When Davy Knowles turned 18, his parents gifted him a suitcase. It was more than just a practical present. Knowles grew up on the Isle of Man, an island that’s just 28 miles long and 12 miles wide in ...

The Hangout Festival kicked off Friday afternoon with a scorching set from Davy Knowles & Back Door Slam, a blues-rock trio out of the Isle of Man. A budding guitar god and soon-to-be-member of Mickey ...

Whether playing acoustic, mandolin, national steel, or screaming electric guitar, Davy Knowles has an unmistakable style. Since bursting on to the scene with his band Back Door Slam's critically ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – A guitar virtuoso emerging from the “rugged coastline, medieval castles and rural landscapes” of the Isle of Man might sound a bit like a unicorn sighting. But along with all that ...

1. The Davy Knowles Band will play its blues-heavy style of music at 7 p.m. Sunday at the Coda Concert House, located at 2120 E. 24th St. The band has played several legendary festivals, including ...

Davy Knowles is not technically from Britain, but he did grow up surrounded by it. A native son of the Isle of Man, the much-acclaimed blues-rocker was still in his teens when he started his first ...

THREE OAKS — Davy Knowles and the Jack Whittle Trio perform at 8 p.m. Feb. 16 at The Acorn, 107 Generations Drive. A native of the Isle of Man, the roots singer-songwriter and guitarist began his ...

The tour starts in Evanston, Illinois, on Sept. 10. Knowles's other stops in Florida are at The Alley in Sanford at 7 p.m. Oct. 27 and at Safety Harbor Art and Music Center in Safety Harbor at 7 p.m.

It’s a challenge for young blues rockers like ex-Back Door Slam frontman/guitarist Davy Knowles. They need to write and sing quality original songs while allowing the instrumental work they spent ...

As serendipitous as was the confluence of circumstances that brought Davy Knowles and Jorma Kaukonen to The Essex Experience Summer Music Series, it was all the more providential that both men gave ...