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Press
“…just great, I think you'll be hearing more of him really soon. He just gave me his cd at the Woodford Folk Festival and I really liked it, it really inspired me”. - John Butler
Getting the 'why the hell isn't he huge?' asterisk is Dominique Fraissard. Coming somewhere between the rock of Mick Hart and not as histrionic as iOta can be, Fraissard has voice, songs and a touch of the weird to be really compelling”. - the Drum media
“...with rousing concision, where originality and a refreshing elegance took precedence, was revealed Dominique Fraissard. A quest of alternative guitar tunings and a deep soothing vocal tonality Fraissard strolled the stage painting enchanting stories… here was an addiction that the whole world should indulge in”. - Revolver
"Dominique Fraissard is simply one of the most amazing solo performers on offer. A bit of a male Ani Difranco, Dominique is well on his way to becoming one of Australia's premier songwriters and performers”. - the Drum Media
- Various
What they are saying...
"Getting the 'why the hell isn't he huge?' asterisk is Dominique Fraissard. Coming somewhere between the rock of Mick Hart and not as histrionic as iOta can be, Fraissard has voice, songs and a touch of the weird to be really compelling".
- the Drum media
“…just great, I think you'll be hearing more of him really soon. He just gave me his cd at the Woodford Folk Festival and I really liked it, it really inspired me.”
- John Butler
"Dominique Fraissard delivered a successful concert set at the 2009 Roots and Blues Festival resulting in a standing ovation and an audience wanting more to take home with them, as they carried his cds to the merch tent till. Dominique is also a strong workshop musician. He really works hard to understand a theme and puts his heart and soul into the process. From an AD’s perspective, he is the kind of guy you can hand your vision to and he’ll take it to the next level".
- Hugo Rampen, AD, Salmon Arm Roots and Blues.
"Dominique Fraissard is simply one of the most amazing solo performers on offer. A bit of a male Ani Difranco, Dominique is well on his way to becoming one of Australia's premier songwriters and performers".
- the Drum Media
“...with rousing concision, where originality and a refreshing elegance took precedence, was revealed Dominique Fraissard. A quest of alternative guitar tunings and a deep soothing vocal tonality Fraissard strolled the stage painting enchanting stories… here was an addiction that the whole world should indulge in.
- Revolver
- Various
Discography
HUMBLE IN THE MOMENT
2010 - the first album since the move to Canada, featuring 'Art of a Common Kind' from the award winning cycling adventure documentary Ride The Divide.
CUTTING TEETH - Live 1998 to 2008
2010 - Live works from the formidable collection of recordings made during the artists decade of gestation.
TABULA RASA.
2008 - The first with the line up of Syd Green, Mel Cox and Matt Hall.
CATHARSIS
2001 release, much loved and still selling.
DOMINIQUE FRAISSARD - THE FIRST ALBUM.
1998 release, solo album, remastered and repackaged for commercial release in '07.
Other Albums:
2012 - Reveal The Path - original soundtrack under the moniker Shaggy Mane.
Soundtrack and Compilation contributions:
Ride The Divide - soundtrack
Jeremy Flies - Nick Drake tribute album
Club Acoustica Basement Sessions - compilation
SoundVibes 2009 - compilation
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Bio
*new albums coming in 2013!
Wing And Bone is the sonic incarnation of Dominique Fraissard. Hailing from the mountains of Canada’s west and the long hot highways of his native Australia, his music is timeless. 6 and 12 string acoustic guitars and a potent pen sing with an earthy lilt and an urban edge, from the good green earth of his 1970’s childhood, up through the concrete and steel built on top of it.
2013 will see Wing And Bone, as the line up of Dominique Fraissard, Syd Green and Eddie Fraissard, on the road and in the studio in Canada, the US and the Caribbean.
Bio Of Prior Work:
An admired songwriter/musician in the folk/acoustic genre with a very original twist of urban transfer to his work Dominique has, since his first performances in 1997 at the chalkboard venues of Woodford Folk Festival, been in ever increasing demand. Based in Sydney in 1998, Dominique gigged prodigiously there, making forays up and down the east coast, to New Zealand and Canada. He recorded the eponymous First Album in 1998 and followed up with 2001’s Catharsis, released on his own label, Drink From the Trees and distributed by MGM. Following performances at the 2006-07 Woodford Folk Festival, commercial release of the newly mastered First Album and a west coast Canada tour, Fraissard released the long awaited 3rd album Tabula Rasa in 2008. Continuing with the winning team of himself and producer Syd Green, 2010 saw the release of Humble In The Moment, coupled with another offering, Cutting Teeth, a live album of cuts from shows spanning a decade from 1998. He has played several Canadian festivals since moving to Canada, including Salmon Arm Roots and Blues and Edge of the World. US interest has seen 2 original works tracked to the award winning documentary Ride The Divide and the role of Soundtrack Composer for the follow up film Reveal The Path, plus a US tour in 2012.
Dominique has been called on to support international acts including rock and roll Hall of Famer Roger McGuinn (the Byrds), Rory Mcleod, Andy White, George, Elixer, Denvar, Penelope Swales, Matt Walker and Ashley Davies, Bill Bourne and Lester Quitzau, Stella One Eleven and many others, including the Waifs, Jack Johnson and the John Butler Trio.
Other projects include his acclaimed version of Nick Drake's 'Three Hours' for Um & AH Records' tribute to Nick Drake - Jeremy Flies, live original tracks taken for Club Acoustica’s Basement Showcases and original guitar compositions to accompany the work of indigenous poet Romain Moreton for an SBS documentary. His work has been heard on independent, college and commercial radio throughout Australia and Canada, Qantas Inflight and tracked to independent film. It has inspired artists of all codes and boasts a following from early teen to his elders.
He now resides in the North Slocan Valley of British Columbia and divides his time between music, the creative arts and the outdoors.
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