Farren/Butcher Inc.
They will be performing together as Charlie Farren & Jon Butcher – two distinct talents, who have both led world renown groups and both have performed throughout the country as well-recognized leaders of bands that have gained them both countless reviews across the country and beyond as bandleaders, and writers of popular music that has maintained its place in New England music history for countless years, through their well-known bands, and have been mainstays in local music i.e. Jon Butcher Axis and through various groups, that have gone under different names, but still remained under the direction of Charlie Farren through several changes,from his bands Balloon who played at the Channel,The Jamm Band, both of which featured several luminary people in rock history such as James Montgomery, Roger Earl of Foghat & others in local rock history.He toured with Joe Perry Project and also with his own group Farrenheit, which featured bassist David Hull who co wrote songs together that became rock classics,such as East Coast-West Coast and Political Vertigo and Listen to the Rock, and I,ve Got the Rock and Rolls again- they spent years together that including a new band that featured his sister Robin and ex Berlin Airlift bassist Philip Bynoe-former Til Tuesday guitarist Robert Holmes as second lead guitarist and heavy touring brought them to open shows With Aerosmith, Brad Delp & Boston,and several other groups.
They have played over the years as Farren with New England, the Fools, Aimee Mann, and has now started a new collaboration with a veteran rocker who will be joining forces to create a new sound. Both have performed in front of thousands all across the country and they bring their experience as rockers to the Cruiseport Terminal in Gloucester this Friday Dec 10 @ 8 p.m.to help the Vernal Pond Group – help the environmental issues that now have become serious issues.
Proceeds will be donated to their continuance of resources that are on Cape Ann.
Morgan Huke
Good Morning Gloucester 