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Kevin Selfe And The Tornadoes Blues Band from Portland, OR

Will travel up to 10 miles

  • Avg 5.0 | 1 Review
  • 1 Verified Booking
  • Member Since 2010
  • 1 Award or Badge
  • Starting at $700 per event

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Kevin Selfe has been electrifying audiences nationwide since breaking into the blues scene in 2006. His growing stature as a captivating story teller and passionate performer are surpassed only by his deft mastery of blues guitar. Having relocated to Portland, OR, the Virginia native is now a leading light in the Pacific Northwest's robust blues revival. Effortlessly combining the guitar traditions of the legends and the modern masters into his own unique approach, Selfe's stylistic depth and electric performances resonate with audiences. His live shows have grown in legend largely due to his unique gift for communicating, through guitar, the complex range of moods revealed only by blues. Selfe's songwriting style bridges the gap between joy and angst, using piercing irony, humorous metaphors, and daring autobiographical subject matter from his own occasional walks with the blues. In February 2013, Kevin Selfe signed with world renown blues label Delta Groove, and released “Long Walk Home” to rave reviews. The recording peaked at #15 on the Billboard Blues Chart, #6 on the Living Blues Radio Chart spending three months in the top 25, and was #2 on SiriusXM Radio Bluesville “Pick To Click” list. “Long Walk Home” features 11 original compositions demonstrating Selfe's musical depth and diversity with forays into West Coast, Texas, Chicago and Delta blues, along with top-notch support by veteran blues and roots musicians including Delta Groove labelmate Mitch Kashmar on vocals and harmonica, Gene Taylor (The Fabulous Thunderbirds, The Blasters) on piano, Doug James (Roomful of Blues, Jimmie Vaughan) on baritone sax, and Tornadoes Allen Markel (The Insomniacs) on bass and Jimi Bott (Fabulous Thunderbirds, Rod Piazza, The Mannish Boys) on drums. In seven years Kevin Selfe and The Tornadoes have become a fan favorite in the Northwest and beyond. In August 2013, Kevin was nominated for a Blues Blast Award, and the band was inducted into the Cascade Blues Association Hall of Fame in 2012 for Traditional Blues Act. In addition, Kevin was inducted into the CBA Hall of Fame for Electric Guitar in 2014 . They've won 18 prestigious Muddy Awards from the CBA for Traditional Blues Act of The Year (2010-2014), Contemporary Blues Act of The Year (2013, 2009), Performance of the Year (2013, 2012), Electric Guitar (2012-2014), Drums (2011-2014), NW Recording of The Year (2013), and National Recording of The Year (2013). They are the only act in the 25 year history of the awards to win for both Traditional and Contemporary Blues Act of the Year demonstrating their musical diversity and depth. "Kevin draws the crowds to the band with fiery fretwork that gets 'wanna-be' guitar heroes excited and professionals listening closely. As a band, the three together all fall in complete synchronization with one another on stage as a true ensemble that just may be one of the best outfits on the West Coast." --President Greg Johnson, Cascade Blues Assn. "Selfe plays with rare thoughtfulness and taste...his clean tone and deep well of approaches keep things fresh." --Blues Revue "Kevin Selfe is a guitar playing son-of-a-gun...[they] consistently prove originality and versatile competence in their craft. 'Playing The Game' has solid enjoyable offerings for most every blues taste." --James Walker, Blues Blast Magazine

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Avg 5.0 | 1 Review

Review by Cassie G.

Cocktail PartyReviewed on September 2, 2010From Portland, OR

We held a Real Estate "Blues & BBQ" event at the Atwater Place Condo Sales Office. Kevin was not only an awesome performer but was very professional & easy to work with. He managed to work our event into their extremely busy schedule and treated us like it was the only booking of the month. It was supposed to be outside in a huge courtyard until it started raining, then they easily adjusted to the perfect volume while playing in our office/condo instead. He really impressed the audience & was the life of the party! We look forward to having them back for future events & recommend these guys to anyone looking for a Blues Band!

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  • Act Like That | Muddy Waters
  • All Of Your Love | Magic Sam
  • All Your Love | Otis Rush
  • Bad Axe | Son Seals
  • Big Boss Man | Jimmy Reed
  • Boogie Chillun | John Lee Hooker
  • Boom Boom | John Lee Hooker
  • Born In Chicago | Paul Butterfield
  • Born Under A Bad Sign | Albert King
  • Breaking Up Somebody’s Home | Albert King
  • Brick | Albert Collins
  • Checking Up On My Baby | Sonny Boy Williamson
  • Chitlins Con Carne | Kenny Burrell
  • Cissy Strut | Meters
  • Cold Shot | Stevie Ray Vaughan
  • Cold Sweat | James Brown
  • Come On | Earl King
  • Congo Square | Sonny Landreth
  • Crosscut Saw | Albert King
  • Crossroads | Robert Johnson
  • Dirty Dishes | Albert Collins
  • Don’t Cry No More | Bobby Blue Bland
  • Dust My Broom | Elmore James
  • Empty Arms | Stevie Ray Vaughan
  • Everyday I Have The Blues | B.B. King
  • Five Long Years | Eddie Boyd
  • Fire | Jimi Hendrix
  • Flat Tyre | Albert King
  • Further On Up The Road | Bobby Blue Bland
  • Help Me | Sonny Boy Williamson II
  • Hey Pocky-A-Way | Meters
  • Hide Away | Freddie King
  • Highway 49 | Howlin Wolf
  • Hoochie Coochie Man | Muddy Waters
  • I Ain’t Drunk | Albert Collins
  • I Can Tell | Bo Diddley
  • I’ll Play The Blues for You | Albert King
  • I‘m Ready | Muddy Waters
  • In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed | Allman Bros
  • Killing Floor | Howlin’ Wolf
  • Little Bit | Roscoe Gordon
  • Little Wing | Jimi Hendrix
  • Low Down Dirty Shame | Louis Jordan
  • Mannish Boy | Muddy Waters
  • Mary Had A Little Lamb | Buddy Guy
  • Matchbox Blues | Albert King
  • Mean Old World | T-Bone Walker
  • Messing With The Kid | Junior Wells
  • Miserlou/Pipeline | Dick Dale/ Ventures
  • Mojo | Muddy Waters
  • Move It On Over | Hank Williams
  • My Babe | Fabulous Thunderbirds
  • Mystery Train | Junior Parker
  • Night Train | Tab Benoit
  • One Way Out | Allman Brothers
  • Pack It Up | Freddie King
  • Papa Ain’t Salty | T-Bone Walker
  • Phone Booth | Robert Cray
  • Pride & Joy | Stevie Ray Vaughan
  • Reconsider Baby | Lowell Fulson
  • Red House | Jimi Hendrix
  • Rock Me | B.B. King
  • Rolling & Tumbling | Muddy Waters
  • Running Shoes | Howling Wolf
  • San Ho-Zay | Freddie King
  • Shake Your Moneymaker | Elmore James
  • Sky Is Crying | Elmore James
  • Smokestack Lightning | Howlin’ Wolf
  • Someday After A While | Freddie King
  • Standing Around Crying | Muddy Waters
  • Statesboro Blues | Allman Brothers
  • Strollin’ With Bone | T-Bone Walker
  • Sugar Sweet | Muddy Waters
  • Superstition | Stevie Wonder
  • Sweet Home Chicago | Robert Johnson
  • T-Bone Shuffle | T-Bone Walker
  • Tell Me What’s The Reason | T-Bone Walker
  • Tequila | Ventures
  • Texas Flood | Stevie Ray Vaughan
  • Three Hundred Pounds | Howlin' Wolf
  • Thrill Is Gone | B.B. King
  • Tore Down | Freddie King
  • Voodoo Child | Jimi Hendrix
  • Wait On Time | Fabulous Thunderbirds
  • Waiting On The Bus | ZZ Top
  • Walking Blues | Robert Johnson
  • Walking To My Baby | Fabulous Thunderbirds
  • Wang Dang Doodle | Howlin Wolf
  • Whipping Post | Allman Brothers
  • You Can’t Loose What You Never Had | Muddy Waters

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