Toronto singer-songwriter, 4x JUNO nominee, and UK Americana Music Awards nominee Julian Taylor has announced his return to the UK & Ireland in early 2025 following a year of multiple European shows celebrating the release of his “deeply reflective and genre-spanning collection” (Entertainment Focus), Pathways – listen here.
Tickets are now on sale for a series of upcoming live performances, including festival showcases at Your Roots Are Showing (Jan 16, Killarney), UK Americana Music Week (Jan 21, London), and Celtic Connections (Jan 29, Glasgow), as well as multiple headline and support dates. Full details of Taylor’s tour can be found below:
Julian Taylor UK & Ireland Tour 2025
January 16th – Your Roots Are Showing, Killarney, IE
January 17th – Levis’ Corner House, Cork, IE
January 18th – Glen Theatre, Banteer, IE*
January 19th – Colfers Pub, Wexford, IE
January 21st – Americana Music Week, London, UK
January 24th – Secret Venue, Leicestershire, UK (address provided upon purchase)
January 25th – Cafe 9, Sheffield, UK
January 26th – The Musician Pub, Leicester, UK
January 27th – Kitchen Garden Cafe, Birmingham, UK
January 29th – Celtic Connections, Glasgow, UK
January 30th – Gullivers NQ, Manchester, UK
February 1st – Theatre Royal, Dumfries, UK
(*Supporting Ashley Campbell and Thor Jensen)
Described by The Bluegrass Situation as “filled with curiosity, emotion, and the subtle, intrinsic tones of a modern world unfolding,” Pathways, co-produced by Taylor and Colin Linden (Emmylou Harris, Bruce Cockburn, Blackie and The Rodeo Kings), finds Taylor embracing a “simplify” mantra in his writing while showcasing his range as a writer and performer. This is exemplified on the album’s standout title track featuring Grammy winner Allison Russell, nominated for the UK Americana Music Awards International Song of the Year category.
For Taylor, Pathways speaks to finding “righteousness, acceptance, and enlightenment“—three words that perfectly describe the album. His latest release has seen him ranked alongside fellow Canadian folk music luminaries Bruce Cockburn, Leonard Cohen, Buffy Sainte-Marie and Joni Mitchell (KLOF Magazine).
