.com/" target="_blank">here</a> to download your copy. Higher Res versions available. Just <a contents="ask" data-link-label="" data-link-type="email" href="mailto:redguitar@rocketmail.com" target="_blank">ask</a> and I'll transfer it to you. And <em><strong>THANK YOU</strong></em>, in advance, for supporting this worthy cause!</span>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span class="font_large">SOUTH HILL - By Request</span></strong></em><br>
<span class="font_large">The last of the requests received over the last few months is another song from my guitar repertoire. This is called <em>South Hill</em>. South Hill is a part of Ithaca, New York. The sky is pretty vast and clear, and at night the stars stretch as far as the eye can see. Many thanks to Ken & Tom for the request.<em> </em>If you like the video, please share it. It's a huge help when you do!<br>
(<em>Click on the photo to play the video!</em>)</span><br>
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CDs/DL Available At My <strong><a contents="STORE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://brookswilliams.com/store" target="_blank">STORE</a></strong><br>
<strong><a contents="ONLINE GUITAR LESSONS" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://brookswilliams.com/guitar-workshops" target="_blank">ONLINE GUITAR LESSONS</a></strong></span></td>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large"><strong>This Month's Free Stuff!</strong></span><br>
<span class="font_regular">If anyone wants my old Fender ProJunior guitar amp you can have it. It needs work and you need to collect it from me in Cambridge. Email me <a contents="here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="email" href="mailto:redguitar@rocketmail.com" target="_blank">here</a> is you want it.</span><br>
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<span class="font_large"><strong>Moving House</strong><br>
<em>November</em><br>
In November I shall be moving my <em><strong>online gigs</strong></em> and <em><strong>Guitar Q and A</strong></em> from <em>Twitch</em> to my <em>YouTube</em> channel. Wish me luck with the transition, especially getting the tech sorted correctly! And if you haven't already, please </span><span class="font_large"><a contents="subscribe" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtube.com/c/BrooksWilliamsOfficial" target="_blank">subscribe</a> to my YouTube Channel (it's a huge help if you do!) to know when stuff is happening.</span>
<hr> <span class="font_large"><strong>A Real Gig</strong><br>
<em>Saturday, 14th November, 7:30 pm</em><br>
Haverhill Arts Centre, Haverhill, Suffolk<br>
Yes, it's true. I have a proper real gig at the beautiful Havehill Arts Centre in Haverhill, Suffolk. Read all about this socially-distanced <a contents="concert" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://haverhillartscentre.co.uk/performance/brooks-williams-7-30pm/" target="_blank">concert</a> here. It will be great to see you again!</span>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span class="font_large">LIZARD LOGIC - By Request</span></strong></em><br>
<span class="font_large">Here's another request for a recording/film of a song from my guitar album, <em>Little Lion</em>. Many thanks to Buzz & Nancy for the request. It has been a delight to reacquaint myself with how it goes. I'm positive this is the only version of <em>Lizard Logic</em> out there.<em> </em>If you like the video, please share it. It's a huge help when you do!<br>
(<em>Click on the photo to play the video!</em>)</span><br>
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CDs/DL Available At My <strong><a contents="STORE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://brookswilliams.com/store" target="_blank">STORE</a></strong><br>
<strong><a contents="ONLINE GUITAR LESSONS" data-link-label="" data-link-type="email" href="mailto:redguitar@rocketmail.com" target="_blank">ONLINE GUITAR LESSONS</a></strong></span></td>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large"><strong>This Month's Free Stuff!</strong></span><br>
<span class="font_regular">This month's give-away is a used but totally functioning Headway EDB-2 stereo instrument preamp/DI. It works great for either a stereo input or for two separate instruments. Plus, it has a cool plug that lets you change it from US to UK to EU voltage. It's free but you pay for postage/shipping. If you or someone you know could use something like this please reply to this email.</span><br>
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<td style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large"><strong>October's Online Concert</strong><br>
<em>Sunday, October 18th</em><br>
9pm (London) / 4pm (New York)<br>
This month's online gig is on <a contents="TWITCH" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.twitch.tv/brookswilliamsmusic" target="_blank">TWITCH</a> on Sunday, October 18th. I have room for a few more requests so if you have something you'd like to hear let me know <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="email" href="mailto:redguitar@rocketmail.com" target="_blank">HERE</a>. I look forward to our little virtual get-togethers! Sunday's requests, so far, include <em>Hesitation Blues</em>, <em>Frank Delandry</em> (on resonator in open-tuning with slide), <em>Lizard Logic</em>, and <em>Winter Moon</em> (the original version).</span></td>
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<span class="font_large">I've received a number of requests to film & record songs from my guitar album, <em>Little Lion</em>. I'm delighted to revisit these songs that have been so good to me over the years and to reintroduce myself to their nooks and crannies. As far as I know, this is the only version of <em>Frenzy At The Feeder</em> out there. Thanks to Will for persistently and gently asking 'how I'm getting on' with the <em>Frenzy</em> video.<em> </em>If you like the video, please share it. It's a huge help when you do. And I thank you!<br>
(<em>Click on the photo to play the video!</em>)</span><br>
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CDs/DL Available At My <a contents="STORE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://brookswilliams.com/store" target="_blank">STORE</a><br>
<a contents="ONLINE GUITAR LESSONS" data-link-label="" data-link-type="email" href="mailto:redguitar@rocketmail.com" target="_blank">ONLINE GUITAR LESSONS</a></span></td>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large"><strong>STREAMING MIC!</strong></span><br>
<span class="font_regular">This episode's 'found object' is a brand-new, unopend, unboxed Blue Yeti USB mic. If you or someone you know (in the UK) could use something like this please reply to this email.</span><br>
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Wed, 7 Oct 2020<br>
8pm (London) / 3pm (NY)</span>
<hr> Episode III of "Guitar Q and A" is happening this Wednesday. These are a lot of fun and the virtual hang is just what the doctor ordered. You know the drill: <a contents="Email" data-link-label="" data-link-type="email" href="mailto:redguitar@rocketmail.com" target="_blank">Email</a> me your questions in advance. I look forward to our little virtual get-togethers over on <a contents="TWITCH" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.twitch.tv/brookswilliamsmusic" target="_blank">TWITCH</a>.</th>
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Sun, 18 Oct 2020<br>
9pm (London) / 4pm (NY)</span>
<hr>October's online gig is coming up on Sunday, October 18th. It's my first Sunday gig in forever! I'm hoping to debut a couple of new songs but there's always time for your requests, so please <a contents="EMAIL" data-link-label="" data-link-type="email" href="mailto:redguitar@rocketmail.com" target="_blank">EMAIL</a> me. I'll be over on my <a contents="TWITCH" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.twitch.tv/brookswilliamsmusic" target="_blank">TWITCH</a> channel.</th>
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<td style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large">There's a podcast called <em>Folk On Foot</em>. Have you heard of it? A presenter meets up with a UK musician on their turf and they walk the footpaths/pathways around their home and talk about their music and influences. At various points they stop and the musician sings a song. Place informs the song, and the song springs from the earth. That kind of thing is appealing to me right now. Plus, as I know most of the guests, I get to know a little more about them. The walking part is cool too. How one's haunts inform who one is. I envy people who've maintained their roots over time. The troubadour life isn't great for that. However, alongside this topsy-turvy thing we call life right now, and alongside daily doses of uncertainty, there's something happening here. My step-daughter told Jo and I about a footpath, past the farm at the end of that road we'd never been down. It goes on forever. Along the way are fields, cows, horses, roads, pubs, villages and eventually the city centre. It all links up. The best kept secret appears to be that the UK is a Tardis. It looks small (and when you're stuck on the M25 at rush hour it <em>is</em> small), but in reality it opens up unexpectedly. I'm reminded of The Buddhist Center in Cambridge where <em>State of the Union</em> did a delightful gig last December. Simple from the outside. No different from any of the other buildings along that street. However, through the door at the end of the foyer and it's another story. Inside is an ornate theatre with a u-shaped balcony. A hidden treasure. A magic world. As I discovered, it's one of the few pre-Victorian theatres outside London that remains entact. And on that night guitars rang out and songs were sung. Even now, as I walk past the centre, I study its silhouette, trying to see some hint that the theatre is within that stucture. I can't. The days are getting shorter and the nights are beginning to draw-in, but as we squelch along the soggy footpath, I find myself still trying to figure out how they did that. A world within a world. I'm liking the sound of that right now. </span></td>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span class="font_large">LOCKDOWN DUET - ME & HENRY PARKER</span></strong></em><br>
<span class="font_large">It's so cool to get to do this virtual guitar duet with Harry Parker. We're playing an obscure Bert Jansch instrumental called <em>Black Cat Blues</em>. My friend, Colin Harper, who wrote the Bert Jansch biography (<em>Dazzling Stranger)</em>, brought this song to my attention. If you want to know more about Henry's music, check out <a contents="Henry Parker's Website" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://henryparkermusic.co.uk/" target="_blank">Henry Parker's Website</a>. If you like the video, please share it. It's a huge help when you do. And I thank you!<br>
(<em>Click on the photo to play the video!</em>)<br>
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<a contents="YOUTUBE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTBF7FXRfGr0Q4DLh--7fXA" target="_blank"><strong>YOUTUBE</strong></a><br>
<a contents="SONG ARCHIVE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://brookswilliams.com/lyrics-chords-and-tab" target="_blank"><strong>SONG ARCHIVE</strong></a><br>
<a contents="STORE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://brookswilliams.com/store" target="_blank"><strong>STORE</strong></a><br>
<a contents="PATREON" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.patreon.com/brookswilliams" target="_blank"><strong>PATREON</strong></a><br>
<a contents="ONLINE GUITAR LESSONS" data-link-label="" data-link-type="email" href="mailto:redguitar@rocketmail.com" target="_blank"><strong>ONLINE GUITAR LESSON</strong></a></span></td>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large"><strong>FREE GUITAR PICKUP!</strong></span><br>
<span class="font_regular">If you know of, or are, a guitarist who needs a guitar pickup, you can have mine! I have a <em>nearly new</em> Fishman Matrix Infinity under-saddle guitar pickup that I took out of my new Atkin guitar. It's in perfect shape. You pay postage and I'll get it to you. <a contents="EMAIL" data-link-label="" data-link-type="email" href="mailto:redguitar@rocketmail.com" target="_blank">EMAIL</a> me if you can think of someone who could use this.</span><br>
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<span class="font_large">NORTHWICH FOLK CLUB<br>
Fri, 18 Sept 2020<br>
8pm (London)</span>
<hr>I was meant to play Northwich Folk Club in person on Friday, September 18th. In lieu of that happening, the club has invited me to perform a ZOOM gig for them. It's free to attend. Send Pete an <a contents="EMAIL" data-link-label="" data-link-type="email" href="mailto:gigs@northwichfolk.co.uk" target="_blank">EMAIL</a> and he'll set you up with all the details. See you there I hope!</th>
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Episode III<br>
Wed, 7 Oct 2020<br>
8pm (London)</span>
<hr>The next episode <em><strong>Guitar Q and A</strong></em> is on Wednesday, October 7th. Join me on <a contents="TWITCH" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.twitch.tv/brookswilliamsmusic" target="_blank">TWITCH</a> for a conversation of <em>All Things Acoustic Guitar</em>. <a contents="EMAIL" data-link-label="" data-link-type="email" href="mailto:redguitar@rocketmail.com" target="_blank">EMAIL</a> me your questions in advance. Or ask them via the chat feature. I look forward to our little virtual get-togethers.</th>
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<strong><span class="font_xl">POSSIBLE EMAIL SNAFU</span></strong><br>
<span class="font_large">I accidentally deleted a handful of email addresses from my email list last week. After receiving two rather unpleasant replies to my last email, which I took as not-so-subtle requests to be "unsubscribed" from my list, I deleted their address immediately. Unfortunately, I also deleted a few others! I've been able to "re-build" the list from an earlier version. However, if you find yourself back here after having already removed yourself, please either unsubscribe yourself again or let me know and my staff (me) will remedy the situation straight away. My apologies. Staff training has been the focus this week.</span>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span class="font_large">LOCKDOWN LIVE - A VIRTUAL COLLABORATION</span></strong></em><br>
<span class="font_large">I'm delighted to get to play with the uber-talented Dan Walsh on the latest <strong><em>Lockdown Live</em></strong>. For this episode we recorded the classic <em>Columbus Stockade Blues</em>, a song I've wanted to record for a long time. I've taught it in a few workshops but have never, officially, made it a part of my repertoire. Until now! If you feel inspired, please share it far and wide. (<em>Click on the photo to play the video!</em>)<br>
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<td><span class="font_large">1. <strong>Music (Lyrics, Chords, TAB/Guitar Music)</strong> and videos are being added to my <a contents="SONG ARCHIVE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://brookswilliams.com/lyrics-chords-and-tabs" target="_blank"><strong>SONG ARCHIVE</strong></a>. This week the additions include: <em>Snake Oil</em>, <em>Peg And Awl</em>, <em>Seven Sisters</em>, and <em>Sweet Honey In The Rock</em>.<br>
2. <strong>New Guitar Video</strong>: <a contents="Working Dog" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upxfuvFhhJk" target="_blank"><em>Working Dog</em></a><br>
3. <strong>CDs/Downloads</strong> are available in my website <a contents="STORE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://brookswilliams.com/store" target="_blank"><strong>STORE</strong></a>.<br>
4. Looking for a bit <strong>more</strong>? <a contents="PATREON" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.patreon.com/brookswilliams" target="_blank"><strong>PATREON</strong></a> and <a contents="ONLINE GUITAR LESSONS" data-link-label="" data-link-type="email" href="mailto:redguitar@rocketmail.com" target="_blank"><strong>ONLINE GUITAR LESSONS</strong></a>.</span></td>
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<p><span class="font_large">The second episode of <em><strong>Guitar Q-and-A</strong></em> will be happening on Wednesday, 9th September at 8pm (London). The subject is <em>All Things Acoustic Guitar</em>. Join me on <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/brookswilliamsmusic">TWITCH</a> and let's talk about songs, chords, rhythms and riffs. <a contents="Email" data-link-label="" data-link-type="email" href="mailto:redguitar@rocketmail.com" target="_blank">Email</a> questions or request song-demos in advance or ask your questions on the night via the little chat feature. Bring your guitar and play along, or sit back and soak it all in. I look forward to our little virtual get-togethers!</span></p>
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<span class="font_large"><strong>LOCKDOWN LIVE - VIRTUAL COLLABORATION Vol. 3</strong><br>
Like London buses, my virtual collaborations are coming all at once now! The latest is with the wonderful Yorkshire-based singer-songwriter <strong>Katie Spencer</strong>. We duet on a song I've wanted to record for a long, long time. It's a traditional song called <em><strong>Geordie</strong></em>. I love the story. I've been wanting to record this song for years. No word of a lie. I was still living in Massachusetts when I first worked out the arrangement for this song. Sometime around the millenium, I reckon. Then a couple years later I was touring around Alaska with Diane Zeigler and I played her the guitar part. She said, and I quote, that's cool, you should do it in your shows every night. That was in the early 2000s, so <em>better late than never</em>! I'm super-excited to share this song with you.<br>
Watch <em><strong>Geordie</strong></em> <a contents="HERE" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMtCL2b-vnY" target="_blank">HERE</a>!</span></p>
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1. The latest additions to my song archive: <em>Love And Happiness</em>, <em>Little Lion</em>, <em>Sixty-One Highway</em>, and <em>Before Coffee</em>. There are also video lessons on my YouTube channel. Have a look <a contents="here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://brookswilliams.com/lyrics-chords-and-tabs" target="_blank">here</a>.<br>
2. I've recently signed up for <a contents="Bandcamp" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://brookswilliams1.bandcamp.com/releases" target="_blank">Bandcamp</a>, in case you prefer to do your shopping there. More titles are being added!</span><br>
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<a contents="PATREON" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.patreon.com/brookswilliams" target="_blank">PATREON</a><br>
Online Guitar Lessons - <a contents="One-To-Ones" data-link-label="" data-link-type="email" href="mailto:redguitar@rocketmail.com" target="_blank">One-To-Ones</a></span></td>
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<em><span class="font_xl"><strong>Guitar Q 'n A</strong></span></em><br>
<span class="font_large">Please join me for my first Guitar Q 'n A this upcoming Wednesday, 26th August at 8pm (London time) over yonder on my <a contents="Twitch" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.twitch.tv/brookswilliamsmusic" target="_blank">Twitch</a> channel. The subject for this first meeting is <em><strong>Brooks' Blues</strong></em>. Join in the conversation about playing and singing acoustic blues. You ask your questions via the little chat feature and I can respond and show you examples of bluesy riffs and rhythms. Bring your guitar and play along. This is a free event. Please come and enjoy a little virtual get-together. Should you feel inspired or it is appropriate for you at this time, tips are greatly appreciated. See you Wednesday!</span>
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1.2K SUBSCRIBERS!</strong><br>
Thank you for helping me reach - and surpass - my YouTube goal. I'm deeply touched by your rapid response and also appreciate all the very kind email well-wishes you sent my way as well.</span></p>
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1) The latest additions to my song archive: <em>Deep River Blues</em>, <em>The Time I Spend With You</em>, <em>Gambling Man</em>, <em>Sweet Honey In The Rock</em> and <em>Peg And Awl</em>. There are also video lessons on my YouTube channel. Have a look <a contents="here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://brookswilliams.com/lyrics-chords-and-tabs" target="_blank">here</a>.<br>
2) There are two <strong>Lockdown Live</strong> videos in the pipeline due for release - and two more in the beginning stages. I won't let the cat out of the bag...yet.<br>
3) I've just released the last of my pre-Lockdown 30th Anniversary Tour videos. This one is with my friend and pianist Phil Richardson on <a contents="Whatever It Takes" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jS2q_U7mmkk" target="_blank"><em>Whatever It Takes</em></a> from <em><strong>Work My Claim</strong></em>.</span><br>
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Online Guitar Lessons - <a contents="One-To-Ones" data-link-label="" data-link-type="email" href="mailto:redguitar@rocketmail.com" target="_blank">One-To-Ones</a></span></td>
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<em><span class="font_xl"><strong>A FAVOUR, PERCHANCE?</strong></span></em><br> <span class="font_large">Would you do me a huge favour? If you haven't already done so, would you <a contents="subscribe to my YouTube channel" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTBF7FXRfGr0Q4DLh--7fXA" target="_blank"><em><strong>subscribe to my YouTube channel</strong></em></a>? I've just become aware that when my channel gets 1,000 subscribers, a whole new world opens up to me, including, among other things, getting some payment for when my songs get played on YouTube. Who woulda thunk it! I've recently subscribed to the YouTube channel of a few of my friends and I can guarantee it only takes minutes and won't cost you a single penny. Just follow this <strong><a contents="LINK" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTBF7FXRfGr0Q4DLh--7fXA" target="_blank">LINK</a></strong> to my channel and hit the subscribe button. I will be very, very grateful! My current count, according to YouTube, is 690 subscribers. I'm <strong><em>SO</em></strong> close. I do thank you and am so appreciative for your help and support.</span>
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<hr> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span class="font_large"><strong>GUITAR "Q 'n A" - A NEW EVENT</strong><br> I want to let you know about an upcoming event. I'm launching an event called <em><strong>GUITAR Q 'n A</strong></em>. The subject of the first one is <em><strong>Brooks' Blues Q 'n A</strong></em>. Come hang with me on <strong><a contents="TWITCH" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.twitch.tv/brookswilliamsmusic" target="_blank">TWITCH</a> </strong>and let's talk about playing and singing acoustic blues. You ask the questions - via the little chat feature - I read your questions and try and sound intelligent in my responses. Bring your guitar and play along, try the riffs and rhythms I'll be showing you. It's happening on Wednesday, 26th August at 8pm London-time and will go for about a half hour, or perhaps a little more depending on how it goes.</span></p>
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<thead> <tr> <td> <p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large"><em><strong>OTHER NEWS</strong></em><br> 1) I've been using this time off the road to take a deep dive into writing out my songs. I've uploaded TAB/Notation, Lyrics/Chords to quite a few songs in recent week. Have a look <a contents="here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://brookswilliams.com/lyrics-chords-and-tabs" target="_blank">here</a>. The pdfs are free.<br> 2) Here's two videos from the archive that we prepared for the 30th Anniversary Tour. Pianist Phil Richardson, who was meant to be on tour with me, and I filmed/recorded a version of <a contents="Frank Delandry" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ADluWzyu-o" target="_blank"><strong><em>Frank Delandry</em></strong></a>. Another one is with fiddler Aaron Catlow. We, too, were meant to be on tour this year. One of our videos is of a song called <a contents="Not Haunted Anymore" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVuMYCwhR6Y" target="_blank"><em><strong>Not Haunted Anymore</strong></em></a>. I've also been recording music from home. Here's a link to my guitar instrumental <a contents="Little Lion" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ps_5fqVb9l4" target="_blank"><em><strong>Little Lion</strong></em></a>.</span><br> <img src="https://d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/261538/cfbd07c69e0c430c3dd3e0abaa0fa5a3602a13ea/original/brooks-williams-webinger-3-7-20-a-004.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_" /></p> </td> </tr>
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<em><span class="font_xl"><strong>LIVE FROM HOME (VIII)</strong></span></em><br>
<span class="font_large"><strong>Tuesday, 14th July, 8-9pm BST on <a contents="TWITCH" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.twitch.tv/brookswilliamsmusic" target="_blank">TWITCH</a></strong>. I'm experimenting with a new format for this 'all-request' show so please join me if the time works for you. Send your <strong><a contents="REQUESTS" data-link-label="" data-link-type="email" href="mailto:redguitar@rocketmail.com" target="_blank">REQUESTS</a></strong> ...Operators are standing by.</span>
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<p><span class="font_large">I stepped out the back door into the garden to gaze at the night sky and my left barefoot lightly brushed over something spikey and fuzzy. As my eyes adjusted to the dark, I could just make out the shadow of a shape kind of like a small upside-down bowl. I fumbled with my phone for the light but by the time I got to it the little spikey, fuzzy bump had moved on. I'm pretty sure it was Norma, the hedgehog who has taken up residence in our back garden. Jo named her after first seeing her a couple months ago, bold as brass, walking back and forth with straw in her mouth. It lives under the decking, which is under the trees where all the little birds have been nesting since I first started noticing stuff like this in mid-March. Some days it gets pretty lively out there. Perhaps Norma and all these noisy birds have always been here and I wasn't, or wasn't paying attention. Now I have a little more time to pay attention I notice a bit more. I listen a bit more too and, when I'm not stubbing my toe on Norma, have found some inspiring music out there, Molly Tuttle and Mimi Fox, to name but two. It has been there all along. I just wasn't taking the time to listen. Friends are recommending books that I actually read. The global conversation gets our full attention, as it should, and uncertainty for the long-term can kidnap our thinking. However, in the big picture, even though it means little-to-nothing, what are the chances of me stepping out my back door onto a hedgehog?</span></p>
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Here's another fine video from Wayne Ebinger. Recorded at one of my last shows before <em>lockdown</em> (at Isis Music Hall in Asheville, NC USA). Some nights are just magic and this was one of 'em. This may be the only acoustic guitar version of me playing <em><strong>SITTING ON TOP OF THE WORLD</strong></em> (as opposed to resonator or cigar box guitar).<br>
<em><strong><a contents="Sitting On Top Of The World video" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/-oJMbLGzm-8" target="_blank">Sitting On Top Of The World video</a></strong></em><br>
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<em><strong><a contents="I GOT IT BAD video" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2hcVMaJpXg" target="_blank">I GOT IT BAD video</a></strong></em></span><br>
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<em>Live Recording</em> - <a contents="Free mp3s" data-link-label="" data-link-type="email" href="mailto:redguitar@rocketmail.com" target="_blank">Free mp3s</a><br>
<a contents="CDs and Downloads" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.brookswilliams.com/store/">CDs & Downloads</a><br>
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Online Guitar Lessons - <a contents="One-To-Ones" data-link-label="" data-link-type="email" href="mailto:redguitar@rocketmail.com" target="_blank">One-To-Ones</a></span></td>
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<p><em><span class="font_xl"><strong>CONCERT FOR ONE</strong></span></em><br>
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<span class="font_large"> La Gare jazz club in Paris is offering “concerts for one.” Judging from the line outside the venue, socially distanced, of course, it is hugely popular. For 5-minutes it’s just you and the musician. And it’s free, though donations are encouraged. How many 5-minute sets could a musician do per night? Hang on a sec and I’ll tell you…<br>
A concert for one is a fabulous way to hear music. I know. I was once the ‘one’. A long time ago, when I was in college, a flyer on the door to the Commons caught my eye. It said, “Regionally known bluesy acoustic guitarist playing the Ballroom at 12-noon.” As that sentence held three of my favourite words I went.<br>
When I showed up it was just me, the sound engineer and the performer. There were no late-comers. I assumed the ‘plug would be pulled’, so to speak, but the show went on as planned. To my surprise, rather than being downbeat and apologetic, the singer/guitarist proceeded to blow the roof off the place, singing her heart out and playing a battered but excellent sounding Martin D-18. Her voice painted pictures. Her fingers danced nimbly up and down the fretboard without a single hint of trickery or flash. Every riff served the song. In fact, it rocked. I had a feeling music ‘could’ do that, I just hadn’t actually witnessed it before.<br>
I won’t name the artist because I haven’t asked her permission to tell her story and I’m not sure how she would feel as she has gone on to some fame and notoriety, but for me that day was like a “Before/After” photograph.<br>
After the gig I had more lectures, but I skipped them. I had a cunning plan to formulate and the local record shop was just the place to start. There were records, of course, but there were flyers advertising gigs. I entered a new world that day.<br>
It never occurred to me to think about that gig in terms of success, which is difficult to determine in the best of times. It all depends on one’s criteria, don’t you think? Some might deem that midday gig not successful because no one, except me, was there. Fair enough. Others might deem it not successful because the finances couldn’t possibly have worked out favourably. Truth be told, those two thoughts never crossed my mind. I was on my way to somewhere, to paraphrase John Steinbeck, where the deep chords beat, the melody runs up the strings, and the singing comes into your dreams.<br>
So I know about a concert for one. I’ve been on the receiving end. It’s a powerfully positive thing. A powerfully positive thing is what some of us need right about now. So, all to say, if you have the opportunity to go to a concert for one, then do. Likewise, if I get asked to do a concert for one, I’ll do it.</span></p>
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Wayne Ebinger in Asheville, North Carolina USA sent me a handful of videos from one of my last shows before lockdown. They are from Isis Music Hall, a great venue I love to play. This is a version of the classic,<em> I GOT IT BAD (AND THAT AIN'T GOOD)</em>, which is on <em><strong>WORK MY CLAIM</strong></em>. Thank you for sending the videos Wayne. Nice to be reminded of 'that thing what I used to do'. I thought I was making it up! <strong><a contents="I GOT IT BAD video" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2hcVMaJpXg" target="_blank">I GOT IT BAD video</a></strong></span><br>
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<em>Green Note Virtual Songwriter Show</em> - <a contents="online until Wednesday " data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/HUM3B_dtFes" target="_blank">online until Wednesday</a><em><a contents="online until Wednesday " data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/HUM3B_dtFes" target="_blank"> </a><br>
Bound For Glory Live</em> (a live recording from my archive) - <a contents="Free mp3s" data-link-label="" data-link-type="email" href="mailto:redguitar@rocketmail.com" target="_blank">Free mp3s</a><br>
<em>Work My Claim</em> <a contents="CDs and Downloads" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.brookswilliams.com/store/">CDs & Downloads</a><br>
Exclusives and Guitar Tips - <a contents="PATREON" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.patreon.com/brookswilliams" target="_blank">PATREON</a><br>
Online Guitar - <a contents="One-To-Ones" data-link-label="" data-link-type="email" href="mailto:redguitar@rocketmail.com" target="_blank">One-To-Ones</a></span></td>
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<p><strong><span class="font_large">LIVE FROM HOME: <em>VIRTUALLY GREEN NOTE</em></span></strong><br>
In collaboration with <strong>The Green Note</strong>, in London, I am doing a <em>virtual</em> songwriter-in-the-round on Wednesday, 24th June at 8pm BST. My fellow performers are Sally Barker and Freebo. I'm delighted to have been asked to participate and I'm happy to support one of my favourite venues in this difficult time for all venues. Tune-in if you're able. Visit <a contents="The Green Note website" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.greennote.co.uk/">The Green Note </a><a contents="The Green Note website" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.greennote.co.uk" target="_blank">website</a> to get links to the various platforms. I've tuned into some of their other shows and they do it really well, so you won't be disappointed. See you then!</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_large"><em><strong>LOCKDOWN LIVE</strong></em></span><br>
Aaron Catlow, one of the fiddlers on <em><strong>WORK MY CLAIM</strong></em>, made us this video recently. The other day we shared it on various social media pages and we're so pleased with the response. That doesn't happen everyday! Anyway, just in case you didn't see it, this is my arrangement of Norman Blake's <em>Church Street Blues</em>. We filmed/recorded it in our respectove homes and Aaron put it together. We were meant to be on tour in the UK in April-May and hope to re-schedule the dates for next year. <a contents="Church Street Blues video" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNvI6agYZyQ&list=RDiNvI6agYZyQ&start_radio=1" target="_blank">Church Street Blues video</a>.<br>
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<strong>LINKS LINKS LINKS</strong><br>
<em>Bound For Glory Live</em> (a live recording from my archive) - <a contents="Free mp3s" data-link-label="" data-link-type="email" href="mailto:redguitar@rocketmail.com" target="_blank">Free mp3s</a><br>
<em>Work My Claim</em> <a contents="CDs and Downloads" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.brookswilliams.com/store/">CDs & Downloads</a><br>
Exclusives and Guitar Tips - <a contents="PATREON" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.patreon.com/brookswilliams" target="_blank">PATREON</a><br>
Online Guitar - <a contents="One-To-Ones" data-link-label="" data-link-type="email" href="mailto:redguitar@rocketmail.com" target="_blank">One-To-Ones</a>
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