Joe Fahey
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Biography
Joe Fahey is a Minneapolis-based songwriter & guitar player. He has played bass and guitar in various rock and blues bands starting in 1979.
In 1990, he formed a band called Carp 18 with Paul Schmitt and Dave Helgerson. They released a CD called Russian Racehorse in 1997, and a 2nd album/record/CD, bug rump, on October 31st, 2006.
Joe also released his solo debut Tote Bag on October 31st (Halloween), 2006.
Joe continues to play around the region with his group, The Bottom 40. The group was formed somewhere in the early to mid 2000s with drummer & percussionist Kraig Olmstead and bassist Mike Mahin.
Additional musicians who perform occasionally with The Bottom 40 are Pete (Karmaglide) Christensen on keyboards, and guitarists Bob Bursell, Paul Schmitt, Dave Helgerson, Ben Baldridge, Sean Fahey, Terry Walsh, Tim Casey, Rod Bell, and violinist David Stenshoel (Boiled in Lead, Felonious Bosch).
All of the above musicians (among others) contributed to Joe Fahey's second solo record/album/CD Bushnell's Turtle.
Bands
- Rendezvous
- Briar Patch
- The Invisible Rabbit
- The Pungent Reflection
- The Tangents
- Carp 18
- The Blockheaters
- Joe Fahey & Tom Herbers
- The Bottom 40
Discography
- The Pungent Reflection — Don't Flush ... This is Music (1986)
- Carp 18 — A Rough Fish Mix (1991)
- Carp 18 — The Black Demo (1993)
- Carp 18 — Behind the Red Valve (1994)
- Carp 18 — Songs That Bing Never Got to Hear By Carp 18 (1995)
- Carp 18 — Russian Racehorse (1997)
- Car Talk — Born Not to Run: More Disrespectful Car Songs (2003)
- Carp 18 — bug rump (2006)
- Joe Fahey — Tote Bag (2006)
- Joe Fahey — Bushnell's Turtle (2011)
Audio
Related Web sites
- http://www.joefaheymusic.com
- http://www.reverbnation.com/joefahey
- http://myspace.com/joefaheymusic
- http://myspace.com/carp18
- http://www.carp18.com
