Name: Bywater Call
Start: 2025-12-17T19:30:00-05:00
Location: 1214 Williston Rd South Burlington VT 05403

All Ages | Seated Show
Seats are first come, first serve. There will be standing room in the back.
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Often transcending genres, Bywater Call is known for their dynamic, emotional live shows, featuring powerful vocals and exciting interplay between all band members.
A powerhouse seven-piece Southern soul, roots rock outfit from Toronto, Canada; the band is comprised of Meghan Parnell (vocals), Dave Barnes (guitar), Bruce McCarthy (drums), Mike Meusel (bass), newest member, John Kervin (keys), Stephen Dyte (trumpet) and Julian Nalli (tenor sax).
“A soundscape so epic and electric, it ignited – causing hairs to prickle on the backs of people’s necks. …there was no sense of time or place – just the dream that is good music… there is everything to like about this band”
- My Global Mind
“Bywater Call’s gig was a masterclass in live performance. Their musicality, stage presence, and ability to
connect with the audience set them apart as a truly exceptional band..”
- Jace Media
In Feb, 2025 Bywater Call was nominated for the 2025 UK Blues Award for International Blues Artist of the year for the second straight year, alongside artists such as Beth Hart and Walter Trout. Shows have been praised by European media for years, with references to lead singer Meghan Parnell as one of the best female voices in blues and roots today.
The band has also received multiple Independent Blues and Canadian Maple Blues Award nominations including Entertainer, Electric Act and Best Female Vocalist for the 2024 Awards Season
“Meghan Parnell’s vocals tear into you from the outset … It immediately lets you know why many in the European music media regard her as one the best blues and roots female vocalists.”
At The Barrier
“Bywater Call’s sound is distinctly their own. While Parnell’s incredible voice is the centerpiece, it isn’t used to cover up any limitations elsewhere in the band. This group is loaded, top to bottom… so tuned into each other that their music and performance seemed flawless.” – Rick Witt, Denver Entertainment Hub
In March, Bywater Call played their second Joe Bonamassa Keeping the Blues Alive (KTBA) cruise, featuring headliners Big Head Todd and the Monsters and Larkin Poe. Also in 2025, they will play the Netherland’s BOSPOP festival alongside the likes of the Black Keys, Snow Patrol, Beth Hart and Melissa Ethridge.
The band has opened for Canadian award-winning musicians Whitehorse and Tom Cochrane and singer Meghan has joined renowned pedal-steel guitarist Robert Randolph on stage at his request.
Their newest album ”Shepherd” has garnered rave reviews from fans and media alike, and was selected as the Blues Album of the Year by UK’s Classic Rock Magazine. Band leaders Meghan Parnell and Dave Barnes were featured on the cover of Blues in Britain in January of 2025.