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I have five albums released online, all the main outlets, iTunes, Amazon, Deezer, Spotify and so on.
Main influences : Jimi Hendrix, Carlos Santana, Miles Davis, Manitas de Plata.
I met and played with a lot of well know bands when I was young, mostly because I'm self taught and watching and listening to good guitarist up close was one way to learn.
Website: http://chrisdairmusic.com
Meeting Rory Gallagher
I was just a kid when I met Rory. I can't remember the venue (I really wish I could). It was a bar in Manchester sometime in either '73 or '74.
A friend of mine introduced me to the band and I ended up playing. Rory asked me what my name was, I said Chris Dair, and he said "it can't be Dair, it must be O'Dair", which I later found was true! I remember we played Catfish Blues and it was absolutely brilliant, a knockout.
I met him again at the Free Trade Hall awhile after that. The guy I was with knew the singer out of the support band and we were backstage saying Hi, talking and drinks etc. All of us, including Rory of course, went back to the Imperial for drinks after the gig, and I was there till about 5 am, Rory just played all night. I remember he played Traintime Blues on this old steel guitar (not sure if it was a Dobro) for about half an hour. Rory also played my Dobro.
Guitars I play: a Hamer XT Series, it's great for blues, but also love my Ibanez, it's fantastically versatile. I also play PRS, which is a big favourite, plus resonators and classical.
