Yesterday, October 29th Canadian Roots, Rock, and Soul band Bywater Call released their second studio single of 2025, “Ain’t No Friend of Mine.” 

The single is available on all streaming platforms via – https://linktr.ee/bywatercall. Watch the official “Ain’t No Friend of Mine” music video below.

“Ain’t No Friend of Mine” is a ripping, rootsy, blues rock anthem about betrayal and broken friendship. Inspired by the styles of Gary Clark Jr, The Black Keys, Alabama Shakes, Marcus King and the Rolling Stones, the song boasts a driving rhythm section, smoky female vocals and searing electric guitar.

“We wanted to write something bold and confident, mixing traditional blues influences with a modern rock attitude” say lead singer Meghan Parnell. “The intention was to convey the strength in acknowledging hurt, letting it out, sharing it and then letting it go for good. This is reflective in the gang vocal yell in the chorus, which is meant to be freeing and powerful to sing along to.”

The song was recorded at Palace Studios in Toronto, captured and mixed by Patric McGroarty, and mastered by Kristian Montano of Montano Mastering. The music video was shot in studio, by Zack Murray of Lightning House Media, who captured a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the making of the track.

The single arrives hot on the heels of their live album Sunshine, met with rave reviews last August and the band’s previous  single “Hold Me Down”, released in September.

Often transcending genres, Bywater Call is known for their dynamic, emotional live shows, featuring powerful vocals and exciting interplay between all band members.

In their August 2024 issue, Classic Rock made Bywater Call’s 2024 album Shepherd their “Blues Album of the Month” and said it was “an inventive and uncommonly catchy record,” and added, “the sense of a band on the brink is unmistakable.” The album was also selected as the “Top Blues Album of the Year” in the magazine’s year-end round-up.

Early 2025 the band was nominated for the UK Blues Awards for “International Act of the Year” for the second year in a row.

In November 2025, Bywater Call headline their third UK tour and play Planet Rock’s Planet Rockstock Festival in Wales on 27th November. Tickets are available from The Gig Cartel and Bywater Call.

Planet Rock & The Gig Cartel Present

BYWATER CALL NOVEMBER 2025 UK TOUR
SPECIAL GUEST: DAN PATLANSKY LSS 
TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM THEGIGCARTEL.COM

LONDON, THE GARAGE
WEDNESDAY 19 NOVEMBER 2025-Tickets: The Gig Cartel
20-22 Highbury Corner, London, N5 1RD
www.thegarage.london

SOUTHEND, CHINNERYS
THURSDAY 20 NOVEMBER 2025-Tickets: The Gig Cartel
21-22 Marine Parade, Southend-on-Sea, SS1 2EJ
www.chinnerys.co.uk

GLOUCESTER, GUILDHALL
FRIDAY 21 NOVEMBER 2025-Tickets: The Gig Cartel
23 Eastgate St, Gloucester, GL1 1NS
www.gloucesterguildhall.co.uk

NEWCASTLE, ANARCHY BREW
SATURDAY 22 NOVEMBER 2025-Tickets: The Gig Cartel
Benfield Business Park, Unit A1, Benfield Rd,
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4NQ
www.anarchybrewco.com/events

GLASGOW, ORAN MOR
SUNDAY 23 NOVEMBER 2025-Tickets: The Gig Cartel
Top of Byres Road, Glasgow, G12 8QX
https://oran-mor.co.uk

LEEDS, BRUDENELL
TUESDAY 25 NOVMEBER 2025-Tickets: The Gig Cartel
33 Queen’s Rd, Burley, Leeds, LS6 1NY
www.brudenellsocialclub.co.uk

MANCHESTER, BAND ON THE WALL
WEDNESDAY 26 NOVEMBER 2025-Tickets: The Gig Cartel
25 Swan St, Manchester, M4 5JZ
http://bandonthewall.org

PLANET ROCKSTOCK 2025
THURSDAY 27 NOVEMBER 2025-Tickets: Gigantic
Park Dean Holiday Park, Wales
https://planetrockstock.gigantic.com

SOUTHAMPTON, THE BROOK
FRIDAY 28 NOVEMBER 2025-Tickets: The Gig Cartel
466 Portswood Rd, Southampton, SO17 3SD
https://the-brook.com

FAVERSHAM, THE OLD BREWERY STORE
SATURDAY 29 NOVEMBER 2025-Tickets: www.bywatercall.com
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Shepherd Neame, Faversham, ME13 7DY
https://www.facebook.com/oldbrewerystore

TOUR 2025

More info: www.bywatercall.com

EU/UK: OCTOBER/ NOVEMBER 2025

29.10 | Zwickau, DE | St. Barbara
30.10 Isernhagen, DE | Blues Garage
31.10 Joldelund, DE | Gerd’s Juke Joint
1.11 | Joldelund, DE | Gerd’s Juke Joint
2.11 | Bonn, DE | Harmonie
3.11 | Solothurn, CH | Kofmehl
5.11 | Barcelona, ES | Sala Wolf
6.11 | Zaragoza, ES | Rock and Blues Cafe
7.11 | Valencia, ES | Loco Club
8.11 | Granada, ES | Sala Tren
9.11 | Jerez, ES | La Guarida del Angel  
11.11 | A Coruña, ES | Sala Mardi Gras
12.11 | Madrid, ES | Sala Copernico  
14.11 | Landerneau, FR | Centre Culturel Le Family
15.11 | Penmarch, FR | Cap Caval
19.11 | London, UK | The Garage
20.11 | Southend, UK | Chinnerys
21.11 | Gloucester, UK | Guild Hall  
22.11 | Newcastle, UK | Anarchy Brew Co  
23.11 | Glasgow, UK | Oran Mor  
25.11 | Leeds, UK | Nath Brudenell
26.11 | Manchester, UK | Band on the Wall  
27.11 | Porthcawl, UK | Planet Rockstock
28.11 | Southampton, UK | The Brook  
29.11 | Faversham, UK | The Old Brewery Store

USA: WINTER 2025

*more to be announced
EC 18 | PLYMOUTH, MA | The Narrows
DEC 20 | JIM THORPE, PA | Mauch Chunk Opera House
DEC 21 | SHIRLEY, MA | The Bull Run

ABOUT BYWATER CALL

Often transcending genres, Bywater Call is known for their dynamic, emotional live shows, featuring powerful vocals and exciting interplay between all band members.  A powerhouse seven-piece Southern soul, roots rock outfit from Toronto, Canada; the band is comprised of Meghan Parnell (vocals), Dave Barnes (guitar), Bruce McCarthy (drums), Mike Meusel (bass), newest member, Andrew Moljgun (keys), Stephen Dyte (trumpet), and Julian Nalli (tenor sax).

Bywater Call was nominated for the “2025 UK Blues Award” for “International Blues Artist of the Year” for the second consecutive year, alongside artists including Beth Hart and Walter Trout. The band has also received multiple Independent “Blues and Canadian Maple Blues Award” nominations including “Entertainer,” “Electric Act,” and “Best Female Vocalist” at the 2024 Awards Season.

In March, Bywater Call played their second Joe Bonamassa “Keeping the Blues Alive” cruise, featuring headliners Big Head Todd and the Monsters and Larkin Poe. In 2025, they play the Netherland’s BOSPOP Festival alongside the likes of the Black Keys, Warren Haynes Band, Marcus King, and Blackberry Smoke.

The band has opened for Canadian award-winning musicians Whitehorse and Tom Cochrane, and singer Meghan has joined renowned pedal-steel guitarist Robert Randolph on stage at his request.

Their newest studio album Shepherd was selected as the Blues Album of the Year by UK’s Classic Rock Magazine. Band leaders Meghan Parnell and Dave Barnes were featured on the cover of Blues in Britain in January of 2025. Their 2025 live album Sunshine was released in August 2025 to rave reviews.

In 2024 alone, the band played 140 shows across 10 countries. Bywater Call’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 human experience, featuring influences from the likes of The Band, The Wood Brothers, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Otis Redding, Little Feat, Sly and the Family Stone, and many more.

More information: Website | Facebook | Spotify | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube

Photo courtesy of Pete Francis

Today, Canadian Roots, Rock, and Soul band Bywater Call are excited to announce the release of their first studio single of 2025, “Hold Me Down.”

The single is available on all streaming platforms via – https://linktr.ee/bywatercall

The feel good, groovy, soul anthem, is a cheeky, but desperate plea to a faltering love.

Reminiscent of classic soul, infused with modern influences such as Alabama Shakes and Amy Winehouse, the infectious song showcases the sultry, gritty power of lead singer Meghan Parnell’s vocals.

The song features the drums with a stylish and percussive steady high hat pulse influenced by James Gadson, punchy horn shots, and a gospel choir.

“When I first came up with the idea for ‘Hold Me Down’, I really wanted to mesh Bywater Call’s aesthetic with more of a 60’s soul sound,” comments guitarist Dave Barnes. “Then Meg came up with that first note, and the song took on a life of it’s own. It’s one of those rare tunes for us that came together surprisingly easily.”

The song was recorded at Palace Studios in Toronto, captured and mixed by Patric McGroarty, and mastered by Kristian Montano of Montano Mastering.

The music video was shot at High Park Brewery in Toronto by Zack Murray of Lightning House Media.

The single arrives hot on the heels of their live album Sunshine, which met to rave reviews last August.

What’s being said about 2025’s Sunshine (Live) album

“This album is full of truth, beauty, radiance, and virtuosity. Outstanding! Meghan’s vocals attain almost sacred levels of commitment and devotion. An abundance of magical rhythms and some truly amazing instrumental artistry!”  – Raw Ramp, 5-stars

“Sunshine is one of those live albums you just have to turn up loud to get the full concert experience… packed with magical moments and extended instrumental jams that showcase the band’s exceptional talent.” – Blues Rock Review

“Some of the most heart-lifting and utterly exciting music in ages. Sunshine is a terrific live album. Full of musical heights and the sound of a band playing together and for each other – the very essence of a live album.” – Music News, 5-stars

Often transcending genres, Bywater Call is known for their dynamic, emotional live shows, featuring powerful vocals and exciting interplay between all band members.

In their August 2024 issue, Classic Rock made Bywater Call’s 2024 album Shepherd their “Blues Album of the Month” and said it was “an inventive and uncommonly catchy record,” and added, “the sense of a band on the brink is unmistakable.” The album was also selected as the “Top Blues Album of the Year” in the magazine’s year-end round-up.

Early 2025 the band was nominated for the UK Blues Awards for “International Act of the Year” for the second year in a row.

In November 2025, they will headline their third UK tour and play Planet Rock’s Planet Rockstock Festival in Wales on 27th November. Tickets are available from The Gig Cartel and Bywater Call.

Planet Rock & The Gig Cartel Present

BYWATER CALL NOVEMBER 2025 UK TOUR
SPECIAL GUEST: DAN PATLANSKY LSS ⚡️
TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM THEGIGCARTEL.COM

LONDON, THE GARAGE
WEDNESDAY 19 NOVEMBER 2025-Tickets: The Gig Cartel
20-22 Highbury Corner, London, N5 1RD
www.thegarage.london

SOUTHEND, CHINNERYS
THURSDAY 20 NOVEMBER 2025-Tickets: The Gig Cartel
21-22 Marine Parade, Southend-on-Sea, SS1 2EJ
www.chinnerys.co.uk

GLOUCESTER, GUILDHALL
FRIDAY 21 NOVEMBER 2025-Tickets: The Gig Cartel
23 Eastgate St, Gloucester, GL1 1NS
www.gloucesterguildhall.co.uk

NEWCASTLE, ANARCHY BREW
SATURDAY 22 NOVEMBER 2025-Tickets: The Gig Cartel
Benfield Business Park, Unit A1, Benfield Rd,
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4NQ
www.anarchybrewco.com/events

GLASGOW, ORAN MOR
SUNDAY 23 NOVEMBER 2025-Tickets: The Gig Cartel
Top of Byres Road, Glasgow, G12 8QX
https://oran-mor.co.uk

LEEDS, BRUDENELL
TUESDAY 25 NOVMEBER 2025-Tickets: The Gig Cartel
33 Queen’s Rd, Burley, Leeds, LS6 1NY
www.brudenellsocialclub.co.uk

MANCHESTER, BAND ON THE WALL
WEDNESDAY 26 NOVEMBER 2025-Tickets: The Gig Cartel
25 Swan St, Manchester, M4 5JZ
http://bandonthewall.org

PLANET ROCKSTOCK 2025
THURSDAY 27 NOVEMBER 2025-Tickets: Gigantic
Park Dean Holiday Park, Wales
https://planetrockstock.gigantic.com

SOUTHAMPTON, THE BROOK
FRIDAY 28 NOVEMBER 2025-Tickets: The Gig Cartel
466 Portswood Rd, Southampton, SO17 3SD
https://the-brook.com

FAVERSHAM, THE OLD BREWERY STORE
SATURDAY 29 NOVEMBER 2025-Tickets: www.bywatercall.com
Facebook | Instagram
Shepherd Neame, Faversham, ME13 7DY
https://www.facebook.com/oldbrewerystore

TOUR 2025
More info: http://www.bywatercall.com

CANADA/USA: FALL 2025

SEPT 24 | ELKTON, MD | Elkton Music Hall
SEPT 25 | ROANOKE, VA | The Spot on Kirk
SEPT 26 | DURHAM, NC | Blue Note Grill
SEPT 29 | POMEROY, OH | The Court Grill
SEPT 30 | CLEVELAND, OH | Beachland Tavern
OCT 3 | TORONTO, ON | TD Music Hall
OCT 17 | WESTPORT, ON | The Cove Inn

EU/UK: OCTOBER/ NOVEMBER 2025

25.10 | Erfurt, DE | Winter Blues Festival
26.10 | Weert, NL | De Bosuil
27.10 | Utrecht, NL | Tivoli
28.10 | Verviers, BE | Spirit of 66
29.10 | Zwickau, DE | St. Barbara
30.10 Isernhagen, DE | Blues Garage
31.10 Joldelund, DE | Gerd’s Juke Joint
1.11 | Joldelund, DE | Gerd’s Juke Joint
2.11 | Bonn, DE | Harmonie
3.11 | Solothurn, CH | Kofmehl
5.11 | Barcelona, ES | Sala Wolf
6.11 | Zaragoza, ES | Rock and Blues Cafe
7.11 | Valencia, ES | Loco Club
8.11 | Granada, ES | Sala Tren
9.11 | Jerez, ES | La Guarida del Angel
11.11 | A Coruña, ES | Sala Mardi Gras
12.11 | Madrid, ES | Sala Copernico
14.11 | Landerneau, FR | Centre Culturel Le Family
15.11 | Penmarch, FR | Cap Caval
19.11 | London, UK | The Garage
20.11 | Southend, UK | Chinnerys
21.11 | Gloucester, UK | Guild Hall
22.11 | Newcastle, UK | Anarchy Brew Co
23.11 | Glasgow, UK | Oran Mor
25.11 | Leeds, UK | Nath Brudenell
26.11 | Manchester, UK | Band on the Wall
27.11 | Porthcawl, UK | Planet Rockstock
28.11 | Southampton, UK | The Brook
29.11 | Faversham, UK | The Old Brewery Store

USA: WINTER 2025

*more to be announced
DEC 18 | PLYMOUTH, MA | The Narrows
DEC 20 | JIM THORPE, PA | Mauch Chunk Opera House
DEC 21 | SHIRLEY, MA | The Bull Run

ABOUT BYWATER CALL

Often transcending genres, Bywater Call is known for their dynamic, emotional live shows, featuring powerful vocals and exciting interplay between all band members.  A powerhouse seven-piece Southern soul, roots rock outfit from Toronto, Canada; the band is comprised of Meghan Parnell (vocals), Dave Barnes (guitar), Bruce McCarthy (drums), Mike Meusel (bass), newest member, Andrew Moljgun (keys), Stephen Dyte (trumpet), and Julian Nalli (tenor sax).
Bywater Call was nominated for the “2025 UK Blues Award” for “International Blues Artist of the Year” for the second consecutive year, alongside artists including Beth Hart and Walter Trout.

The band has also received multiple Independent “Blues and Canadian Maple Blues Award” nominations including “Entertainer,” “Electric Act,” and “Best Female Vocalist” at the 2024 Awards Season.

In March, Bywater Call played their second Joe Bonamassa “Keeping the Blues Alive” cruise, featuring headliners Big Head Todd and the Monsters and Larkin Poe. In 2025, they play the Netherland’s BOSPOP Festival alongside the likes of the Black Keys, Warren Haynes Band, Marcus King, and Blackberry Smoke.

The band has opened for Canadian award-winning musicians Whitehorse and Tom Cochrane, and singer Meghan has joined renowned pedal-steel guitarist Robert Randolph on stage at his request.

Their newest studio album Shepherd was selected as the Blues Album of the Year by UK’s Classic Rock Magazine. Band leaders Meghan Parnell and Dave Barnes were featured on the cover of Blues in Britain in January of 2025. Their 2025 live album Sunshine was released in August 2025 to rave reviews.

In 2024 alone, the band played 140 shows across 10 countries. Bywater Call’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 human experience, featuring influences from the likes of The Band, The Wood Brothers, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Otis Redding, Little Feat, Sly and the Family Stone, and many more.

More information: Website | Facebook | Spotify | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube

Yesterday, on August 22nd, Canadian Roots, Rock, and Soul band Bywater Call released their highly anticipated live album Sunshine. The album is available on CD and vinyl HERE and on all major streaming platforms HERE.

On the same day, the band release the focus track “Sign of Peace (Live).” Watch the official music video on YouTube HERE.

Sunshine is Bywater Call’s first live album. It features a mix of newly released music, including the cover of the Stephen Stills classic “Love The One You’re With” and the funky new original title-track “Sunshine” (previously released as a single in May 2025), plus fan favourites “As If,” “Sign of Peace,” and “Everybody Knows” from 2024’s Shepherd album, and “Bring Me Down” taken from their 2019 eponymous debut album.

The highly anticipated live album is an epic, energetic revelation for the uninitiated, and a perfect snapshot as to why Bywater Call win new fans across the globe.

“It’s hard to explain what we do live to those who haven’t been there” says lead singer Meghan Parnell. “There is an energy within the band and between us and the audience that kind of carries you away.”

Continues Meghan, “It’s never a straight playdown of the studio recordings, but instead it’s an expansion and experimentation for those ideas. There are moments in the show that will be completely different every night, even if the set list is the same. I think we’ve really managed to capture the essence of this on Sunshine.”

Songs feature extended jams, fiery solos, and haunting introductions from shows in Toronto, Canada, Woodstock, New York, USA and Newbury, UK.

The live performances feature the extraordinary talents of Dave Barnes (guitar, slide), Mike Meusel (bass), Bruce McCarthy (drums), John Kervin (keyboards), Julian Nalli (sax), and Stephen Dyte (trumpet).

Together, the band command the innate ability to improvise, innovate and play off each other, while highlighting the gritty, dynamic, and emotive vocals of lead singer Meghan Parnell. It is a true reflection of the heart and sweat poured out on stage every night. The live album was recorded and mixed by drummer Bruce McCarthy and mastered by Kristian Montano (Montano Mastering).

“SUNSHINE” ALBUM TRACK LISTING

1. Sunshine (4:39)
   Recorded at Arlington Arts, Newbury, UK
2. Bring Me Down (9:52)
   Recorded at Colony, Woodstock, NY, USA
3. As If (6:49)
   Recorded at Colony, Woodstock, NY, USA
4. Love the One You’re With (10:03)
   Recorded at The Rivoli, Toronto, Canada
5. Sign of Peace (6:31)
   Recorded at The Rivoli, Toronto, Canada
6. Everybody Knows (8:04)
   Recorded at The Rivoli, Toronto, Canada

Often transcending genres, Bywater Call is known for their dynamic, emotional live shows, featuring powerful vocals and exciting interplay between all band members.

In their August 2024 issue, Classic Rock Magazine made Bywater Call’s 2024 album Shepherd their “Blues Album of the Month”, and said it was “an inventive and uncommonly catchy record,” and added, “the sense of a band on the brink is unmistakable.” The album was also selected as the “Top Blues Album of the Year” in the magazine’s year-end round-up.

In November 2025, they will headline their third UK tour and play Planet Rock’s “Planet Rockstock Festival” in Wales on 27th November. Tickets are available at The Gig Cartel and Bywater Call.

Planet Rock & The Gig Cartel Present

BYWATER CALL NOVEMBER 2025 UK TOUR
SPECIAL GUEST: DAN PATLANSKY LSS ⚡️
TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM THEGIGCARTEL.COM

LONDON, THE GARAGE
WEDNESDAY 19 NOVEMBER 2025
Tickets: The Gig Cartel
20-22 Highbury Corner, London, N5 1RD
http://www.thegarage.london

SOUTHEND, CHINNERYS
THURSDAY 20 NOVEMBER 2025
Tickets: The Gig Cartel
21-22 Marine Parade, Southend-on-Sea, SS1 2EJ
http://www.chinnerys.co.uk

GLOUCESTER, GUILDHALL
FRIDAY 21 NOVEMBER 2025
Tickets: The Gig Cartel
23 Eastgate St, Gloucester, GL1 1NS
http://www.gloucesterguildhall.co.uk

NEWCASTLE, ANARCHY BREW
SATURDAY 22 NOVEMBER 2025
Tickets: The Gig Cartel
Benfield Business Park, Unit A1, Benfield Rd,
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4NQ
http://www.anarchybrewco.com/events

GLASGOW, ORAN MOR
SUNDAY 23 NOVEMBER 2025
Tickets: The Gig Cartel
Top of Byres Road, Glasgow, G12 8QX
https://oran-mor.co.uk

LEEDS, BRUDENELL
TUESDAY 25 NOVMEBER 2025
Tickets: The Gig Cartel
33 Queen’s Rd, Burley, Leeds, LS6 1NY
http://www.brudenellsocialclub.co.uk

MANCHESTER, BAND ON THE WALL
WEDNESDAY 26 NOVEMBER 2025
Tickets: The Gig Cartel
25 Swan St, Manchester, M4 5JZ
http://bandonthewall.org

PLANET ROCKSTOCK 2025
THURSDAY 27 NOVEMBER 2025
Tickets: Gigantic
Park Dean Holiday Park, Wales
https://planetrockstock.gigantic.com

SOUTHAMPTON, THE BROOK
FRIDAY 28 NOVEMBER 2025
Tickets: The Gig Cartel
466 Portswood Rd, Southampton, SO17 3SD
https://the-brook.com

FAVERSHAM, THE OLD BREWERY STORE
SATURDAY 29 NOVEMBER 2025
Tickets: http://www.bywatercall.com
Facebook | Instagram
Shepherd Neame, Faversham, ME13 7DY
https://www.facebook.com/oldbrewerystore

Tour 2025 * More dates to be announced. More info: www.bywatercall.com

CANADA/USA: SUMMER/FALL 2025

AUG 22 | ROCHESTER, NY | Fairport Music Festival
AUG 24 | VICTORIA, BC | Harbour Blues n’ Roots FestivalSEPT 16 | LIMA, NY | Fanatics
SEPT 17 | COLUMUS, OH | Natalie’s
SEPT 18 | NASHVILLE, TN | The Basement
SEPT 19 | HARTWELL, GA | High Cotton Music Hall
SEPT 20 | THURMOND, NC | The Stage @ Jones Von Drehle
SEPT 21 | ASHEVILLE, NC | The Grey Eagle
SEPT 23 | WASHINGTON, DC | Pearl Street Warehouse
SEPT 24 | ELKTON, MD | Elkton Music Hall
SEPT 25 | ROANOKE, VA | The Spot on Kirk
SEPT 26 | DURHAM, NC | Blue Note Grill
SEPT 29 | POMEROY, OH | The Court Grill
SEPT 30 | CLEVELAND, OH | Beachland Tavern
OCT 3 | TORONTO, ON | TD Music Hall

EU/UK: OCTOBER/ NOVEMBER 2025

25.10 | Erfurt, DE | Winter Blues Festival
26.10 | Weert, NL | De Bosuil
27.10 | Utrecht, NL | Tivoli
28.10 | Verviers, BE | Spirit of 66
29.10 | Zwickau, DE | St. Barbara
30.10 Isernhagen, DE | Blues Garage
31.10 Joldelund, DE | Gerd’s Juke Joint
1.11 | Joldelund, DE | Gerd’s Juke Joint
2.11 | Bonn, DE | Harmonie
3.11 | Solothurn, CH | Kofmehl
5.11 | Barcelona, ES | Sala Wolf
6.11 | Zaragoza, ES | Rock and Blues Cafe
7.11 | Valencia, ES | Loco Club
8.11 | Granada, ES | Sala Tren
9.11 | Jerez, ES | La Guarida del Angel  
11.11 | A Coruña, ES | Sala Mardi Gras
12.11 | Madrid, ES | Sala Copernico  
14.11 | Landerneau, FR | Centre Culturel Le Family
15.11 | Penmarch, FR | Cap Caval
19.11 | London, UK | The Garage
20.11 | Southend, UK | Chinnerys
21.11 | Gloucester, UK | Guild Hall  
22.11 | Newcastle, UK | Anarchy Brew Co  
23.11 | Glasgow, UK | Oran Mor  
25.11 | Leeds, UK | Nath Brudenell
26.11 | Manchester, UK | Band on the Wall  
27.11 | Porthcawl, UK | Planet Rockstock
28.11 | Southampton, UK | The Brook  
29.11 | Faversham, UK | The Old Brewery Store  

ABOUT BYWATER CALL
Often transcending genres, Bywater Call is known for their dynamic, emotional live shows, featuring powerful vocals and exciting interplay between all band members.  A powerhouse seven-piece Southern soul, roots rock outfit from Toronto, Canada; the band is comprised of Meghan Parnell (vocals), Dave Barnes (guitar), Bruce McCarthy (drums), Mike Meusel (bass), newest member, John Kervin (keys), Stephen Dyte (trumpet) and Julian Nalli (tenor sax).

Bywater Call was nominated for the “2025 UK Blues Award” for “International Blues Artist of the Year” for the second consecutive year, alongside artists including Beth Hart and Walter Trout. The band has also received multiple Independent “Blues and Canadian Maple Blues Award” nominations including “Entertainer,” “Electric Act,” and “Best Female Vocalist” at the 2024 Awards Season.

In March, Bywater Call played their second Joe Bonamassa “Keeping the Blues Alive” (KTBA) cruise, featuring headliners Big Head Todd and the Monsters and Larkin Poe. In 2025, they play the Netherland’s BOSPOP festival alongside the likes of the Black Keys, Snow Patrol, Beth Hart, and Melissa Ethridge.

The band has opened for Canadian award-winning musicians Whitehorse and Tom Cochrane, and singer Meghan has joined renowned pedal-steel guitarist Robert Randolph on stage at his request.

Their newest album Shepherd has garnered rave reviews from fans and media alike and was selected as the Blues Album of the Year by UK’s Classic Rock Magazine. Band leaders Meghan Parnell and Dave Barnes were featured on the cover of Blues in Britain in January of 2025.

In 2024 alone, the band played 140 shows across 10 countries. Bywater Call’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 human experience, featuring influences from the likes of The Band, The Wood Brothers, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Otis Redding, Little Feat, Sly and the Family Stone, and many more.

More information: Website | Facebook | Spotify | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube

Yesterday, on Friday 11th July, Canadian roots, rock, and soul band Bywater Call released “Love The One You’re With,” their second single of 2025 and second official live release. The single is available to stream HERE.

The live track is taken from their forthcoming live album Sunshine released  on Friday 22nd August. The album is available to pre-order on CD and vinyl HERE.

“Love The One You’re With” is a dynamic, extended cover of the beloved Stephen Stills tune and a favourite of Bywater Call concert goers. The live take comes from one of the band’s two sold-out shows at the historic Rivoli in Toronto, Canada in December 2024.

“This song a great representation of our live show and the chemistry between all the band members,” says lead singer Meghan Parnell. “You really get to hear the power of the vocal and then the craftsmanship of the instrumentalists as I step away from the mic and really let them do their thing. No live version of this song is the same. Every time we perform it, it’s a journey.”

“Nothing approaches the absolute joy of watching this band from the crowded comfort of a noisy club. Meghan is without question up there with the all-time great vocalists!
One hell of a performance.” – R’N’R Magazine

“A musical experience that will stay with you forever. With expert craftsmanship, stylistic versatility, and an emotionality that gets under your skin. One of the strongest live bands around.” – JazzandRock.com

“You may not know what you’ll hear on any given night, but you are guaranteed to have more than a memorable experience and to be dazzled by some stellar musicianship.” – Great Dark Wonder

Sunshine is Bywater Call’s first live album. It features a mix of newly released music, including the cover of Stephen Stills’ “Love The One You’re With” and the funky new original title-track “Sunshine” (previously released as a single in May 2025), plus fan favourites “As If,” “Sign of Peace,” and “Everybody Knows” from 2024’s Shepherd album, and “Bring Me Down” taken from their 2019 self-titled debut album. The highly anticipated live album is an epic, energetic revelation for the uninitiated, and perfect snapshot as to why Bywater Call are winning new fans across the globe.

Songs feature extended jams, fiery solos, and haunting introductions from shows in Toronto, Canada, Woodstock, New York, USA and Newbury, UK.

The live album features the extraordinary talents of Dave Barnes (guitar, slide), Mike Meusel (bass), Bruce McCarthy (drums), John Kervin (keyboards), Julian Nalli (sax), and Stephen Dyte (trumpet). Together, the band command the innate ability to improvise, innovate and play off each other, while highlighting the gritty, dynamic, and emotive vocals of lead singer Meghan Parnell. It is a true reflection of the heart and sweat poured out on stage every night.

The live album was recorded and mixed by drummer Bruce McCarthy and mastered by Kristian Montano (Montano Mastering).

“SUNSHINE” ALBUM TRACK LISTING:

1. Sunshine (4:39) – Recorded at Arlington Arts, Newbury, UK
2. Bring Me Down (9:52) – Recorded at Colony, Woodstock, NY, USA
3. As If (6:49) – Recorded at Colony, Woodstock, NY, USA
4. Love the One You’re With (10:03) – Recorded at The Rivoli, Toronto, Canada
5. Sign of Peace (6:31) – Recorded at The Rivoli, Toronto, Canada
6. Everybody Knows (8:04) – Recorded at The Rivoli, Toronto, Canada

Often transcending genres, Bywater Call is known for their dynamic, emotional live shows, featuring powerful vocals and exciting interplay between all band members.

In their August 2024 issue, Classic Rock Magazine made Bywater Call’s 2024 album Shepherd their “Blues Album of the Month”, and said it was “an inventive and uncommonly catchy record,” and added, “the sense of a band on the brink is unmistakable.” The album was also selected as the “Top Blues Album of the Year” in the magazine’s year-end round-up.

In November 2025, they will headline their third UK tour and play Planet Rock’s Planet Rockstock Festival in Wales on 27th November.

Tickets are available at www.thegigcartel.com and www.bywatercall.com.

Planet Rock & The Gig Cartel Present

BYWATER CALL

NOVEMBER 2025 UK TOUR

SPECIAL GUEST: DAN PATLANSKY LSS ⚡️

TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM THEGIGCARTEL.COM

LONDON, THE GARAGE
WEDNESDAY 19 NOVEMBER 2025 – Tickets: The Gig Cartel
20-22 Highbury Corner, London, N5 1RD
www.thegarage.london

SOUTHEND, CHINNERYS
THURSDAY 20 NOVEMBER 2025 – Tickets: The Gig Cartel
21-22 Marine Parade, Southend-on-Sea, SS1 2EJ
www.chinnerys.co.uk

GLOUCESTER, GUILDHALL
FRIDAY 21 NOVEMBER 2025- Tickets: The Gig Cartel
23 Eastgate St, Gloucester, GL1 1NS
www.gloucesterguildhall.co.uk

NEWCASTLE, ANARCHY BREW
SATURDAY 22 NOVEMBER 2025- Tickets: The Gig Cartel
Benfield Business Park, Unit A1, Benfield Rd,
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4NQ
www.anarchybrewco.com/events

GLASGOW, ORAN MOR
SUNDAY 23 NOVEMBER 2025 – Tickets: The Gig Cartel
Top of Byres Road, Glasgow, G12 8QX
https://oran-mor.co.uk

LEEDS, BRUDENELL
TUESDAY 25 NOVMEBER 2025 – Tickets: The Gig Cartel
33 Queen’s Rd, Burley, Leeds, LS6 1NY
www.brudenellsocialclub.co.uk

MANCHESTER, BAND ON THE WALL
WEDNESDAY 26 NOVEMBER 2025 – Tickets: The Gig Cartel
25 Swan St, Manchester, M4 5JZ
http://bandonthewall.org

PLANET ROCKSTOCK 2025
THURSDAY 27 NOVEMBER 2025 – Tickets: Gigantic
Park Dean Holiday Park, Wales
https://planetrockstock.gigantic.com

SOUTHAMPTON, THE BROOK
FRIDAY 28 NOVEMBER 2025 – Tickets: The Gig Cartel
466 Portswood Rd, Southampton, SO17 3SD
https://the-brook.com

FAVERSHAM, THE OLD BREWERY STORE
SATURDAY 29 NOVEMBER 2025 – Tickets: www.bywatercall.com
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https://www.facebook.com/oldbrewerystore

Tour 2025 * More dates to be announced. More info: www.bywatercall.com

EUROPE: JULY 2025

7. 11 Oberhausen | DE | Static Roots Festival
8. 12 Krefeld | DE | Kulturrampe
9. 13 Weert | NL | Bospop
10. 18 Lichtenvoorde | NL | Zwarte Cross Festival

CANADA/USA: JULY/AUGUST/ SEPTEMBER 2025
JULY 19 | BÉCANCOUR, QC | Au Son De Moulin Blues et Gin
JULY 25 | FORT LANGLEY, BC | Fort Langley Jazz & Arts Festival
JULY 26 & 27 | SALMON ARM, BC | Salmon Arm Roots & Blues Festival
JULY 31 & AUG 1 | MAMMOTH LAKES, CA | Festival of Beers & Bluesapalooza
AUG 2 | LOS ANGELES, CA | The Mint
AUG7 | SANFRANCISCO | Biscuits and Blues
AUG 9 | SAN JOSE, CA | San Jose Jazz Festival
AUG 15 | MADISON, IN | Madison Ribberfest
AUG 16 | OMAHA, NE | Playing with Fire Festival
AUG 24 | VICTORIA, BC | Harbour Blues n’ Roots Festival
SEPT 20 | THURMOND, NC | The Stage @ Jones Von Drehle
SEPT 24 | ELKTON, MD | Elkton Music Hall
OCT 3 | TORONTO, ON | TD Music Hall

EU/UK: OCTOBER/ NOVEMBER 2025
25.10 | Erfurt, DE | Winter Blues Festival
26.10 | Weert, NL | De Bosuil
27.10 | Utrecht, NL | Tivoli
28.10 | Verviers, BE | Spirit of 66
29.10 | Zwickau, DE | St. Barbara
30.10 Isernhagen, DE | Blues Garage
31.10 Joldelund, DE | Gerd’s Juke Joint
1.11 | Joldelund, DE | Gerd’s Juke Joint
2.11 | Bonn, DE | Harmonie
3.11 | Solothurn, CH | Kofmehl
5.11 | Barcelona, ES | Sala Wolf
6.11 | Zaragoza, ES | Rock and Blues Cafe
7.11 | Valencia, ES | Loco Club
8.11 | Granada, ES | Sala Tren
9.11 | Jerez, ES | La Guarida del Angel
11.11 | A Coruña, ES | Sala Mardi Gras
12.11 | Madrid, ES | Sala Copernico
14.11 | Landerneau, FR | Centre Culturel Le Family
15.11 | Penmarch, FR | Cap Caval
19.11 | London, UK | The Garage
20.11 | Southend, UK | Chinnerys
21.11 | Gloucester, UK | Guild Hall
22.11 | Newcastle, UK | Anarchy Brew Co
23.11 | Glasgow, UK | Oran Mor
25.11 | Leeds, UK | Nath Brudenell
26.11 | Manchester, UK | Band on the Wall
27.11 | Porthcawl, UK | Planet Rockstock
28.11 | Southampton, UK | The Brook
29.11 | Faversham, UK | The Old Brewery Store

ABOUT BYWATER CALL
Often transcending genres, Bywater Call is known for their dynamic, emotional live shows, featuring powerful vocals and exciting interplay between all band members.  A powerhouse seven-piece Southern soul, roots rock outfit from Toronto, Canada; the band is comprised of Meghan Parnell (vocals), Dave Barnes (guitar), Bruce McCarthy (drums), Mike Meusel (bass), newest member, John Kervin (keys), Stephen Dyte (trumpet) and Julian Nalli (tenor sax).

Bywater Call was nominated for the “2025 UK Blues Award” for “International Blues Artist of the Year” for the second consecutive year, alongside artists including Beth Hart and Walter Trout. The band has also received multiple Independent “Blues and Canadian Maple Blues Award” nominations including “Entertainer,” “Electric Act,” and “Best Female Vocalist” at the 2024 Awards Season.

In March, Bywater Call played their second Joe Bonamassa “Keeping the Blues Alive” (KTBA) cruise, featuring headliners Big Head Todd and the Monsters and Larkin Poe. In 2025, they play the Netherland’s BOSPOP festival alongside the likes of the Black Keys, Snow Patrol, Beth Hart, and Melissa Ethridge.

The band has opened for Canadian award-winning musicians Whitehorse and Tom Cochrane, and singer Meghan has joined renowned pedal-steel guitarist Robert Randolph on stage at his request.

Their newest album Shepherd has garnered rave reviews from fans and media alike and was selected as the Blues Album of the Year by UK’s Classic Rock Magazine. Band leaders Meghan Parnell and Dave Barnes were featured on the cover of Blues in Britain in January of 2025.

In 2024 alone, the band played 140 shows across 10 countries. Bywater Call’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 human experience, featuring influences from the likes of The Band, The Wood Brothers, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Otis Redding, Little Feat, Sly and the Family Stone, and many more.

More information: Website | Facebook | Spotify | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube

Yesterday, on Friday 9th May, Canadian Roots, Rock, and Soul band Bywater Call released SUNSHINE,  their first single of 2025 and their first official live release. The single is released ahead of the band’s November 2025 headline UK tour. Tickets are on sale now at THEGIGCARTEL.COM and BYWATER CALL.

A joyous blast of energy, “Sunshine” (Live), is available on all streaming platforms HERE. The music video for the new single is available to watch on YouTube HERE. The song is their first official live track, and title track from their brand-new live album, set to be released later this year. The new album will be available at shows starting earlier this summer and available online and in stores at a date soon to be announced.

Musically, “Sunshine” is an upbeat funk, soul, electric blues tune that simultaneously shows off the emotive, sometimes quirky, powerful vocals of lead singer Meghan Parnell and the skilled yet spirited, inter-play between the band.

“Lyrically, Sunshine paints a vivid picture of two people, each chasing their own version of a brighter future, however flawed it may be, and holding onto that vision even when things fall apart,” observes Parnell. “It captures the resilient human spirit, reminding us that no matter how tough things get, there is a glimmer of hope just waiting to break through.”

“Sunshine” was recorded live on tour in 2024 at Arlington Arts in Newbury, UK and mixed by Bywater drummer Bruce McCarthy in Toronto, Canada. The video was shot by Lightning House Media over the course of two sold-out shows at the historic Rivoli in Toronto in December.

In August 2024, Bywater Call released their third album Shepherd which featured the singles “Everybody Knows,” “Holler,” “Colours,” “As If,” “Roll,”  and “For All We Know.” “Everybody Knows” and Holler” were championed and put on high rotation on Planet Rock;  the UK’s popular classic rock radio station.

In their August 2024 issue, Henry Yates of Classic Rock Magazine made Shepherd his Album of the Month in his Blues Roundup, and said it was “an inventive and uncommonly catchy record,” and added, “the sense of a band on the brink is unmistakable.” The album was also selected as the Top Blues Album of the Year in the magazine’s year-end round up.

Often transcending genres, Bywater Call is known for their dynamic, emotional live shows, featuring powerful vocals and exciting interplay between all band members.

“Bywater Call have melded blues, rock, roots, soul, and country into an infectious, powerful, enveloping sound. Live, they take these sweet vibes to an electrifying, intoxicating level.”  – Get Ready to Rock

Planet Rock & The Gig Cartel Present

BYWATER CALL NOVEMBER 2025 UK TOUR

SPECIAL GUEST: DAN PATLANSKY LSS ⚡️ 

TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM THEGIGCARTEL.COM

LONDON, THE GARAGE
WEDNESDAY 19 NOVEMBER 2025, Tickets: The Gig Cartel
20-22 Highbury Corner, London, N5 1RD
www.thegarage.london

SOUTHEND, CHINNERYS
THURSDAY 20 NOVEMBER 2025, Tickets: The Gig Cartel
21-22 Marine Parade, Southend-on-Sea, SS1 2EJ
www.chinnerys.co.uk

GLOUCESTER, GUILDHALL
FRIDAY 21 NOVEMBER 2025, Tickets: The Gig Cartel
23 Eastgate St, Gloucester, GL1 1NS
www.gloucesterguildhall.co.uk

NEWCASTLE, ANARCHY BREW
SATURDAY 22 NOVEMBER 2025, Tickets: The Gig Cartel
Benfield Business Park, Unit A1, Benfield Rd,
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4NQ
www.anarchybrewco.com/events

GLASGOW, ORAN MOR
SUNDAY 23 NOVEMBER 2025, Tickets: The Gig Cartel
Top of Byres Road, Glasgow, G12 8QX
https://oran-mor.co.uk

LEEDS, BRUDENELL
TUESDAY 25 NOVMEBER 2025, Tickets: The Gig Cartel
33 Queen’s Rd, Burley, Leeds, LS6 1NY
www.brudenellsocialclub.co.uk

MANCHESTER, BAND ON THE WALL
WEDNESDAY 26 NOVEMBER 2025, Tickets: The Gig Cartel
25 Swan St, Manchester, M4 5JZ
http://bandonthewall.org

PLANET ROCKSTOCK 2025
THURSDAY 27 NOVEMBER 2025, Tickets: Gigantic
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Park Dean Holiday Park, Wales
https://planetrockstock.gigantic.com

SOUTHAMPTON, THE BROOK
FRIDAY 28 NOVEMBER 2025, Tickets: The Gig Cartel
466 Portswood Rd, Southampton, SO17 3SD
https://the-brook.com

FAVERSHAM, THE OLD BREWERY STORE
SATURDAY 29 NOVEMBER 2025, Tickets: www.bywatercall.com
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Shepherd Neame, Faversham, ME13 7DY
https://www.facebook.com/oldbrewerystore

TOUR 2025 * More Dates to be Announced
MORE INFO: WWW.BYWATERCALL.COM

CANADA/ USA: MAY/JUNEMAY 10 | ERIN, ON | The Bushholme *SOLD OUT
MAY 16 | CARLETON PLACE, ON | Carleton Place Town Hall Auditorium
MAY 17 | SARANAC LAKE, NY | The Waterhole
MAY 18 | PORTSMOUTH, NH | Jimmy’s Jazz & Blues
MAY 20 | NORTHAMPTON, MA | Iron Horse
MAY 22| MAYNARD, MA | Sanctuary
MAY 23 | PLYMOUTH, MA | The Spire Centre
MAY 24 | NEW YORK, NY | Groove *2 SHOWS
MAY 25 | PAWLING, NY | Daryl’s House
MAY 27 | SELLERSVILLE, PA | Sellersville Theatre *LIVE STREAM TIX AVAILABLE
MAY 28 | SAINT GEORGES, DE | Saint Georges Country Store
MAY 29 | HAGERSTOWN, MD | Live at Hib City Vinyl
MAY 30 | ARKVIILLE, NY | Paulie’s New Orleans Jazz & Blues Festival at the Ark Bowl
JUNE 6 | CALGARY, AB l Mikey’s Juke Joint
JUNE 7 | BOW ISLAND, AB | Blues at the Bow

EUROPE: JUNE/JULY

6. 13    Sneek | NL | Bolwerk
6. 14    Heist-op-den-Berg | BE | Hnita Jazz Club
6. 15    Amen | NL | Cultureel Café De Amer
6. 16    Ruiselede | BE |Banana Peel
6. 17    Köln | DE | Deutschlandfunk Kammermusiksaal
6. 18    Verviers | BE | Spirit of 66
6. 19    Paris | FR | L’Empreinte
6. 20    Aurillac | FR | Le Sismographe                   
6. 22    Le Thor | FR | Sonograf
6. 23    Chambery FR | Brin de Zinc          
6. 25    Bremen | DE | Meisenfrei
6. 26    Dortmund | DE | Musiktheater Piano
6. 27    Torgau | DE | Kulturbastion
6. 28    Dolgelin | DE | Feldsteinkirche Dolgelin
6. 29    Rheinberg | DE | To Hoop
7. 1      Enschede | NL |Het Laadperron
7. 3      Grésivaudan | FR | Grésiblues Festival
7. 4      Diepenbeek | BE | Hookrock
7. 5      Basel | CH | Stedtli Blues Festival             
7. 7      Rimsting | DE | Feuerwehrhaus
7. 9      Aschaffenburg | DE | Colos-Saal
7. 10    Den Haag | NL | Paard
7. 11    Oberhausen | DE | Static Roots Festival
7. 12    Krefeld | DE | Kulturrampe
7. 13    Weert | NL | Bospop
7. 18    Lichtenvoorde | NL | Zwarte Cross Festival

CANADA/USA: JULY/AUGUST/ SEPTEMBER

JULY 19 | BÉCANCOUR, QC | Au Son De Moulin Blues et Gin
JULY 25 | FORT LANGLEY, BC | Fort Langley Jazz & Arts Festival
JULY 26 & 27 | SALMON ARM, BC | Salmon Arm Roots & Blues Festival
JULY 31 | MAMMOTH LAKES, CA | Mammoth Festival of Beers & Bluesapalooza
AUG 9 | SAN JOSE, CA | San Jose Jazz Festival
AUG 15 | MADISON, IN | Madison Ribberfest
AUG 16 | OMAHA, NE | Playing with Fire Festival

EU/UK: OCTOBER/ NOVEMBER
25.10 | Erfurt, DE | Winter Blues Festival
26.10 | Weert, NL | De Bosuil
27.10 | Utrecht, NL | Tivoli
28.10 | Verviers, BE | Spirit of 66
29.10 | Zwickau, DE | St. Barbara
30.10 Isernhagen, DE | Blues Garage
31.10 Joldelund, DE | Gerd’s Juke Joint
1.11 | Joldelund, DE | Gerd’s Juke Joint
2.11 | Bonn, DE | Harmonie
3.11 | Solothurn, CH | Kofmehl
5.11 | Barcelona, ES | Sala Wolf
6.11 | Zaragoza, ES | Rock and Blues Cafe
7.11 | Valencia, ES | Loco Club
8.11 | Granada, ES | Sala Tren
9.11 | Jerez, ES | La Guarida del Angel
11.11 | A Coruña, ES | Sala Mardi Gras
12.11 | Madrid, ES | Sala Copernico
14.11 | Landerneau, FR | Centre Culturel Le Family
15.11 | Penmarch, FR | Cap Caval
19.11 | London, UK | The Garage
20.11 | Southend, UK | Chinney’s
21.11 | Gloucester, UK | Guild Hall
22.11 | Newcastle, UK | Anarchy Brew Co
23.11 | Glasgow, UK | Oran Mor
25.11 | Leeds, UK | Nath Brudenell
26.11 | Manchester, UK | Band on the Wall
27.11 | Porthcawl, UK | Planet Rockstock
28.11 | Southampton, UK | The Brook
29.11 | Faversham, UK | The Old Brewery Store

ABOUT BYWATER CALL
Often transcending genres, Bywater Call is known for their dynamic, emotional live shows, featuring powerful vocals and exciting interplay between all band members.

A powerhouse seven-piece Southern soul, roots rock outfit from Toronto, Canada; the band is comprised of Meghan Parnell (vocals), Dave Barnes (guitar), Bruce McCarthy (drums), Mike Meusel (bass), newest member, John Kervin (keys), Stephen Dyte (trumpet) and Julian Nalli (tenor sax).

Bywater Call was nominated for the 2025 UK Blues Award for International Blues Artist of the year for the second straight year, alongside artists such as Beth Hart and Walter Trout.

The band has also received multiple Independent Blues and Canadian Maple Blues Award nominations including Entertainer, Electric Act and Best Female Vocalist for the 2024 Awards Season.

In March, Bywater Call played their second Joe Bonamassa Keeping the Blues Alive (KTBA) cruise, featuring headliners Big Head Todd and the Monsters and Larkin Poe.  Also in 2025, they will play the Netherland’s BOSPOP festival alongside the Black Keys, Snow Patrol, Beth Hart and Melissa Ethridge.

The band has opened for Canadian award-winning musicians Whitehorse and Tom Cochrane and singer Meghan has joined renowned pedal-steel guitarist Robert Randolph on stage at his request.

Their current studio album Shepherd has garnered rave reviews from fans and media alike and was selected as the Blues Album of the Year by UK’s Classic Rock Magazine.  Band leaders Meghan Parnell and Dave Barnes were featured on the cover of Blues in Britain in January of 2025.

In 2024 alone, the band played 140 shows across 10 countries.

Bywater Call’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 human experience, featuring influences from the likes of The Band, The Wood Brothers, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Otis Redding, Little Feat, Sly and the Family Stone, and many more.

More information: Website | Facebook | Spotify | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube

Get ready for a soul-stirring, high-energy ride as Bywater Call, the electrifying 7-piece Southern Soul and Roots Rock sensation from Toronto, Canada, returns to the UK for an 8-date November 2025 tour with special guest Dan Patlansky LSS.

An exclusive Planet Rock ticket pre-sale starts at 10am on Friday 14 February. Pre-order tickets are available HERE. Tickets go on general sale at 10am on Monday 17 February at thegigcartel.com.

Fronted by the powerhouse vocals of Meghan Parnell and driven by the fiery guitar work of Dave Barnes, Bywater Call has been making waves across the globe, earning nominations from the Independent Blues and Maple Blues Awards, including “Entertainer of the Year” and “Best Female Vocalist.” 

The band were also nominated for the 2024 UK Blues Awards “International Artist of the Year” alongside the winner of the category, Larkin Poe. This year, the band was short-listed once again for this award and are in the top 20 along with Larkin Poe, Joanne Shaw Taylor, Beth Hart, Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram, Samantha Fish, Bobby Rush and other notables in the genre.

Their live performances have set European festival stages ablaze, including a show-stopping set at the legendary Moulin Blues festival in the Netherlands—where Meghan’s vocals were hailed as the finest in blues and roots music today.

But Bywater Call doesn’t just play their music— they ignite it with a unique style of blues-infused roots, rock and soul.  From headlining festivals across Europe and North America to sharing the stage with legends like Joe Bonamassa and Blackberry Smoke, their commanding live presence is second to none.

UK fans got a taste of their firepower in 2024 — leaving audiences hungry for more. Now Bywater Call is coming back and is ready to once again deliver an energetic, emotional experience that transcends genres, and promises to leave a lasting impression.

In August 2024, Bywater Call released their third album Shepherd which featured the singles “Everybody Knows,” “Holler,” “Colours,” “As If,” “Roll,” and “For All We Know.” “Everybody Knows” and Holler” were championed and put on high rotation on Planet Rock;  the UK’s popular classic rock radio station.

In their August 2024 issue, Henry Yates of Classic Rock Magazine made Shepherd his Album of the Month in his Blues round-up, and said it was “an inventive and uncommonly catchy record,” and added, “the sense of a band on the brink is unmistakable.” The album was also selected as the Top Blues Album of the Year in the magazine’s year-end round-up.

Bywater Call’s special guest is the critically acclaimed and award-winning South African singer-songwriter and guitarist Dan Patlansky who will bring his brand-new Loop Station Show Electric (LSS⚡️) —a fresh and innovative take on the solo live performance.

This is not your typical one-man show. Loop Station Show Electric will feature all the energy, dynamics, and firepower of Dan’s show. Every song will be reimagined and delivered in an exciting new way— all electric, all live, all Dan.

“On record, Dan Patlansky is superb, but on stage, he takes it to another level.” – Music News

Over the past few years, he has been refining his craft, writing new material, and pushing his musicianship to new heights. In 2024, Patlansky released his 11th album “Movin’ On” which garnered rave reviews was voted the #3 Blues Rock Album of the year by Blues Rock Review.

“The time away from touring gave me a rare opportunity to focus on my playing, singing, and songwriting like never before,” says Patlansky. “This new show reflects that growth, and I can’t wait for UK audiences to experience it.”

With a reputation for jaw-dropping live performances, Loop Station Show Electric promises an unforgettable night of world-class blues-rock innovation from one of the genre’s most respected modern guitarists.

Planet Rock & The Gig Cartel Present

BYWATER CALL NOVEMBER 2025 UK TOUR – SPECIAL GUEST: DAN PATLANSKY LSS ⚡️ 

PLANET ROCK TICKET PRE-SALE STARTS 10AM FRIDAY 14 FEBRUARY 2025, PRE-SALE TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE 

GENERAL ON SALE: MONDAY 17 FEBRUARY 2025, TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM THEGIGCARTEL.COM  

LONDON, THE GARAGE
WEDNESDAY 19 NOVEMBER 2025Tickets: The Gig Cartel
20-22 Highbury Corner, London, N5 1RD
www.thegarage.london

SOUTHEND, CHINNERYS
THURSDAY 20 NOVEMBER 2025Tickets: The Gig Cartel
21-22 Marine Parade, Southend-on-Sea, SS1 2EJ
www.chinnerys.co.uk

GLOUCESTER, GUILDHALL
FRIDAY 21 NOVEMBER 2025Tickets: The Gig Cartel
23 Eastgate St, Gloucester, GL1 1NS
www.gloucesterguildhall.co.uk

NEWCASTLE, ANARCHY BREW
SATURDAY 22 NOVEMBER 2025Tickets: The Gig Cartel
Benfield Business Park, Unit A1, Benfield Rd,
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4NQ
www.anarchybrewco.com/events

GLASGOW, ORAN MOR
SUNDAY 23 NOVEMBER 2025Tickets: The Gig Cartel
Top of Byres Road, Glasgow, G12 8QX
https://oran-mor.co.uk

LEEDS, BRUDENELL
TUESDAY 25 NOVMEBER 2025Tickets: The Gig Cartel
33 Queen’s Rd, Burley, Leeds, LS6 1NY
www.brudenellsocialclub.co.uk

MANCHESTER, BAND ON THE WALL
WEDNESDAY 26 NOVEMBER 2025Tickets: The Gig Cartel
25 Swan St, Manchester, M4 5JZ
http://bandonthewall.org

SOUTHAMPTON, THE BROOK
FRIDAY 28 NOVEMBER 2025Tickets: The Gig Cartel
466 Portswood Rd, Southampton, SO17 3SD
https://the-brook.com

More information: Website | Facebook | Spotify | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube