Bywater Call

Bywater Call, a Canadian band formed in Toronto, plays at the Spirit of 66 in Verviers on 27 May 2026. Between soul, blues and roots rock, the lineup combines slide guitars, a Hammond organ and a horn section for songs steeped in Southern and Americana influences. Meghan Parnell’s voice leads with gospel inflections, backed by Dave Barnes’s guitar playing, while the rhythm section alternates between slow pulses and more urgent surges. You can hear echoes of Muscle Shoals, a taste for crescendos and space left for the instrumentalists — like a conversation that takes its time to unfold. The repertoire draws from their albums and allows for onstage developments, ranging from soul ballads to rougher grooves. The band relies on textures: scraping horns, understated backing vocals, warm organ and a slide guitar that hooks in without force. An evening where the live setting serves the band’s dynamics, without artifice, with a sense of detail and breathing room.