Jay Faires- LIVE at Birdies!

Born in Tennessee, Jay Faires grew up playing acoustic guitar, wishing it was an electric - exposed at age 7 to the east TN bluegrass scene via barn and parking lot jams, bluegrass camp, and most importantly, learning fiddle tunes from a man named Randy Terry in a half-demolished baptist church, Jay was initially hesitant to embrace the acoustic nature of bluegrass instruments. But due to the deep love of playing and performing music with others, he found his footing as a young flatpicking guitarist. As soon as possible, electric guitar came into the picture In high school and college, and his musical journey throughout Tennessee and North Carolina exposed him to what he calls "feel good" music - old gospel songs, old time tunes, classic and modern bluegrass, jazz jams, Garcia/Hunter and Weir/Barlow tunes, and songs written by friends he's made along the way. Jay typically brings an acoustic guitar, a banjo, and an electric guitar, and what happens after that - that's up to the audience.