Setlist: Folk, Blues & Beyond
This Wildly Eclectic set of tunes is what Rick draws from at Showcase Concerts, on tour, at festivals and as an opening act. Acoustic Blues, British Traditional, Jazz, Fingerstyle Instrumental and Singer-Songwriter tunes are blended together into a seamless whole. A number of original tunes and compositions are now finding their way into this set.
Sample Set
- Emma - Rick Brooks
- Love you Like a Man - Chris Smither
- Statesborough Blues - Blind Willie McTell
- Bee Swing - Richard Thompson
- Where You Gonna Hide - Rick Brooks
- Special Rider Blues - Skip James
- Buckets of Rain - Bob Dylan
- One of These Things First - Nick Drake
- She Moved Thru the Faire - trad. (arr. R.Brooks)
- A woman like You - Bert Jansch
- Don’t You Be Foolish Pray - trad. (arr. Nic Jones)
- Blue Monk - T.Monk (arr. Duck Baker)
- Move On - Rick Brooks
- Stitch In Time - Mike Waterson (arr. R.Brooks)
- Betsy, The Serving Maid - trad. (arr M. Simpson)
- ‘Cept You and I - Greg Brown
