Earlier this year Sean Taylor released Flood & Burn, his eighth album in just over ten years. It was a Featured Album of the Month on Folk Radio UK (read the review here) in which Thomas Blake described Taylor as quietly becoming one of our most valuable and unique songwriters. This autumn sees Sean embark on a 30 date European tour across the UK, Ireland, Switzerland, Belgium, Holland and Germany (dates below). With that in mind, watch his video for Troubadour on which he puts a ‘positive spin on the rootless life of the musician.’
Now that he’s a seasoned performer and recording artist of ten years standing, Sean Taylor has achieved a special maturity — stemming from experience, but also from the excitement in artistic freedom that experience can sometimes bring — with his new album Flood & Burn. As Sean puts it like this: “I felt a freedom and confidence in writing the original songs, and in the making of this recording. And that’s exciting.”
The new album was recorded in Austin, Texas, by ace producer Mark Hallman, known for his work with Carole King, Ani Di Franco, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Eliza Gilkyson, Tom Russell and many others, Flood & Burn is big enough and confident enough to embrace a variety of genres, a range of feel and texture. And this is with such a rare ease, fluidity and mastery that it works completely towards being first and foremost, a great Sean Taylor album. Over the last ten years Sean has released eight albums and to quote Sean “Flood & Burn may be the best thing I have ever done,” This is an utterly compelling, assured standout album from a top guy on top form.
Sean Taylor Flood & Burn Tour
- August 13th FRANCE Gartemps Blues Festival Tickets
- August 27th HEADCORN (UK) Small World Festival Tickets
- European Tour
- September 1st-3rd MONAGHAN (Ireland) Harvest Time Blues festival Tickets
- September 7th GLOSSOP (UK) The Globe Tickets
- September 8th ULVERSTON (UK) Ulverston Sports Club Tickets
- September 9th ALLENDALE (UK) High Forest Community centre Tickets
- September 16th LOUTH (UK) Louth Town Hall Tickets
- September 17th LEICESTER (UK) The Musician Tickets
- September 27th GHENT (Belgium) Cafe de Loge Tickets
- September 28th KOLN (Germany) House Concert
- September 29th KOLN Circula Machado Tickets
- September 30th ZURICH Gotthard Bar Tickets
- October 6th LANDGRAFF (Netherlands) House Concert
- October 7th ERKELENZ (Germany) Kultur Gmbh Tickets
- October 11th TEIGNMOUTH (UK) Pavilions Tickets
- October 12th LAUNCESTON (UK) No 8 Cafe Tickets
- October 21st ST DONATS (Near Cardiff, WALES) St Donats Arts Centre Tickets
- October 28th COLCHESTER Little Rabbit Barn (Band gig) Tickets
- October 26th NORWICH Fine City Blues @ Murderers Tickets
- October 27th NORWICH Fine City Blues @ Stretton Arms Tickets
- November 1st BREMEN (Germany) Meisenfrei Blues Club Tickets
- November 2nd LUBECK (Germany) Tonfink Tickets
- November 3rd LICHTUNG (Germany) Kulturcafe Tickets
- November 4th WIESBADEN (Germany) Infoladen Tickets
- November 12th LONDON Folk & Roots Festival @ Slaughtered Lamb Tickets
- November 15th WURPERTAL (Germany) Swane Cafe Tickets
- November 16th OUD HEVERLEE (Belgium) Listwaar Tickets
- November 17th HOMBURG, Saar (Germany) Mandy’s Lounge Tickets
- November 18th SOLINGEN (Germany) Tom Bombadil Tickets
- November 19th NEUSS (Germany) Party Tur Tickets
- December 13th DAVOS (Switzerland) Songbird Festival Tickets
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