Joanne Shaw Taylor announces Autumn UK tour

Photo (C) Adam Kennedy

Renowned blues guitarist, singer and songwriter Joanne Shaw Taylor has announced an Autumn nationwide UK tour.

The tour is presented in association with Planet Rock and tickets go on general sale this Friday the 17th of April.

The 21 scheduled shows begin in Exeter on the 22nd of September and finish up in London on the 26th of October.

Shaw Taylor will perform tracks from her critically acclaimed album The Dirty Truth, released last September on her own boutique label Axehouse Records. The LP was produced by Jim Gaines and recorded in Shaw Taylor’s own studio.

You can check out Joanne’s official video for her track “Outlaw Angel” below:

Axehouse Music will also release a very special limited edition transparent red 12” vinyl record on April 18th in celebration of Record Store Day. The record features three recordings made with the BBC in 2014. Track 1, “Feels Like Home” was recorded for “A Swinging Christmas with Clare Teal” for Radio 2 with the BBC Band. Track 2, “The Dirty Truth”, and Track 3, “Jealousy”, are solo versions recorded for the Paul Jones Blues Show on BBC Radio 2.

Tickets for Shaw Taylor’s UK tour go on sale this Friday the 17th of April and are available from gigcartel.com

Confirmed tour dates are as follows:

22nd Sep: Phoenix, Exeter
23rd Sep: Guildhall, St.Ives
26th Sep: Arts Centre, Warwick
28th Sep: Fibbers, York
29th Sep: Oran-Mor, Glasgow
01st Oct: Epstein Theatre, Liverpool
02nd Oct: Waterside Arts Centre, Sale
03rd Oct: Brewery Arts, Kendal
04th Oct: Grand, Clitheroe
07th Oct: Gala, Durham
08th Oct: Drill Hall, Lincoln
10th Oct: Ropetackle, Shorham
12th Oct: Artrix, Bromsgrove
14th Oct: Guildhall, Gloucester
15th Oct: Cheese and Grain, Frome
19th Oct: Stables, Milton Keynes
20th Oct: Waterfront, Norwich
22nd Oct: Corn Exchange, Hertford
23rd Oct: Arlington Arts, Newbury
24th Oct: Talking Heads, Southampton
26th Oct: Jazz Cafe, London