Paul Butler's third solo studio album, "Refugee", is scheduled for release in mid-2018. His second solo studio album, "Cities made of gold", was released in early 2015, and seen by some as a minor classic. His first solo album, “Days will come”, was released in February 2013 to widespread critical acclaim. But his story is a longer one than the span covering the release of his recent solo albums. Paul Butler now usually plays solo folk/acoustic stuff shot through with the Blues. He can be found in small Blues clubs, the odd folkie venue, at occasional local open mic nights, and smaller festivals. He has played and recorded with B.B.King, Lightnin’Slim, Eddie Guitar Burns and Taj Mahal. He has shared stages/studios with Keef Hartley and Stan Webb , Ric Lee and Leo Lyons, Pete Wingfield, Rick Hayward, Steve York, Miller Anderson, Andy Pyle, John Altman, Tony Ashton, Pete Gage, Laurence Garman, Duster Bennet & Bernie Marsden among many. He parked his guitar in 1982 after one album with Chicken Shack, “Roadies Concerto” (1981), and only came out of musical retirement in 2012, with the release of his first solo album.