Planet Rock Radio, the UK’s number one Rock and Blues radio station brings you a new live event in conjunction with The Gig Cartel. The event is called ‘Blues Power Live’ aptly named after the radio station’s flagship Blues show and is hosted and curated by none other than the Blues maestro Bernard Doherty.
The show features top touring acts from the world of contemporary blues rock, old school blues, and future breakthrough talent and the most hotly tipped, up-and-coming acts in the genre.
Critically acclaimed Canadian blues, roots, rock and soul band Bywater Call headline ‘Blues Power Live’ at London Dingwalls on Friday October 25th, 2024. Special guests are These Wicked Rivers and Lauren Housley and The Northern Cowboys.
Bywater Call tour the UK from October 16-26, 2024. Tickets are available at The Gig Cartel. Bywater Call will also be releasing their highly anticipated new album “Shepherd” on Friday August 9th. Pre-order links can be found here.
Often transcending genres, Bywater Call is known for their dynamic, emotional live shows, featuring powerful vocals and exciting interplay between all band members.
The band was UK Blues Award nominated for the 2024 International Blues Artist of the Year. They have toured extensively in Europe where shows have been praised by Dutch, German and UK media, with references to Meghan as one of the best female voices in blues and roots today.
Bywater has been busy. In 2023 they played a total of 96 shows in 10 countries, 89 cities, 19 US states and 3 Canadian provinces, including Joe Bonamassa’s third Keeping the Blues Alive at Sea Mediterranean Cruise.
UK Tour Dates 2024:
16 October – Manchester Academy 3
17 October – The Globe Cardiff
18 October – Leek, Foxlowe Arts Centre
19 October – Leeds, Brudenell Social Club
20 October – Glasgow, Òran Mór
22 October – Newcastle, The Cluny
23 October – Corporation Sheffield
24 October – The Waterfront Norwich
25 October – London, Dingwalls, Camden
26 October – Newbury, Arlington Arts
27 October – Sittingbourne, The Bourne Music Club
North American Tour Dates 2024:
13 June – Syracuse, NY, New York State Blues Festival
14 June – Somers Point, NJ, Somer’s Point Beach Concerts
16 June – Franklin, PA, Franklin Blues & BBQ
18 June – Lima, NY, Fanatics
19 June – Sellersville, PA, Sellersville Theatre
20 June – Tuckerton, NJ, Lizzie Rose Music Room
21 June – Hagerstown, MD, HubCity Vinyl
22 June – Hughesville, PA, Billtown Blues Festival
5 July – Ottawa, Ontario, Ottawa Blues Fest
12 July – Omaha, NB, Playing with Fire
13 July – Kansas City, MO, Knuckleheads
23 July – Syracuse, NY, Club 443
24 July – Syracuse, NY, Club 443
25 July – Athens, NY, Summer Music Series
28 July – Norwood, MA, Fallout Shelter
2 August – Pomeroy, OH, Big Bend Blues Bash
3 August – Nashville, TN, City Winery
4 August – Knoxville, TN, Tennessee Riverboat
9 August – Nanaimo, BC, Nanaimo Blues Festival
11 August – Wheeling, WV, Heritage Music Blues Fest
16 August – Norwich, NY, Chenango Blues Fest
17 August – Thornton, NH, White Mountain Boogie N’ Blues Fest
24 August – Ontonagon, MI, Porcupine Mountains Music Festival
29 August – Pelham, ON, Fonhtill Bandshell Concerts
6 September – Port Credit, ON, Southside Shuffle
7 September – Drumheller, AB, Canada Badlands Roots, Blues and BBQ
European Tour Dates 2024:
2 October Verviers, Belgium Spirit of 66
3 October Heilbronn, Germany Waldhaus
4 October Zaandam, Netherlands De Flux
5 October Enschede, Netherlands Mystiek Theatre
6 October Weert, Netherlands De Bosuil 8-October Fulda, Germany Kulturkeller
9 October Utrecht, Netherlands Tivoli (Cloud 9)
10 October Herent, Belgium GC De Wildeman
11 October Isernhagen, Germany Blues Garage
12 October Assen, Netherlands New Blues Festival
13 October Bonn, Germany Harmonie
Romania Festival 2024:
19 July – Brezoi, Romania, Brezoi Open Air Festival
More info and tickets here.
Meghan Parnell (vocals) and Dave Barnes (guitar) are the founding members of Bywater Call, a powerhouse seven-piece Southern soul, roots rock band from Toronto, Canada. The band also features Bruce McCarthy (drums), Mike Meusel (bass), John Kervin (keyboards), Stephen Dyte (trumpet), and Julian Nalli (tenor sax).
Bywater Call has received multiple Independent Blues and Maple Blues Award nominations including Entertainer, Electric Act and Best Female Vocalist for the 2024 Awards Season. They have toured extensively in Europe where shows have been praised by Dutch, German, and UK media, with references to Meghan as one of the best female voices in blues and roots today.
In August 2023, the band participated in Joe Bonamassa’s third Keeping the Blues Alive at Sea Mediterranean Cruise alongside headliners Blackberry Smoke and Christone “Kingfish” Ingram. They were invited to perform at the All-Star Jam on the mainstage with Bonamassa himself. Guitarist Dave Barnes was also asked to join legendary blues artist Jimmy Vivino (Conan O’Brien’s Basic Cable Band) on stage.
Bywater Call have commanded festival stages in Canada and around the world, often referred to as the “find of the fest”. In May of 2023, they opened for Canadian Award-winning band Whitehorse at the inaugural Smokestack Music Festival in Hamilton, Ontario. In July, Meghan joined renowned pedal-steel guitarist Robert Randolph on stage at his request, at the Briggs Farm Festival in Nescopeck, PA.
On October 24th, 2023, Bywater performed a live stream performance on the German TV show and festival Rockpalast.
In 2023, the band played a total of 96 shows in 10 countries, 89 Cities, 19 US States and 3 Canadian Provinces. This is not including a month-long duo tour in Europe and the UK where Meghan and Dave opened for Southern California rockers Robert Jon & The Wreck, who have recently partnered with Joe Bonamassa’s Journeyman Records.
The band’s music is an exploration of life’s highs and lows. From intimate ballads that lay bare the complexities of human emotion to electrifying anthems that demand to be played at full volume, their catalogue is a journey through the human experience, incorporating influences from the likes of The Band, The Wood Brothers, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Otis Redding, Little Feat, Sly and the Family Stone, among others.
Weblinks:
bywatercall.com
www.facebook.com/bywatercall
