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Sorry I have been absent from posting. Lot’s brewing in mind and heart, especially regarding this life of music business. Lot’s of poetry being read, lot’s of music being listened to and world being seen. Not to mention lots of wedding plans in motion. I will no longer be a Fairbanks after July 23rd, but Caleb says he won’t mind if I keep my artist name as Karli Fairbanks. We will see…maybe this is prime time for a new moniker.

Here’s a song. I wrote it over a year ago. It has been anchored in my harbor ever since I wrote it. Always unsure of it’s sailing capabilities…pretty nonetheless. Very inspired by Damien Jurado’s last album I assume…as I wrote it during a time where I listened to nothing else!

Enjoy!

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In other news, I won a Sommy for Best Singer-songwriter! Thanks for voting for me. I feel really honored and excited. Unfortunately, I was in Portugal when the ceremony happened and wasn’t able to receive the prize in person, but my brother accepted it on my behalf. He told me his speech went like this…”Karli’s in Portugal, she’s very thankful.” Not much more to say really!! I love Spokane and that we have our own little awards ceremony with dress-code, red-carpet and guest artists. So fun.

Also, I have some shows on the horizon that I just couldn’t resist. Haha, so much for not performing. (: I’m playing the Birds on a Wire folk festival in Pullman, Washington put on by Stereopathic. There’s a great lineup for that and tickets are going very fast. So be sure to consider making the trip. www.birdsonawirefest.com

In April I will be playing some shows as well in Missoula, Spokane and Bellingham with a certain indie-rock icon. It’s not totally confirmed…I will post details when it is. But that will be exciting and a good chance to start playing some new material.

That’s all for now…happy spring days!

So, in light of my big news (I GOT ENGAGED TO CALEB!) I thought I would post the one and only sappy love song I have ever written. It’s almost Valentine’s day too so I hope you can all enjoy it. I wrote this song for my best friend Natalie when she got married a few years ago. I just have to say…I was sick when I recorded this song and my accordion skills have come a LONG WAY in the past two year. but…enough disclaimers…here it is!

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and here’s a photo of me and my lovely dear!

Still working on the title for this one and thinking it might need a bridge. Hmmmm…we’ll see. Played it out a few times and really like using my fuzzy overdrive pedal that Zac gave me when I play it. Makes it a little more badass. The song is kind of about the humiliating point when a friend or loved one points out something you are doing that isn’t right. Jealousy, gossip, greed, anger, etc. To you it might feel justifiable, but then you get a big smack in the face. I have a love hate relationship with moments like those.  Oh, and I may have accidentally stole the very beginning of the guitar line from a Sarah Jarosz song. I think I was listening to hear album every day when I wrote this song. Hehe.

Enjoy!

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