Selwyn Birchwood

Selwyn Birchwood

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Selwyn Birchwood, born March 9 1985 in Orlando, Florida, is an American blues guitarist, vocalist and songwriter. After learning guitar at thirteen and discovering blues influences such as Buddy Guy and Jimi Hendrix, he joined veteran guitarist Sonny Rhodes as a touring member, which led to his first solo releases: FL Boy (2011) and Road Worn (2013). In 2014 he signed with Alligator Records and released Don’t Call No Ambulance, earning a Blues Music Award for Best New Artist Album that same year; the record featured a guest appearance by Joe Louis Walker. The Selwyn Birchwood Band toured extensively, opening for Robert Cray and Buddy Guy, and released Pick Your Poison (2017). Other releases include Living in a Burning House (2021), Exorcist (2023), Old School (2024), and Electric Swamp Funkin' Blues (2026). Birchwood won the Blues Foundation International Blues Challenge in 2013 and the Albert King Guitarist of the Year award the same year.

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Heavy Heart
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Pick Your Poison
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Brown Paper Bag
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Don't Call No Ambulance
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What I've Been Accused Of
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Electric Swamp Funkin' Blues
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Tell Me Why
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Don't Call No Ambulance
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Rock Bottom
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Living In A Burning House
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Don't Call No Ambulance
Selwyn Birchwood
Don't Call No Ambulance
03:51
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The Church Of Electric Swamp Funkin' Blues
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Electric Swamp Funkin' Blues
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Should've Never Gotten Out Of Bed
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Electric Swamp Funkin' Blues
03:42
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Searching For My Tribe
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Living In A Burning House
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Through A Microphone
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Living In A Burning House
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Talking Heads
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Electric Swamp Funkin' Blues
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My Happy Place
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Living In A Burning House
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Living In A Burning House
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Living In A Burning House
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Guilty Pleasures
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Pick Your Poison
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Lost In You
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Pick Your Poison
03:57
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Soulmate
Selwyn Birchwood
Electric Swamp Funkin' Blues
05:36
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Haunted
Selwyn Birchwood
Pick Your Poison
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All Hail The Algorithm
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Electric Swamp Funkin' Blues
04:57
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Trial By Fire
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Pick Your Poison
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Revelation
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Living In A Burning House
02:49
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One More Time
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Living In A Burning House
04:30
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Labour Of Love
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Electric Swamp Funkin' Blues
05:23
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You Can't Steal My Shine
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Living In A Burning House
03:53
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Pick Your Poison
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Pick Your Poison
04:03
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Freaks Come Out At Night
Selwyn Birchwood
Living In A Burning House
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The Eagle Has Landed
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Electric Swamp Funkin' Blues
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Damaged Goods
Selwyn Birchwood
Electric Swamp Funkin' Blues
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Even The Saved Need Saving
Selwyn Birchwood
Pick Your Poison
04:26
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FLorida Man
Selwyn Birchwood
Exorcist
03:39
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The Struggle Is Real
Selwyn Birchwood
Electric Swamp Funkin' Blues
05:00
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Mama Knows Best
Selwyn Birchwood
Living In A Burning House
04:37
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Corporate Drone
Selwyn Birchwood
Pick Your Poison
04:07
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Overworked And Underpaid
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Don't Call No Ambulance
04:07
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  • Discography
Albums
Electric Swamp Funkin' Blues
2026 Alligator Records, LLC
27-03-2026
Electric Swamp Funkin' Blues
01
The Eagle Has Landed
Selwyn Birchwood
Electric Swamp Funkin' Blues
01:28
Writer: Selwyn Birchwood / Composers: Selwyn Birchwood
02
The Church Of Electric Swamp Funkin' Blues
Selwyn Birchwood
Electric Swamp Funkin' Blues
05:05
Writer: Selwyn Birchwood / Composers: Selwyn Birchwood
03
Damaged Goods
Selwyn Birchwood
Electric Swamp Funkin' Blues
06:30
Writer: Selwyn Birchwood / Composers: Selwyn Birchwood
04
All Hail The Algorithm
Selwyn Birchwood
Electric Swamp Funkin' Blues
04:57
Writer: Selwyn Birchwood / Composers: Selwyn Birchwood
05
Labour Of Love
Selwyn Birchwood
Electric Swamp Funkin' Blues
05:23
Writer: Selwyn Birchwood / Composers: Selwyn Birchwood
06
Should've Never Gotten Out Of Bed
Selwyn Birchwood
Electric Swamp Funkin' Blues
03:42
Writer: Selwyn Birchwood / Composers: Selwyn Birchwood
07
What I've Been Accused Of
Selwyn Birchwood
Electric Swamp Funkin' Blues
04:35
Writer: Selwyn Birchwood / Composers: Selwyn Birchwood
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Exorcist
2023 Alligator Records, LLC
09-06-2023
Exorcist
01
Done Cryin'
Selwyn Birchwood
Exorcist
04:39
Writer: Selwyn Birchwood / Composers: Selwyn Birchwood
02
FLorida Man
Selwyn Birchwood
Exorcist
03:39
Writer: Selwyn Birchwood / Composers: Selwyn Birchwood
03
Horns Below Her Halo
Selwyn Birchwood
Exorcist
06:15
Writer: Selwyn Birchwood / Composers: Selwyn Birchwood
04
Underdog
Selwyn Birchwood
Exorcist
04:31
Writer: Selwyn Birchwood / Composers: Selwyn Birchwood
05
Exorcist
Selwyn Birchwood
Exorcist
04:50
Writer: Selwyn Birchwood / Composers: Selwyn Birchwood
06
Lazarus
Selwyn Birchwood
Exorcist
04:12
Writer: Selwyn Birchwood / Composers: Selwyn Birchwood
07
Hopeless Romantic
Selwyn Birchwood
Exorcist
05:07
Writer: Selwyn Birchwood / Composers: Selwyn Birchwood
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Living In A Burning House
2020 Alligator Records & Artist Management, Inc.
01-01-2020
Living In A Burning House
01
I'd Climb Mountains
Selwyn Birchwood
Living In A Burning House
03:30
Writer: Selwyn Birchwood / Composers: Selwyn Birchwood
02
I Got Drunk, Laid And Stoned
Selwyn Birchwood
Living In A Burning House
03:32
Writer: Selwyn Birchwood / Composers: Selwyn Birchwood
03
Living In A Burning House
Selwyn Birchwood
Living In A Burning House
04:06
Writer: Selwyn Birchwood / Composers: Selwyn Birchwood
04
You Can't Steal My Shine
Selwyn Birchwood
Living In A Burning House
03:53
Writer: Selwyn Birchwood / Composers: Selwyn Birchwood
05
Revelation
Selwyn Birchwood
Living In A Burning House
02:49
Writer: Selwyn Birchwood / Composers: Selwyn Birchwood
06
Searching For My Tribe
Selwyn Birchwood
Living In A Burning House
04:19
Writer: Selwyn Birchwood / Composers: Selwyn Birchwood
07
She's A Dime
Selwyn Birchwood
Living In A Burning House
03:59
Writer: Selwyn Birchwood / Composers: Selwyn Birchwood
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Pick Your Poison
2017 Alligator Records & Artist Management, Inc.
19-05-2017
Pick Your Poison
01
Trial By Fire
Selwyn Birchwood
Pick Your Poison
04:18
Writer: Selwyn Birchwood / Composers: Selwyn Birchwood
02
Even The Saved Need Saving
Selwyn Birchwood
Pick Your Poison
04:26
Writer: Selwyn Birchwood / Composers: Selwyn Birchwood
03
Guilty Pleasures
Selwyn Birchwood
Pick Your Poison
05:10
Writer: Selwyn Birchwood / Composers: Selwyn Birchwood
04
Pick Your Poison
Selwyn Birchwood
Pick Your Poison
04:03
Writer: Selwyn Birchwood / Composers: Selwyn Birchwood
05
Heavy Heart
Selwyn Birchwood
Pick Your Poison
05:00
Writer: Selwyn Birchwood / Composers: Selwyn Birchwood
06
Haunted
Selwyn Birchwood
Pick Your Poison
03:28
Writer: Selwyn Birchwood / Composers: Selwyn Birchwood
07
Are Ya Ready?
Selwyn Birchwood
Pick Your Poison
03:45
Writer: Selwyn Birchwood / Composers: Selwyn Birchwood
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Don't Call No Ambulance
2014 Alligator Records & Artist Management, Inc.
10-06-2014
Don't Call No Ambulance
01
Addicted
Selwyn Birchwood
Don't Call No Ambulance
02:34
Writer: Selwyn Birchwood / Composers: Selwyn Birchwood
02
Don't Call No Ambulance
Selwyn Birchwood
Don't Call No Ambulance
03:51
Writer: Selwyn Birchwood / Composers: Selwyn Birchwood
03
Walking In The Lion's Den
Selwyn Birchwood
Don't Call No Ambulance
03:39
Writer: Selwyn Birchwood / Composers: Selwyn Birchwood
04
The River Turned Red
Selwyn Birchwood
Don't Call No Ambulance
04:16
Writer: Selwyn Birchwood / Composers: Selwyn Birchwood
05
Love Me Again
Selwyn Birchwood
Don't Call No Ambulance
04:40
Writer: Selwyn Birchwood / Composers: Selwyn Birchwood
06
Tell Me Why
Selwyn Birchwood
Don't Call No Ambulance
03:58
Writer: Selwyn Birchwood / Composers: Selwyn Birchwood
07
Overworked And Underpaid
Selwyn Birchwood
Don't Call No Ambulance
04:07
Writer: Selwyn Birchwood / Composers: Selwyn Birchwood
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EPs
2020 Blues - New Music From Alligator Records
2020 Alligator Records & Artist Management, Inc.
21-08-2020
2020 Blues - New Music From Alligator Records
01
I Believe I Got Off Cheap
Chris Cain
2020 Blues - New Music From Alligator Records
03:20
Writer: Christopher Clade Cain - Chris Cain / Composers: Christopher Clade Cain - Chris Cain
02
Living In A Burning House
Selwyn Birchwood
2020 Blues - New Music From Alligator Records
04:08
Writer: Selwyn Birchwood / Composers: Selwyn Birchwood
03
Uncivil War
Shemekia Copeland
2020 Blues - New Music From Alligator Records
04:47
Writer: William Adams Kimbrough - John Patrick Hahn - Will Kimbrough - John Hahn / Composers: William Adams Kimbrough - John Patrick Hahn - Will Kimbrough - John Hahn
04
The Longer That I Live
Curtis Salgado
2020 Blues - New Music From Alligator Records
03:51
Writer: Curtis E Salgado - David L Duncan - David Duncan - Curtis Salgado - Mike Finnigan / Composers: Curtis E Salgado - David L Duncan - David Duncan - Curtis Salgado - Mike Finnigan
05
What The Hell?
Elvin Bishop & Charlie Musselwhite
2020 Blues - New Music From Alligator Records
03:08
Writer: Elvin Bishop / Composers: Elvin Bishop
Singles
The Church Of Electric Swamp Funkin' Blues
2026 Alligator Records, LLC
26-01-2026
The Church Of Electric Swamp Funkin' Blues
01
The Church Of Electric Swamp Funkin' Blues
Selwyn Birchwood
The Church Of Electric Swamp Funkin' Blues
05:05
Writer: Selwyn Birchwood / Composers: Selwyn Birchwood
FLorida Man
2023 Alligator Records
09-05-2023
FLorida Man
01
FLorida Man
Selwyn Birchwood
FLorida Man
03:39
Writer: Selwyn Birchwood / Composers: Selwyn Birchwood
Living In A Burning House
2020 Alligator Records & Artist Management, Inc.
21-08-2020
Living In A Burning House
01
Living In A Burning House
Selwyn Birchwood
Living In A Burning House
04:08
Writer: Selwyn Birchwood / Composers: Selwyn Birchwood
Featured in
Alligator Records 45th Anniversary Collection
2016 Alligator Records & Artist Management, Inc.
10-06-2016
Alligator Records 45th Anniversary Collection
01
Hold That Train
Lil Ed & The Blues Imperials
Alligator Records 45th Anniversary Collection
03:59
Writer: Ed Williams / Composers: Ed Williams
02
Cotton Picking Blues
Son Seals
Alligator Records 45th Anniversary Collection
04:40
Writer: Frank Seals - Son Seals / Composers: Frank Seals - Son Seals
03
Devil's Hand
Shemekia Copeland
Alligator Records 45th Anniversary Collection
03:43
Writer: Johnny Clyde Copeland - Johnny Copeland / Composers: Johnny Clyde Copeland - Johnny Copeland
04
Can't Even Do Wrong Right
Elvin Bishop
Alligator Records 45th Anniversary Collection
03:47
Writer: Elvin Bishop / Composers: Elvin Bishop
05
Bad Contract
Toronzo Cannon
Alligator Records 45th Anniversary Collection
03:51
Writer: Toronzo Cannon / Composers: Toronzo Cannon
06
The Well
Charlie Musselwhite
Alligator Records 45th Anniversary Collection
03:19
Writer: Charles Douglas Musselwhite - Christopher William Goldsmith - David Brian Gonzalez - Charlie Musselwhite / Composers: Charles Douglas Musselwhite - Christopher William Goldsmith - David Brian Gonzalez - Charlie Musselwhite
07
The Tattooed Lady And The Alligator Man
Marcia Ball
Alligator Records 45th Anniversary Collection
03:37
Writer: Marcia Ball / Composers: Marcia Ball
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Alligator Records 50 Years Of Genuine Houserockin' Music
2021 Alligator Records, LLC
18-06-2021
Alligator Records 50 Years Of Genuine Houserockin' Music
01
Give Me Back My Wig (Remastered)
Hound Dog Taylor
Alligator Records 50 Years Of Genuine Houserockin' Music
03:35
Writer: Theodore R Taylor - Taylor / Composers: Theodore R Taylor - Taylor
02
I'm A Woman (Remastered)
Koko Taylor
Alligator Records 50 Years Of Genuine Houserockin' Music
04:34
Writer: Ellas McDaniel - Koko Taylor - McDaniel - Taylor / Composers: Ellas McDaniel - Koko Taylor - McDaniel - Taylor
03
Have Mercy (Remastered)
Big Walter Horton
Alligator Records 50 Years Of Genuine Houserockin' Music
03:44
Writer: Walter Horton - Horton / Composers: Walter Horton - Horton
04
Somebody Loan Me A Dime (Remastered)
Fenton Robinson
Alligator Records 50 Years Of Genuine Houserockin' Music
02:56
Writer: Jesse Anderson - Fenton Robinson - Milton Middlebrook - Robinson / Composers: Jesse Anderson - Fenton Robinson - Milton Middlebrook - Robinson
05
It's My Fault, Darling (Remastered)
Professor Longhair
Alligator Records 50 Years Of Genuine Houserockin' Music
04:53
Writer: Lermon Horton - Miles Grayson - Horton - Greyson / Composers: Lermon Horton - Miles Grayson - Horton - Greyson
06
Telephone Angel (Remastered)
Son Seals
Alligator Records 50 Years Of Genuine Houserockin' Music
05:25
Writer: Don D Robey - Malone / Composers: Don D Robey - Malone
07
Lights Out (Remastered)
Johnny Winter
Alligator Records 50 Years Of Genuine Houserockin' Music
02:34
Writer: Malcolm John Rebennack - Seth David - Rebennack - David / Composers: Malcolm John Rebennack - Seth David - Rebennack - David
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Too Far Gone
2012 Betty Fox Band
04-08-2012
Too Far Gone
01
Take Your Time
Betty Fox Band
Too Far Gone
04:02
02
Dirty Soul
Betty Fox Band
Too Far Gone
04:42
03
You're Losing Me*
Betty Fox Band
Too Far Gone
03:28
04
Down
Betty Fox Band
Too Far Gone
05:04
05
Goodbye (feat. Tc Carr)
Betty Fox Band
Too Far Gone
03:19
06
No Other Man (feat. Selwyn Birchwood)
Betty Fox Band
Too Far Gone
04:39
07
I Got a Feelin'
Betty Fox Band
Too Far Gone
04:02
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