NEW SINGLE “SUNSHINE” (LIVE)
RELEASED FRIDAY 9th MAY 2025
STREAM SINGLE | WATCH MUSIC VIDEO
NOVEMBER 2025 UK Tour
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“The sense of a band on the brink is unmistakable.” – Classic Rock
“Bywater Call has a very bright future. I’m sure they will evolve into one of the greatest bands in the world.” – Blues Matters
“The kind of music you don’t think people make anymore … nothing short of superb.” – Fireworks Magazine
On Friday 9th May, Canadian Roots, Rock, and Soul band Bywater Call are excited to release SUNSHINE, their first single of 2025 and their first official live release. The single comes 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.”
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“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 Shepherdwhich 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.
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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
November 2025 UK TOUR
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LONDON, THE GARAGE
WEDNESDAY 19 NOVEMBER 2025
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20-22 Highbury Corner, London, N5 1RD
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SOUTHEND, CHINNERYS
THURSDAY 20 NOVEMBER 2025
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21-22 Marine Parade, Southend-on-Sea, SS1 2EJ
www.chinnerys.co.uk
GLOUCESTER, GUILDHALL
FRIDAY 21 NOVEMBER 2025
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23 Eastgate St, Gloucester, GL1 1NS
www.gloucesterguildhall.co.uk
NEWCASTLE, ANARCHY BREW
SATURDAY 22 NOVEMBER 2025
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Benfield Business Park, Unit A1, Benfield Rd,
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 4NQ
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GLASGOW, ORAN MOR
SUNDAY 23 NOVEMBER 2025
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Top of Byres Road, Glasgow, G12 8QX
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LEEDS, BRUDENELL
TUESDAY 25 NOVMEBER 2025
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33 Queen's Rd, Burley, Leeds, LS6 1NY
www.brudenellsocialclub.co.uk
MANCHESTER, BAND ON THE WALL
WEDNESDAY 26 NOVEMBER 2025
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25 Swan St, Manchester M4 5JZ
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PLANET ROCKSTOCK 2025
THURSDAY 27 NOVEMBER 2025
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Park Dean Holiday Park, Wales
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SOUTHAMPTON, THE BROOK
FRIDAY 28 NOVEMBER 2025
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466 Portswood Rd, Southampton, SO17 3SD
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FAVERSHAM, THE OLD BREWERY STORE
SATURDAY 29 NOVEMBER 2025
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Shepherd Neame, Faversham, United Kingdom, ME13 7DY
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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.