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As a young child, John met Indian Sarod master K. Sridhar, and was inspired by his musical fluency, intensity, dedication and exciting links with musicians from other cultures. This was the start of John's musical journey. He was taught to play slide blues guitar by his father, and developed his own folk finger-picking style. His early inspirations then led him to travel to South Asia and beyond, playing slide guitar in Bangkok blues bars and discovering new music at every turn, leading John to commit himself to a life of music reflecting different genres, moods and personalities, woven together in live performances by John's outrageous natural talent and dedication to his art.
Years after that first meeting, John sent K Sridhar a copy of his album. Sridhar invited John to meet him again and their discussions on the nature of being a musician and on the world in general has resulted in Sridhar inviting John to study with him to develop his skills even further. This has included an invitation to play at the Jodphur International Folk Festival in India in 2009.
John is one of the hardest working musicians on the current UK acoustic/blues scene, having clocked up more than 200 shows in 2008, including festivals in Spain, Edinburgh, Glastonbury, Great Escape, Venn and End of the Road, astounding audiences at every turn with his incredible playing. His debut album, Joys of Spring, received rapturous reviews on its release in March 2008
"Truly Exquisite" (Guardian)
"Joys of Spring is a small, complete utopia" (Plan B)
"One of the most original, enlightening and entertaining albums you'll hear all year." (BBC Manchester)
"a one-man explosion of blues, Indian ragas and baroque folk" (ITC)
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![John Fairhurst - Joys of Spring [CD]](http://www.humblesoul.net/catalog/images/joysofspring_510x510.jpg "John Fairhurst - Joys of Spring [CD]")
