Imagine the bunkhouse of your dreams, where buckaroos and vacqueros sing and play songs springing from both legend and day-to-day life. With "When I Was A Cowboy" Tim Williams has created such a piece. Well known as an interpreter of 1920s and 30s blues, Tim turns here to the music of his father and uncles ( Iowa farm boys turned Montana cowboys) and the Mexican ranchera tradition (songs by Jose Felipe Leal and Freddy Fender) and those pioneer blues/hillbilly fusion artists Jimmy Rodgers and Leadbelly. Acoustic guitar, dobro, mandolin, Mexican bajo sexto bass and button accordion weave an acoustic tapestry of music of the real west...a long way from Nashville and CMT.
Singer/songwriter/guitarist in the folk-blues style, with touches of Mexican and Hawaiian influence.
A compilation of tracks from mostly out-of-print cds from 1993 to 2000, by a folk/blues singer songriter and extraordinary multi-instrumentalist.
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND !
Out of print for several years now, Tim’s live solo disc is once again available, with two new tunes and a re-mastering which greatly improves the sound quality of the disc. Hailed as a classic upon its’ release, the disc was awarded four stars (out of five) by the Montreal Gazette. The Calgary Herald said “...a walking, talking history of the blues that struts soulfully down timeless avenues.” SING OUT ! (published in NYC, the bible of folk music) said “...this 65-minute set showcases Tim Williams as one of the country’s finest.”
