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About Ian 'Walter' Fairbairn
- Ian 'Walter' Fairbairn (born 28 August 1953) is an English folk musician, who was raised in the North East of England.
- He developed his musical talent whilst still at school, inspired by his contemporaries Dave Richardson (The Boys of the Lough) and the concertina player Alistair Anderson.
- Fairbairn was soon singing and playing in local groups such as Trimrigg, before joining Hedgehog Pie, and then the Lindisfarne spin-off band Jack the Lad.He has toured extensively in the UK and Europe, playing with a wide variety of bands and musicians.
- His musical career has included performances at Cambridge, Edinburgh and Reading Festivals, as well as appearances on the Old Grey Whistle Test, BBC Radio 1 In Concert and Folk on Two. Fairbairn joined Aiken's Drum in the late 1980s as a stand-in, and has been the longest-serving member.
- He continues to play with other bands and has appeared on many recordings, mainly in the folk arena.
- Fairbairn has been a long term provider of fiddle parts for various Guy Manning albums, and has also appeared as part of the latter's live line-up.
- He has most recently been playing with The Mighty Doonans, a spin-off of the highly successful Doonan Family Band.
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