Following the release of his acclaimed new album ‘Headway’, Canadian songwriter and slide-guitar maestro Ariel Posen is delighted to announce a Pembrokeshire date on his European Tour for 2022.

Posen will bring his mesmeric live show to the UK for a score of dates, including a night at the St. Davids and Solva RAFA Club, on January 30.

Posen’s music occupies the space between genres - a rootsy sound that nods to his influences - heartland rock and roll, electrified Americana, blue-eyed soul, R&B, Beatles-inspired pop - while still moving forward, pushing Posen into territory that’s uniquely his own.

He turns a new corner with Headway, a solo album that finds the songwriter taking stock of his personal and musical progress.

Posen began recording Headway in December 2019, one week after wrapping up an international tour in support of his acclaimed debut, How Long.

He’d been on the road for a year and a half, playing shows across the UK, Europe, America, and his native Canada.

Along the way, Posen had received standing ovations not only from his audiences, but also from outlets like Rolling Stone, who dubbed him ‘a modern-day guitar hero’ and Music Radar listing him as a fan voted top 10 rock guitarist of the year, and the Western Canadian Music Awards who nominated him for ‘Breakout Artist of the Year.’

Coming back home to Winnipeg, he began sifting through the new songs he’d written between tour dates.

Many of them had already been tested on the road, their arrangements whittled into shape by a group of road warriors at the top of their game. Practically all of them were about the process of evolution — of making progress in life, love, and all points in between.

Those themes were reflected in the music itself, which presented a crisper, clearer picture of Posen as a songwriter.

If How Long had been his introduction to the roots-music world, then Headway was something different - a sharply-defined snapshot of a musician who has truly crystallised his sound.

Already celebrated as a frontman, multi-instrumentalist, and producer, Posen hits a new high-water mark with his second album — an album that prioritises songwriting above all else, showcasing the progress of a lifelong musician who’s still in the middle of an upward trajectory.

Tickets for the tour are on sale now, and full details can be found at: https://www.arielposen.com/tour