Karl S. Williams

Blues, gospel and old-time folk run through Karl S. Williams's music, with a poetic streak that reaches back to classic singer-songwriters of an earlier era. That lineage runs through the work rather than a single genre tag, suggesting a set that moves between styles built on the same roots. Roots music sits at the centre of it, with gospel and old-time folk both feeding into the same songs. It's a sound built on those three traditions together, carried by a voice with poetic sensibilities in the singer-songwriter mould.