Brooks Williams

Brooks Williams (born November 10, 1958 in Statesboro, Georgia) is an American acoustic guitarist and singer/songwriter. His style combines roots, jazz, blues, classical, and folk. He has released some albums consisting of contemporary folk music, and some consisting of instrumental guitar music.He tours extensively both in the US and the UK.

Discography

* "North from Statesboro" (1990) - folk originals, instrumentals, and covers; solo guitar and voice.
* "How the Night-time Sings" (1991) - folk originals and instrumentals, and covers; guitar, upright bass, and voice
* "Back to Mercy" (1992) - folk originals, instrumentals, and traditional songs; guitar, bass, drums, piano, violin
* "Inland Sailor" (1994) - folk originals, instrumentals, and traditional songs; guitar, bass, drums, piano, violin
* "Knife Edge" (1996) - folk and blues originals, instrumentals, and traditional songs; guitar, bass, drums, voice
* "Ring Some Changes" (with Jim Henry) (1997) - instrumentals and traditional songs, guitars
* "Seven Sisters" (1997) - folk and blues originals, instrumentals, and covers; guitar, bass, drums, percussion, violin, voice
* "Hundred Year Shadow" (1999) - folk and blues originals, instrumentals, and covers; guitar, bass, drums, percussion, voice
* "Dead Sea Café" (2000) - retrospective collection of songs from the Green Linnet period (BTM, IS, KE, & SS), plus 3 reworked songs from the early years
* "Little Lion" (2000) - instrumentals; guitars and bass
* "Skiffle-Bop" (2001) - folk and blues originals, instrumentals, and covers; guitar, bass, drums, percussion, cello, voice
* "Nectar" (2003) - folk, blues, and rock originals and covers; guitars, bass, keyboards, drums, percussion, voice
* "Live/Solo" (2004) - live album; guitar and voice
* "Guitar Player" (2005) - instrumentals; guitars and bass
* "Blues and Ballads" (2006) - folk and blues originals, instrumentals, and covers; guitar, bass, voice
* "The Time I Spend with You" (2008) - blues and folk originals, instrumentals, and covers; guitar, bass, harmonica, voice

Compilations

Williams appears on the following compilations, among others:

* "Orphans of God", tribute to Mark Heard, 1996
* "", 2002

External links

* [http://www.brookswilliams.com/ Official Web Site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/redguitarbluemusic Williams on myspace]
* [http://www.brookswilliams.com/gigs/ Concerts]