Steve Fairclough
Blog Intro: This is where it all began....
This is one of my school reports. It wasn't even the worst to be honest, but its the only one I could find. Now, at first glance, I was...
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Steve Fairclough
Mar 31, 20201 min
Tik Tok Tune
It’s genuinely been a source of great joy to me over the years, when people have taken my music and applied it to something they have...
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Steve Fairclough
Mar 12, 20204 min
Recording Acoustic Guitars in a Project Studio
OK, I’ve been playing a lot of clinics recently, and one of the questions people ask a lot is, how best to record their acoustic guitar....
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Steve Fairclough
Mar 12, 20207 min
Altered Tunings
Whenever I play a clinic or concert, people are always fascinated to know how difficult it is to play in altered Tunings, and why would...
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Steve Fairclough
Mar 12, 20201 min
Be-Bop Scales:
This is in response to an email from Eddie, who asked about be-bop scales, I cant do individual lesson’s etc. from this site, but I can...
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Steve Fairclough
Mar 12, 20205 min
A Thank You to Two David's:
A Thank You. If a blog is for anything, I figure its for getting down whats on your mind, and this one is a thank you to someone from my...
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Steve Fairclough
Mar 12, 20203 min
A Band Mentality for the Solo Producer
A ‘BAND’ MENTALITY FOR THE SOLO MUSIC PRODUCER….. One of the great things about being a musician, is the chance to play with other...
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Steve Fairclough
Mar 12, 20209 min
Skiing:
A few years ago, I was asked to write this article, about the experience of learning to ski, at shall we say a ‘later’ age. I’m including...
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Steve Fairclough
Mar 12, 20203 min
Happiness is Easy:
This is a follow on to a post about “Why are we Here” which I received some nice compliments about….. Not particularly original, but I’ve...
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Steve Fairclough
Mar 12, 20201 min
E Major 13th:
This is a copy of the piece I did for the North American Guitar Companies monthly newsletter earlier this year…. E Major 13th: A splendid...
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Steve Fairclough
Mar 12, 20201 min
Very Fine Luthiers:
Here’s an old pic from around 2008. It features me and 2 old friends, both of whom are wonderful Luthiers in their own right. On the left...
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Steve Fairclough
Mar 12, 20202 min
Rickie Lee Jones; Best Gig ever....
This, is Rickie Lee Jones. She is my favourite female vocalist ever. Her first 2 albums and most of her 4th would be on my All Time...
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Steve Fairclough
Mar 12, 20201 min
Nicest Gig Setting I've Ever Played:
This is a series of pictures from Le Grand Ourse Restaurant on Mont Chery in Les Gets (French Alps). For the best part of the ‘noughties,...
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Steve Fairclough
Mar 12, 20201 min
Gordon Smith Guitars:
When I was 18 I did my first tour abroad. It was to New Orleans with my mate Burkey, and we were ‘managed’ by a local entrepreneur and...
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Steve Fairclough
Mar 12, 20201 min
Tommy Leddy's Sound Shop:
(Me, Tommy and Maria)… Here’s a shot featuring one of my favourite fella’s in the Music Industry…… Tommy Leddy has run the Sound Shop in...
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Steve Fairclough
Mar 12, 20202 min
Musical Familes:
It’s hard to know where the drive to make music comes from. I have my own theories. I have a particular memory of my Father, a wonderful...
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Steve Fairclough
Mar 12, 20201 min
The Ash Can School:
So, at the age of 19/20, I had a band called “The Ash School”. turns out this was an Art Movement in America in the Early 20th Century...
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Steve Fairclough
Mar 12, 20202 min
The Les Gets Blues Festival:
I’ve mentioned in other blogs about the Les Gets Blues Festival, but it probably deserves a little mention of its own, as it’s been a...
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Steve Fairclough
Mar 12, 20201 min
The G7th Capo Company
Back in the day, when I was a demonstrator for Takamine, one of my favourite places to play was Lecicester. Each year Noel Sheehan of...
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