Folk Music and I met by accident when I was a young ‘un. I had an acoustic guitar. Folk Music had its coffeehouses and folk clubs. I wanted to sing and play and folk music offered me a stage. We’ve been friends ever since. At the time I neglected to mention to folk music that I actually didn't know a helluva lot about it. My background was strictly LPs and FM Radio. In others words, not very folky at all. It's like thinking the only version of Hound Dog is by Elvis. And then you hear Big Mama Thornton singing the same song, recorded 4-years before Elvis. I had a lot to learn. Louis Armstrong allegedly said 'All music is folk music. I ain't never heard a horse sing a song.' In other words, it's broader than you'd think. Don't narrowly define the soul out of it or plant your flag on some hill you think is bigger than it is. To put it another way, in folk music's house are many mansions. You can probably guess which mansions I've been hanging out in over the years. I should probably step aside and let someone else see the view from here. But I'm just having too much damn fun.
(I can't remember who took this photo)
BROOKS ON TOUR
After a little break for a couple weeks, I'm back out there for a glorious mix of solo gigs, gigs with Aaron and even a couple festivals with the Laurel Canyon Project.
April 2026
24th Settlement Sessions, Letchworth Garden City, N. Herfordshire SOLO
30th Swallow Theatre, Moss Park, Ravenstone, Whithorn, Dumfries and Galloway SOLO
May 2026
1st Roberton Village Hall, Biggar, South Lanarkshire Scotland SOLO
8th Folk On The Pier, Cromer, Norfolk LAUREL CANYON PROJECT
15th The Spring Arts & Heritage Centre, Havant, Hampshire SOLO
June 2026
12th Private Event, CA
20th tbc, Pasadena, CA
July 2026
4th New Forest Folk Festival, Plainford, Ramsey, Hampshire LAUREL CANYON PROJECT
11th Sharrington Village Hall, Sharrington, Norfolk BROOKS AND AARON
12th Ely Folk Festival, Ely, Cambridgeshire BROOKS AND AARON
18th Winchcombe Live, Winchcombe, Cheltenham BROOKS AND AARON
25th Folk Day, Museum of Technology, Cambridge SOLO
August 2026
7th Milkmaid Folk Club, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk SOLO
13th Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Maidenhead BROOKS AND AARON
16th Music on the Waits, St Ives , Cambridgeshire
29th Guitar Workshop, West Kirby, Wirral
(photo by Theo Looijmans)
GUITAR WORKSHOP
WHEN: Saturday, 29th August 2026
WHERE: Hilbre Room, St Bridget's Centre, West Kirby, Wirral, Merseyside
TIME: 10am - 5pm
COST: £75.00 (includes lunch and refreshments)
DESCRIPTION: Explore the songs, rhythms and riffs of Americana music. Participants will focus on strumming and picking patterns, walking bass lines, and alternate chord shapes up the neck of the guitar. All techniques will be taught through new and classic songs, with lyrics and chord sheets.
Space Is Limited! SIGN-UP HERE!
(photo by Oscar Canier)
PRO GEAR FOR SALE
I've been sorting through a lot of my clobber in recent months, and have decided to clear out some stuff. One of my guitars is on its way to Restring Appalachia. Another was loaned (permanently) to a studio I love. I also found a couple seriously cool pro gear items that I no longer need. There's a Grace Designs acoustic instrument preamp/EQ, a Hiscox small-body-sized acoustic guitar case and a Hoffee dreadnought-sized hard shell guitar case. If you're in the market for some seriously good gear, but don't want to pay full price, then Email me and I can send you the details.
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(photo by Tash & Andy in Broughty Ferry)
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