BIOGRAPHY
Juno Nominated and Internationally Recognized Singer/ Songwriter/ Slide Guitarist Sean Pinchin has been a steady presence on the Festival circuit for nearly 2 decades.. Since his first performance in 2005 while opening for Sawyer Brown as Guitarist / 2nd Vocalist in a Gretchen Wilson Tribute band, Sean had begun a regular pre - pandemic life on the road performing roughly 200 shows a year all through North America. Recording original music and creating beautifully constructed interpretations of classic Blues and Roots music since 2007, he received a (2014) Maple Blues Nomination for Best New Artist, his 2016 Release “Monkey Brain” received the Juno Nomination for Best Blues Album of the Year (2017) and he was recognized by the Toronto Blues Society as Semi Finalist for the Road to Memphis Challenge (2019). In (2020) Sean recorded guitar for the “Lily Pad Bop” by Splash’N Boots featuring Jill Barber which won the Juno Award for Best Children’s Album.
During his almost 20 year career Sean has opened for Tinsley Ellis, Jeff Lang (twice), Mel Brown, Steve Strongman, Monkey Junk, Phillip Sayce, and Kim Churchill. And as a member of the Dione Taylor Band since (2014) Sean has shared the stage with such Internationally recognized acts as War and Treaty, Colin James, Birds of Chicago, Serena Ryder, MCrary Sisters, Harry Manx, Blind Boy Paxton, Harrison Kennedy, Carl, Samantha Martin and Delta Sugar and Guy Davis.
2024 is proving to be a standout year for Sean as he makes his Ottawa Blues Festival debut and opens for Legendary guitarist Sonny Landreth in Uxbridge Ontario in July. Sean will also be performing at Kitchener Blues Festival, Festival International du Blues de Tremblant, WayneStock 2024, and will be touring with bassist Scott Fitzpatrick thru Southern Ontario this summer.
Podcasts
And Sometimes... Why? With Rob Szabo
Interview with Rob Szabo: Sean Pinchin is a Juno-nominated slide guitar hero and veteran of thousands of live shows. We talk about his musical education from Weird Al to Cobain to Jimi Hendrix and Chris Whitley. We play his records and discuss his semi-public struggles with anxiety and depression- and how music in the thing that gets him out of bed.
Matt Lees Gets Creative
Interview with Matt Lees: Canadian. Slide. Guitar Juno Nominee. Boathouse O.G. Sean Pinchin tells us about his start in music, and what keeps him going to this day as an indie blues artist. We chat about his solo projects as well as his various collaboration.
Talkin' Blues
Talkin' Blues
A conversation with Singer/songwriter and slide guitarist, Sean Pinchin (solo artist, Dione Taylor).