Bywater Call Shepherd Vinyl LP 2024
1. Everybody Knows
2. Colours
3. Sweet Maria
4. Holler
5. For All We Know
6. Roll
7. Turn It Around
8. Now and Never
9. As If
10. Sign Of Peace
Meghan Parnell (vocals) and Dave Barnes (guitar) are the founding members of Bywater Call, a powerhouse seven-piece Southern soul, roots rock band from Toronto, Canada. The band 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. Bywater Call has received multiple Independent Blues and Maple Blues Award nominations including Entertainer, Electric Act and Best Female Vocalist for the 2024 Awards Season. They have toured extensively in Europe where shows have been praised by Dutch, German and UK media, with references to Meghan as one of the best female voices in blues and roots today.
In August 2023, the band participated in Joe Bonamassa's thirdKeeping the Blues Alive at Sea Mediterranean Cruise alongside headliners Blackberry Smoke and Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, and were invited to perform at the All-Star Jam on the mainstage with Bonamassa himself. Guitarist Dave Barnes was also asked to join legendary blues artist Jimmy Vivino (Conan O'Brien's Basic Cable Band) on stage. On October 24, 2023, Bywater performed a live stream performance for the famed German TV show and festival Rockpalast. The band's music is an exploration of life's highs and lows.