This is Wilson-Fairchild, an
acoustic
duo that played together from 1971-1977 based in Boise, Idaho.
In the pictures of us playing
live,
I'm the guy on the left (Fairchild) and Wilson is on the right.
However,
in the 1972 and 1975 promo shots, Wilson is on the left as in our
name.
The promo shots are at the old Boise train station and the Blue
Mountain
Festival was held in Moscow, Idaho.
Here is a brief bio of the group:
Carter Wilson and Les Fairchild began
their
musical association in 1965 as guitar players in the Twin Falls, Idaho
rock & roll band, "The Betas." They
would reunite in 1970 when Les replaced the bass player in Carter's
Boise-based
band, "Of Cambrian Heritage" that later morphed into the progressive
rock
band, "Sailor."
After "Sailor" disbanded in 1971,
Carter
and Les performed at open mike night at The Brass Lamp, each playing a
twelve-string guitar, and "Wilson-Fairchild" was born! The duo
recorded
a home-made demo tape, landed a great gig in Sun Valley and became full
time musicians. In addition to Carter's original tunes,
Diane
and Blind, (performed together in "Sailor"), Les contributed his first
original song with the tongue-in-cheek Liberated Ladies, featuring
Carter's
balalaika virtuosity. Soon both were individually composing new
songs
and adding varied instruments to their performances such as the
dulcimer,
slide guitar, mandolin, banjo and bowed psaltery.
Based in Boise, Idaho,
Wilson-Fairchild
toured extensively from 1971 to 1977.
In 1973 they had the good fortune to
record
five songs at the brand new Tioga Studio in Coos Bay, Oregon, returning
in 1975 to record an additional four original tunes.
During their time together,
Wilson-Fairchild
played colleges throughout the West, clubs from California to
Connecticut,
and opened for Steve Miller, Elvin Bishop, Leon Redbone and even Cheech
& Chong, before amicably moving on to other endeavors.
In 2013, after a 36 year hiatus,
Wilson-Fairchild
reunited to play the Sandpiper Circuit Reunion Concert in Boise, Idaho
and again in 2014 for the second reunion. They had so much fun
playing
together they dusted off the Tioga Studio tapes and released their
first
CD which is available at: http://wilson-fairchild.bandcamp.com/
Some of the
other
Pacific Northwest music groups represented in members, crew, etc., of
this
group include: The Betas, Sailor,
and many other NW bands
