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SELWIN BIRCHWOOD
F L O R I D A
B O Y
ELECTRIC SWAMP FUNKIN' BLUES
ALIGATOR RECORDS RELEASE DATE : MARCH 27, 2026 (USA)
MUSICIANS: SELWYN BIRCHWOOD - GUITAR, VOCALS
LAP STEEL GUITAR REGI OLIVER - BARITONE, TENOR,
ALTO AND BASS SAXOPHONES, FLUTES DONALD “HUFF” WRIGHT - BASS GUITAR HENLEY CONNOR III DRUMS, PERCUSSION JOHN HETHERINGTON HAMMOND B3 ORGAN, KEYBOARDS, PIANO ELI BISHOP - VIOLIN, VIOLA, CELLO BRIANA LUTZI - BACKGROUND VOCALS TAYLOR OPIE - BACKGROUND VOCALS
Listen to samples - Selwyn Birchwood - Electric Swamp Funkin' Blues
TRACKLIST: 01 THE EAGLE HAS LANDED 01:28 02 THE CHURCH OF ELECTRIC SWAMP FUNKIN' BLUES 05:05 03 DAMAGED GOODS 06:30 04 ALL HAIL THE ALGORITHM 04:57 05 LABOUR OF LOVE 05:23 06 SHOULD’VE NEVER GOTTEN OUT OF BED 03:42 07 WHAT I’VE BEEN ACCUSED OF 04:35 08 TALKING HEADS 04:15 09 SOULMATE 05:36 10 THE STRUGGLE IS REAL 05:01
GUITARIST, SINGER, AND SONGWRITER SELWYN BIRCHWOOD (ORLANDO, FL, 1985) HAS CARVED OUT HIS OWN PLACE IN CONTEMPORARY BLUES WITH HIS ORIGINAL STYLE, BLENDING BLUES WITH THE WILDEST FUNK STRUCTURES. HIS DEBUT ON ALLIGATOR RECORDS, "DON’T CALL NO AMBULANCE" (2014), WAS AWARDED BEST DEBUT ALBUM AT THE 2015 BLUES MUSIC AWARDS, AN INNOVATIVE, FORWARD-THINKING RECORD MARKED BY STRIKING MODERNITY. OVER THE PAST DECADE, BIRCHWOOD HAS RELEASED FIVE MORE ALBUMS, EACH PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES OF IMPROVISATION WHILE SHOWCASING REMARKABLE ORIGINALITY, MUSICAL INTELLIGENCE AS A COMPOSER, AND A DISTINCTIVE PERSONALITY AS A GUITARIST. SELWYN EMBODIES AND REPRESENTS THE PRESENT OF BLUES MUSIC FROM EVERY ANGLE, REFLECTING THE MANY PATHS THE GENRE HAS TRAVELED IN RECENT YEARS. WITH LOYALTY AND RESPECT FOR THE TRADITION FROM WHICH HE COMES, HE HAS EARNED AN UNDISPUTED REPUTATION AND A SOLID PLACE ON TODAY’S GLOBAL BLUES SCENE. ON "ELECTRIC SWAMP FUNKIN’ BLUES", THERE IS NO DOUBT ABOUT THE STRENGTH AND AUTHORITY OF HIS MUSICAL SPEECH.
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