Connor Selby has announced a run of dates for his UK Spring tour. Following his hugely successful tour with Joanne Shaw Taylor, which finished yesterday, he will play a number of headline shows across the UK through March and April in Wolverhampton, Kinross, Edinburgh, Doncaster, Bradford, Stains-Upon-Thames, Basingstoke, Luton, Teignmouth and Glasgow. He’ll also be playing further shows in June in Twickenham, Aldershot and Fareham. Tickets are available from HERE.
Selby has also joined a host of superstars on Dire Straits legend Mark Knopfler new charity single ‘Going Home (Theme From Local Hero).’ The song will be released on 15th March under the name Mark Knopfler’s Guitar Heroes. The song is a new version of Knopfler’s 1983 Instrumental and boast an enormous line-up of 60 iconic musicians. All proceeds from the release will benefit Teenage Cancer Trust and Teen Cancer America. You can hear a taster of the track HERE. You can pre-order the track HERE.
The song was produced by former Dire Straits keyboardist, Guy Fletcher. Selby guests alongside Bruce Springsteen, Slash, Eric Clapton, David Gilmour, Pete Townsend, Sting, Sam Fender, Tom Morello, Brian May, Joan Jett, Tony Iommi, Ringo Starr, Nile Rogers, Roger Daltry and Ronnie Wood. It also features contributions from Joan Armatrading, Richard Bennett, Joe Bonamassa, Joe Brown, James Burton, Jonathan Cain, Paul Carrack, Ry Cooder, Jim Cox, Steve Cropper, Sheryl Crow, Danny Cummings, Duane Eddy, Peter Frampton, Audley Freed, Vince Gill, Buddy Guy, Keiji Haino, John Jorgenson, Sonny Landreth, Albert Lee, Greg Leisz, Alex Lifeson, Steve Lukather, Phil Manzanera, Dave Mason, Hank Marvin, Robbie McIntosh, John McLaughlin, Rick Neilsen, Orianthi, Brad Paisley, Mike Rutherford, Joe Satriani, John Sebastian, Andy Taylor, Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks, Ian Thomas, Keith Urban, Steve Vai, Waddy Wachtel, Joe Louis Walker, Joe Walsh, Zack Starkey, Glenn Worf, and Zucchero…and the final recording by Jeff Beck.
The young troubadour has had an incredible 12 months – A Mojo Magazine Top 10 Blues Album of the Year, ‘Conner Selby’ was released in March this year. He has gone on tour with blues legend Robert Cray , opened for powerhouse singer Beth Hart on her March UK tour – including playing the London Palladium, and he was the only artist to support the Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band on his April’ Trouble Is’ 25th Anniversary UK tour as well as touring with Graham Parker, playing shows with soul Icon P.P. Arnold and he performed at the Cheltenham Jazz Festival. He has also performed at BST Hyde Park, London, on a bill with Pearl Jam, Stereophonics and Johnny Marr and supported The Who at Wembley Stadium.
Connor Selby (Deluxe Edition) was released in March via Provogue, featuring the songs, “I Shouldn’t Care,” “Love Letter to the Blues,” “The Deep End”, and the Ray Charles cover of “My Baby Don’t Dig Me” – he has picked up the support of Classic Rock magazine, graced the cover of Blues in Britain, picked up a raft of critical praise for the album and been spun on numerous radio stations including the BBC Radio 2 Blues Show.
There’s a timeless melancholic quality to his music. Relatable in its honesty and openness, he draws from anxiety and vulnerability but delivers it with a world-worn elegance. It’s easy to see why with his soulful blend of blues and emotionally introspective songwriting, alongside his impressive armoury of guitar playing. The songs on ‘Connor Selby’ are little vignettes of the different styles of music that inspire him.
