John Fairhurst is at the forefront of the new wave of Rock n Roll and Blues in the UK.

The last four months have seen John release his latest album “Saltwater”, sign a world wide publishing deal with Metropolis Studios in London and pioneer the new Electro Blues sound.

His music will feature on two unreleased films including a performance in Martin Scors- ese’s latest production “Tomorrow”, premiering at Cannes Film Festival 2015 and six songs on “The Beat Beneath My Feet”, currently in contest at the Berlin Film Biennale and due for UK release in May.

Wigan native Fairhurst has been honing his craft on the road combining his passions for people and music for years. The result is an awe inspiring wall of sound rooted in his nor- thern blues background with a gritty mournful deep-south attitude and a voice to carry it home. Introduced to Sarod Master K. Shridar at the age of 5 when he stayed with his family, John’s music has a distinctly eastern feel, with influences from Shridar as well from his own travels through Asia. With a bottle-neck style blues referencing the likes of Son House and Bukka White, comparisons to the fingerpicking of John Fahey, a leaning to- wards the psychedelic 60’s rock of Hendrix and Led Zeppelin and the ever present in- fluence of K. Shridar and Indian raga, John’s music is a real melting-pot of diverse musical traditions freely hand picking tunes from the Mississippi to the Ganges. John Fairhurst truly epitomises the modern day wandering blues man. He has gone on to tour the globe and en- tertain crowds at illustrious festivals such as SXSX and Glastonbury to name but a few. John’s enigmatic stories relayed through intense and original blues are all told using his tra- demark howling vocals; think Captain Beefheart meets Tom Waits.

2014 has been a very exciting year The new album “Saltwater” was recorded between Bristol and London, with Nathan Evans (Portishead, Massive attack) engineering the Bristol sessions and Alex Bietzke producing at Dean Street in London.

The album was mixed by Alex Beitzke (Jamiroquai, Florence and The Machine, Nigel Kennedy) and mastered by Ray Staff (Led Zeppelin, Rolling Stones, The Clash). “Saltwater” was released in October and one track “Breakdown” made it onto Classic Rock’ Magazine’s Track of the Week and received enthusiastic reviews. The year was topped off by signing a world wide deal with Metropolis Publishing.