Career
Fahrner"s main influences are Elvis Presley, Django Reinhardt, forties and fifties blues, Rhythm & Blues and rockabilly. Both his musical styles and songwriting distinguish him from other religious musicians who often combine traditional Jewish music with folk/rock elements and choose their lyrics from verses from the Torah. He soon performed at school-events and private parties.
At age eleven he began teaching himself lead-guitar by playing along with records of Memphis Slim, Elvis Presley and Luther Allison.
An encounter with Allison left a profound impression on a young teenage Nachman. While shaking hands, Luther looked at their black and white hands and said: "Black and white - that is what Rock and Roll is all about." Around this time Fahrner also discovered the music of jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt.
Nachman"s career as lead-guitarist took off when joining the "Roadrunners" in 1988, then one of the only rockabilly bands with a female lead singer. In 1990 Nachman moved to Paris, France, and was hired by the teddy boy/rockabilly band "Jim and the Beams".
The band toured the European continent, performing primarily for biker and rocker audiences.
By the mid-Nineties he was in demand as guest-player, playing with acts such as rockabilly icon Claudia Colonna and French rockers "Hotel Du Nord". Since then, Fahrner has been teaching guitar and performing in Israel and Europe. He also started writing songs with an emphasis on spiritual themes, in particular the teachings of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov.
2012 saw the release of his album "Azamra", a collection of original songs, as well as "Early Recordings", volumes one and two.
