Brooks Williams

SUMMER HOLIDAYS
   My boss is a real hard-ass. He rarely gives me any time off. My boss is me, so I know what I'm talking about. However, this summer he surprised me by suggesting that I take a beat…

HOMETOWN CD LAUNCH
I'm producing my own CD Launch gig very nearly in my adopted hometown on Saturday, 18th May. Rampton Village Hall, just outside Cambridge, is close enough to where I live for me to walk to - though…

GREENS & BLUES
Sweet Greens & Blues is a song by folk legend Shirley Collins. It's the title track to the new recording that Aaron Catlow and I are touring right now. I love the lyrics and lean into them…

On the eve of the Greens And Blues Tour (Part Two), Aaron Catlow and I are blown away by the news our friend Nick sent us from RnR magazine last night. These tours with Aaron are a complete blast…

DIAMOND DAYS SOLO TOUR
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…

Happy New Year! A big thank you to all of you who pre-ordered a CD or Download of Greens & Blues and/or of Diamond Days. It literally means the world. Read all about the tours we've organised around…

FOUNTAIN OF RICHES
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…

RARER THAN RARE ** NOVEMBER - DECEMBER 2023
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…

AUTUMN LEAVES TOUR 2023 
Aaron Catlow & I embark on our mini Autumn Leaves Tour 2023. Isle Of Man, Sevenoaks, Swannington (Leicestershire) and Axbridge (Somerset) are the destinations. We're excited to get back on the road one…

OLD HIGHWAY 40… 
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…

MORE PEAKY BLINDERS THAN LOVE BOAT 
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…

Take Some Guitar Lessons, Man!
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…

ARE YOU SOMEONE?
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…

WHOEVER YOU ARE
   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…

TOUR RIFFS
Riffs as warm-ups for the gigs I'm doing just now. How many can you name?

TOUR RIFF #1

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BROOKS & AARON TOUR CONTINUES!
The 2nd leg of the "Ready…