balerathon
(Manchester)
Wednesday 4 Apr 2018, 9:02am
Please visit:
https://www.lastminutemusicians.com/members/bigal.html
Where you can see lot's of examples of my work.
Al Fairhurst is an extraordinary Singer/Musician from the north of England with a voice as big as his personality. Al began his professional musical career with the formation of his band 'The Rise' back in the early 90’s. The 4 piece band where signed to Polydoor and toured extensively both here in mainland UK and in Europe and in 1991 became the first British band ever to be invited to play the prestigious SXSW Festival in Austin, Texas.
In 2008 Al worked with Paul Weller, appearing at The Wiltern Theatre in Hollywood on his American Tour.
Now Al is a much sought after entertainer who packs an awful lot of bang for your buck! With a huge repertoire of dynamic floor fillers from the sixties to the present along with classic passion felt power ballads that will have everyone singing along
He is a consummate professional with over 30 years experience in the business and always guarantees that he puts 110% heart & soul into every single performance.
TESTIMONIALS:
“One of the most powerful and articulate voices I’ve heard in all the SXSW Festivals to date”.
Arlen Cates, Austin American Statesman
“There seems to be no end to the range of his voice. People either side of me were clearly blown away by the performance, as was I”.
Manchester Evening News
“There’s no justification to any of this if, at the end, someone doesn’t make him a huge star!”
Abra Moore, Singer/Songwriter SXSW Music Festival Winner
'I call him 'The Lungs of Manchester!'"
Aziz Ibrahim, Stone Roses, Ian Brown, Paul Weller
“Dangerously good!”
New Musical Express (about The Rise)