Mike Brookfield - Hey Kiddo! (2021)

Hey Kiddo! is latest album from blues rocker Mike Brookfield. In this unique album Mike’s guitar playing smashes through 12 new Gretsch wielding rock instrumentals. For some it will conjure up images of a Tarantino movie & guitar nerds will hear Mike’s love of 90’s garage surf-rock bands
(eg Eddie Angel’s The Los Straitjackets & The Volcanos)
As you’d expect from the Liverpool born / Dublin based rocker, blues & rock-a-billy are at the heart of it all and a dogged commitment to demonstrate his uniqueness as a guitarist, performer & composer.

“I’ve wanted to make this album for years! An instrumental record that rocks in a fun way but also has lots of twists & turns that keep the listener engaged… I wrote these tracks to perform alongside my more emotionally driven blues rock material… written to what I call the ‘Buddy Holly ethic’ in that they should be short, catchy & played with youthful energy… which I think creates a really nice contrast to the bluesy slow burn on the tracks I still love to play from the ‘Love breaks The Fall’ & ‘Brookfield’ albums… putting this music out is really important to me as I want my musical output to reflect my personality & varied interests as a writer & performer… it’s gonna be a fun show for the band & the audience, not forgetting a real challenge to play!”