Joel Fafard

Joel Fafard (born November 18, 1968) is a Canadian finger-style and slide guitarist from Saskatchewan. He now lives on the Sunshine Coast in British Columbia.[1]

Joel Fafard
Born (1968-11-18) November 18, 1968
Pense, Saskatchewan
OriginCanada
GenresRoots and Blues
Occupation(s)Finger-style and slide guitarist
InstrumentsGuitar, Banjo
Years active1990-present
Associated actsThe Duhks
Websitewww.joelfafard.com

Fafard has released six albums featuring original and traditional folk/blues instrumentals and songs. He won a Western Canadian Music Award in 2006[2] and was nominated for a Juno in 2007[3] for his album ...and another thing... In 2009, he was nominated for a Canadian Folk Music Award for his album Three Hens Escape Oblivion[4]. With Fafard's latest album, Fowl Mood, he builds on his previous success, with a collection of new songs in the southern blues and Appalachian traditions.

Fafard studied guitar with Jack Semple[5] and music at Capilano College in British Columbia, and was a member of the Manitoba-based band Scruj MacDuhk, which later evolved into the internationally acclaimed Celtic fusion band, The Duhks.

Fafard's 2013 album, Borrowed Horses, was a collaboration with Toronto-based guitarist Joel Schwartz.[6] Schwartz and Fafard toured with Canadian sculptor Joe Fafard, performing at the sculptor's exhibition openings[7] across Canada. The album's title, Borrowed Horses, is a reference to Joe Fafard's sculpture of running horses,[8] which graces the CD cover.

Discography
  • 2016 – Fowl Mood
  • 2013 – Borrowed Horses
  • 2010 – Cluck Old Hen
  • 2008 – Three Hens Escape Oblivion
  • 2006 – ...and another thing...
  • 2003 – Rocking Horse
  • 2001 – Head Smashed In
  • 1991 – Farmer's Tan

Awards and nominations

2009 Canadian Folk Music Award nominee; 2009 International Acoustic Music Award runner up; 2009 Western Canadian Music Award nominee; 2007 Juno nominee; 2006 Western Canadian Music Award Winner; 2006 Canadian Folk Music Award nominee; 2004 Western Canadian Music Award nominee

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References
  1. "Simple life in B.C. inspires musician Joël Fafard". www.cbc.ca. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
  2. "2006 WCMA Winners". breakoutwest.ca. Archived from the original on 2016-03-10. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
  3. "Joël Fafard | The JUNO Awards". The JUNO Awards. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
  4. "Canadian Folk Music Award Nominees". FolkBlog. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
  5. "Jack Semple". www.jacksemple.com. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
  6. "Joel Schwartz guitar, mandolin, slide, Toronto session musician". www.joelschwartz.ca. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
  7. "If one Fafard is good, two is better". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
  8. "Running Horses. Joe Fafard 2007". www.gallery.ca. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
  • Joel Fafard - Website
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