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Wacky

Well, well, well. For those of you who missed it, there was some pretty wacky stuff happening at 36 Hummock Pond Road on Nantucket last night. Between Daddy Wrall leaping into the pool fully clothed during our set and some folks leaping into the pool, um… less fully clothed right after we finished, it’s safe to say that somebody had a good time last night.

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Permalink / 31 Jul. '07 / Tagged: live wrall nantucket staminashow jivesucka

"Your Hair" live from the Middle East

Here’s a recent live performance of “Your Hair” from the Middle East in Cambridge. Thanks again to Alex Mayer for his camera work. This song is on :Album which came out in 2004.

Enjoy Sam Nice’s amazing saxophone work!

Permalink / 31 Jul. '07 / Tagged: album live hair video boston

Interview with Trick Johnson

Hey people. We have our first band member interview up on the site today. Trick Johnson, the bass player for The Miss Fairchild Show, kindly sat down with me to talk about his life, the bass and Elvis Presley. Click here to read the interview.

Schuyler Dunlap

Permalink / 30 Jul. '07 / Tagged: interview trick band bass

Entrances and Exits

We had a really fun show tonight at the Rose & Crown. For me, it’s really great to be back on the island after being away for the past few months. I can really appreciate the air here. In fact, the night ended for me with a really long walk. Of course, it was raining (just call me Charlie Brown...), but that did more to add to the brilliance of the night than it did to detract.

So, it was a good night. But one with it’s share of (let’s call them) interesting moments.

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Permalink / 28 Jul. '07 / Tagged: live nantucket

Buttons

I did not expect buttons to be the enduring important topic from tonight’s installment of Miss Fairchild Presents The Miss Fairchild Show at Great Scott in Allston, but I’m glad they are as they have a special significance for me.

We all have “nervous” habits. Some people bite their nails, some people twirl their hair. I, apparently, unfasten and refasten the buttons on my shirt and vest. I didn’t know about this habit until a few weeks ago when our friendly neighborhood lead-singer Daddy Wrall pointed it out to me. I don’t mind so much, really. There are many other nervous habits I could have (and I’ve tried most of them) that are be more damaging and evoke more concerned looks from my fellow man. (Who am I kidding? I’m talking about concerned looks from women.)

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Permalink / 27 Jul. '07 / Tagged: live boston greatscott buttons

Two Giants on One Stage

Regular readers of this here online journal will know that I (Schuyler Dunlap) am a huge Billy Preston fan. Beyond my preference for music that rides that gospel/soul edge (right between sacred and secular, so you don’t know if that “she” the singer’s in love with is a person or a metaphor, where that “God” might mean something biblical or something more personal) and my once and future infatuation with all things Beatles, I find the late Mr. Preston a very capable songwriter, singer and musician.

Did I say capable? I meant to say transcendent. So, imagine my surprise when I turned on PBS’ Soundstage to discover Billy behind a keyboard, seated next to the man with the bearded voice.

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Permalink / 25 Jul. '07 / Tagged: beardedvoice heroes preston supergroup

Miss Fairchild Likes The Band

Despite having no pressing news and no fun travel stories about cheese and car trouble, I find myself with the time and the readership to necessitate frequent updates to this here blog.

[Ed. No pressing news, you say! What about the impending release of Ooh La La, Sha Sha… ??? That’s not pressing?]

Yeah, yeah, we’ve promising that for years.

[Yes, but this time it’s really happening. CD release parties have been announced in Boston, Providence, Portland, Nantucket & New York. There’s even a tour planned!]

Okay, fine, but that’s not why we’re here.

You see, I get requests to hear about the ins and outs of Miss Fairchild and believe me, I’d like to tell you. I’m sure you’d love to know that Samuel never finishes his breakfast or that Daddy Wrall uses seventeen feet of floss whenever he cleans his teeth. Maybe you want to know about Trick and Rocket’s sneaker preferences (they like shoes better, I reckon). Or maybe you want to know about me. I am, after all, your humble (laugh if you want, I won’t be sore) tourguide on this homemade rollercoaster called Miss Fairchild. Okay, fine, you don’t want to know about me…

I’m cool with that. This is a blog about the group, after all. What is Miss Fairchild like? What does Miss Fairchild like? (Well, the abstract answer to those questions will be answered soon in another blog.) As far as specifics go, however, I can say with a fair amount of certainty that we like The Band.

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Permalink / 24 Jul. '07 / Tagged: top6 theband

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