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SIMON FAULKS

SIMON FAULKS: GUITARIST / SINGER / SONGWRITER

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My main interests are: guitar playing, 5 string banjo, mandolin, bass, and drums. I play in a couple of bands in the Leicester area of England, and these are: “Dawson Smith And The Dissenters”, which is a blues / roots band playing music with such diverse influences as John Fogerty, John Hiatt, and Steve Earle, and “The Reel Deal” who play Irish Traditional music, and with whom I play guitar, mandolin, and banjo. My preference for music that I listen to, and play, is that it has heart, soul, and no small measure of honesty, so I guess that’s my musical remit.

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Music:

Member Since: 2/26/2007
Band Website: dawsonsmith.com
Band Members: All of the tracks uploaded onto this page were written and performed by me, the singing, the guitars, the bass, the drum programming, EXCEPT FOR:AIN'T TALKING TO YOU, WHICH HAS REAL DRUMS ON IT, WHICH WERE EXPERTLY PLAYED BY MY GOOD BUDDY ADI WOOD, WHO IS NOW ONE OF THE BUSIEST PEOPLE I KNOW....DOWN TO HIS GREAT TALENT, AND ATTITUDE TO PLAYING.ANDHIDE MYSELF IN YOU, WHICH HAS ORGAN ON IT, PLAYED BY ANOTHER GOOD BUDDY, GRAHAM TOONE, WHO CURRENTLY PLAYS WITH THE BIG BLUES TRIBE.
Influences: My favourite music includes: “Live At The Regal” by BB King, “Teasin’ You” by Snooks Eaglin, “Naturally” by JJ Cale, “Moonflower” by Santana, “Pay Before You Pump” by Al Anderson, “Soul Searchin’” by Ronnie Earl and The Broadcasters, “Copperhead Road” by Steve Earle, “Slow Turning” by John Hiatt, “Outward Bound” by Sonny Landreth, and pretty much anything which has Albert Lee on it. Another one of my favourite bands is Gov't Mule, who have a great guitarist and frontman in Warren Haynes. Los Lobos are another favourite band....just love their stuff. It seems wrong not to mention Stevie Ray Vaughan, as I can vividly remember the impact his music had on me the first time I heard it, the track was "Couldn't Stand The Weather" from the album of the same name, and it completely stopped me in my tracks......I just had to find out who it was, and find out more about him. It would also be very wrong not to mention Stevie Ray's older brother Jimmie Vaughan, formerly of the Texas Blues outfit, the Fabulous Thunderbirds, his playing is just as compelling as Stevie Ray's, but in a more laid back kind of way....just beautiful. This section of my page could keep going, but I guess I've got to stop somewhere!!! All creative talent and ability, in my opinion, is God given, so the ultimate influence is God himself....who is clever, creative beyond all imagining.....and just wonderful in every respect. He gets really bad press from a lot of quarters, but I must say I'm a fan.
Sounds Like: If I had to say who I sounded like guitar playing wise, then I guess there's shades of Albert Collins, Albert Lee, Snooks Eaglin, BB King, Al Anderson, Mississippi John Hurt to name but a few.
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

THE REEL DEAL ON THE RADIO!!!!!!!!!!!

Hello again folks!!! Only me!!!! Just to let you know that excitement is reaching fever pitch this evening as The Reel Deal are about to be broadcast on BBC local radio this very hour!! Yes, the man f...
Posted by SIMON FAULKS on Wed, 27 Jun 2007 10:33:00 PST

THE DISSENTERS DO THE DONKEY

Damon's debut drumming with Dawson And The Dissenters At The Donkey. Too many D's !!! This was a great gig at Leicester's most talked about venue at the moment........the crowd were up for it...and Da...
Posted by SIMON FAULKS on Mon, 25 Jun 2007 06:55:00 PST

CHANGING ONE'S "TOP" FRIENDS

SHOCK!! Simon changes his "top" friends. Yes, folks, you know it makes sense to change your "top" friends to people you actually know.......not those virtual cyber friends that just want to add you to...
Posted by SIMON FAULKS on Thu, 21 Jun 2007 01:19:00 PST

REEL DEAL ST. PATRICK'S NIGHT

The Reel Deal managed a satisfying 3rd gig on Saturday, (St. Pat's Night), and we were mic'd up through a pretty heafty P.A. system, which really beefed our sound up a treat. Everyone in the band was ...
Posted by SIMON FAULKS on Mon, 19 Mar 2007 08:41:00 PST

THE REEL DEAL AT THE LEICESTER IRISH MUSIC FESTIVAL

The Reel Deal with it's current line-up performed their debut gig yesterday afternoon in Leicester City Centre to an appreciative, if somewhat windswept crowd. We were on the "Daytona" stage, which is...
Posted by SIMON FAULKS on Sun, 11 Mar 2007 03:00:00 PST

TONY ALLES' BLUESVILLE AT THE SWAN AND RUSHES LEICESTER

Had a really good gig with Tony Alles last night........the band was on form, and the vibe was good.......nice to catch up with some old friends too!! Managed to get through this one with no blisters ...
Posted by SIMON FAULKS on Sun, 11 Mar 2007 01:52:00 PST

REEL DEAL REHEARSATHON

Wow, that was a rehearsal and a half, I reckon we did about four and a half hours last night - we ran the entire set, and recorded it all onto minidisc for band reference purposes. It's amazing how wh...
Posted by SIMON FAULKS on Wed, 07 Mar 2007 10:32:00 PST

GIG WITH DAWSON AND THE DISSENTERS

Hi everyone out there in myspace land!! Had a really good gig with Dawson and The Dissenters last night.......we were playing at a real "spit & sawdust" place called the Wheatsheaf in Leighton Bu...
Posted by SIMON FAULKS on Sun, 04 Mar 2007 04:24:00 PST

WHAAASSSAAAPNIN' DUDES???

Hey dudes!! Everything's a bit quiet on the reaction front.....where is everyone? I'd have thought I'd get a bit more feedback than this!!!! Oh well, on with life as normal I suppose!!...
Posted by SIMON FAULKS on Thu, 01 Mar 2007 02:13:00 PST