RockMusicStar.com recently caught up with blues / rock guitar legend PAT TRAVERS. An excerpt from the interview is available below.

RMS: I want to start off by discussing your new CD, Fidelis. When did you start writing and recording it?

Pat Travers: "Well, first of all Fidelis is the record that I’ve wanted to make since Black Pearl or Crash And Burn. Black Pearl was the last recording that I made that I had really good production. Since then everything has changed and I’ve been storing all this up in my mind for a long time, a couple of decades. And although some of the songs I didn’t actually write until I got up to the studio in Northern Ontario, once we were there, things started happening really quickly. But, I really knew what I wanted the songs to sound like. The opening track 'Ask Me Baby' is kind of homage to bands from 1966 to 1970, bands like the MC5, THE BEATLES, OTIS REDDING, WILSON PICKETT, the stuff that’s kind of energy and riffs. So I thought that came out really well. And I was happy with everything else. I had a great producer and a great engineer. I didn’t have to worry about anything in a technical sense as far as the recording. I just had to worry about coming up with good songs and having good performances while recording."

RMS: Why is Fidelis only available as a download?

PT: "That’s not a nice thing and it was not according to plan. My record label, well actually I don’t have a record label. But the recording is on Alexus Records which is run by an individual from Toronto. I met him a few years back at one of his clubs and he told me that he wanted to start his own record label and have me as one of his lead off artists. He put me in a position where I could do this album. But he just couldn’t get her to cross the finish line. But, I’ve had no communication with him for three or four months now, so…. But you can download it and if you want Amazon will send you a hard copy on CD-R. But, it wouldn’t have any liner notes, just the front cover. You may be able to order the actual CD through the record site label as well. (http://www.alexusrecords.us" target="_blank">www.alexusrecords.us

).

But it’s a weird situation, it’s the best album that I’ve made in years and I’m finding it very difficult to promote it because I have no communication with my label. It’s crazy, but we are going to make it right in the near future. I want people to hear this because it is so good. Eventually, I will end up re-recording it and then I’ll own the recordings and I will get distribution and everything will happen."

Go to this location for the complete interview.

As previously reported, Travers is back out and touring in support of Fidelis. The current line-up for the PAT TRAVERS BAND is Pat Travers (guitar/vocals), Kirk McKim (lead guitar/backing vocals), Sean The Cannon Shannon (drums) and Rodney O'Quinn (bass/backing vocals).

Pat Travers' tour schedule is as follows:

July

24 - Birkenfeld, OR - S.E. Oregon ABATE Run 21 Rally

August

19 - Houston, TX - House Of Blues
20 - San Antonio, TX - Back Stage Live

21- Dallas, TX - House Of Blues

September

6 - Indianapolis, IL - Rib America Fest
18 - Tomahawk, WI - Nokomis Town Park

October

8 - Plymouth, MA - Memorial Hall

For more info visit Pattravers.com.