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This show belongs to the Adelaide Fringe 2021 season. This season is now over.

A History of American Folk - A graphic image of a small bird standing on the neck of a guitar. The bird has the American flag designed on it. The entire image has a red, blue and white colour scheme.

A History of American Folk

Music • Blues & Roots
South Australia • World Premiere
Journey back to the Greenwich Village coffee house scene of the early 60s with iconic songs by Dylan, Guthrie, Van Zandt, Cohen, Waits, Joni Mitchell and more as this award-winning band pay homage to the greatest American songwriters.
★★★★1/2 "Cal Williams Jr's lyrical guitar accompanied Kirkham superbly and Pill's bass weaved around." Kryztoff Raw

Presented by: Cal Williams Jr

Multi-award winning Blues singer/songwriter, Cal Williams Jr, combines the gentle fingerpicking of British Folk with the raw intensity of Delta Slide Blues to create a sound that is both intricate and powerful. Blues Blast Magazine, USA, said “Cal Williams Jr’s guitar work is impeccable under his gorgeous voice. A marvellous quilt of tones and textures from this masterful player”. Cal was recently awarded the 2014 ARBA Best Blues Soloist Award and was voted in the Top 3 Best Blues Guitarists for the Derringers Music Awards. Cal has also won ‘Best Australian Blues Album’ by Blues Underground, USA .