Fair Ground is a
CanadianCanada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
RockRock music is a genre of popular music that entered the mainstream in the 1960s. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, rhythm and blues, country music and also drew on folk music, jazz and classical music....
band.
Fair Ground was formed by Canadian
guitarThe guitar is a musical instrument with ancient roots that adapts readily to a wide variety of musical styles. It typically has six strings, but four-, seven-, eight-, ten-, eleven-, twelve-, thirteen- and eighteen-string guitars also exist. The size and shape of the neck and the base of the guitar...
ists
Pete LesperancePete Lesperance is a Canadian guitarist, songwriter, and producer. He was the guitarist in the Canadian melodic rock band Harem Scarem. Lesperance was born October 13, 1968 in Scarborough, Ontario...
and
Mike TurnerMike A. Turner is a musician and producer. He is the former lead guitarist of the band Our Lady Peace. After his departure from OLP he began producing music and played guitar in the Canadian band Fair Ground, with Harem Scarem guitarist Pete Lesperance...
, of the bands
Harem ScaremHarem Scarem were a Canadian hard rock band from Toronto, ON. Harem Scarem achieved popularity in Japan and their native Canada in the early 1990s. Harem Scarem were active from 1987 to 2008. Throughout their career, they released 12 albums...
and
Our Lady PeaceOur Lady Peace is a Canadian alternative rock band that formed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1992. Widely recognized by its abbreviation OLP, the band currently consists of members Raine Maida, Duncan Coutts, Jeremy Taggart and Steve Mazur...
, respectively. Originally Turner was to make a guest appearance on Lesperance's solo album, but this developed into Fair Ground's debut album,
Down In It, which was released on November 6, 2006.
Following an
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the group released the song "Down In It" as a
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Fair Ground is a
CanadianCanada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
RockRock music is a genre of popular music that entered the mainstream in the 1960s. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, rhythm and blues, country music and also drew on folk music, jazz and classical music....
band.
Fair Ground was formed by Canadian
guitarThe guitar is a musical instrument with ancient roots that adapts readily to a wide variety of musical styles. It typically has six strings, but four-, seven-, eight-, ten-, eleven-, twelve-, thirteen- and eighteen-string guitars also exist. The size and shape of the neck and the base of the guitar...
ists
Pete LesperancePete Lesperance is a Canadian guitarist, songwriter, and producer. He was the guitarist in the Canadian melodic rock band Harem Scarem. Lesperance was born October 13, 1968 in Scarborough, Ontario...
and
Mike TurnerMike A. Turner is a musician and producer. He is the former lead guitarist of the band Our Lady Peace. After his departure from OLP he began producing music and played guitar in the Canadian band Fair Ground, with Harem Scarem guitarist Pete Lesperance...
, of the bands
Harem ScaremHarem Scarem were a Canadian hard rock band from Toronto, ON. Harem Scarem achieved popularity in Japan and their native Canada in the early 1990s. Harem Scarem were active from 1987 to 2008. Throughout their career, they released 12 albums...
and
Our Lady PeaceOur Lady Peace is a Canadian alternative rock band that formed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1992. Widely recognized by its abbreviation OLP, the band currently consists of members Raine Maida, Duncan Coutts, Jeremy Taggart and Steve Mazur...
, respectively. Originally Turner was to make a guest appearance on Lesperance's solo album, but this developed into Fair Ground's debut album,
Down In It, which was released on November 6, 2006.
Following an
internetThe Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standardized Internet Protocol Suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
pollAn opinion poll is a survey of public opinion from a particular sample. Opinion polls are usually designed to represent the opinions of a population by conducting a series of questions and then extrapolating generalities in ratio or within confidence intervals....
the group released the song "Down In It" as a
singleIn music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats.-History:...
. This was followed by "Boy Without A Clue".
Discography
- 4 Track EP
- Down In It (2006)
Track Listing for
Down In It (2006)
- "Down In It" - 3:40
- "Automatic" - 3:25
- "Say You Will" - 3:33
- "Nameless" - 3:33
- "What are you Waiting For?" - 3:20
- "Boy Without a Clue" - 4:03
- "Skeleton Tree" - 3:47
- "No Sign of Life" - 3:45
- "Upside Down" - 3:37
- "Life Goes On" - 3:17
- "Life Goes On" (Acoustic Bonus Track) - 3:31
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