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Vancouver Blue
Paul Fenton →89 listeners226 plays
bluesslide guitar bluesblues rockslide guitardave hole
about this album
Paul has appeared with Derek Trucks, Sonny Landreth, Wide Mouth Mason, Rory Gallagher, Jack Bruce, Johnny Winter, Mick Taylor, Walter Trout, John Mayall, Coco Montoya, Steppenwolf, The Strawbs, Nazareth, Bernard Allison, Mick Ronson, John Hiatt, Roy Buchanan, George Thorogood, Thirteen Engines, The Stranglers, Guy Davis, Tom Cochrane, The Headstones - and members of the Guess Who, Goddo, The Blushing Brides, McKenna Mendelson Mainline, The Anger Brothers and Downchild have performed live with him. Paul's music is a potent blend of tough blues, world-class virtuoso solo improvisation and strong songwriting. Founder of seminal Canadian punk rock band The Action, Paul later delved into blues-based rock and psychedelic guitar hero pyrotechnics on slide guitar. He has been signed to Montreal's Montreco Records, New York City's Torrid Records (produced by legend Mick Ronson who also played guitar on the session), The Netherlands' Continental Records (Rounder-Universal) and was distributed by Germany's In-Akustik. In 1998 he embarked on a solo career. REVIEWS: "This is probably some of the most interesting rock music I have heard in the last ten years." Bob Segarini Scene Roots and Blues magazine - by John Scoles Paul Fenton has that British blues guy look and sound written all over him. But he's Canadian. And on his latest release, Vancouver Blue, he does a Johnny Winter-style cover of a Hank Williams tune. All of these things combined make him a hard guy to pin down. But t
why this is interesting
# Why "Vancouver Blue" Deserves Your Attention This album captures a musician at the intersection of technical mastery and emotional directness. Fenton's guitar work moves fluidly between structured songwriting and improvisational exploration—a balance many players chase but few achieve with such naturalness. What distinguishes the record is its refusal to separate virtuosity from vulnerability; the virtuoso passages serve the songs rather than overshadowing them. The production allows space for silence and subtlety alongside moments of genuine power. For anyone curious about contemporary blues that honors tradition while remaining genuinely contemporary, or simply interested in witnessing what happens when a deeply experienced musician decides what matters most is honesty, this work repays close
