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Selwyn Birchwood
Thu, 13 Mar, 8:00 PM CDT
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7:00 PM CDT
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1245 Chicago Avenue, Evanston, IL 60202
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"No one in blues compares to young Florida-based guitarist Selwyn Birchwood. With the quality of his material, combined with a vibrant stage persona, there's no need to borrow tunes from the greats who went before him. Lean yet mean and tough...lyrically and musically intense" —American Songwriter
"Rising blues star Selwyn Birchwood is the real deal. Birchwood puts his own fresh spin on the blues, taking the tradition and making it into something new." —Guitar World
Although award-winning Florida musician Selwyn Birchwood is firmly rooted in the tradition, the young guitarist, lap steel player, songwriter and vocalist sets a course for the future of the blues with his visionary, original music. Birchwood, whose band features the pulsating interplay of his blistering guitar with Regi Oliver's driving baritone sax, deploys a singular sound and style all his own. He calls it "Electric Swamp Funkin' Blues," an intoxicating mix of deep blues, blistering, psychedelic-tinged rock, booty-shaking funk and sweet Southern soul, played and sung with the fire-and-brimstone fervor of a revival tent preacher with a hellhound on his trail. Tastemaker Americana music magazine No Depression says, "Selwyn Birchwood reaches back in the blues tradition to launch something out of this world."
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Blues
Selwyn Birchwood
Selwyn Birchwood
Blues
Selwyn Birchwood continuously wows audiences with high-energy performances rooted deeply in the traditions of the blues greats. Selwyn took top honors at the 2013 International Blues Challenge in Memphis TN, winning the band competition and also taking home the prestigous Albert King Award for “Best Guitarist” in the competition finals.
Selwyn got his start with Texas blues legend Sonny Rhodes touring throughout the U.S. and Canada at the age of 19. Drummer Curtis Nutall traveled internationally with The Blind Boys of Alabama and Joe Louis Walker. Bass player Huff Wright and saxophonist Regi Oliver spent time backing several notable blues artists including Lucky Peterson.