“A Whammy pedal might be sacrilege on a vintage National, but live, it’s really interesting!” Troy Redfern may play slide guitar, but he doesn’t want to sound like Derek Trucks – and his bold solo approach blazes a new blues trail

Troy Redfern.

Having smashed the target on his latest Kickstarter campaign within the first nine hours, it’s fair to say there’s already a hefty buzz around Troy Redfern’s forthcoming studio effort, Invocation.

The slide guitar maverick talks gear, resonator ‘sacrilege’ and making it without label support…