This show belongs to the Adelaide Fringe 2023 season. This season is now over.

A History of Coffee House Blues coffee cup

A History of Coffee House Blues

Music • Blues
South Australia • World Premiere

2022 Best Weekly Fringe Music Award winners, The Cal Williams Jr Trio travel back to the early blues scene of the New York and  London coffee houses to pay homage to the music styles of Leadbelly, Mississippi John Hurt, Dylan, Van Ronk, Jansch and Martyn. "A must-see show! ★★★★★"- Krysztoff Raw "Exceptional musicianship ★★★★★"- Clothesline Magazine

 

Presented by: Cal Williams Jr

"Cal Williams Jr is musically a phenomenon. His unique, impeccable guitar style and singing are exceptional. From the first quick fingerpicking, Williams’ sublime guitar style is striking, with his voice sounding high and heavenly."- Rootstime Magazine, Belgium.

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” and Rhythms magazine said that “Cal’s gentle high tenor voice, delicate fingerpicking and snaky bottleneck fretwork"