Over the past few months, young British troubadour Connor Selby has played triumphant shows with blues rocker Joanne Shaw Taylor, soul icon P.P. Arnold as well as hitting the stage at Planet Rock’s Winters End Festival and a full March tour supporting Beth Hart, including playing London’s legendary Palladium.
Along the way he’s released new songs ‘I Shouldn’t Care’, ‘Love Letter To The Blues’, ‘The Deep End’ and a cover of Ray Charles’ ‘My Baby Don’t Dig Me’ – He has also picked up the support of Classic Rock magazine, graced the cover of Blues In Britain, and following the release of his Connor Selby (Deluxe Edition) album on the Provogue/Mascot Label Group picked up a raft of critical praise and been spun on numerous radio stations including the BBC Radio 2 Blues Show.
Following these successes, Selby will now be playing shows nationwide right through to June. These include headline performances in London, Manchester, Leicester, Twickenham,Cwmbran and Hertford. As well as festival performances at the Cheltenham Jazz & Blues Festival, the Stockton Rhythm & Rock Festival and the Great British Blues Festival.
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.
At this year’s UK Blues Award’s, he received nominations for Acoustic Act Of The Year, Instrumentalist Of The Year”, Blues Vocalist Of The Year and Blues Artist Of The Year”. He has already been voted ‘Young Artist Of The Year at the UK Blues Awards for the last three consecutive years (2020, 2021, 2022). He has an impressive venue checklist, including Wembley Stadium, where he opened for The Who in July 2019 and has since gone on to play BST Hyde Park, London, on a bill with Pearl Jam, The Stereophonics and Johnny Marr in the summer of 2022.
Raised in an Essex village, he has trodden a path less travelled. His youth split between Connecticut, Essex and Dubai, one thing that kept with him was his burgeoning love of American roots music. “I got interested in not just the music itself but the history and everything around it,” he’s said. “I wanted to learn and listen as much as I could. I think it’s important for someone who isn’t from that cultural background to treat it with the respect it deserves. You can’t separate the music from its historical context.
“I love the directness, the simplicity and earthiness of it,” he added. “I’ve also always been attracted to the authoritative quality of the music. As a kid and teenager, I was quite shy and not very self-assured, so I think it was a place for me to find a sense of power.”
Tour dates are listed below – He will be playing songs from Connor Selby (Deluxe Edition) and tickets are available by clicking here.
CONNOR SELBY UK TOUR DATES
27 Apr – Jazz Arena, Cheltenham Jazz Festival – Tickets HERE
06 May – Borough Blues Club, Cwmbran – Tickets HERE
12 May – The Musician, Leicester – Tickets HERE
13 May – Stockton Rhythm & Rock Festival, Stockton-on-Tees – Tickets HERE
14 May – Gullivers, Manchester – Tickets HERE.
16 May – Amazing Grace, London – Tickets HERE.
01 Jun – Hertford Corn Exchange, Hertford – HERE
25 Aug – The Great British Blues Festival, Colne – HERE
