Who is Vo Fletcher?
Early Years
Early Years
Vo has played with an abundance of fine musicians. These include, The Applejacks, Brent Ford & The Nylons, The Albion Morris Band, Nigel Kennedy, Rik Mayall, Dave Swarbrick, David Lowe (Touch & Go,) Catherine Howe, Fairport Convention, Ray Jackson (Lindisfarne) and he’s currently a member of The Ric Sanders Trio.
He’s available for bookings in many different lineups with his talented cohorts or as a solo act which is rooted in Blues, and the various offshoots which flourished during The British Blues & Beat Boom of the 60’s.
Early Years
Early Years
Early Years
“The first ‘proper’ gig I went to was Cream at Birmingham University. I managed to blag my way backstage afterwards and Eric Clapton let me have a go on his ‘Fool’ SG.” Maybe not ‘touched by God’ but certainly ‘touched by God’s guitar’ Vo pursued his passion. As the Blues Boom thrived, he lived for music. When not gigging himself, he’d haunt the Blues Clubs; Mother’s in Erdington on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Henry’s Blues House on Wednesday and The Metro on Thursday, with Birmingham Town Hall and The Odeon thrown in here and there. That left Monday and Tuesday for rehearsing with whatever band he was playing in at the time. What a great place Birmingham was for budding musicians.