A History of Texas and Carolina Blues
Travel back to the early blues years of Texas and Carolina with this multi-award winning blues trio featuring Cal Williams Jr (vocals/guitar), Kory Horwood (double-bass/vocals) and Mary Trees (percussion/vocals). Explore the music of Texas blues guitarists such as Leadbelly, Blind Willie Johnson, Mance Lipscomb, Blind Lemon Jefferson and Lightnin' Hopkins and Carolina blues guitarists including Reverend Gary Davis, Elizabeth Cotton, Blind Boy Fuller, Scrapper Blackwell, Clara Smith and more.
★★★★★ InDaily
★★★★★ "Exceptional musicianship" Clothesline"
★★★★½ "A smooth and assured performance" Radio Adelaide
"Cal Williams Jr is an excellent performer and this is a top show" 5MBS
★★★½ "These gigs are a musical delight. Passion and knowledge ooze out of every pore" GlamAdelaide
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” and Rhythms magazine said that “Cal’s gentle high tenor voice, delicate fingerpicking and snaky bottleneck fretwork evoke the sound of Mississippi John Hurt in his exceptional guitar playing”. Cal was recently awarded the ARBA Best Blues Soloist Award and was voted in the Top 3 Best Blues Guitarists for the Derringers Music Awards.