Born and raised on a small farm in Hassetts, Nova Scotia, the youngest of eight children, at an early age Brent developed a love and appreciation of music from his mother.  With his first guitar in hand and his older brother Robert teaching him a few chords, by the age of seven Brent knew he wanted to make music his life and the first steps were taken on a path that would reveal an incredible talent and lead to a long and successful career.

One-night stands in the Maritimes in their early teens, with fellow Afro-Canadian and lifelong friend Harry Cromwell, started a journey which was to prove Brent a pioneer in many facets of the music industry, an accomplished musician, consummate entertainer and recipient of numerous coveted awards from his peers.

L-R  Vic Mullen (Inductee 2001), Brent Williams (Inductee 2013), Harry Cromwell

Following the Birch Mountain Boys, the ‘Brent & Harry Show’ was formed. Two LPs were recorded during that time – ‘Country Special’ and ‘More Country with Brent & Harry’. “The Birch Mountain Boys” were one of the first groups to play and perform live bluegrass music in Canada.  Formed in the late 50's the photo above shows them performance on the Don Messer Jubilee Show - CBC Television in the 1950s.

Brent was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2013.

See Brent's Website HERE

There is an interesting CBC article HERE about the Birch Mountain Boys.