Bywater Call release "Sunshine" live album and live single "Sign of Peace" on Friday August 22nd

BYWATER CALL RELEASE NEW LIVE SINGLE “SIGN OF PEACE” and FULL LIVE ALBUM – “SUNSHINE” FRIDAY 22 AUGUST 2025 STREAM ALBUM | ORDER CD & VINYL WATCH “SIGN OF PEACE” MUSIC VIDEO

NOVEMBER 2025 UK TOUR
TICKETS AVAILABLE
VIA THEGIGCARTEL.COM & BYWATER CALL

“Bywater Call improvise, innovate and play off each other, while highlighting the gritty, dynamic, and emotive vocals of lead singer Meghan Parnell. It’s a true reflection of the heart and sweat poured out on stage every night” – Rock and Blues Muse

“This album is full of truth, beauty, radiance, and virtuosity. Outstanding!”
– Raw Ramp, 5-stars

“Bywater Call are one of the few current bands who strike that nerve with some of the most heart-lifting and utterly exciting music I’ve heard in ages. Sunshine is a terrific live album.” – Music News, 5-stars

“As live albums go, Sunshine demonstrates Bywater Call’s innate ability to improvise jazzy lines, and to innovate and play off each other, while highlighting the gritty, dynamic, and emotive vocals of lead singer Meghan Parnell. – Velvet Thunder

On Friday, August 22nd, Canadian Roots, Rock, and Soul band Bywater Call will release their highly anticipated live album Sunshine. The album is available on CD and vinyl HERE and on all major streaming platforms HERE.

On the same day, the band release the focus track “Sign of Peace (Live).” Watch the official music video on YouTube HERE.

Sunshine is Bywater Call’s first live album. It features a mix of newly released music, including the cover of the Stephen Stills classic “Love The One You’re With” and the funky new original title-track “Sunshine” (previously released as a single in May 2025), plus fan favourites “As If,” “Sign of Peace,” and “Everybody Knows” from 2024's Shepherd album, and “Bring Me Down” taken from their 2019 eponymous debut album.

The highly anticipated live album is an epic, energetic revelation for the uninitiated, and a perfect snapshot as to why Bywater Call win new fans across the globe.

“It’s hard to explain what we do live to those who haven’t been there” says lead singer Meghan Parnell. “There is an energy within the band and between us and the audience that kind of carries you away.”

Continues Meghan, “It’s never a straight playdown of the studio recordings, but instead it’s an expansion and experimentation for those ideas. There are moments in the show that will be completely different every night, even if the set list is the same. I think we’ve really managed to capture the essence of this on Sunshine.”

Songs feature extended jams, fiery solos, and haunting introductions from shows in Toronto, Canada, Woodstock, New York, USA and Newbury, UK.

The live performances feature the extraordinary talents of Dave Barnes (guitar, slide), Mike Meusel (bass), Bruce McCarthy (drums), John Kervin (keyboards), Julian Nalli (sax), and Stephen Dyte (trumpet).

Together, the band command the innate ability to improvise, innovate and play off each other, while highlighting the gritty, dynamic, and emotive vocals of lead singer Meghan Parnell. It is a true reflection of the heart and sweat poured out on stage every night. The live album was recorded and mixed by drummer Bruce McCarthy and mastered by Kristian Montano (Montano Mastering).

“Nothing approaches the absolute joy of watching this band from the crowded comfort of a noisy club. Meghan is without question up there with the all-time great vocalists!
One hell of a performance.” – R’N’R Magazine

“A musical experience that will stay with you forever. With expert craftsmanship, stylistic versatility, and an emotionality that gets under your skin. One of the strongest live bands around.” – JazzandRock.com

“You may not know what you’ll hear on any given night, but you are guaranteed to have more than a memorable experience and to be dazzled by some stellar musicianship.” 

– Great Dark Wonder

“SUNSHINE”
ALBUM TRACK LISTING

1. Sunshine (4:39)
Recorded at Arlington Arts, Newbury, UK

2. Bring Me Down (9:52)
Recorded at Colony, Woodstock, NY, USA

3. As If (6:49)
Recorded at Colony, Woodstock, NY, USA

4. Love the One You’re With (10:03)
Recorded at The Rivoli, Toronto, Canada

5. Sign of Peace (6:31)
Recorded at The Rivoli, Toronto, Canada

6. Everybody Knows (8:04)
Recorded at The Rivoli, Toronto, Canada

BYWATER CALL RELEASE NEW LIVE SINGLE “SIGN OF PEACE” and FULL LIVE ALBUM – “SUNSHINE” FRIDAY 22 AUGUST 2025 STREAM ALBUM | ORDER CD & VINYL WATCH “SIGN OF PEACE” MUSIC VIDEO NOVEMBER 2025 UK TOUR TICKETS AVAILABLE VIA THEGIGCARTEL.COM & BYWATER CALL “Bywater Call improvise, innovate and play off each other, while highlighting the gritty, dynamic, and emotive vocals of lead singer Meghan Parnell. It’s a true reflection of the heart and sweat poured out on stage every night” – Rock and Blues Muse “This album is full of truth, beauty, radiance, and virtuosity. Outstanding!” – Raw Ramp, 5-stars “Bywater Call are one of the few current bands who strike that nerve with some of the most heart-lifting and utterly exciting music I’ve heard in ages. Sunshine is a terrific live album.” – Music News, 5-stars “As live albums go, Sunshine demonstrates Bywater Call’s innate ability to improvise jazzy lines, and to innovate and play off each other, while highlighting the gritty, dynamic, and emotive vocals of lead singer Meghan Parnell. – Velvet Thunder On Friday, August 22nd, Canadian Roots, Rock, and Soul band Bywater Call will release their highly anticipated live album Sunshine. The album is available on CD and vinyl HERE and on all major streaming platforms HERE. On the same day, the band release the focus track “Sign of Peace (Live).” Watch the official music video on YouTube HERE. Sunshine is Bywater Call’s first live album. It features a mix of newly released music, including the cover of the Stephen Stills classic “Love The One You’re With” and the funky new original title-track “Sunshine” (previously released as a single in May 2025), plus fan favourites “As If,” “Sign of Peace,” and “Everybody Knows” from 2024's Shepherd album, and “Bring Me Down” taken from their 2019 eponymous debut album. The highly anticipated live album is an epic, energetic revelation for the uninitiated, and a perfect snapshot as to why Bywater Call win new fans across the globe. “It’s hard to explain what we do live to those who haven’t been there” says lead singer Meghan Parnell. “There is an energy within the band and between us and the audience that kind of carries you away.” Continues Meghan, “It’s never a straight playdown of the studio recordings, but instead it’s an expansion and experimentation for those ideas. There are moments in the show that will be completely different every night, even if the set list is the same. I think we’ve really managed to capture the essence of this on Sunshine.” Songs feature extended jams, fiery solos, and haunting introductions from shows in Toronto, Canada, Woodstock, New York, USA and Newbury, UK. The live performances feature the extraordinary talents of Dave Barnes (guitar, slide), Mike Meusel (bass), Bruce McCarthy (drums), John Kervin (keyboards), Julian Nalli (sax), and Stephen Dyte (trumpet). Together, the band command the innate ability to improvise, innovate and play off each other, while highlighting the gritty, dynamic, and emotive vocals of lead singer Meghan Parnell. It is a true reflection of the heart and sweat poured out on stage every night. The live album was recorded and mixed by drummer Bruce McCarthy and mastered by Kristian Montano (Montano Mastering). “Nothing approaches the absolute joy of watching this band from the crowded comfort of a noisy club. Meghan is without question up there with the all-time great vocalists! One hell of a performance.” – R’N’R Magazine “A musical experience that will stay with you forever. With expert craftsmanship, stylistic versatility, and an emotionality that gets under your skin. One of the strongest live bands around.” – JazzandRock.com “You may not know what you’ll hear on any given night, but you are guaranteed to have more than a memorable experience and to be dazzled by some stellar musicianship.”  – Great Dark Wonder “SUNSHINE” ALBUM TRACK LISTING 1. Sunshine (4:39) Recorded at Arlington Arts, Newbury, UK 2. Bring Me Down (9:52) Recorded at Colony, Woodstock, NY, USA 3. As If (6:49) Recorded at Colony, Woodstock, NY, USA 4. Love the One You’re With (10:03) Recorded at The Rivoli, Toronto, Canada 5. Sign of Peace (6:31) Recorded at The Rivoli, Toronto, Canada 6. Everybody Knows (8:04) Recorded at The Rivoli, Toronto, Canada Often transcending genres, Bywater Call is known for their dynamic, emotional live shows, featuring powerful vocals and exciting interplay between all band members. In their August 2024 issue, Classic Rock Magazine made Bywater Call’s 2024 album Shepherd their “Blues Album of the Month”, 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. In November 2025, they will headline their third UK tour and play Planet Rock’s "Planet Rockstock Festival" in Wales on 27th November. Tickets are available at The Gig Cartel and Bywater Call.

Planet Rock & The Gig Cartel Present
        

BYWATER CALL

NOVEMBER 2025 UK TOUR

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TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM THEGIGCARTEL.COM

LONDON, THE GARAGE
WEDNESDAY 19 NOVEMBER 2025
Tickets: The Gig Cartel
20-22 Highbury Corner, London, N5 1RD
www.thegarage.london

SOUTHEND, CHINNERYS
THURSDAY 20 NOVEMBER 2025
Tickets: The Gig Cartel
21-22 Marine Parade, Southend-on-Sea, SS1 2EJ
www.chinnerys.co.uk

GLOUCESTER, GUILDHALL
FRIDAY 21 NOVEMBER 2025
Tickets: The Gig Cartel
23 Eastgate St, Gloucester, GL1 1NS
www.gloucesterguildhall.co.uk

NEWCASTLE, ANARCHY BREW
SATURDAY 22 NOVEMBER 2025
Tickets: The Gig Cartel
Benfield Business Park, Unit A1, Benfield Rd,
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE6 4NQ
www.anarchybrewco.com/events

GLASGOW, ORAN MOR
SUNDAY 23 NOVEMBER 2025
Tickets: The Gig Cartel
Top of Byres Road, Glasgow, G12 8QX
https://oran-mor.co.uk

LEEDS, BRUDENELL
TUESDAY 25 NOVMEBER 2025
Tickets: The Gig Cartel
33 Queen's Rd, Burley, Leeds, LS6 1NY
www.brudenellsocialclub.co.uk

MANCHESTER, BAND ON THE WALL
WEDNESDAY 26 NOVEMBER 2025
Tickets: The Gig Cartel
25 Swan St, Manchester, M4 5JZ
http://bandonthewall.org

PLANET ROCKSTOCK 2025
THURSDAY 27 NOVEMBER 2025
Tickets: Gigantic
Park Dean Holiday Park, Wales
https://planetrockstock.gigantic.com

SOUTHAMPTON, THE BROOK
FRIDAY 28 NOVEMBER 2025
Tickets: The Gig Cartel
466 Portswood Rd, Southampton, SO17 3SD
https://the-brook.com

FAVERSHAM, THE OLD BREWERY STORE
SATURDAY 29 NOVEMBER 2025
Tickets: www.bywatercall.com
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Shepherd Neame, Faversham, ME13 7DY
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Tour 2025 * More dates to be announced. More info: www.bywatercall.com

CANADA/USA: SUMMER/FALL 2025
AUG 22 | ROCHESTER, NY | Fairport Music Festival
AUG 24 | VICTORIA, BC | Harbour Blues n’ Roots Festival
SEPT 16 | LIMA, NY | Fanatics
SEPT 17 | COLUMUS, OH | Natalie’s
SEPT 18 | NASHVILLE, TN | The Basement
SEPT 19 | HARTWELL, GA | High Cotton Music Hall
SEPT 20 | THURMOND, NC | The Stage @ Jones Von Drehle
SEPT 21 | ASHEVILLE, NC | The Grey Eagle
SEPT 23 | WASHINGTON, DC | Pearl Street Warehouse
SEPT 24 | ELKTON, MD | Elkton Music Hall
SEPT 25 | ROANOKE, VA | The Spot on Kirk
SEPT 26 | DURHAM, NC | Blue Note Grill
SEPT 29 | POMEROY, OH | The Court Grill
SEPT 30 | CLEVELAND, OH | Beachland Tavern
OCT 3 | TORONTO, ON | TD Music Hall

EU/UK: OCTOBER/ NOVEMBER 2025
25.10 | Erfurt, DE | Winter Blues Festival
26.10 | Weert, NL | De Bosuil
27.10 | Utrecht, NL | Tivoli
28.10 | Verviers, BE | Spirit of 66
29.10 | Zwickau, DE | St. Barbara
30.10 Isernhagen, DE | Blues Garage
31.10 Joldelund, DE | Gerd’s Juke Joint
1.11 | Joldelund, DE | Gerd’s Juke Joint
2.11 | Bonn, DE | Harmonie
3.11 | Solothurn, CH | Kofmehl
5.11 | Barcelona, ES | Sala Wolf
6.11 | Zaragoza, ES | Rock and Blues Cafe
7.11 | Valencia, ES | Loco Club
8.11 | Granada, ES | Sala Tren
9.11 | Jerez, ES | La Guarida del Angel  
11.11 | A Coruña, ES | Sala Mardi Gras
12.11 | Madrid, ES | Sala Copernico  
14.11 | Landerneau, FR | Centre Culturel Le Family

5.11 | Penmarch, FR | Cap Caval
19.11 | London, UK | The Garage
20.11 | Southend, UK | Chinnerys
21.11 | Gloucester, UK | Guild Hall  
22.11 | Newcastle, UK | Anarchy Brew Co  
23.11 | Glasgow, UK | Oran Mor  
25.11 | Leeds, UK | Nath Brudenell
26.11 | Manchester, UK | Band on the Wall  
27.11 | Porthcawl, UK | Planet Rockstock
28.11 | Southampton, UK | The Brook  
29.11 | Faversham, UK | The Old Brewery Store