 illiam Fairbairn - performing since age 5
"I have seen William perform many times at a wide variety of venues
and can say that in every situation from street venues to club dates
to formal recical, he captures the audiences attention and surprises
them with his skill, enthusiasm and music ability". - Joe Rifici, Piano Teacher
Way Back in 2005...
29th Oct - Twilight Carnival, Nayland Primary School, Stoke, Nelson
30th Oct - Pukeko Cafe & Bar, Mapua
5th Nov - Portside Bar & Cafe, Nelson
8th Nov - 50th Birthday Celebration, Nelson
18th Nov - Nelson Suburban Club (Private Function)
19th Nov - World Prevention Day for Child Abuse, Nelson
20th Nov - Portside Bar & Cafe, Nelson
27th Nov - William Live Concert - Launch "ALIVE" CD, Nelson School of Music
2nd Dec - Presbyterian Church Christmas Fantasia, Stoke, Nelson
4th Dec - Founders Park following Santa Parade, Nelson
7th Dec - Nelson Garden Club (Private Function)
22nd Dec - Whareama Rest Home, Stoke (Private Function)
... and Back in 2006...
5th Jan - William Live the Launch of ALIVE CD, Patons Rock, Golden Bay
5th Jan - Wholemeal Cafe, Takaka
19th Feb - Opening Act Brightwater Food & Wine Festival, Nelson
4th Mar - Rai Valley A&P Show
16th Mar - Whareama Rest Home, Stoke (Private Function)
19th Mar - Opening Act, Taste Tasman
9th Apr - TeenZing, 'Phantom of the Opera', Nelson School of Music
9th Apr - Nelson Jazz Club, Prince Albert Hotel, Nelson
5th May - Green Gables Rest Home, Nelson (Private Function)
28th May - Pukeko Bar & Cafe, Mapua, Nelson
26th June - 80th Birthday, El-Taverna, Richmond (Private)
5th, 7th & 8th July - Uniquely Nelson Shopping Week
18th July - Made In The Nelson School of Music Concert (1st place scholarship winners)
22nd July - Mid-Winter Xmas Function, Stoke (Private)
6th Aug - Christchurch Arts Centre Market
18th & 19th Aug - Performing Arts Competitions, NSOM (William came 1st in all 3 sections entered)
15th Sept - Nayland Primary School with DJ King
13th Oct - William & Friends In Concert *Expeirance The Xtra Ordinary*, Nelson School of Music
12th Nov - Enner Glynn School Gala, Nelson
25th Nov - Richmond Santa Parade
3rd Dec - Nelson Santa Parade & Founders Park following parade
7th Dec - 'Fund Razor', Shave Your Lid For A Kid
10th Dec - Hope Christmas Fair
... Then Back in 2007...
5th & 6th Jan - Nelson Jazz Festival, Nelson
20th & 21st Jan - Antiques Road Show & Retro Fair, Founders Park, Nelson
4th Mar -The Arts Centre, Christchurch
28th Mar - RSA Friendship Day, Richmond
1st Apr - Nelson School of Music Student Concert
1st Apr - Prince Albert, Nelson (Casually with the Nelson Jazz Club)
20th Apr - Amigos (Casually on the piano)
29th Apr - Motueka Sunday Market
29th Apr - Prince Albert, Nelson (Casually with the Nelson Jazz Club)
18th May - Amigos, Nelson (Casually on the piano)
3rd Jun - Prince Albert, Nelson (Casually with the Nelson Jazz Club)
8th Jun - Amigos, Nelson (Casually on the piano)
1st Jul - Nelson Jazz Club, Prince Albert Hotel, Nelson
4th - 9th Jul - Uniquely Nelson Business Week, Nelson
29th Jul - William's Open Music Mic Amigos Restaurant, Nelson
Aug - Nelson Airport Lounge, promoting the NSOM 'Play It Again' auction Thursday's & Friday's in August
25th & 26th Aug - Nelson School of Music 'Play It Again' auction
14th Sept - Opening of Haven's Realty Office in Richmond, Nelson (private)
12th Oct - Nelson Mask Parade, carnival Performance
26th Oct - William's Piano Recital, Nelson School of Music
27th Oct - Scholarships, Nelson School of Music
2nd Nov - Free Wheeling Band kindly invited William to do some blue's on the harmonica, Boathouse, Nelson
3rd Nov - Vocal Scholarships, Nelson School of Music
17th Nov - World Prevention of Child Abuse Day, 1903 Site Trafalgar St, Nelson
24th Nov - Richmond Santa Parade
2nd Dec - Nelson Santa Parade
14th Dec - Otumarama Rest Home
19th Dec - Otumarama Rest Home
24th Dec - Otumarama Rest Home Christmas Show
28th Dec - Hintons Market Day, Richmond, Nelson
31st Dec - Pohara Sands Bar & Cafe, Golden Bay
... And Then in 2008...
2nd - 6th Jan - As the youngest member of the Nelson Jazz Club, William performed during the week the Nelson Jazz Festival was held
20th Jan - Antiques & Retro Extravaganza, Founders Park, Nelson
13th Feb - Stoke Senior Citizens Social Club
25th Feb - Wakefield Rest Home
29th Feb - Roundhay Retirement Village
2nd Mar -Taste Tasman Food & Wine Festival
6th Apr - Jazz Club, Prince Albert Hotel, Nelson
6th Apr - Boat House with Free Wheelin Band (short solo act)
25th Apr - Maori TV Anzac Special - William perform his composition 'War Flowers'
26th Apr - Private Birthday Function
11th May - 623 On The Rocks, Tahunanui, Nelson
22nd May - Havanna's Cafe William jammed with Freewheelin Band + Solo act
24th May - Trailways, Lions Club Function
7th Jun - Scholarships, Nelson School of Music
8th Jun - Independent Theater, Nelson
14th Jun - Private Function
20th Jun - William jammed with Freewheelin Band, Boat House, Nelson
21st Jun - Vocal Scholarships, Nelson School of Music (1st place singing 'Route 66')
3rd Jul - Made In The Nelson School of Music, featuring the best of the schools performers. William performed his own composition 'Tribute to Mt. Erebus'
5th Jul - Audition for New Zealand's Got Talent (Second round)
20th Jul - Party In The Park, Victory Square, Nelson
22nd Jul - Stoke Senior Citizens
17th Aug - Joel Bolton Student Concert, Nelson School of Music
22nd & 23rd Aug - Nelson School of Music Performing Arts Competitions
24th Aug - Private Function
5th, 6th, 7th Sept - Brisbane Cafe
12th Sept - Omaio Village Rest Home
22nd Sept - Otramarama Rest Home
28th Sept - St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Nelson
11th Oct - 1903 Site, Nelson
17th Oct - Nelson Mask Parade Street Carnival
15th Nov - Private Birthday Function
15th Nov - Last Night Of The Proms Concert William played 'Tocatta' on the Pipe Organ, Nelson School of Music
18th Nov - Nayland Kindergarten
29th Nov - Richmond Santa Parade
30th Nov - Bazaar Bazaar, Victory Square, Nelson
6th Dec - Shop & Win Day Nelson
7th Dec - Nelson Santa Parade followed by MS Ford Christmas Carnival @ Founders Park main stage
12th Dec - Lark In The Park, Victory Square, Nelson
21st December:) Nelson's Big Day Out - Trafalgar Street
27th Dec - Ambrosia Cafe, Richmond, Nelson
30th Dec - Richmond Market Day
... and 2009...
10th Jan - Pohara Sands Cafe & Bar, Golden Bay
14th Mar - Ray White Australia & NZ Auction Promotion in Christchurch
25th Apr - ANZAC Day, Les't We Forget, Founders Park, Nelson
2nd May - NZ Music Month, The House of Ales, Nelson
5th May - Stoke Senior Citizens Club
9th May - Honest Lawyer, Monaco, Nelson
10th May - Celebrate Mother's Day, Bar Delisous, Nelson
29th Jun - Omaio Retirement Village
13th Jul - Stroke Senior Citizens Club
14th Jul - 5 Minutes of Fame, Westfield, Christchurch
5th Aug - Otumarama Rest Home
24th Sept - R.T.L.B Teachers Conference Celebrations, Trafalgar Centre, Nelson
27th Sept - Open Mic, Spring & Fern, Nelson
4th Oct - Open Mic, Sprig & Fern, Nelson
10th Oct - 'William Rocks Melrose House' with special guest Joe Rifici, Joel Bolton and Francis Meria
24th Oct - Wholemeal Cafe, Golden Bay
25th Oct - River Inn, Golden Bay - Marble Mountain Country Club Night
1st Nov - Open Mic, Sprig & Fern, Nelson
8th Nov - Sounds Amazing, Nelson Provincial Museum
20th Nov - Nelson Suburban Club, Open Home Foundation (Private Function)
6th Dec - Port Nelson Santa Parade
7th Dec - Christmas Fantasia Concert, St. Andrews Church, Stoke
8th Dec - Christmas Fantasia Fundraiser for Hospice. William played piano for the Greenhill Orchestra; Beethoven Concerto No.1
13th Dec - Sounds Amazing Expo, Nelson School of Music (William played the Pipe Organ)
13th Dec - Concerto Concert, Nelson School of Music. William played piano for the Greenhill Orchestra; Beethoven Concerto No.1
23rd Dec - Drinks, Nibles & William - Brisbane (Private Function)
26th Dec - William 'Down Under' in Brisbane, The Bearded Dragon
... And 2010...
20th Jan - Otramarama Rest Home
28th Feb - The Ark Fundrasier, Crusos (Robinsons Complex), Stoke, Nelson
5th Mar - Christchurch Arts Market
13th Mar - Trust Power Community Awards, Nelson School of Music
28th Mar - Royal High Tea, Warwick House (The Castle), Nelson
25th Apr - Royal High Tea, Warwick House (The Castle), Nelson
2nd May - Royal High Tea, Warwick House (The Castle), Nelson
14th May - The Winter Festival Release date, Nelson School of Music
19th May - Probas Club, Nelson Suburban Club
22nd May - New Zealand Music Month, The Honest Lawyer, Monaco, Nelson
28th May - New Zealand Music Month, The Moorings Cafe, Motueka
28th August - Private Birthday Function
4th Sept - Mozart Concerto for 3 Pianos & Orchestra, Takaka Primary School
5th Sept - Mozart Concerto for 3 Pianos & Orchestra, Nelson School of Music
19th Sept - Royal High Tea, Warwick House (The Castle), Nelson
31st Oct - Royal High Tea, Warwick House (The Castle), Nelson
18th Nov - Probus Club
27th November - Pak 'N Save Santa Parade, Richmond
4th December - Private Function
5th December - Port Nelson Santa Parade followed by Founders Christmas Carnival @ Founders Heritage Park
10th December - Private Function @ Club Waimea
... And 2011...
3rd January - Nelson Air Port Terminal
23rd January - Riverside Music Festival
19th February - Nelson Region Hospice Art Auction, WOW Museum
13th March - The Play House Cafe to raise funds for the Christchurch earth quake.
19th March - Battle of the Bands, Belgrove Tavern; William and band 'Generation Gap'
1st March - The Play House, William & The Generation Gap
24th April - Mapua Easter Fair
17th May - Australias Biggest Morning Tea, Springwood, Brisbane - A Fund Raiser for Cancer
19th May - The Pink Piano Bar, Brisbane
22nd May - Story Bridge Hotel - Brisbane Jazz Club, Jazz Festival
23rd May - The Music Kafe, Westend, Qld
4th June - The Music Kafe, West End, Qld
5th June - The Upper Coomera Market - Fest TBC
5th June - Hard Rock Cafe, Gold Coast - Where the best musicians play!
21st June – The Fete de la Musique Festival – a worldwide music festival, Qld
23rd June - The Irish Hotel & Club, Brisbane
25th June - Carrara Market, Gold Coast
26th June - Chandler Market, Qld
2nd July - Raw Talent Final, Currumbin, Qld - William won the 18 and under section for his own composition 'Tribute To Mt. Erebus'
4th July - Hard Rock Cafe, Gold Coast
24th November - Iris Lounge, Dunedin
24th November - Ra Cafe Bar, Dunedin
...Now 2012...
3rd February - Farewell Concert, The Play House, Mapua
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