Selwyn Birchwood
Selwyn Birchwood (born March 9, 1985) is an American blues guitarist, vocal… Read Full Bio ↴Selwyn Birchwood (born March 9, 1985) is an American blues guitarist, vocalist and songwriter from Tampa, Florida. He was the winner of the Blues Foundation’s 2013 International Blues Challenge (band category), as well the winner of the Albert King Guitarist of the Year award, presented at the same event.
By all accounts, Birchwood is a guitar and lap-steel-playing bundle of pure energy. He delivers his original songs with a revival tent preacher’s fervor and a natural storyteller’s charisma made all the more impactful by his raw, unvarnished vocals. Birchwood plays high-octane blues – at once deeply rooted, funky and up-to-the-minute – with true passion and honest emotion. With his band feeding off his drive and exuberance, the striking 6’3” 29-year-old with his trademark Afro roams the stage (often barefoot), ripping out memorable guitar licks with ease. His ability to win over an audience – any audience – is proven night after night on the bandstand. With his warm, magnetic personality, Birchwood is as down-to-earth as his music is fun, thought-provoking and vital. His mission is to spread his music far and wide, to share his joy, to play his heart out, and to push the blues into the future. “There’s nothing I’d rather be doing than playing the blues,” he says. “And I try to convey that with every song and with every performance.”
In 2013, Birchwood catapulted from local hero to shooting star. He won the world-renowned International Blues Challenge, beating out 125 other bands from the U.S. and abroad. He also took home the Albert King Guitarist Of The Year Award. It wasn’t long before Alligator Records president Bruce Iglauer offered Birchwood a contract. His debut album, Don't Call No Ambulance, is a fully realized vision of contemporary blues. Birchwood’s original songs range from raucous romps to hill country stomps, from searing, serious slow blues to modern blues rock. Between his uninhibited sense of fun and adventure and his serious-as-a-heart-attack musicianship, Don't Call No Ambulance is a window into the future of the blues. “All originals and no filler,” he says of the album. “It’s that genuineness of emotion in the songs that people can hear.”
The Tampa Tribune says Birchwood plays with “power and precision reminiscent of blues guitar hero Buddy Guy. He is a gritty vocalist [who is] commanding with his axe.” According to Iglauer, Birchwood is the real deal. “Selwyn Birchwood is a terrific young blues talent with a huge future. He writes smart, infectious, fresh songs and delivers them with a warm, conversational vocal style and a fun-loving attitude. He’s a killer guitarist, switching between a regular six-string and lap steel. Live, he’s a ball of energy, interacting with the audience like they were in his living room. Selwyn is destined to be one of the next stars in the blues world.”
For additional info see
Selwyn Birchwood Official Website
Selwyn Birchwood on Facebook
Follow Selwyn Birchwood on Twitter
By all accounts, Birchwood is a guitar and lap-steel-playing bundle of pure energy. He delivers his original songs with a revival tent preacher’s fervor and a natural storyteller’s charisma made all the more impactful by his raw, unvarnished vocals. Birchwood plays high-octane blues – at once deeply rooted, funky and up-to-the-minute – with true passion and honest emotion. With his band feeding off his drive and exuberance, the striking 6’3” 29-year-old with his trademark Afro roams the stage (often barefoot), ripping out memorable guitar licks with ease. His ability to win over an audience – any audience – is proven night after night on the bandstand. With his warm, magnetic personality, Birchwood is as down-to-earth as his music is fun, thought-provoking and vital. His mission is to spread his music far and wide, to share his joy, to play his heart out, and to push the blues into the future. “There’s nothing I’d rather be doing than playing the blues,” he says. “And I try to convey that with every song and with every performance.”
In 2013, Birchwood catapulted from local hero to shooting star. He won the world-renowned International Blues Challenge, beating out 125 other bands from the U.S. and abroad. He also took home the Albert King Guitarist Of The Year Award. It wasn’t long before Alligator Records president Bruce Iglauer offered Birchwood a contract. His debut album, Don't Call No Ambulance, is a fully realized vision of contemporary blues. Birchwood’s original songs range from raucous romps to hill country stomps, from searing, serious slow blues to modern blues rock. Between his uninhibited sense of fun and adventure and his serious-as-a-heart-attack musicianship, Don't Call No Ambulance is a window into the future of the blues. “All originals and no filler,” he says of the album. “It’s that genuineness of emotion in the songs that people can hear.”
The Tampa Tribune says Birchwood plays with “power and precision reminiscent of blues guitar hero Buddy Guy. He is a gritty vocalist [who is] commanding with his axe.” According to Iglauer, Birchwood is the real deal. “Selwyn Birchwood is a terrific young blues talent with a huge future. He writes smart, infectious, fresh songs and delivers them with a warm, conversational vocal style and a fun-loving attitude. He’s a killer guitarist, switching between a regular six-string and lap steel. Live, he’s a ball of energy, interacting with the audience like they were in his living room. Selwyn is destined to be one of the next stars in the blues world.”
For additional info see
Selwyn Birchwood Official Website
Selwyn Birchwood on Facebook
Follow Selwyn Birchwood on Twitter
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Selwyn Birchwood Lyrics
Brown Paper Bag Drank myself to sleep last night And Drank when I wake Drank…
Don't Call No Ambulance Lord I feel so good baby Lord I feel like fallin'…
Even The Saved Need Saving Even The Saved Need Saving (Selwyn Birchwood, Selwyn Birchwo…
Freaks Come Out At Night Freaks Come Out at Night by Selwyn Birchwood (Selwyn Birchwo…
Guilty Pleasures Guilty Pleasures (Selwyn Birchwood, Selwyn Birchwood Music …
Heavy Heart I can tell you're hurtin' I can hear it in your…
Hoodoo Stew Hoodoo Stew (Selwyn Birchwood, Selwyn Birchwood Music Admin.…
I Got Drunk Laid And Stoned I Got Drunk, Laid and Stoned by Selwyn Birchwood (Selwyn Bir…
I'd Climb Mountains I′d Climb Mountains by Selwyn Birchwood (Selwyn Birchwood Mu…
Living In A Burning House Living in a Burning House by Selwyn Birchwood (Selwyn Birchw…
Lost In You Lost in You (Selwyn Birchwood, Selwyn Birchwood Music Admin…
Overworked And Underpaid Overworked and Underpaid (Selwyn Birchwood, Selwyn Birchwood…
Walking In The Lion's Den Walking in the Lion′s Den (Selwyn Birchwood, Selwyn Birchwoo…
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on Falling From The Sky
Selwyn Birchwood - Falling From The Sky
Ain’t it a pity, when all hope is lost
You’re standing on the edge and wish that you would fall
With a hand full of liquor and a heart full of ache
With tears in your eyes, you obeyed your faith
Lord you’re falling from the sky
Falling from the sky
Oh you’re falling from the sky
Falling from the sky
On a slippery slope with a not so steady grip
Life flashin’ before your eyes as you take your final step
Thinkin’ times past and times that will never be
Prayin’ for forgiveness from god, your friends and your family
Cause you’re falling from the sky
Falling from the sky
Falling from the sky
Falling from the sky
You feel your chest pound as the wind whips at your face
Have your eyes get sad on the crashing waves
There’s no turning back, it’s just a little bit too late
Lord knows a soul is a precious thing to waste
And you’re falling…
Falling from the sky
Falling from the sky
Falling from the sky