Kevin Selfe - guitar, vocals, harmonica;
Don Shultz - drums;
Allen Markel - bass
Strollin' With Bone - CBA Fundraiser - Jan 18, 2009
Kevin at Red Bull Flugtag on Aug 2 2008. 80,000 people.
The band with Jim Wallace at the 2008 Waterfront Blues Festival
Influences
muddy waters, freddie king, t-bone walker, jimmie vaughan, albert king, jimi hendrix, albert collins, hollywood fats, john lee hooker, stevie ray vaughan, angus young, little walter, fabulous thunderbirds, paul butterfield, skip james, nighthawks, billy crawford, ventures, dick dale, elmore james, eddy clearwater, otis rush, hubert sumlin, howling wolf, wynonie harris, kim wilson
Sounds Like
Albert King, T-Bone Walker, Freddie King, John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters, Howling Wolf, Jimmie Vaughan, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Albert Collins, Paul Butterfield, Fabulous Thunderbirds, Little Charlie
Having already performed with blues bands from Connecticut to Texas and everywhere in between, Kevin is not new to the blues scene. He honed his chops by joining the regionally popular Fat Daddy Band in 1996 at the ripe old age of 22. During his tenure with them, the Fat Daddy Band won the Charlotte Blues Society's 2001 Talent Competition and was a finalist at the Blues Foundation's 2002 International Blues Challenge in Memphis, TN. His diverse style can be described as a range from traditional Chicago blues ("nice Hubert Sumlin licks" - Bob Margolin) to powerful Texas swing ("punishing guitar work a la Jimi meets Stevie Ray" - Ralph Berrier Jr., The Roanoke Times). Selfe performed with Little Rodger and The Cheap Thrills from 2002-2005 and formed his own group Kevin Selfe & The Tornadoes in June 2005. In April 2006, Kevin won Guitar Center's King of The Blues Competition in Richmond, VA. Selfe had the honor in Janaury 2007 to back up former Muddy Waters' sideman and harmonica legend, the late Carey Bell, in one of his last shows. After spending 11 years touring the Eastern US, Kevin moved to Portland, OR in January 2007 and where he has quickly become part of the vibrant West Coast blues scene. To attest to this, the band has been nominated by the Cascade Blues Association for 6 Muddy Awards for Best New Act (2007), Best Contemporary Blues Act (2008), Best Electric Guitar (2007,2008), Best Bass (2008), and Best Drums (2008). The band consists of Kevin on guitar, harmonica, and vocals, Allen Markel on bass, and Don Shultz on Drums.
Kevin Selfe and The Tornadoes's Friend Space (Top 22)
THANK YOU for being a friend to Third Eye Theatre Presents: Dylan Hillerman’s Grand Guignol and inviting us into your home – or onto your lap…top !
Make sure you can be there THIS Friday June 26th at the Back Door Theatre for our Opening Night Extravaganza! It's going to be a sexy and horror-filled blast!
Hi everybody, just here to say our new RORY GALLAGHER HAWK BOOSTER is ready for shipping. Have a listen if you get a chance, All the best, Stevie Flynn.
Kevin, Good to see you while in Portland...TWICE! A Tacoma videographer and professional news camera man are mentoring me in video production of live Blues shows, from shooting to editing and final merging of multiple audio and visual files. I helped film Too Slim and The Taildraggers with Polly O'Keary at Blues Vespers Sunday night and Little Bill/The Blue Notes Monday Night at The Swiss. Work to be added to www.SweetBluesNW.com Web site. Much luv, annie
Hey Kevin!! Long time, no see! I'll be at The Naked Winery to see you on the 13th after my daughters dance recital...come see us, the pizza oven is done!
Hey Kevin, Saw you were playin at Landmark in between the nights i'm playin. Just started a jam there once a month on thursday. Sunday I'm there doing my acoustic show. Hope to meet you in person some day. You are sounding great.
We're playing a great show with The Joe McMurrian Quartet (now Woodbrain) and Eggplant this Thursday. It's a super solid evening of rocking roots music dripping in blues and jazz. Hope to see you there! ~~C
Thursday, April 9th : 10 pm : 21+ : $4
Kelly's Olympian 426 SW Washington St Portland, OR 97204
Kevin, Thanks for the add. It was great meeting ya-fun playing some. You're a great player man, head on. I'm enjoying this lively, Stumptown scene! Blessings and good fortune to you man. Peace, C.
Hey Kevin, found a place near Tacoma with a HOT! JAM session. When you're in the area drop in, we NEVER know WHO will turn up and lately it's been quite the show!
The SOUTH SOUND area has a NEW JAM -
BLUE MONDAY - 8:30 to 12:30
Hosted By: Borrowed Time
Maggie O'Tools
*6006 100th ST SW
Lakewood, WA
(253) 584-3278
*100th Ave. between Bridgeport Way and Gravelly Lake Dr.
I had a great time jamming with you and your band last night at the Refectory. I appreciate you getting me up right away! To play with you and the house band is always my preference! It was alot of fun, seeing you and several other Portland musicians, hanging out, catching up, and jammin'! Hope we have an opportunity to do it again soon. Until then, take my my friend, and thanks again!
