Selwyn Birchwood - Dont Call No Ambulance (2014)

Tampa Bay blues rocker Selwyn Birchwood is one of the hottest young guitar and slide guitarists on the blues music scene today. Birchwood’s new Alligator Records release is called Don’t Call No Ambulance (out tomorrow); but you may need one after listening to this collection of high octane guitar driven blues. Influenced by Jimi Hendrix, Buddy Guy, Sonny Rhodes, and the self-taught guitarist was born in Orlando, went to school at the University of Central Florida and received his MBA at the University of Tampa. He’s played numerous blues music festivals and won two awards in the prestigious International Blues Challenge in Memphis, Tennessee in February, 2013; one award for Best Band and the other for Best Guitarist. Birchwood is a new traditionalist; he draws on classic blues styles yet puts his own modern day spin on playing and songwriting.