ABOUT

Eric Selby is a singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist born and raised in a small town in Maryland. His current home in Virginia, not far from the Blue Ridge and Appalachian Mountains, provides an inspirational backdrop for Eric's original music often described as a unique blend of Americana, Psychedelic Folk and thought-provoking lyrics.

Eric's most recent release, "Dang Fool," was named "TOP 10 NATIONAL ALTERNATIVE FOLK ALBUM OF THE YEAR" ~Roots Music Report (RMR), 2025

RMR has also listed both of Eric’s previous releases, "Do, Baby." and "Where You Born At?" as their NATIONAL TOP CONTEMPORARY FOLK ALBUM CHART's "Best of 2021." In addition, RMR named Eric’s release, "Do, Baby." in the TOP 50 of their NATIONAL TOP CONTEMPORARY FOLK ALBUM CHART: "Best of 2020." 7 of his songs from that release made their "NATIONAL BEST SINGLES CHART OF 2020” as well.

The Musicianship, based in Washington, D.C. and presenters of the annual WAMMIE AWARDS, has named Eric a finalist for:
~Best Rock Album, Best Rock Artist and Best Rock Song (2023)
~Best Folk Artist, Best Folk Album, Best Folk Song and Best Pop Song (2022)
~Best Folk Artist, Best Folk Album, Best Pop Album and Best Rock Album (2021)

Eric has performed live and recorded with many talented artists, including:

Allison Russell (Birds of Chicago, Our Native Daughters), Billy Thompson (Little Milton, Albert King, Art Neville), Don Chapman (Firefall's Larry Burnett & Rick Roberts, America), Ron Holloway (Warren Haynes, Dizzy Gillespie, The Allman Brothers, Sonny Rollins, Tedeschi/Trucks), Daryl Johnson (The Neville Brothers, Daniel Lanois, Emmylou Harris, U2, Bob Dylan), James East (Elton John, Lionel Richie, Eric Clapton), Warner Williams (Piedmont blues legend, 2012 NEA National Heritage Fellowship Winner), Drink Small (Piedmont blues legend, 2015 NEA National Heritage Fellowship Winner), Bill Payne (Little Feat, J.J. Cale, The Doobie Brothers), Lenny Castro (Adele, The Rolling Stones, Steely Dan, Maroon 5, Stevie Wonder) and Mike Finnigan (Jimi Hendrix, Joe Cocker), to name a few. 

Eric has performed at venues and music festivals throughout the country including: 

NPR’s Mountain Stage-WV, B.B. King Blues Club-NY, House of Blues-IL, The Bayou-DC, Belly Up-San Diego, Humphreys Concerts by the Bay-CA, 9:30 Club-DC, Blues Alley-DC, House of Blues-FL, Greenwood Blues Cruise-SC, Beale Street Blues Festival, Colonial Beach Blues Festival-VA, Washington Folk Festival-DC, Carolina Downhome Blues Festival-SC, Western Maryland Blues Festival-MD, New York State Blues Festival-NY, Paoli Blues Festival-PA, Winchester Blues Festival-VA, Lisner Auditorium-DC, Michelob Dayton Blues Festival-OH, Pennsylvania Blues Festival-PA, San Diego Blues Festival-CA, The Music Center at Strathmore-MD and The Kennedy Center-DC. 

As a producer, Eric provided his creativity and talents to:

Eric Selby* - "Where You Born At?"

Eric Selby* – "Do, Baby."

Eric Selby* – “Anxious Zen”

Eric Selby* – “Another Page”

Eric Selby* – “Orbit”

Little Bit A Blues – “Live at B.B. King’s Bluesville” 

(Awarded with Best Live Recording of the Year by Blues411) 

Laura Belle - "Keep Walking" 

Memphis Gold – “Pickin’ In High Cotton” 

Norman Taylor – “D2D – Acoustic” 

Norman Taylor – “Delaware to the Delta” 

Norman Taylor - "Sing Your Blues Live Your Light"

Norman Taylor - "Meditations on the Blues"

Abigail Palmer Group – “Shedding Shadows” 

Abigail Palmer Group – “Abigail Palmer Group”

*with Marco Delmar

Eric has been named Blue411‘s Drum Thumper “Jimi” Award winner, been nominated for multiple WAMMIE awards, inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame, #1 on Blues411‘s charts multiple times and was featured in Modern Drummer for his approach and perspective in their “Drummer Blogs.”

Eric is a Soul Stew Records recording artist and endorses: SonoTone Premium Guitar & Bass Strings, Canopus Drums, Soultone Cymbals, Tycoon Percussion, The Grombal-Cymbal Accessories, CymbalChief, BEATO Bags and Ahead Drumsticks and is a DrumART showcased artist