jazzamatazz Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 Boo Hewerdine & Brook Williams, State of the Union Greystones Sunday 3rd june State Of The Union is Boo Hewerdine and Brooks Williams. Hewerdine is an English songwriter and lead singer of indie legends the Bible. Williams is a slide guitar wizard from Statsboro, Georgia, USA. Their plan was to record an album using vintage mics and equipment live in just 5 days. After a day and a half they realised they had finished. Recorded in the order you hear on the record, the aim was to capture the sound of two guitarists and singers from completely different backgrounds working together in harmony. The result was even better than they had hoped for. They had gathered and written material over last summer when their busy schedules allowed. Hewerdine has had his songs recorded by such artists as Eddi Reader, kd Lang, Jerry Douglas, Kris Drever, Heidi Talbot (more than 400 of his songs have been recorded). Over the course of 17 albums Williams has secured a peerless reputation as a songwriter as well as being recognised as one of the World’s best guitarists. They found that they had a natural writing chemistry and material came in abundance. In fact plans are already afoot for a second album. Listen to their cover of Pet Shop Boys ‘Rent’ and you will hear perfectly what an exciting mix raw American acoustic slide guitar and English literate pop can achieve. http://www.wegottickets.com/event/151107 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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