Cal Williams Jr
Genre:Acoustic, Blues, Folk
Cal Williams jr.
Cal Williams Jr is a multi-award winning singer and slide blues guitarist based in Adelaide, SA and has recently been voted 'one of Australia's finest slide blues guitarists' by Hipnote, Australia.
Cal has performed at a variety of leading venues and festivals in Australia and Europe including :
Leeds In-The-City Festival,UK
Adelaide International Guitar Festival,Aus
Juke Joint Festival,Aus
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe,UK
The Beverley and East Riding Festival,UK
H2004 and H2005 Scarborough Beached Festival,UK
Musicport World Music Festival, UK
Baysound Festival,UK
St.Ives September Fringe,UK
Cal Williams Jr. has performed with a variety of outstanding artists such as:
Ben Kweller
C.W Stoneking
Shawn Mullins
Billy Bragg
KT Tunstall
Martin Simpson
Cal has also performed live-to-airs on:
Triple J
ABC Radio
BBC Raw Talent
BBC Radio Cleveland
BBC Radio York
Fresh Air FM
BBC Radio Lancashire
Radio Adelaide
Three D Radio
With his music, Cal has won the following awards:
Best Australian Blues Album 2009 (Morning Star) - Blues Underground,USA
S.A Blues Album of the Year 2009 (Morning Star) - SA Roots and Blues
Three times winner SA Songwriter of the Year - SCALA
Best New UK Music - Banks Music,UK
Cal Williams Jr. has also written and performed film soundtracks for the East Coast British surf movie '900 miles' the award-winning Jan Tesitel directed 'Orange Business' and the critically acclaimed UK short film 'Wilderness'.
Cal Williams Jr can be contacted via email at: cal@calwilliamsjr.com
or through his website at: www.calwilliamsjr.com
or through the post at: PO Box 630, Goodwood, SA, 5034
