John Fairhurst

A Wigan native, John has been honing his craft on the road combining his passions for people and music for some years. The result is an awe-inspiring sound rooted in his northern blues background, with a gritty mournful deep-south attitude and a voice to carry it home. With a bottle-neck blues style referencing the likes of Son House, comparisons to the finger-picking of John Fahey, a leaning towards the psychedelic 60’s rock of Hendrix and Led Zeppelin and the ever present influence of Indian raga, John’s music is a real melting-pot of diverse musical traditions. His eclectic mix of influences wrapped up in a powerful blues style has been heard around the world, including SXSW, Glastonbury, Green Man, Tarragona, The Secret Garden Party and Edinburgh Festivals. He has four CD’s currently on release, all of which have been received with critical acclaim, the Guardian describing the “Joys of Spring” as “truly exquisite” and his latest album, “Saltwater” has also received rave reviews. John will be appearing with his Special Guest Nuno Brito on drums to perform a searing set of acoustic blues. Epitomizing the sound of modern British blues this will be John's fifth appearance here at the Club, and if the others are anything to go by this promises to be a very special night indeed.

"a dark and powerful voice coupled with a bottleneck slide and Southern style stomp...The songs are strong on melody and chorus...his solos are monumental...the more you unpeel the more you get out of it" Blues Matters