Brooks Williams

with Joy Clark

Guitarist, song wrangler, roots music connoisseur.

Cambridge, England-based and Statesboro, Georgia US-born guitarist, singer and songwriter Brooks Williams is admired by listeners and fellow musicians alike. With over 33 recordings, plus countless concert and festival appearances, Brooks has been a leading light on the roots acoustic music scene for over three decades. His guitar skills are evident as he adroitly slides in and out of folk, blues, and country, and he is listed in the Top 100 Acoustic Guitarists. He wraps that guitar playing around songs with rich narratives and sings them with a voice you “melt into.” He cut his teeth supporting artists like Shawn Colvin, Leo Kottke, and Taj Mahal and regularly performs with a host of fellow musicians, including fiddler Aaron Catlow and banjoist Dan Walsh. Brooks Williams is “quite simply one of the most unassuming, natural performers on the circuit, and his easy, relaxed manner conceals the greatest level of true expertise” (FAETA).

“One of the most consistently excellent musicians in roots music…his songwriting…stands comparison with virtually any of his peers.”
–American Roots UK

Songs that welcome the listener in with open arms.

Joy Clark is a New Orleans singer-songwriter, lyrical guitarist, and composer who creates soulful original compositions that celebrate peace and the undeniable power of love. Her intricate rhythms and warm melodies reveal a sweet vulnerability that enchants her audiences around the world. Her latest single, “Good Thing,” beautifully captures her craft and the depth of her artistry and musicianship and has garnered radio play along with an official video debut with DittyTv. Joy can also be seen touring with 3x Grammy Award nominee Allison Russell in her ensemble of phenomenal artists.

“Joy’s music is rhythmic like the pull of the tide.”

—The Boot

Friday, November 10, 2023

8:00 pm, Doors open at 7:30 pm

Peggy R. McConnell Arts Center
777 Evening Street
Worthington, OH 43085

Directions

$28, general admission (no service fee)

To reserve a $5 youth ticket for under age 18 email [email protected].