Glad you guys liked this video - it was an absolute pleasure to hang with Kirk for a few hours. And if you think he's got chops in this video, you should have seen the clinic later that day - what a player!! Go check his music out. Cheers to Kirk for popping by. And if you want to see your favourite guitar player in a Capt Meets video, then please just badger the shit out of them on social media ;)
This is my first introduction to Kirk Fletcher and his music. I made a legacy of telling my children that you are never too old to learn. I have come to a point in my bucket list where it is time for me to answer my own challenge. I am taking up the guitar, while I hopefully have a few years to become proficient (starting at 73+). Blues is my sole interest, and this will be my gift to myself, for all the years I set this desire aside for family and career. I enjoy all the videos you provide to keep us abreast of all the new equipment and great artists you allow us to become acquainted with. The journey forward will be awesome.
Is it weird that a music retail shop in England is my main inspiration to get better at playing the blues? Pete, Rabea, Chappers, Captain, thank you all so very, very much!
Excellent Show. Kirk Fletcher is the man. Never disappoints. He and Josh Smith together is the show of shows. Thanks for putting this show together! Bring on the jazz/blues guitarists!
Every interview I see with Kirk he's the same genuine, humble guy and that's so refreshing when so many of today's artists seem to be all about 'branding'. What a great player he is too, just beautiful tone - I love how much fun he is having just jamming around with another guitar guy. Seriously, is there anything better?
Lee, these are seriously some of the most enjoyable videos on all of RUclips. Just two dudes chilling, talking about guitar. Playing a little. Cheers, keep these coming.
Thanks for doing this Lee. He did a clinic at my university last year (Dudley Ross is my guitar tutor), saw him again in Maidstone and going to see him again at Whitstable with Josh Smith this September. Incredible Guitarist and such a nice guy.
So humble! Playing starting around 20:20 gave me chills. Just "messing around". True master, blues player. Wow!! beautiful playing and tone! Very inspirational!!
I am sad to say, I had never heard of Kirk Fletcher. After watching this glorious video, I will be rectifying that. Man, he was such a joy to watch! I love how he would get so happy while playing! Blues on! Thanks for the vid Capt and Kirk! I'm going to your site right after this to see if you're playing near me!
I first became familiar with Kirk when he played with Joe Bonamassa on the Muddy Waters/Howlin Wolf shows. From there, I found more of his music. A very talented and humble guitar slinger! Nice segment, Captain!
I love the Captain and his channel. Getting someone like Kirk Fletcher is an awesome plus. I'm surprised the Captain doesn't interview more homegrown blues players like Aynsley Lister or Davy Knowles. Big name artists are great and hats off to the Captain for being recognized by these artists because it shows just how far the channel has come. It's a success story in and of itself. Maybe some of our own successful blues artists should be given the chance to be interviewed by the Captain and listen to their struggle to succeed as a musician in Britain. Just throwing that out there
What a cool guy! Surprised I missed this when it first aired. Kirk seems so humble and down to earth, a pleasure to listen to with killer skills. Thanks Captain for this interview, and by the way, thanks for all you share with us.
Kirk is jaw dropping good. Best thing about him, in my opinion, he makes the people around him better than they are. Everyone steps their game through roof being around him. Really cool, positive guy.
Humble guy, good to see!!! And a shout out to The Captain, you are a great interviewer, it's like you guys are just hanging out. Love the Andertons Channel.
Kirk, Josh Smith, and Matt Schofield are my biggest modern day influences. It sounds like all these guys were influenced by Robben Ford too. So cool to see this interview.
Gutted I had to miss the clinic that night, was recovering from an operation.Looking forward to seeing Kirk and Josh at at least a couple of his upcoming shows.I will second his Jimmy Vaughan opinions, his solo albums are a lesson in taste, restraint and feeling. Kirk is developing along those lines and is an awesome humble guy to boot.
Heard him a couple of years ago, playing a Fender thinline Tele, (I think) and the sound he got out of that guitar was out of this world.... It was creamy, but still defined. He could have played threee notes all night, and it would still have been fantastic.. It's probably the best sounding guitar I've heard live, and I'm 54. I've heard a few...
Great video, great interview Captain and what a brilliant guy Mr Fletcher is, wish I'd been able to see the masterclass. Top stuff. And Captain get/listen to 'Whats The Word' Fabulous Thunderbirds and J Vaughan's 'Do you Get The Blues' And Mr Fletcher's My Turn album is just brilliant!!!!
I listened to Jimmy Vaughan long before I knew Stevie Ray. Jimmy was the guitarist I aspired to be like. It’s his ability to say so much with so little, the pauses speak as much as the licks. Kirk says it a lot better here but the first Fab Thunderbirds albums are still among my favourites. By the way I only just discovered Kirk Fletcher, thank you RUclips. An awesome player and individual.
One of my favorite "Captain meets..." Kirks tone is just WOW. I knew the BluesCube is the "tubiest" solid state amp out and is totally underrated, but that tone is in this masters fingers. * Lee made it to my favorite interviewer. And i watch tons of guitar channels and interviews.
A wonderful example of how the power of music brings people together with friendship & respect. Great video & another great musician to learn more about and listen to. Hope Kirk tours Australia one day soon. To me Jimmie Vaughan's career is a little similar to Roy Buchanan's, hard to break into the really big time but is loved and respected by everyone in the business, a true musicians musician, and he's earned a great living doing what he loves to do all his life.
For people who do not know there is and was a great newer west coast blues scene going on in California - including Al Blake from the Hollywood Fats band, James Harman also had a ton of great guitar players - Kid Ramos, Nick Curran (RIP), Kirk, Junior Watson - so many great players it is well worth looking in to!!
Fantastic video... Nice job to both. To answer the Clapton question. He desperately wanted to be in The Band, but could not get the courage to ask Robbie Robertson. The Band's type of music, song-oriented, is what shaped Clapton's 70's writing and sound.
Clapton said in an interview that he was tired of The Cream and flew to Woodstock to ask Robbie to join The Band.. He just could not gain the courage. They already had Robbie and the band was great as is. He left and reshaped his sound and made some amazing music... still does.
Glad you guys liked this video - it was an absolute pleasure to hang with Kirk for a few hours. And if you think he's got chops in this video, you should have seen the clinic later that day - what a player!! Go check his music out. Cheers to Kirk for popping by. And if you want to see your favourite guitar player in a Capt Meets video, then please just badger the shit out of them on social media ;)
We're trying to get you John Mayer.
BRIAN MAY LIVES LOCALLY it will probably never happen but it would be cool XD
+Richard Harrold true - maybe i will comment on brians instagram he's just made I dont know if eric is into social media
I'd love to see you sit down with JD Simo, now THAT guy can play!!!
I want to see you meet Jonny Depp!
Kirk is a monster, but until this interview I had no idea how approachable and cool he was. What a player.
Why should he be otherwise??
This is my first introduction to Kirk Fletcher and his music. I made a legacy of telling my children that you are never too old to learn. I have come to a point in my bucket list where it is time for me to answer my own challenge. I am taking up the guitar, while I hopefully have a few years to become proficient (starting at 73+). Blues is my sole interest, and this will be my gift to myself, for all the years I set this desire aside for family and career. I enjoy all the videos you provide to keep us abreast of all the new equipment and great artists you allow us to become acquainted with. The journey forward will be awesome.
Nice. Hope you've started your journey and that it has been a good one so far.
Never too later brother, enjoy the journey!
Hope you're killing it!
How’s the playing been going?
Mike Landau, Josh Smith, & Kirk Fletcher... That's a show I would fly to. Great humility and such a tasty player.
Is it weird that a music retail shop in England is my main inspiration to get better at playing the blues?
Pete, Rabea, Chappers, Captain, thank you all so very, very much!
Gentle giant, seems like such a nice fellow, fantastic blues player.
Excellent Show. Kirk Fletcher is the man. Never disappoints. He and Josh Smith together is the show of shows. Thanks for putting this show together! Bring on the jazz/blues guitarists!
Kirk is Hands down Thee best blues player Today! His story, his life and the way he uses all of this. No one is got this edge today. Blessed !
Cap'n'Kirk
Cool, humble guy with some very tasteful playing!
did not know Kirk Fletcher but he looks like a really nice guy! great music!
Kirks humility is why he is who & where he is today. Great man with morals & principal.
what a lovely guy. Don`t even listened to the music, yet, but I`m already a fan.
The Captain is such a great interviewer.
Sick guitarist and seems like a real good guy. Definitely got a new fan today.
I absolutely love this guys attitude
it's a shame i can only give one thumbs up! it deserves over 9000!
Discovered Kirk on Pandora!!! Been a fan of his ever since!!! Great guy and monster talent!!!
Every interview I see with Kirk he's the same genuine, humble guy and that's so refreshing when so many of today's artists seem to be all about 'branding'. What a great player he is too, just beautiful tone - I love how much fun he is having just jamming around with another guitar guy. Seriously, is there anything better?
Happy to see that Pete got a little jam in at the end :D
Such an awesome guy! Great player! I really need to check out his music!
I wish my fav guitarist could be interviewed by the Captain ( Gary Richrath) R.I.P. Gary so glad I saw ya up. Lose in Butte MT . Circa-1977 ❤️
what a top guy. really humble, great player. will definitely be checking him out!
Kirk is always smiling :) He seems such a nice guy! Good job on the interview! Thank u!
I have only watched one and a half minutes and I will say that this is already, by far, my favorite "The Captain Meets..." video.
Lee, these are seriously some of the most enjoyable videos on all of RUclips. Just two dudes chilling, talking about guitar. Playing a little. Cheers, keep these coming.
This is just utter enjoyment all the way through! Reminds me I'm a musician in a good way!
Kirk is seriously one of the most humble and nice dudes.
Kirk Fletcher has got the blues
Kirk Fletcher is such a humble man!!! No wonder he can make his guitar sing with so much soul!!
I went to the clinic, it was inspirational for playing, then the captain meets is amazing as always!! Thank you andertons!!! :))
Kirk is such a gracious humble man . God bless him and his music .
Loved that surprise at the end with Pete!
Wonderful video, great player, great questions and remarks, very charismatic - both of you! I like Kirk´s new album very much!
That guitar tone!!!! It was buttery and awesome. Just wow!
Thanks for doing this Lee.
He did a clinic at my university last year (Dudley Ross is my guitar tutor), saw him again in Maidstone and going to see him again at Whitstable with Josh Smith this September.
Incredible Guitarist and such a nice guy.
Oh my gosh... That part he plays at the 20 min mark is jaw dropping. So good!
Kirk, straight to earth guy, like your playing, hope to see you soon in belgium. Your a fantastic player and person. Big fan here
Can't stop watching this! Great interview with a superb player!
So humble! Playing starting around 20:20 gave me chills. Just "messing around". True master, blues player. Wow!! beautiful playing and tone! Very inspirational!!
Both of you were so charming and delightful. So many great truths - and so much joy & passion. Thanks Lee! Keep it up.
The masterclass last week was brilliant. Wonderfully humble and talented guy.
Pete was tearing it up!! Great jam at the end!!!!
I am sad to say, I had never heard of Kirk Fletcher. After watching this glorious video, I will be rectifying that. Man, he was such a joy to watch! I love how he would get so happy while playing! Blues on! Thanks for the vid Capt and Kirk! I'm going to your site right after this to see if you're playing near me!
What a wonderful guitarist and humble human being this guy is. Really enjoyed this one captain!
Thank you Kirk, thank you Lee, thank you Pete, wonderful visit.
Such a nice guy Kirk Fletcher! A joy to see!
I first became familiar with Kirk when he played with Joe Bonamassa on the Muddy Waters/Howlin Wolf shows. From there, I found more of his music. A very talented and humble guitar slinger! Nice segment, Captain!
Mike Landau, Kirk Fletcher, Josh Smith...The reason I don't even bother trying to play the blues. Kirk is the man.
You're very kind Danny.
Nonsense, you can get in there and stitch together some blues riffs and play them the way Shawn Tubbs plays them.
Thanks Christopher!
Shawn Tubbs Umm.... You’re right there with them my friend!!!
Thanks Jim!
I love the Captain and his channel. Getting someone like Kirk Fletcher is an awesome plus. I'm surprised the Captain doesn't interview more homegrown blues players like Aynsley Lister or Davy Knowles. Big name artists are great and hats off to the Captain for being recognized by these artists because it shows just how far the channel has come. It's a success story in and of itself. Maybe some of our own successful blues artists should be given the chance to be interviewed by the Captain and listen to their struggle to succeed as a musician in Britain. Just throwing that out there
Blues needs more recognition, in my country all the blues fans are like 65+ old.
Super smooth!
Interesting, I just recently got into Kirk Fletcher and I´m an absolute fan now! That feel and those licks man...
What a nice humble dude!
I had never heard of Mr. Fletcher before but I really liked his playing here and he seems like a real nice guy. I gotta go pick up some of his stuff!
What a class act, with great feel. Everything he plays is tasteful. Best one of these I've seen yet. Thank you.
What a cool guy! Surprised I missed this when it first aired. Kirk seems so humble and down to earth, a pleasure to listen to with killer skills. Thanks Captain for this interview, and by the way, thanks for all you share with us.
Wow, great player and really down to earth guy! Excellent video, Cap'n!!
A humble guy with great chops. I really enjoyed this video. Thanks so much!
Great guy and a super player. Thanks, Lee!
I enjoy these videos a lot, such a good watch.
thank you for introducing this great player to me.
What a fantastic player and awsome guy!
Kirk is jaw dropping good. Best thing about him, in my opinion, he makes the people around him better than they are. Everyone steps their game through roof being around him. Really cool, positive guy.
He makes it look so effortless & relaxed .. deff my favourite blues rhythm guitarist
Kirk man, you are a good soul. Great interview Lee.
What an excellent interview.
Humble guy, good to see!!! And a shout out to The Captain, you are a great interviewer, it's like you guys are just hanging out. Love the Andertons Channel.
Will definitely be checking Kirk out! Great seeming guy!
great guy, back to basics, no frills, no pretention, just the music!
amazing sound with les paul and blues cube!!! Kirk is the master!!
What a player and human being .keep it up Kirk good luck in all endeavors!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kirk, Josh Smith, and Matt Schofield are my biggest modern day influences. It sounds like all these guys were influenced by Robben Ford too. So cool to see this interview.
EJwannabe Great Comment..I believe the same..Hopefully I get to see Robben Ford tomorrow night!
The Nicky is the Les Paul that i think fits perfectly to the playing style of Kirk Fletcher. Fantastic playing and really cool interview.
Gutted I had to miss the clinic that night, was recovering from an operation.Looking forward to seeing Kirk and Josh at at least a couple of his upcoming shows.I will second his Jimmy Vaughan opinions, his solo albums are a lesson in taste, restraint and feeling. Kirk is developing along those lines and is an awesome humble guy to boot.
This video made me feel happy.
He’s quickly becoming one of my favorite players. Lots of great subtle/tasteful stuff in his approach. Seems like such a kind and humble dude!
I wonder how many, besides me, is going to check out the first Thunderbirds record after watching this 😊
Checking it out now, actually :D
Heard him a couple of years ago, playing a Fender thinline Tele, (I think) and the sound he got out of that guitar was out of this world.... It was creamy, but still defined. He could have played threee notes all night, and it would still have been fantastic.. It's probably the best sounding guitar I've heard live, and I'm 54. I've heard a few...
so happy that you did this, such a tasteful player
Kirk fits more music into a few notes than most of the youtube 'guitar heroes' manage in a lifetime. Plus he's a cracking fella.
Great video, great interview Captain and what a brilliant guy Mr Fletcher is, wish I'd been able to see the masterclass. Top stuff. And Captain get/listen to 'Whats The Word' Fabulous Thunderbirds and J Vaughan's 'Do you Get The Blues' And Mr Fletcher's My Turn album is just brilliant!!!!
Late to this ; 2018. Man that intro jam *is* the blues and the rest of us are just playing at playing the blues.
I listened to Jimmy Vaughan long before I knew Stevie Ray. Jimmy was the guitarist I aspired to be like. It’s his ability to say so much with so little, the pauses speak as much as the licks. Kirk says it a lot better here but the first Fab Thunderbirds albums are still among my favourites. By the way I only just discovered Kirk Fletcher, thank you RUclips. An awesome player and individual.
One of my favorite "Captain meets..."
Kirks tone is just WOW.
I knew the BluesCube is the "tubiest" solid state amp out and is totally underrated, but that tone is in this masters fingers.
* Lee made it to my favorite interviewer. And i watch tons of guitar channels and interviews.
These videos are great, Lee is a natural at interviewing and Kirk is such a lovely dude.
Great Guy !!!! 👌☄
Kirk's joy is contagious!
A wonderful example of how the power of music brings people together with friendship & respect. Great video & another great musician to learn more about and listen to. Hope Kirk tours Australia one day soon. To me Jimmie Vaughan's career is a little similar to Roy Buchanan's, hard to break into the really big time but is loved and respected by everyone in the business, a true musicians musician, and he's earned a great living doing what he loves to do all his life.
What a humble great guitarist. .
what a tone!!! kirk fletcher with blues cube!!
Kirk is an amazing player. Cap, you did a great job in this video. Your playing has become deeply mature.
What a great player and guy, thoroughly enjoyed the whole thing. Thanks a bunch Capt! Loved the jam at the end :)
Kirk is such a cool guy absolute monster player! Great interview :)
For people who do not know there is and was a great newer west coast blues scene going on in California - including Al Blake from the Hollywood Fats band, James Harman also had a ton of great guitar players - Kid Ramos, Nick Curran (RIP), Kirk, Junior Watson - so many great players it is well worth looking in to!!
Same amp as mine....blues cube artist and it's fabulous
Two absolutely brilliant blokes and even better players! Great stuff :-D
That A chord style is Paul Kossoff - needed for All Right Now
Fantastic video... Nice job to both. To answer the Clapton question. He desperately wanted to be in The Band, but could not get the courage to ask Robbie Robertson. The Band's type of music, song-oriented, is what shaped Clapton's 70's writing and sound.
Clapton said in an interview that he was tired of The Cream and flew to Woodstock to ask Robbie to join The Band.. He just could not gain the courage. They already had Robbie and the band was great as is. He left and reshaped his sound and made some amazing music... still does.
I love the 80s and early 90s it have the best guitar players playing the best solos that you will ever hear