Kirk Fletcher announces new album, “Keep On Pushing”

VizzTone is proud to present KEEP ON PUSHING, the latest album from internationally hailed blues guitarist/vocalist Kirk Fletcher. Working with co-producer JD Simo and a dream team of Nashville players for an album that captures the “live in the studio” immediacy of some of his favorite recordings. The release mines some classic songs by Big Bil Broonzy, Arthur Crudup, Percy Mayfield and more, along with originals by Fletcher and a tribute to Robert Nighthawk co-written with JD Simo.

The first single from the album is an instrumental, “Croke.” Kirk explains: “Croke is a melody I’ve carried with me for many years. It’s in the style of your classic West Coast jump Blues popularized by some of my mentors and heroes like Junior Watson and Hollywood Fats, along with guys like Bill Jennings and Tiny Grimes, all who Watson hipped me to in my early twenties. The name came from the bass player on these sessions Ron Eoff telling us all a funny story about the old days. So there you have it — my salute to West Coast jump Blues.”

Fletcher has been a deeply respected force on the international blues scene since his 1999 debut recording. He has performed at countless festivals and clubs around the globe and made his mark as a bandleader, a member the Mannish Boys and the Fabulous Thunderbirds, and appeared alongside the likes of Joe Bonamassa, Charlie Musselwhite, Nick Curran and more. This month he’s been playing in Sweden, Portugal and Romania, before returning to North America for the Calgary Blues Festival, the Big Blues Bender in Las Vegas, and the Eastside Festival in Austin, Texas.

Listen to “Croke” below.