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fave it Modern Folk | Folk Blues
19 tracks | 57 minutes
Released Jan 2006
on Joel Fafard
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:40 Auckland Express lyrics BUY MP3 02:40 Auckland Express lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:40 Auckland Express
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:20 ...and Another Thing... lyrics BUY MP3 03:20 ...and Another Thing... lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:20 ...and Another Thing...
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:07 Sufferin' Sucotash lyrics BUY MP3 02:07 Sufferin' Sucotash lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:07 Sufferin' Sucotash
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:29 Mesquite Morning lyrics BUY MP3 03:29 Mesquite Morning lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:29 Mesquite Morning
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:19 Clickity Clack lyrics BUY MP3 03:19 Clickity Clack lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:19 Clickity Clack
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:10 Night Crossing lyrics BUY MP3 03:10 Night Crossing lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:10 Night Crossing
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:32 Shut Off the Car lyrics BUY MP3 02:32 Shut Off the Car lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:32 Shut Off the Car
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:06 Face Down in the Rhubarb lyrics BUY MP3 03:06 Face Down in the Rhubarb lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:06 Face Down in the Rhubarb
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:23 Tricky Trout Tickler lyrics BUY MP3 03:23 Tricky Trout Tickler lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:23 Tricky Trout Tickler
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:20 Slippery lyrics BUY MP3 02:20 Slippery lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:20 Slippery
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 08:50 Megan and the Wascanna Cyclone lyrics BUY MP3 08:50 Megan and the Wascanna Cyclone lyrics "GIFT MP3" 08:50 Megan and the Wascanna Cyclone
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 01:57 Shut of the Car (solo) lyrics BUY MP3 01:57 Shut of the Car (solo) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 01:57 Shut of the Car (solo)
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:42 Auckland Express (solo) lyrics BUY MP3 02:42 Auckland Express (solo) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:42 Auckland Express (solo)
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:03 Face Down in the Rhubarb (solo) lyrics BUY MP3 03:03 Face Down in the Rhubarb (solo) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:03 Face Down in the Rhubarb (solo)
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:25 Clickity Clack (solo) lyrics BUY MP3 02:25 Clickity Clack (solo) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:25 Clickity Clack (solo)
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:13 ...and Another Thing... (solo) lyrics BUY MP3 02:13 ...and Another Thing... (solo) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:13 ...and Another Thing... (solo)
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:59 Night Crossing (solo) lyrics BUY MP3 02:59 Night Crossing (solo) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:59 Night Crossing (solo)
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:24 Slippery (solo) lyrics BUY MP3 02:24 Slippery (solo) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:24 Slippery (solo)
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 01:41 Sufferin' Sucotash (solo) lyrics BUY MP3 01:41 Sufferin' Sucotash (solo) lyrics "GIFT MP3" 01:41 Sufferin' Sucotash (solo)
Winner 2006 - Outstanding Instrumental Recording - Western Canadian Music Awards. Nominee 2006 - Best Instrumentalist - Canadian Folk Music Awards 2007 Juno Nominee for Instrumental Album of the Year.
Bio / Background
Award-winning roots guitarist Joël Fafard capped off a banner year earning nominations for “Instrumental Album of the Year” at the Junos, Canadian Folk Music Awards and the Western Canadian Music Awards for his sophomore instrumental CD, …and another thing… Winning the WCMA.
Joël Fafard is that rare breed of instrumentalist: the kind who’s appeal reaches far beyond the realm of serious guitar enthusiasts. The gifted slide fingerstyle player writes stirring, melodic compositions that paint pictures as vivid as any song with words. He introduces them on-stage with hilarious commentary delivered in a "hillbilly farm-boy" stage persona that quickly wins his audience over. And when he sinks his chops into a number like "Face Down in the Rhubarb," well, let's just say the serious guitar enthusiasts aren't disappointed either.
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Meanwhile, Fafard’s music was featured in the TV shows Alice I Think and Road Trip Nation, and Fafard co-scored the Middle of Somewhere TV series with Jason Plumb.
Many of Fafard's tunes have cryptic titles that figure heavily into his live show. Not content to simply show off his wizardry, Fafard proves himself the consummate entertainer, setting up the pieces with short stories that indicate the source of the title. "It's not that men aren't romantic," mutters Fafard, playing something of a redneck caricature of himself, "it's just that we are romantic about all the wrong things. …like hockey…pick up trucks…and barbeque." A few songs later, he intros "Mesquite Morning" by concluding that, seeing as he's such a romantic guy, it stands to reason that he'd write a love song to "a big hunk of red meat."
Joël Fafard grew up in Pense, Saskatchewan in an artistic but not musical family. He picked up the guitar at 15 and took a few lessons from celebrated prairie musician, Jack Semple. He went on to study for two years at the well-respected Capilano College music program in North Vancouver, but ultimately left over "artistic differences." He is mostly self-taught and counts Bruce Cockburn as the biggest inspiration behind his current style.
The number of successful Canadian roots instrumentalists can probably be counted on one hand, but Joël Fafard is living proof of the old saying that if you do what you love, success will follow.
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