[Photo credit Elliott Gruenberg]
British Blues-Rock guitarist and singer-songwriter Joanne Shaw Taylor has released her new album Black & Gold via Journeyman Records. She’s also shared the album’s latest single, “Love Lives Here”, a reinterpretation of the classic Faces track.
Joanne Shaw Taylor says:
I’m a huge Rod Stewart fan. This is one of my favorite Faces songs. Again, moving forward into what I see as another chapter in my life and music after ten albums, I wanted to put a lot of things behind me but I also wanted to move forward on a positive note. Love lives here, says it all really.
Produced by Kevin Shirley (Black Crowes, Journey, Aerosmith), Black & Gold features a mix of originals and covers, including a take on Sam Sparro’s “Black & Gold”.
Joanne Shaw Taylor adds:
I went into writing and recording Black & Gold knowing it was my tenth studio album. For me, it felt like a really exciting chance to creatively close the first chapter in my recording career and intro into the next decade of writing and recording. For that reason, I welcomed the chance to not only write some songs that were maybe different to styles I’ve tried before but also I used it as an opportunity to write songs that I needed to write for myself—to address some relationships and topics that I hadn’t before so I can move forward creatively and personally into an exciting new chapter in my career. I also included two covers that I’d always loved and wanted to record. I hope this is a very exciting album for the fans, and once again, I want to thank them for joining and supporting me on this ridiculously fun journey.
The new album arrives as Joanne prepares for a busy touring season. Following a U.S. Spring run, she’ll hit the road throughout the summer with appearances at festivals and venues across North America and Europe, including Pori Jazz Festival, Blues From The Top, Chenango Blues Festival, and more. This Fall, she’ll return to the U.S. for a coast-to-coast headline tour running from October through mid-November, as well as a new run of European dates hitting in late September and October.
2025 Summer Tour Dates & Festivals
June 13 – Henderson, KY – WC Handy Festival
June 28 – Winter Park, CO – Blues From The Top
July 12 – Salamanca, Spain – Festival Blues Béjar
July 17 – Pori, FI – Pori Jazz Festival
July 18 – Kent, UK – Maid Of Stone Festival
July 26 – Brezoi, RO – Live Music Summer Camp
August 5 – Ridgefield, CT – The Ridgefield Playhouse
August 6 – Riverhead, NY – Suffolk Theater
August 8 – Salisbury, MA – Blue Ocean Music Hall
August 9 – Holyoke, MA – De La Luz Soundstage
August 10 – North Truro, MA – Payomet Performing Arts Center
August 12 – Arden, DE – Arden Concert Gild
August 14 – Newton, NJ – The Newton Theatre
August 15 – Bethlehem, PA – Summer Series Festival
August 16 – Norwich, NY – Chenango Blues Festival
2025 European Fall Tour **
September 24 – Bath, UK – The Forum
September 25 – York, UK – York Barbican
September 27 – Wolverhampton, UK – Wulfran Hall
September 28 – Eastbourne, UK – Devonshire Park Theatre
September 30 – Arnhem, NL – Luxor Live
October 1 – Tilburg, NL – Poppodium 013
October 3 – Leipzig, DE – Anker
October 4 – Torgau, DE – Kulturbastion
October 5 – Berlin, DE – Columbia Theater
Octover 7 – Mainz, DE – Kultursentrim Mainz
October 9 – London, UK – Cadogan Hall
** Tickets on Sale June 6, 2025
2025 Fall U.S. Tour
October 17 – Bonita Springs, FL – Arts Bonita Performing Arts Center
October 18 – Clearwater, FL – Bilheimer Capitol Theatre
October 21 – Asheville, NC – Diana Wortham Theatre
October 22 – Raleigh, NC – Fletcher Opera Theater
October 24 – Wilmington, NC – Kenan Auditorium
October 25 – Savannah, GA – District Live
October 27 – Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse
October 28 – Hopewell, VA – The Beacon Theatre
October 31 – Old Saybrook, CT – The Kate
November 1 – Nashua, NH – Nashua Center for the Arts
November 4 – Cleveland, OH – TempleLive @ Cleveland Masonic
November 7 – West Bend, WI – The Bend Theater
November 8 – Viroqua, WI – Historic Temple Theatre
November 9 – Minneapolis, MN – The Parkway Theater
November 11 – Madison, WI – Atwood Music Hall
November 13 – Bloomington, IL – The Castle Theatre
November 14 – St. Louis – Delmar Hall
November 16 – Wichita, KS – The Cotillion
