Brooks Williams - Baby-O! (2010)

Georgia-born Blues-Americana guitarist singer and songwriter Brooks Williams delivers the deepest and most intense interpretations of everything from early blues songs to his recent original compositions on Baby O!. A 23-year veteran of the road, now living the trans-Atlantic life between Cambridge (UK) and Boston (USA), Baby O! is Williams’ 17th CD, and his first recorded in the UK. On Baby O! Williams sings about a forgotten New Orleans guitarist, the demise of a young man called Louis, the ache of long-distance love, the struggle of staying on-course in the face of adversity, and not giving up on love. Williams’ voice floats over foot-stomping grooves and fleet-fingered riffs (played on both acoustic and resonator slide guitars), supported by double bass, pedal steel and dobro, and harmonica. Produced by Williams and engineered by Andy Bell (Seasick Steve), on Baby O! listeners can hear red-clay soul and wind-blown twang - and they can hear why Williams was voted one of the Top 100 Acoustic Guitarists of all time.