Stuart Michael Fletcher (born 16 January 1976 in
York
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) is an
English
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bass player. He is best known as the
bassist
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in
John Squire's post
The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses were an English Rock music, rock band formed in Manchester in 1983. One of the pioneering groups of the Madchester movement in the late 1980s and early 1990s, the band's classic and most prominent lineup consisted of vocalist I ...
band,
The Seahorses
The Seahorses were an English alternative rock band, formed in 1996 by guitarist John Squire, following his departure from The Stone Roses.
The band released their debut album ''Do It Yourself (The Seahorses album), Do It Yourself'' in 1997, a ...
.
Prior to joining The Seahorses, Fletcher had been performing in local York bands since the age of 11.
On 22 March 1996 Fletcher was spotted by Squire in the York venue Fibbers, where he was playing with local blues pub band The Blueflies. He was filling in for the band's usual bass player, who was unable to play due to
repetitive strain injury
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.
Following the gig, Fletcher was handed a cassette of demos Squire had recorded and asked to join the band.
Since the demise of the
band
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, Fletcher has continued to play with local York bands such as
Hayley Hutchinson, The Yards featuring fellow ex-Seahorse
Chris Helme, and
Rick Witter
Richard James "Rick" Witter (born 23 November 1972 in Stockport, Cheshire) is a singer, songwriter in the York-based band Shed Seven.
He was educated at Huntington School, York.
Professional career
Rick Witter formed his first band with sch ...
's band,
Rick Witter & The Dukes
Rick Witter & the Dukes are a British alternative rock band from York, England.
Band members
* Rick Witter (Vocals)
* Rob Wilson (Guitars)
* Stuart Fletcher (Bass)
* Matt Lunn (Drums)
History
In August 2005, former Shed Seven front man, Rick ...
. He has also done session work for
Happy Mondays
Happy Mondays are an English rock band formed in Salford in 1980. The original line-up was Shaun Ryder (vocals), his brother Paul Ryder ( bass), Gary Whelan (drums), Paul Davis (keyboard), and Mark Day (guitar). Mark "Bez" Berry later joined t ...
,
Saint Etienne,
The Calling and Chris Helme.
In 2009 he organised a charity gig in aid of the Guardian Angels high dependency unit for children at York Hospital.
The objective was to climb the 5,895-metre summit of
Mount Kilimanjaro
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in aid of the charity.
Fletcher joined
We Could Be Astronauts in 2011 playing
T in the Park 2012
T in the Park 2012 was a three-day music festival which took place from 6–8 July 2012 in Balado, Kinross. The Stone Roses were announced as the first headline act on 8 November 2011, appearing on Saturday 7 July 2012. Snow Patrol and Kasabian ...
on the BBC Introducing stage. Since 2012, Fletcher has also been a member of the Heather Findlay Band and York-based band Van Der Neer. More recently as well as regular gigs with the York-based cover band The Mothers, he is also playing in Chris Johnson's band Halo Blind and Heather Findlay's Mantra Vega. Fletcher becomes as a bassist of
Hurricane #1 since 2018.
References
External links
Official We Could Be Astronauts siteThe Yards Official siteThe Mothers Official siteRick Witter & The DukesVan Der Neer Official website
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1976 births
English male guitarists
Male bass guitarists
English session musicians
Living people
Musicians from York
21st-century English bass guitarists
21st-century British male musicians
Happy Mondays members
The Seahorses members