John Fairhurst Guitar David Schlechtriemen Drums Rick Warren Harmonica Gus Fairbairn Sax Ellis Davies/Dan Owens Bass Management Hell Yeah Bookings Michele.thomson@gmail.com Label Howard@humblesoul.net
Influences
Bukka White, Son House,
Ravi Shankar , K. Sridhar, Captain Beefheart, John Fahey, Ivor Cutler, Charles Mingus,
Don Van Vliet, Zappa,
The Doors, Robert Johnson,
Jimi Hendrix, Blind Willie Johnson,
Mississippi John Hurt, Big Bill Broonzy,
Miles Davis, Paco de Lucia,
Ashok Roy, Nick Drake, Davis Rybka, Django Reinhardt and on and on and on..................
After much acclaim and over 200 jaw-dropping live shows in the last year John has established a reputation for being one of the most intuitive and creative musicians the UK has to offer. Yet it is John’s extensive travelling and raw musical experiences, which have truly informed his eclectic taste and technically awe-inspiring live shows.
John spent several years travelling in Asia and Australasia, playing with local and international musicians, working hard on his understanding of guitar and performace skills. Having been heavily influenced by the sarod master, K. Sridhar and the old country blues, these experiences have helped develop his outrageous guitar playing into its current form.
His beautiful debut solo album, “Joys Of Spring”, has seen John hailed as a “one man explosion of blues, Indian ragas and baroque folk”, which in turn has propelled John into more mainstream circles, earning him the opportunity to perform in front of audiences who wouldn’t normally get the chance to encounter suchlike.
Having returned from far-flung places in 2006, John moved to Manchester and straight into the folk blues and jazz scene. Here he met Gus Fairbairn (Sax), Rick Warren (Harmonica) and Ellis Davies (Bass) in one fateful night. Some while later, whilst shooting the video for Obnox Stomp, he met David Schlechtriemen (Drums) and the missing piece was added to the puzzle. Through playing together daily as part of a tight musical collective (Honeyfeet), comprising a weighty hunk of the cream of the Manchester scene, the band are an experienced and hardworking outfit.
2008 shows included four performances at Glastonbury, The Great Escape, Venn Festival, End of The Road, every night at Edinburgh Fringe Festival and Kuiperfest in Spain.
2009 has thus far included tours in Italy, Spain, Canada and America (South By Southwest), Sunrise festival and a vast array of gigs around the UK, as well as invitations to play a number of shows at Glastonbury and Kuiperfest for the second year running.
Upcoming tours include Germany, USA, Switzerland, Portugal and Italy.
“He’s possibly the finest guitarist you’ll ever see – and even better than that, he’s able to couple those skills with brilliant songwriting and a gravel-swilled belter of a voice. Search him out and prepare to be stunned."
Dear Fans ,Friends & Family, We recieved a letter today from Mr.& Mrs. Copyright! Unfortunately we are not allowed to use our former name for promotional use anymore! Couple Copyright gave us a chance to change our name and to comment the situation:
Sad,but also a new start,so we came up (full of anger AARRGGHHH!!! ) with a new face & name!We also fired up a new demo from our upcoming "EP"! Check us out & We hope you guys can still feel it...!!!! Cheers, O Pistole!
Electric Free Time Machine celebrate the launch of their debut album: ’mystery with hermit foil’ with a gig at the Yorkshire house in Lancaster.
ELECTRIC FREE TIME MACHINE - Lancaster
recent sound carriers for Damo Suzuki:From fast and bulbous blues stomps and vast experimental krautrock ambient strangeness, to abrasive shambolic metal, strange time shifts and delicate acoustic folk. www.myspace.com/eftm
albums at a special launch price of £4...so thats £5 for an amazing night of music and a brand spanking new bespoke embossed digipack album...have mercy
Hi John Fairhurst, I Draw Slow are playing The Cobblestone, Smithfield in Dublin on Wednesday 24th June, supported by the amazing Thomas Kitt. Doors are at 8.30 and admission is €10, a small price to pay to see the citys two premier acoustic acts don't you agree? On the off chance you disagree, come down on wednesday next to the Cobblestone, Smithfield Dublin and we'd be happy to discuss it.
