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In the heat of Covid Summer 2020 I had a fevered dream. I was singing "Farewell To The Gold" on a big stage with three friends. To my right and left were Findlay Napier, Boo Hewerdine and Kris Drever and we were belting out this song like nobody’s business. 

Inspired by this dream, I phoned them all up the following day and, to my delight, they unanimously agreed to record the song with me. 



Unfortunately, the situation we find ourselves in at the moment prevented us from getting together in person to make that recording. So we’ve had to record across the miles between Cambridge and Glasgow.



I recorded my parts first and, if I recall correctly, it next went to Fin, then Kris, and then, finally, Boo. Each step along the way we refined our parts and in the end it was as you hear it now. We all played guitar and sang.



As it turns out, we all know Paul Metsers iconic song from the same recording, “Penguin Eggs” by Nic Jones. A seminal album if ever there was one.



“Farewell To The Gold” speaks of New Zealand’s gold rush from the point of view of one who has tried, but ultimately been unsuccessful, in finding one’s fortune. Making “hardly enough to get by,” it’s goodbye to the dream.



If we ever get back to gigging, I hope there is a stage somewhere we four can belt this out in person.

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released February 8, 2021
Brooks Williams: acoustic guitar & vocal
Findlay Napier: acoustic guitar & vocal
Boo Hewerdine: acoustic guitar & vocal
Kris Drever: electric guitar & vocal

Audio mix: Mark Freegard

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Brooks Williams Cambridge, UK

Admired by both listeners and fellow musicians, acoustic guitarist, singer, songwriter and prolific collaborator Brooks Williams has beena leading light on the acoustic music scene for 3 decades. A Statesboro, Georgia native now living in Cambridge, UK, FATEA writes: "He is one of those select few 'how on earth does he do it?!' artists." He was, and is, Americana, long before they called it that. ... more

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