FREE Selwyn Birchwood In Concert

FREE
Selywn Birchwood In Concert @ SHAMc
Sunday, December 5, 2026
Seating at 5 PM /Show starts at 5:30 PM

This event is a part of Creative Carnaval, SHAMc's three day 10th Anniversary Party, held on December 4, 5, & 6, 2026. This event is part of the Arts Everywhere celebration supported by a grant from Creative Pinellas and Visit St Pete-Clearwater. Learn more about all of the weekend's events at SHAMc.org

Please note: This event will take place outside of SHAMc, we highly recommend that you bring your own seating.

"No one in blues compares to young Florida-based guitarist Selwyn Birchwood. With the quality of his material, combined with a vibrant stage persona, there's no need to borrow tunes from the greats who went before him. Lean yet mean and tough...lyrically and musically intense" —American Songwriter

"Rising blues star Selwyn Birchwood is the real deal. Birchwood puts his own fresh spin on the blues, taking the tradition and making it into something new." —Guitar World

Although award-winning Florida musician Selwyn Birchwood is firmly rooted in the tradition, the young guitarist, lap steel player, songwriter and vocalist sets a course for the future of the blues with his visionary, original music. Birchwood, whose band features the pulsating interplay of his blistering guitar with Regi Oliver's driving baritone sax, deploys a singular sound and style all his own. He calls it "Electric Swamp Funkin' Blues," an intoxicating mix of deep blues, blistering, psychedelic-tinged rock, booty-shaking funk and sweet Southern soul, played and sung with the fire-and-brimstone fervor of a revival tent preacher with a hellhound on his trail. Tastemaker Americana music magazine No Depression says, "Selwyn Birchwood reaches back in the blues tradition to launch something out of this world."

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Safety Harbor Art and Music Center (SHAMc) is a nonprofit arts organization dedicated to bringing people together through live music, visual art, workshops, youth programs, and delightfully creative community events.

This event will take place outside of SHAMc's building. Ample street parking is available; please observe all posted restrictions, including no-parking signs and yellow curbs.

Due to our liquor license, outside open containers of any kind-including water bottles-are not permitted on the premises. Our Happy Garden Bar offers adult beverages, sodas, and water for purchase. Food is not available on-site.