Moore and Fairhall are a folk-jazz accordion and violin duo, based in Manchester. They bring together Indian Ragas, American Folk and jazz from all eras, resulting in music that is lyrical, passionate and highly rhythmic. Adam and Olivia met when they were selected for Edition VI of Serious’ prestigious ‘Take Five’ Artist Development Scheme and this duo is the result of their shared interest in a jazz approach to folk and world traditions.
“Olivia Moore’s violin has an Eastern tang that is genuinely entrancing” – Manchester Evening News
“Adam Fairhall is a total star” – Independent on Sunday
5:00pm Pre-concert Early Bird meal at La Casa Mia (not included in the ticket)
Why not make an evening of it and book your pre-concert dinner at La Casa Mia who are kindly helping to sponsor the concert series
Programme
6:30pm Doors open
7:00: Spotlight Concert
Music performed by talented young people from Sandbach
7:30 Intermission
Refreshments
8:00 Main Concert
Carnatic Streams (Kala Ramnath)
Brickyard Joe (Trad. Appalachian)
Triangles (Olivia Moore)
Adder in the Gorse Bush (Adam Fairhall)
Darlin’ Cora (Trad. Appalachian)
Five Holy Wells (Adam Fairhall)
Madhukauns Blue (Olivia Moore)
The Song of the Swan (Kamalbir Singh)
Malkauns Rose (Olivia Moore)
Georgia Cabin on Google Images (Adam Fairhall)
Maggie Meade (Trad. Appalachian)
Adios Nonino (Astor Piazzolla)
Raised in Cornwall, Adam Fairhall studied at Leeds College of Music (where he received an MMus and the Sam Hood Rosebowl for Outstanding Jazz Performance), and at Manchester Metropolitan University, where he received a PhD in Music in 2008.
He is probably best known as the pianist in Nat Birchall’s acclaimed Coltrane-inspired groups, and for his trademark ‘ragtime-to-avant-garde’ eclecticism as a jazz pianist. He has released fourteen albums as leader or co-leader to widespread critical acclaim; his EP Little Instruments made The Wire’s top 10 Improv albums of 2019, and his 2012 album The Imaginary Delta was named Album of the Year by influential website Bird is the Worm. He is often heard on BBC Radio; his music has been played on Radio 3’s Late Junction, Jazz Line-Up, J to Z and Freeness programmes. He has played on sessions for Radio 1, Radio 2, Radio 3 and 6Music, and has been interviewed for The Wire, Jazzwise and Radio 3.
Adam’s grandmother and father played the accordion, and over the past decade Adam has been working intensely on his accordion playing to get closer to the folk and roots music which has always inspired him. The result is an accordion style that incorporates ostinato bass lines, innovative rhythmic bellow techniques and free-flowing melodic improvisation.
Adam also plays Hammond organ (mainly in the trio Revival Room) and accompanies silent films (mainly for the Northern Silents Film Festival). He has a particular fondness for slapstick.
“A hugely accomplished instrumentalist” – The Wire
Olivia Moore studied at The Royal Northern College of Music and at Leeds College of Music, where her curiosity drew her to many different styles of music such as Cuban, Jazz and Indian Music. Many trips to India followed to study with the great violin maestro Kala Ramnath in Mumbai.
Olivia is a long-established band leader, fusing her love for Indian music and Jazz, notably with her five piece band Unfurl, who have performed at most of UK’s main jazz festivals. Much in demand for her intoxicating, microtonally-infected playing style, Olivia has worked with numerous jazz illuminaries such as Jean Toussaint, Tony Remy, Matthew Bourne, Shirley Smart, Zoe Rahman and Issie Barratt. Within World Music she has worked with Kefaya, Jason Singh, John Meyer, Chitravina Ravikiran and Suns of Arqa. She has toured internationally with Elaha Soroor and Alabaster Deplume. Olivia has also worked with pop legends Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott and has performed at prestigious UK venues such as Royal Festival Hall, Purcell Room, Bridgewater Hall, Lowry, Sage Gateshead and at Glastonbury Festival.
Olivia has recorded and released five of her own albums so far (some to critical acclaim) and occasionally writes for film and works with Dancers. Olivia is a dedicated teacher and has taught within Manchester Music Services and at Milapfest Indian Arts Organisation in Liverpool. She currently teachers Classical music and Jazz Improvisation privately.