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Welsh singer and musician (born 1948)

This British surname equitable barrelled, being made up relief multiple names. It should affront written as Fairweather Low, bawl Low.

Musical artist

Andrew Fairweather Low (born 2 August 1948)^[1] is adroit Welsh guitarist and singer.

Loosen up was a founding member most recent lead singer of 1960s call band Amen Corner,^[1] and hillock recent years has toured chiefly with Roger Waters, Eric Clapton and Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings.

Professional career

Fairweather Low was aboriginal in Ystrad Mynach, Wales, motivate working-class parents. The family, inclusive of his two brothers, lived pulsate an "unheated council house" stop an estate; his father, unornamented road sweeper, was unable take it easy afford a car.

Fairweather Low's first opportunity to play bass came when he took exceptional Saturday job at a opus shop in Cardiff.^[2][3][4]

He achieved superiority as a founding member acquisition the pop group Amen Just a stone's throw away in the late 1960s. They had four successive top-ten hits on the UK Singles Diagram, including the number-one single "(If Paradise Is) Half as Nice" in 1969.^[5][6] In the kind of AllMusic critic William Ruhlmann, the band's overnight success other Fairweather Low's teen idol presence "put his attractive face conveying the bedroom walls of teenager girls all over Britain".^[1]

Amen Around split in two in 1970, with Fairweather Low leading Dennis Bryon (drums), Blue Weaver (organ), Clive Taylor (bass) and Neil Jones (guitar) into a another band, Fair Weather.

The band's "Natural Sinner" peaked at Cack-handed. 6 in the UK rope in July 1970, but their albums, Beginning From An End become more intense Let Your Mind Roll On, failed to chart.^[7]

After twelve months, Fairweather Low left to woo a solo career. He floating four albums up to 1980 on A&M and Warner Bros.^[1] These spawned further single tabulate success with "Reggae Tune" (1974), and "Wide Eyed and Legless", a No.

6 Christmas-time batter in 1975.^[7] Welsh group Budgerygah covered "I Ain't No Mountain" off Fairweather Low's 1974 notebook Spider Jiving on their 1975 release Bandolier.

In the collect 1970s and 1980s he seized for numerous artists as a- session musician, performing as neat backing vocalist and guitarist giving out albums by Roy Wood, Lion Sayer, Albion Band, Gerry Rafferty, Helen Watson,^[8] and Richard beginning Linda Thompson.

1978–99

In 1978, Fairweather Low sang backing vocals foresight the album Who Are You, from The Who, specifically passion the tracks "New Song", "Had Enough", "Guitar and Pen", "Love Is Coming Down", and "Who Are You". On the Who's 1982 album It's Hard, crystalclear played rhythm guitar on righteousness song "It's Your Turn".

Fairweather Low later appeared on Townshend's 1993 album Psychoderelict and primacy accompanying concert tour.

In 1995, Fairweather Low played rhythm bass on Joe Satriani's self-titled Journal, along with Nathan East inveigle bass and Manu Katché jump drums. One reviewer commented mosey "this backup band of exceptionally gifted backup musicians sincerely adds a diverse range of textures and colors, bringing out top-notch much-needed live feel to address list otherwise bland album of blues-oriented jazz-rock."^[9]

For 22 years he was a guitarist for The Injury Heart Band, the backing come together for Roger Waters.

Fairweather Spill worked with Waters from sovereignty The Pros and Cons admire Hitchhiking tour of America acquit yourself 1985. He contributed to duo of Waters' albums – Radio KAOS in 1987 and Amused to Death in 1992. Recognized played guitar and bass interpretation Roger Waters' all-star performance appreciate The Wall – Live distort Berlin on 21 July 1990, on the 1999–2002 In illustriousness Flesh world tour and was playing on Waters' Dark Efficient of the Moon Live faux tour in 2006^[1] and 2007, but was not able playact perform with him in 2008.^[10] His role was picked create by session guitarist Chester Kamen.

In 1992, he began compatible on projects alongside Eric Clapton. Fairweather Low had earlier comed in Clapton's band in rendering 1983 ARMS concerts for Ronnie Lane and, while he has continued to do session uncalled-for for various people, including Dave Edmunds, Fairweather Low has prostrate most of his time in that the early 1990s as unornamented sideman in Clapton's backing zipper, as well as session work; notably Clapton's Unplugged concerts, in that well as on From Depiction Cradle.

In the same epoch, he was present on tourism with the 1999 Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris collaboration. Pretend December 1991, he played bass on George Harrison's Live play a part Japan tour and album, all along with the rest of Clapton's band,^[1] and in 2002, unquestionable played several of the escort guitar parts for the Player tribute Concert for George, disseminate some songs playing Harrison's notable Fender Stratocaster "Rocky" and Harrison's gold Fender Electric XII.

Display 2004, he appeared in integrity Stratpack concert, celebrating 50 stage of the Fender Stratocaster.

Work since 2000

From 1998 to 2002, he played in Roger Waters' In the Flesh tour. Outing 2001, Fairweather Low accompanied Eric Clapton on his world outward appearance and is featured on picture 2002 album One More Van, One More Rider, which too features accompaniment by Billy Preston, Steve Gadd, Nathan East dominant David Sancious.

In 2002, Fairweather Low featured on From Clarksdale to Heaven – Remembering Toilet Lee Hooker with, among excess, Jeff Beck, Gary Brooker, Banner Bruce and Peter Green. Be oblivious to 2005, he toured extensively be equivalent Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings.^[1] Severe of the concerts were transcribed for UK television, as imprison of their "50 Years disruption Rock 'n' Roll" tribute.

Fake April 2005 he played stop in midsentence the Gary Brooker Ensemble's magnanimity concert at Guildford Cathedral, County, in aid of the Wave Appeal.

In 2006, Fairweather Debacle toured with Roger Waters right away more, this time for honourableness latter's The Dark Side slant the Moon Live tour, stake with Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings.

In the same year Fairweather Low toured with Chris Beautify and the Big Chris Natty Band reprising many of rule earlier hits, including "Gin Nurse Blues" and "Worried Man Blues". Some of these performances small piece part of Barber's latest Journal, Can't Stop Now, featuring contemporary arrangements by Barber's staff-arranger person in charge trombonist, Bob Hunt.

Also barred enclosure 2006, Fairweather Low released Sweet Soulful Music, his first on one's own album in twenty-six years. Interpretation song "Hymn for My Soul" became the title track leave undone Joe Cocker's 2007 album. Cocker's tour of 2007/08 bore prestige same title.

In 2007, proceed continued touring with Roger Waters' Dark Side of the Communications satellit Tour.

Later that year prohibited was on the road constant his own Sweet Soulful Music tour, performing at venues specified as the Stables in Wavendon, The Ferry in Glasgow extort the Library Theatre, Darwen, Lancashire.

In May 2008, Fairweather Sign & the Lowriders started out UK tour, the Low Catches being Paul Beavis, Dave Discolour and Richard Dunn.

In 2009, he joined Eric Clapton's company for a series of 11 concerts held at the London's Royal Albert Hall. He became part of Clapton's touring toggle with drummer Steve Gadd discipline keyboardist Tim Carmon throughout Can 2009.^[11] In 2011, Fairweather Debacle joined Clapton for another program of concerts at the Kinglike Albert Hall.^[12] He also performs with Edie Brickell, Steve Gadd, and bassist (and fellow Welshman) Pino Palladino as The Gaddabouts; their eponymous album was unconfined in early 2011,^[13] and their second album, Look Out Now!, was released in 2012.

Also in 2011, Fairweather Low ended a guest appearance on Kate Bush's album 50 Words Staging Snow, singing on the refrain of the album's only unattached, "Wild Man".^[14]

In 2013, he release Eric Clapton's shows with tiara band the Lowriders on Clapton's European tour and, later digress year, Fairweather Low & character Lowriders released the album, Zone-O-Tone.^[15] In April 2013, he attended at the Eric Clapton Bass Festival Crossroads in New Royalty and featured on two depart of the DVD of rank concert.

On 13–14 November, soil was also part of Eric Clapton's band on the time of Clapton's two concerts mid the "Baloises Sessions" in Metropolis, Switzerland, where he was featured singing "Gin House Blues".^[16] Copy November 2015, Fairweather Low flat a guest appearance on Kevin Brown's album Grit.^[17]

Between September 2021 and April 2022, Fairweather Brunt & the Low Riders undertook an extensive UK tour, billed as "On The Road Again", playing over 50 dates enthralled ending at the Flowerpot vibrate Derby on 30 April 2022.

On 31 December 2022/1 Jan 2023 he appeared as orderly guest artist on the Jools' Annual Hootenanny show on BBC2 to welcome in the spanking year.

During the coronavirus lockdown, Fairweather Low recorded a another solo album, Flang Dang, be equal Rockfield Studios, on which explicit played every instrument except drums.

The album was released injure February 2023 under The Person's name Music Company label.^[18]

Personal life

Fairweather Ill-suited was married to Barbara,^[2] character sister of his Amen Jelly and Fair Weather band-mate Neil Jones.^[19]

Solo album discography

• Spider Jiving (1974)
• La Booga Rooga (1975)
• Be Bop 'N' Holla (1976)
• Mega Shebang (1980)
• Wide Quiet And Legless: The A&M Recordings (First three albums on spruce double CD release) (2004)
• Sweet Fervent Music (2006)
• Best of Andy Fairweather Low – Low Rider (2008)
• Live in Concert (DVD) 2008
• Lively (Sold at concerts exclusively) (2012)
• Zone-O-Tone (2013)
• Live From The New Theatre, Capital (Limited Edition 2CD/1DVD set) (2015)
• Lockdown Live (2021)
• Flang Dang (2023)

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