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San Francisco Based Jam Band

We have a brand new record to share with you, over a dozen new studio cuts including some real nice original tunes.


Next shows:
Coda Jazz Super Club Saturday June 5th 10 pm
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Band Description


San Francisco band Faraway Brothers may be the West Coast's most eclectic combo, blending jazz, blues, rock and swing into a twist-and-turn musical experience that has given the band a mythical reputation among jam band fans and music industry insiders.

Faraway Brothers are bassist Ed Ivey (Rhythm Pigs, Brass Monkey Brass Band), guitarist Eric McFadden (Stockholm Syndrome, The Animals), drummer Paulo Baldi (Cake, Les Claypool), and organist Chip Roland (Zero, Doug Kershaw).

Faraway Brothers formed randomly at a birthday barbecue in 1995. The members had a blast calling out off-the-cuff tunes, and the list has since filled with country, jazz, bluegrass, and acid rock, all tempered by group's penchant for spontaneity. They are downright eccentric, they "only do songs by dead guys" and prefer to mutate instead of imitate, such as their mash-up of Black Sabbath's War Pigs - a reggae-laced dirge with forays into straight fusion jazz. Faraway Brothers had a weekly show in San Francisco for many years that became a required stop for visiting pros, and lucky fans could boast of seeing guest players like Trey Anastasio of Phish and drummer Steve Smith of Journey.

Each player brings a fresh direction to the songs. McFadden is a fiery guitarist with a wry sense of humor in reworking classic hits, while organist Roland's soulful work in Zero with jam guru Steve Kimock touched thousands of fans at festivals around the world. Ivey's years working as a studio bassist for rock and folk bands is the perfect compliment to Baldi's interest in hard jazz and Eastern music.

The band completed its third album (their first-ever studio record) during Summer 2009 recording sessions at famed West Texas recording studio Sonic Ranch (Tesla, Conner Oberst, Yeah Yeah Yeahs). The new disc features 15 songs, almost all originals by all the players. Previous releases include two live albums, Long Ago And Far Away and Start The Engine And Drive Away , originally released on NMX Records and available on various digital music websites. Faraway Brothers willrecord a new album of original songs in Texas in fall 2009.

Performer Bios:

Eric McFadden, guitar, and vocals a native of Albuquerque, McFadden has become a standout American guitar slinger, touring with modern funk's founding father George Clinton, rock legend Eric Burdon's Animals and his own band Stockholm Syndrome, featuring members of Government Mule and Widespread Panic. McFadden's electrified classical guitar is the heart of Faraway Brothers rootsy, jazzy sound.

Ed Ivey, bass, tuba, vocals. Originally from El Paso, Ivey played in pioneer punk rock band Rhythm Pigs, releasing five albums and touring worldwide. Later tours include Dan Hicks, J.J. Malone, and Brass Monkey Brass Band. Ivey opened a popular restaurant in San Francisco's Civic Center district in 2007 and still manages to play frequently in the Bay Area.

Paulo Baldi, trap set, percussion - Since his first professional work with flamenco-jazz guitarist Ottmar Leibert, Paulo Baldi has been increasingly in demand as a session and live drummer. He appears on records by such diverse artists trance singer Riffat Salamat and San Francisco hard rock trio Deadweight. Baldi is a sought-after rock drummer who currently plays with pop hitmakers Cake.

Chip Roland, organ, lap-steel, and tenor guitar Chip Roland first gained national prominence in southern rock band Cowboy and went on to road work with Cajun fiddler Doug Kershaw before settling in the Bay Area. Roland's Hammond organ sound has been delighting devoted fans for years in cult groove-jam band Zero and he works as a session man in many area studios. Roland's organ chops are simply the tastiest, and his tenor guitar and lap-steel bring a sweet, down-home polish to Faraway Brothers.

Email the Faraway Brothers: farawaybrothers@yahoo.com

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War Pigs
Third Stone From The Sun
Jesus Is Gonna Be Here
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  Afro Blue  Mongo Santamaria
All Blues  Miles Davis
Alone And Forsaken  Hank Williams
Angel From Montgomery  Kris Kristofferson and many others
Anorexia Is Not For Everybody - Martin Fierro/Zero
Arms Like Cactus  Ed Ivey
Baby Please Don t Go  John Lee Hooker
Basie s Boogie - Count Basie
Better Get Hit In Your Soul  Charles Mingus
Big City  Merle Haggard
Black Orpheus  show standard
Blue Trane  John Coltrane
Blues Eyes Crying In The Rain  Willie Nelson
Boney Maroney  Johnny Winter
Born Under A Bad Sign  Cream
Buckets Of Rain  Bob Dylan
Caravan  Duke Ellington
Cat Scratch Fever  Ted Nugent
Check It Out Now (Funk Soul Brother)  P-Funk
Chitlins Con Carne  Kenny Burrell
Cielito Lindo  Mexican traditional
Clap Your Hands  Tom Waits
Corona  Minutemen
Dead Flowers  Rolling Stones
Dimples  John Lee Hooker
Don t Eat The Yellow Slow - Frank Zappa
Don t Lose Your Cool  Albert Collins
Ease Back  Meters
El Mosquito  Eddie Dimas
Fairies Wear Boots  Black Sabbath
Footprints  Wayne Shorter
Fraulein  Bobby Helms
Friday s Child  Van Morrison
Green Onions  Booker T. and the MG s
Have Mercy/Jesus Done Left Chicago  ZZ Top
Hey Joe  Jimi Hendrix
Hideaway (Freddy King)
Hip Hug Her  Booker T. and the MG s
Hoodlie Hoo  Space Ghost
I Feel Good  Jame Brown
I Know You Riders  Grateful Dead
I Wanna Be Sedated  Ramones
I m Ready  Howlin  Wolf
In Bloom - Cobain
Into The Mystic  Van Morrison
Jamie s Cryin  Van Halen
Jesus Gonna Be Here  Tom Waits
Jesus On The Mainline  traditional
Jingly Jangly  Ed Ivey
Johnny Too Bad  Bob Marley and the Wailers
Jump Back  Rufus Thomas
Junco Partner  Professor Longhair
King Bee  Muddy Waters
Last Date  Floyd Cramer
Little Wing  Jimi Hendrix
Lonesome Whistle  Hank Williams
Long Black Veil  Johnny Cash
Lost Highway  Hank Williams
Machine Gun - Hendrix
Mama Don t Allow No Guitar Pickin   Doc Watson
Many A Mile To Freedom  Traffic
Mardis Gras In New Orleans  traditional
Melting Pot  Booker T. and the MG s
Mercy Mercy Mercy  Weather Report/Zawinul
Midnight Special  traditional
Moby Dick - Led Zeppelin
Mr. Broadway  traditional jazz
Night Train  Blues Brothers and others
Nine Pound Hammer - Bill Monroe
No Expectations  Rolling Stones
One Way Out  Allman Brothers Band
Parchman s Farm  Johnny Winter
Pipeline  The Surfari s
Play With Your Poodle  Louie Jordan
Police Truck  Dead Kennedys
Push Push Push  Eric McFadden
Red House  Jimi Hendrix
Ring Of Fire  Johnny Cash
Rise Above  Black Flag
Rollin  And Tumblin   Robert Johnson
Sex Machine (Get Up)  James Brown
Shady Grove  Quicksilver Messenger Service
Sheena Is A Punk Rocker  Ramones
Sissy Strut  Meters
Sleepwalk -Santo and Johnny
So What?  Miles Davis
Song For My Father  Horace Silver
Sooky Soo  Grant Green
Stang s Swang  Stevie Ray Vaughn
Stir It Up  Bob Marley
Superstition  Stevie Wonder
Susie Q  Creedence
Sweetleaf  Black Sabbath
Take Five  Dave Brubeck
Talk Too Much  John Lee Hooker
Tequila  The Champs
Thank You Falletin Me Be Mice Elf Again  Sly Stone
There Ain t No Bugs On Me (Grisman/Garcia)
Third Stone From The Sun  Jimi Hendrix
Time Is Tight  Booker T. and the MG s
Truck Drivin  Man  Commander Cody
Turtle Walk  Lou Donaldson
Walk Don t Run  Ventures
Weary Blues  Hank Williams
What A Wonderful World  Louie Armstrong
Whiter Shade Of Pale  Procol Harum
Whole Lotta Rosie  AC/DC
Willin   Little Feat
You Don t Have To Go  Jimmy Reed
You Got Yours  New Birth Brass Band

And Many More!!!