Brook Williams, an expatriate Yank living in the U.K. has built a career as a journeyman musician for the better part of the last couple of decades, releasing consistently exceptional albums that have garnered him a steadily growing following both […]
It’s rare that the title of this column carries a double meaning, but in the case of that traipsing troubadour Brooks Williams, the underlying message comes to the fore. Williams is, after all, an American transplant who currently makes his […]
I am a sucker for good slide guitar, so I was excited to see The Slide Sessions, a collaboration by Abbie Gardner, Jim Henry, Cliff Eberhardt, and Brooks Williams at Club Passim this week. I had no idea how rare a […]
Brooks Williams follows the shimmering folk blues of 2001s Skiffle Bop with a richer-sounding, tightly constructed, often pop-inflected set that includes several intriguing covers. Williams kicks off with 80s Scottish popsters Aztec Cameras Birth Of The True. Later he reprises […]
