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WELCOMEWelcome to Joël Fafard's website. ...and another thing... Juno 2007 Nominated - Instrumental Album of the year. Western Canadian Music Awards 2006 Winner - Outstanding Instrumental Recording Canadian Folk Music Awards 2006 Nominated - Best Instrumentalist Solo. Rocking Horse Western Canadian Music Awards 2004 Nominated - Outstandinf Instrumental recording of the year. Joel Fafard is that rare breed of instrumentalist: the kind whose 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.
"Fafard has
begun to set himself apart from the legions of folksy Prairie
singer-songwriters with the sort of instrumental prowess you'd
expect from a fingerstyle deity. His style isn't overly busy,
but there are moments of genius." "the hint of
backwoods cajun vibe hovers around the edges of these songs.
This magic and earthiness appears to be born out the group's
unique personalities and shimmering swooping waves of sound.
A sympathetic energy truly bigger than the sum of it's parts." "Go out and find
this CD if you want some great fingerstyle guitar playing. Joël
Fafard is a talented guitarist by any measure, and "Rocking
Horse" is a fine recording to let those of us outside of
Canada know it. "As far as I'm
concerned, the votes are in and the winner of the JUNO for Best
Roots and Traditional - Solo Album is Joel Fafard for "RockingHorse". "Holy S##t! "discover the pure
roots and character of Joël
Fafard, which have beyond any doubt a remarkable and rousing signature." " I never knew
acoustic instrumental music could be such a swinging affair.
Never boring, very well played up-lifting toe-tapping music.
Really surprisingly good... excellent CD. (Rocking Horse)." "many of the
(WCMA's Gala) performances were excellent especially the inspired
pairing of Regina acoustic guitarist Joel Fafard and the Calgary
Philharmic Orchestra." "Very musical and
highly enjoyable... A great addition to anyones collection". "Beautiful sound...(Fafard's)
music surprised me" (Rocking Horse) highlights
(Fafard's) expressive picking style and impressive command of
slide Guitar." "If there was an
award for best song of the evening it should go to Joël
Fafard for the Last Waltz of John Kordic." "(Rocking Horse)
a decadent blend of blues, jazz, Celtic and classical elements,
there is also an undenialbe simplicity in its atmospheric tunes" "This is nice
and simple music with integrity and inspiration." |
