11/14/2023
The Canada South Blues Society Chatham Kent and Ford & McIntyre Mens Wear are proud to present festival favorites on both sides of the Atlantic, Bywater Call, live at the KBD Friday November 24. This band was just nominated for Entertainer of the Year and Best Female Vocalist Awards for the 2024 Maple Blues Awards. You don't want to miss this band, we are lucky to have them coming to Chatham.
Please note that the date of this show has been changed to Friday November 24th
Tickets are still available for this show, and are $30 for society members and $35 for non members,and are available at the KBD Hall, Tony's One Stop Music Shop in Chatham, Kakoon Spa in Ridgetown, Ford & McIntyre Men's Wear in Blenheim, and at ticketscene.ca Be sure to get your tickets soon while they are still available
If you would like tickets held at the door please contact Bob at 519-676-9150 or email for details.
Be sure to check out Bywater Call at bywater call.com or on youtube and spread the word. You don't want to miss this show
Meghan Parnell and Dave Barnes are the driving force behind Bywater Call, a powerhouse 7-piece Southern Soul, Roots Rock band out of Toronto, Canada. Formed in 2017, the band has received an Independent Blues and multiple Maple Blues Award nominations including Entertainer of the Year and Best Female Vocalist for the 2023 Awards Season. They have toured extensively in Europe over the last few years, including in May and June of 2022, featuring a mainstage appearance at the Netherlands’ premiere blues festival MOULIN BLUES. Performances there have been praised in Dutch and German media, with references to Meghan as one of the best singers in blues and roots today.
In August 2023, the band participated in Joe Bonamassa’s Keeping the Blues Alive at Sea Mediterranean Cruise alongside headliners Blackberry Smoke, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram and Bonamassa himself.
Born out of a love for southern soul, blues and roots music and a passion to create a powerful and moving experience for listeners, Bywater Call is completed by Bruce McCarthy on drums, Mike Meusel on Bass, newest member, John Kervin on Keys, Stephen Dyte on Trumpet and Julian Nalli on Tenor Sax.
“Canadian band Bywater Call are armed and dangerous… The whole band lock in tight, but with the sparkling gems of Meghan’s vocals and Dave’s guitar contributions on show, this album is so damned self assured and pretty special.” - Simon Redley, Music Republic Magazine UK
“‘Bywater Call’ is an exuberant musical hybrid of rock, blues, New Orleans funk, r&b and southern soul. And while the focus is inevitably on the arresting vocals of Meghan Parnell, she is part of a road tested band with a vibrant horn section that is sparked by the significant dynamic guitar parts of Dave Barnes… ‘Bywater Call’ revitalises the soul genre with a spirited performance on innovative material, all framed by a coherent production that finds the perfect balance between passion, spark and musical excellence.” - Pete Fenestra, Get Ready to Rock, UK
“Canadian Bywater Call are a solid, top down, cruising towards a distant horizon Blues Soul Band. Meghan Parnell's voice is infused with the velvet growl of Joan Osborne, Janis Joplin and Joe Cocker. Behind her Bywater Call the band are a tight funky monster locked to the beat … the music is muscular and full with a smile on its face and a spring in its step.” - Marc Higgins, FATEA, UK
