2008 FESTIVAL Full Schedule (all stages) Memorial Park Maps/Directions SHUFFLE STUFF Photo Galleries Retrospective Stan Street | Artist Merchandise COMMUNITY Friends of the Festival Volunteers Charities Press CORPORATE Sponsorship Hospitality Vendors Fathead Saturday, September 6th | 7:00pm Formed in 1992, FATHEAD has developed a distinctive & unique sound characterized by solid grooves, soul-drenched melodies and ace musicianship - allowing the band to pack multiple music genres into a Blues tour de force. Three of the five band members have remained constant over the years; John Mays (lead vocals), band leader Al Lerman (harp & tenor saxophone, vocals) and Omar Tunnoch (bass, vocals). In 2006 Darran Poole replaced original guitarist Teddy Leonard, while current drummer Bucky Berger joined the group in 2007, succeeding Hayden Vialva (2003-2007), Chuck Keeping (2001-2003), Ed White (1993-2001) and Mike Fitzpatrick (1992). Fathead's incendiary live shows have taken them far and wide, performing across the continent at high profile events such as Fredericton's Harvest Jazz & Blues Festival, The Salmon Arm Roots & Blues Festival, The Montreal International Jazz Fest, The Toronto Soul & Blues Fest, Festival By The Sea in New Brunswick, and Playing With Fire in Omaha, Nebraska. They have performed in Washington, DC for the Canadian Embassy, at Buffalo's Lafayette Tap Room Blues Festival, at Virginia's famed Birchmere Theater, and have opened for blues icon B.B. King at Massey Hall in Toronto. The band also backed the late Chicago bluesman Little Mack Simmons on two fine albums that were critically acclaimed internationally. The group's indie debut CD "Fathead" landed them a recording contract with Electro-Fi Records. "Blues Weather", the band's sophomore 1998 release, garnered a Juno Award (Canada's Grammy) for Blues Recording Of The Year. "Where's Your Head At?" was a strong follow up in 2000 and earned several Maple Blues Award nominations, while "First Class Riff-Raff" won the Canadian Indie Award (2002) and was also nominated for a Juno. "Livelier Than Ever!" was independently released in 2005, capturing the band in full throttle. Their discs have garnered rave reviews world wide, making FATHEAD one of the country's top roots acts. With the release of "Building Full Of Blues" in 2007, the band reaches new heights with their strongest piece of work to date. Beautifully recorded and boasting well crafted material along with stellar performances, this will not only satisfy the fans, but will win over new ones as well. Marrying blues with elements of soul, R&B, and a little bit of Cajun spice, Fathead has a sound immediately recognizable as their own. They will be touring extensively this year in support of the new disc. Click here to visit our 2008 SPONSORS