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Fergie Fulton

Lost in the 70s and 80s

Back home in Scotland at the end of the 70’s he played and jammed in the West of Scotland music scene where the jazz fusion period of the time saw his playing become influenced by players like Jeff Berlin, Stanley Clarke, Tim Bogart, Steve Swallow, Billy Cobham, Jeff Beck, ultimately leading him to lose his way and give up playing. A move to London in the early 80s as a sound engineer and roadie, lasted about a year and it saw him go back to playing in many of the recording studios in London and regular visits to the legendary Nomis studios in Shepherds Bush where he found his way again.“going back to basics was what I did, I went back to playing bass as part of something, turned my back on popular music for a second time in his life and went back to the blues”

Back on Track

He recalls some words of wisdom from Motorhead bassist Lemmy “ If you have more than 20 people turn up at a gig…you’re commercial” is what he told me about blues music and at that time he was not far wrong, but a Texas Tornado was about to change all that.

At the other end of the decade he with the rest of Booze’n’Blooze where he played with Steve ’Cupsy’ Cutmore for the first time, would top the UK s search for the best Unsigned Blues band and go on to release three albums, then in the late 90s he joined Groove Doctors a band made up of the finest players on the East Anglian Blues scene, releasing three more albums and being regarded as one of the most original blues bands around on the European scene, and go from strength to strength.

Success

Picking up awards and accolades as he went into and past the Millennium, working as a guest for various artists from the USA and back full circle after 20 years to rejoin Steve ‘Cupsey’ Cutmore as part of the Rhythm section of Hokie Joint.

In a career that has spanned over thirty five years and seen him pick up numerous awards, he has played from one side of the world to the other, playing to “tables and chairs big nights out” in pubs and clubs or concert arenas that hold thousands and festivals that number tens of thousands he remains one of the busiest bass players around and is always in demand as a player, teacher, or someone just to have a beer with.

Fergie has had the pleasure in the last 35 years of recording, playing, jamming and sharing a stage with in no particular order;

Groove Doctors, Greg Wright, Booze’n’ Blooze, Chuck Berry, Dr Feelgood, Nine Below Zero, Buddy Whittington, Kim Wilson, Green, Kingdom, Rockin’Armadillos, Duran Duran,, The Honeycombs, Frankie Millar, Diamond Head, John Martyn, King, Screamin’ Lord Such, Jessie ‘Guitar’ Taylor, Phil Hilbourne, John Cooper Clarke, Lightnin’ Willie, Jools Holland, Jack Bruce, Denny Newman, Guthrie Govan, Sean Webster, Buddy Guy, SYSO, Koko Taylor, Gary Moore, Jimmy Reed, Maggie Bell, Jimmy Dewar, Owen Barrie, Brian Robertson, Nikko Mc Brain, Max Middleton, Sam Kelly, Rory Gallacher, Wishbone Ash , Automatic Slim, The Scorpions, Reg Webb,…