"Beautiful, classy playing
and great songs" - Acoustic
Magazine
“Americana
at its finest!” - fRoots
STATE OF
THE UNION will return with their third album for Reveal Records in
Autumn 2017 and a concert tour with selected Summer Festival dates.
Combining the mercurial talents of English songwriting legend Boo
Hewerdine and acclaimed American Blues guitarist and songwriter Brooks Williams,
State of the Union create a magical, stripped back and enthralling musical
atmosphere, their performances consistently brilliant, equal parts emotive and
entertaining.
The original songs Hewerdine and Williams play are infused by a
multitude of influences, from Willie Nelson to Johnny Cash, from the wide open
Fenlands to the frenetic buzz of the city. Their recordings are made quickly, in
most instances first take, live in the studio, but the sound this amazing
acoustic duo capture is rich and expertly executed.
About Boo
Hewerdine & Brooks Williams
Boo is perhaps best known from his years fronting much loved English
rock band The Bible but he has since enjoyed a solo career spanning over two
decades and written thousands of published songs including those for Eddi
Reader, Sia, Chris Difford, Kris Drever and KD Lang. His most recent album
“Swimming In Mercury” is due out in February 2017 on Reveal Records.
Brooks Williams got his start in the clubs and bars in Boston USA
(the same music scene that years earlier sparked the careers of Bonnie Raitt and
Chris Smither) and from there he has toured in ever-widening circles for nearly
three decades. In 2013 Williams was nominated best male vocalist by the UK’s
foremost roots-music mavens, Spiral Earth. AmericanaUK says, “he has a beautiful
voice that you just melt into.” He’s also ranked in the Top 100 Acoustic
Guitarists. Over the years he has picked alongside Taj Mahal, John Hammond, Paul
Jones, Little Feat, Maria Muldaur, Shawn Colvin and Leo Kottke, to name but a
few.
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