Huw Williams
Welsh songsmith, raconteur and occasional clog dancer.
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This review says it all... "When his bank account was suddenly filling up with sums with zeros on the end, Valleys boy Huw Williams interviewed himself, and luckily for us he decided to take the job: that of self-employed musician and songwriter. These were the royalties from his songs that were only just finding themselves out in the folk world – thoughtful songs about ordinary and extraordinary experiences like ‘Rosemary’s Sister’ and ‘The Summer Before the War.’ Recorded by, among others, Ralph McTell and Fairport Convention, we heard many of them from their creator himself at Matthews Hall last night – zesty performances given added depth and strength by Ben Tunnicliffe’s sympathetic and inventive double bass. Magically producing objects from his past – making the audience cry with laughter – singing from his heart – Huw pulled a terrific performance from out of his socks last night for an appreciative Topsham audience. "
- Topsham Folk Club, 2025.
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Huw is available for solo gigs with his guitar, his bucket full of songs, and his trademark drollery. His one-man-show 'Birth of an Accidental Musician' is royally entertaining.
"I had never seen Huw before and really enjoyed his show last night as did everyone in the room. A proper entertainer!!"
- Pete Thompson Northwich Folk Club.
Huw Williams began his professional career as a singer songwriter. He toured and recorded as part of the duo Huw and Tony Williams, whose songs were covered by many other artists in the USA and Europe, including Fairport Convention whose version of Summer Before the War and Simon Nicol’s version of Rosemary’s Sister brought him to a much wider audience. He has also worked as a broadcaster producing and presenting programs for BBC in the UK.
Huw will be doing some shows solo, and some with talented bass player Ben Tunnicliffe as his side-man.
"We had a super time last night at Spalding Folk Club with Huw Williams accompanied on double bass by Ben Tunnicliffe. Great musicianship, lovely songwriting mixed with moments of side-splitting humour and storytelling."
- Liz Padgett, Spalding FC 2024
You can book Huw’s one man show- Birth of an Accidental Musician featuring foot tapping melodies, deeply moving songs and hilarityr. Join Huw as he tells you the story of how a woman working in the dole office accidentally changed his life, how he wrote a song about a train that he still doesn’t understand and why £2,000 mysteriously turned up in his bank account.
‘Well-crafted and finely-honed songs, each one an absolute belter. Many songwriters could take a lesson from his brilliant chord progressions and his thoughtful and entertaining lyrics, but his magic touch just about seals it and cajoles the listening public to come back for more – and more and more.’ - Folk Wales
2025
Thurs 26 June
Deal Folk Club
St. Andrews Church Hall in West Street, Deal CT14 6DZ
Sun 14 Sept
Twickfolk @ The Cabbage Patch
67 London Rd, Twickenham< TW1 3SZ
Tickets
Wed 24 Oct
Cottingham Live
The Back Room, 175a Hallgate, Cottingham HU16 4BB, UK
2026
Wed 22 July
Dorking Folk
Dorking Golf Club, Deepdene Avenue, Dorking, RH5 4BX
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