tag:kevinfancher.com,2005:/blogs/latest-news?p=1Latest News2024-02-03T02:05:23-05:00Kevin Fancherfalsetag:kevinfancher.com,2005:Post/73452302024-02-03T02:05:23-05:002024-02-03T07:00:11-05:00Pirates All Are We – Pit OrchestraDiscover the vibrant rendition of “Pirates All Are We” from the captivating Pirates! the Musical, skillfully composed by John Jacobson and Roger Emerson. Tailored for upper elementary and middle school performers, this arrangement is designed to involve the entire music department, offering an exhilarating performance opportunity for both unison and optional harmony vocals. Perfect for […]Kevin Fanchertag:kevinfancher.com,2005:Post/73451672024-02-03T01:54:04-05:002024-02-03T02:00:16-05:00One Sweet Love SATBKevin Fanchertag:kevinfancher.com,2005:Post/73451662024-02-03T00:31:52-05:002024-02-03T02:00:16-05:00One Sweet Love SSAAKevin Fanchertag:kevinfancher.com,2005:Post/73260082023-12-30T01:22:31-05:002023-12-30T01:22:31-05:00Merry Christmas!<p>Hello,</p><p>I wanted to wish you a very merry Christmas! My brothers, our wives, and my son recorded a song to share as a Christmas gift for our parents. Now I wanted to share it with you, too. I hope you enjoy it!</p><p><iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1702353228&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true"></iframe></p><div style="color:#cccccc;font-family:Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:10px;font-weight:100;line-break:anywhere;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap;word-break:normal;">
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</div>Kevin Fanchertag:kevinfancher.com,2005:Post/73150462023-06-26T20:00:00-04:002023-12-05T20:35:42-05:00Big Update!<p>My family and I are moving to the west coast! We will be living and working in Monterey, California. I am excited to get to know a new community of musicians and make some great music! </p><p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/s:zglseed/v1/stock_photo/c6d50c44-95e5-4248-b2a9-f10cc05d92ce/bulksplash-sanekovs-wrrvm7nni6k.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJ6Z2xzZWVkIn0=" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Kevin Fanchertag:kevinfancher.com,2005:Post/69648392022-03-06T09:00:00-05:002023-10-16T10:57:29-04:00Spring 2022<p>Hey there!</p>
<p>I've got a few upcoming performances that you might want to check out:</p>
<p>Worthington Presbyterian Church's Youth Worship Band plays in the service once a month. I've been coaching the band's guitar and bass players and will also be joining the group to add some electric guitar to the tunes! If you are reading this post after-the-fact, you can probably look up these dates on YouTube or the church's website to find the livestream videos.</p>
<ul> <li>March 6</li> <li>April 10</li> <li>May 15</li>
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<p>I've also been asked to return to my post as the guitarist AND bassist for the Olentangy Liberty High School Choirs. This year, they are preparing a concert full of tunes from the 1980s. So, I'm getting to play some really fun stuff! Thanks to my POD Go, I can easily run both instruments and all the patches needed from the same rig. It's not every day that you get to play both guitar and bass on the same gig!</p>
<p>In case you are interested in attending, here is the info:</p>
<ul> <li>May 13 (Olentangy Liberty High School)</li>
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<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/282116/e8b0356fa8013ec744bb1a1180ba7a20e8058687/original/podgo.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />(stock photo of Line 6 POD Go for visibility only)</p>Kevin Fanchertag:kevinfancher.com,2005:Post/69648292022-03-01T11:00:00-05:002022-05-05T22:58:53-04:00Happy St. David's Day!<p>Happy St. David's Day to all my Welsh friends, family, and fans!</p>
<p>Here are two dates to add to your calendar:</p>
<p><strong>Sunday, Sept 4, 2022</strong> - I will be conducting the Gymanfa Ganu at Salem Presbyterian Church in Venedocia, OH. We have had to cancel the event in 2020 and 2021 due to high COVID-19 case numbers in Van Wert county. Hopefully, the people there get the vaccine and get COVID under control. I'm really looking forward to conducting there since I've attended since I was very young. Hopefully, 2022 will be the year!</p>
<p><strong>Sunday, Oct 16, 2022</strong> - I will be returning to direct the Cymanfa Ganu for the Welsh Society of Central Ohio. I'm looking forward to sharing some great Welsh singing and camaraderie. I hope you can add it to your calendar and join us!</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/282116/b82ccad5743d7b1b22f175658e80f62b444ab32d/original/countries-wales-st-davids-day.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Kevin Fanchertag:kevinfancher.com,2005:Post/68477572021-12-21T10:03:32-05:002022-05-05T22:50:36-04:00December Updates<p>Hey everyone!</p>
<p>I'm excited to announce a few recently confirmed events:</p>
<p><strong>Friday, Feb 11, 2022</strong> - I will be performing with Greg Wolfram at the Columbus Museum of Art. This is a duo gig, and should be a lot of fun. </p>
<p><strong>Sunday, Sept 4, 2022</strong> - I will (hopefully) be conducting the Gymanfa Ganu at Salem Presbyterian Church in Venedocia, OH. We have had to cancel the event in 2020 and 2021 due to high COVID-19 case numbers in Van Wert county. Hopefully, the people there get the vaccine and get COVID under control. I'm really looking forward to conducting there since I've attended since I was very young. Hopefully, 2022 will be the year.</p>
<p><strong>Sunday, Oct 16, 2022</strong> - I will be returning to direct the Cymanfa Ganu for the Welsh Society of Central Ohio. I'm looking forward to sharing some great Welsh singing and camaraderie. I hope you can add it to your calendar and join us! </p>Kevin Fanchertag:kevinfancher.com,2005:Post/66947852021-07-21T23:34:01-04:002021-07-21T23:42:51-04:00VMS Band Pro - Spring 2021 Recordings<p>Our tracks are finally ready! These sound great, if I do say so myself! I had the privilege of coaching these students through the process of learning to play these songs and laying down the tracks in the recording studio at Vaughan Music Studios in Upper Arlington, OH. </p>
<p>Check these out! (You may also notice a few aural appearances from yours truly. I contributed backing vocals, piano, and electric guitar).</p>
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<p> </p>Kevin Fanchertag:kevinfancher.com,2005:Post/65419872021-07-19T15:56:58-04:002022-03-29T17:06:10-04:00Band Pro - Winter 2021 recordings<p>I mentioned it before, and I'm finally able to share these recordings made by our Band Pro. The players are all teenagers in Central Ohio. I'm very proud of what they were able to accomplish in a limited number of rehearsals. Watch out for these kids once live music returns!</p>
<p><a contents="Winter 2020 - Band Pro recordings" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://soundcloud.com/kevin-fancher-591503585/sets/band-pro-fall-2020">https://soundcloud.com/vmsbandacademy/sets/band-pro-winter-2021</a></p>
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<p> </p>Kevin Fanchertag:kevinfancher.com,2005:Post/65420422021-02-07T00:00:00-05:002021-12-21T10:03:15-05:00Feast or Famine<p>As always seems to be the case, after a couple of months with no recording sessions, I had two happen within the same week. The first was a young family preparing a birthday present for their grandparent. (The grandkids each sang a chorus of James Taylor's You've Got a Friend). The second was a short notice session in which a teenage grandchild was hoping to record a song for her grandmother's memorial service--which was only 3 days away. It was an amazingly efficient process. We got the request in the morning, and the session was booked for that same night. I learned the song an hour before the session, and the student and I rehearsed while the engineer set up mics. We nailed the song in only a few takes, and it was mixed and ready later the same night.</p>Kevin Fanchertag:kevinfancher.com,2005:Post/64878292020-11-29T01:34:28-05:002022-05-05T22:51:10-04:00VMS Band Pro<p><span class="font_regular">I'm pretty pumped. My Band Pro group I've music directed just finished up two days of recording sessions! They tracked some great stuff, and I'm really looking forward to hearing the final mixes! I'll share them here when I get them.</span></p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/282116/d7fa199393a801df9707f98e1de63aaf05728a1e/original/vms-band-pro-profile-image.jpg/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_left border_" /></p>Kevin Fanchertag:kevinfancher.com,2005:Post/64400182020-09-22T03:09:39-04:002020-09-22T03:09:39-04:00Sunday Social Hour!<p>Hey everyone,</p>
<p>I have been asked to sing and play guitar for a new Sunday evening event happening at Worthington Presbyterian Church at 5pm. I played one already this month, and will be doing another one this Sunday! (October dates TBA soon!)</p>
<p>Here's a photo taken by <a contents="Katy Patterson Photography" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://katypattersonphotography.weebly.com/" target="_blank">Katy Patterson Photography</a> on September 13, 2020.</p>
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<p>I've let Salem Presbyterian Church know that I don't feel comfortable leading a singing event in the middle of a pandemic. So, they've asked me to direct in 2021 instead. See you then!</p>
<p>Here's a photo of the tenor section back in 2012.</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/282116/7bca4fe32e1729a93d542d94285f946bef160d90/original/gymanfa-ganu-2012-2.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Kevin Fanchertag:kevinfancher.com,2005:Post/62230332020-02-21T14:13:55-05:002021-07-19T15:50:56-04:00Update: I'm Directing the Gymanfa Ganu in 2021!<p><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="TIhDrg4E3F0" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/TIhDrg4E3F0/mqdefault.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/TIhDrg4E3F0?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="180" width="320" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></p>
<p>Hey everyone,</p>
<p>I'm proud to announce that I've been asked to direct the Gymanfa Ganu in Venedocia this Labor Day Weekend! For the majority of you who don't know what that is, allow me to give you a little more info:</p>
<p>Gymanfa Ganu is a Welsh Hymn-Singing Festival. </p>
<p>Imagine a church sanctuary where people sit by SATB voice parts and sing many hymns in 4-part harmony. </p>
<p>It is really hard to put into words what this is really like. But, I'm extremely honored to have been asked to direct this year. I have been attending this event since I was 1 year old and haven't missed too many over the past 30+ years.</p>
<p>If you love singing with lots of emotion and passion and love singing in SATB harmony, you should join us! I will be posting more information in the coming months.</p>
<p>I've included a video of my brothers, cousin, and dad singing (my mom was playing piano) as special music at the 2012 Gymanfa Ganu in Venedocia, OH. Enjoy!</p>Kevin Fanchertag:kevinfancher.com,2005:Post/64878152014-03-11T17:01:16-04:002021-07-19T15:49:31-04:00Vote for Shady Drive as Best Local BandThe Cleveland Hot List 2014 is being selected now. My band, Shady Drive is currently in 3rd place, but we need YOU to vote. Thanks. http://cleveland.cityvoter.com/shady-drive/biz/639777Kevin Fanchertag:kevinfancher.com,2005:Post/64878162014-01-30T17:34:02-05:002021-07-19T15:51:12-04:0042 Eighty Food & Drink: this SaturdaySATURDAY @ShadyDrive 42 Eighty Food & Drink 4280 Shenandoah Pkwy. Brunswick. 9:30p-1:30a. No cover. Also, SHADY DRIVE is now on Twitter. Follow us at twitter.com/shadydrive also, if you aren’t already, follow FancherMusic on Twitter.Kevin Fanchertag:kevinfancher.com,2005:Post/64878172014-01-06T17:10:30-05:002020-11-29T01:20:27-05:00New Jam at Bullfrog’s, Gigs at Upper Deck & Fairview TavernTUESDAY Cleveland Music Club begins their jam night at Bullfrog’s Sports Cafe in North Ridgeville. Everything gets started at 8:30PM. The host band this week: G.S. Harper, Mike Starcher, and Kevin Fancher (me). Bullfrog’s Sports Cafe 33137 Center Ridge Rd North Ridgeville, OH 44039 FRIDAY Shady Drive returns to the Upper Deck. This is a … <a href="https://fanchermusic.wordpress.com/2014/01/06/new-jam-at-bullfrogs-gigs-at-upper-deck-fairview-tavern/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">New Jam at Bullfrog’s, Gigs at Upper Deck & Fairview Tavern</span> <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>Kevin Fanchertag:kevinfancher.com,2005:Post/64878182013-12-30T17:17:55-05:002021-07-22T17:43:53-04:00Jon Hill::Bootleg Guitars<p>This guy built both of the basses I play most. My orange/red and my blue/white Motto basses were handcrafted by Jon Hill. He’s currently building me a custom semi-hollow bass as well. Please share this video, so more people can learn about Jon’s amazing work.</p>
<p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2HHrz05GGW8?start=15" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p>Kevin Fanchertag:kevinfancher.com,2005:Post/64878192013-12-30T16:58:20-05:002020-11-29T01:20:28-05:00Shady Drive: UnpluggedThis weekend, try something new and different with us. Shady Drive has had the opportunity to play as the unplugged trio for occasional private functions. This is the first public performance where you can hear us playing your favorites unplugged. Don’t think that just because we’re unplugged that the show won’t rock…it will! Check us … <a href="https://fanchermusic.wordpress.com/2013/12/30/shady-drive-unplugged/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Shady Drive: Unplugged</span> <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>Kevin Fanchertag:kevinfancher.com,2005:Post/64878202013-12-27T19:02:13-05:002020-11-29T01:20:28-05:00TONIGHT: Last Shady Drive gig of 2013!That’s right. Last one. So be there. Oh, and it’s at Vosh (in Lakewood). Oh, and we have Chris Hanna on keys. Oh, and we have the North Coast Horns. SEE YOU TONIGHT! (9:00PM – 1:00AM) http://voshclub.com/ VOSH Night Club 1414 Riverside Dr. Lakewood, Ohio 44107 216-767-5202Kevin Fanchertag:kevinfancher.com,2005:Post/64878212013-12-03T17:19:55-05:002020-11-29T01:20:28-05:00CMC, Cactus Jack, and Shady Drive gigs this week!Hey all, Tuesday This is the LAST time I’ll be co-hosting (w/ GS Harper & Mike Starcher) the jam night at Doc & Louie’s in North Olmsted. Doc informed us earlier this week that his bar will be closing on December 14th. Hopefully he will find a new location and reopen, but for now, we … <a href="https://fanchermusic.wordpress.com/2013/12/03/cmc-cactusjack-shadydrive/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">CMC, Cactus Jack, and Shady Drive gigs this week!</span> <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>Kevin Fanchertag:kevinfancher.com,2005:Post/64878222013-11-23T18:13:31-05:002020-11-29T01:20:28-05:00Savannah Friday, Bier Haus SaturdayFriday Shady Drive, Chris Hanna, & the North Coast Horns perform at the Savannah in Westlake. 9pm – 1am Saturday Shady Drive plays as a trio for the first time in a while! We are playing at Bier Haus in Strongsville. They have a great food and drink menu. If you are in the area, … <a href="https://fanchermusic.wordpress.com/2013/11/23/savannah-friday-bier-haus-saturday/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Savannah Friday, Bier Haus Saturday</span> <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>Kevin Fanchertag:kevinfancher.com,2005:Post/64878232013-11-16T20:24:15-05:002020-11-29T01:20:28-05:00Shady Drive with Chris Hanna & the North Coast Horns TONIGHT!Shady Drive with Chris Hanna on keys with the North Coast Horns Saturday November 16, 2013 8:30 PM – 12:30 AM 42 Eighty Food & Drink 4280 Shenandoah Parkway Brunswick, OhioKevin Fancher