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Artist Profile

Trevor Sewell

SUNDERLAND · TYNE AND WEAR. · United Kingdom

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Discography

Winner of 8 major awards in the U.S.A and 4 times nominated in the British Blues Awards. The past three years have seen Sewell continue to go from strength to strength particularly in America where his debut album ‘Calling Your Name’ spent a staggering 7 weeks at number one on the American Blues Scene Chart. His second album Independence went on to win multiple awards and firmly establish him as a real force to be reckoned with. An unplugged album recorded live at the Legendary Capitol Records Studios in Hollywood followed and in its first week of release became a pick of the month in the prestigious IBBA chart in the U.K. Sewell was in fact one of the most played artists as reported by the IBBA across the whole of 2014. He has recently become the voice of the audio book Dangerous Gambles by acclaimed American Author J.H Sanderson which also features Sewell’s music . Sewell’s music has not only been recorded recently by several American artists but is also featured on numerous major compilations alongside legendary artists such as Robert Johnson, B.B King and Howlin’ Wolf. THe new album HOLLOW is at time of writing no 9 in the official IBBA chart in the U.K and is IBBA pick of the month for October.

What others are saying about Trevor Sewell and HOLLOW:

‘its only been out a week but Trevor Sewell’s album Hollow is already being called an album of the year’. - Jeremy Rees - Radio Cardiff
"Hollow is one of the freshest and most original songs I've heard in 2015" - The Blues and Soul Show.
‘A spectacular classic that would stand out in any list in the world.’ - The Blues Man in the Hat.
I consider Hollow to be an important evolutionary "marker" and I think it will prove an influential track as time goes on - Jason Elliott.
‘One of my favorite albums I've received since I've owned MDORadio and MDORadioBlues.’ - She D’ambrosio
‘it’s certainly one of the best new releases I’ve heard this year’ - NE:MM
‘Trevor Sewell goes from strength to strength with his writing and exceptional performances. He has a fantastic voice and as a multi instrumentalist and producer, he has made this album something special.’ – Lancashire Blues Archive.