Philip John Brooks, who also performs as Phil Brooks, is a folk and rock musician. He grew up in Fleetwood

Fleetwood

Fleetwood is a town within the Wyre district of Lancashire, England, lying at the northwest corner of the Fylde. It had a population of 26,840 people at the 2001 Census. It forms part of the Greater Blackpool conurbation. The town was the first planned community of the Victorian era...

, Lancashire

Lancashire

Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...

 in northwestern England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

, but now lives in the United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

. He sings, plays guitar, and writes folk music in both American and British styles. He has produced four solo albums, Fishermen of Fleetwood about his experiences growing up in a fishing town, A Different Place, A Different Time and Canyon Road

Canyon Road

Canyon Road is a road connecting Beaverton and Portland, Oregon, United States. It was the first road between the Tualatin Valley and Portland and contributed significantly to Portland becoming the area's major deep water port, and subsequent early growth of the city.The total modern length is...

about the Southwestern United States

Southwestern United States

The Southwestern United States is a region defined in different ways by different sources. Broad definitions include nearly a quarter of the United States, including Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas and Utah...

 and its colorful history and current events, and Dancing Through Time. He currently plays in his home state of Georgia and regularly tours the southwest, particularly New Mexico

New Mexico

New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...

, Colorado

Colorado

Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...

, and Texas

Texas

Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...

.

Discography

• Dancing Through Time (recorded in Nashville)
• Canyon Road (recorded in Nashville)
• One track on the compilation The Revolution Collection: Songs of New Mexico
• A Different Place, A Different Time (recorded in Nashville)
• The Fishermen of Fleetwood (recorded in Georgia)
• Jimmy Rose & The Country Pie Featuring Phil Brooks (recorded in London)
• The Detroits 'Tis us ourselves (recorded in London)

External links

• The Tin Whistle, his website
• A Different Place... A Different Time, his weblog