FABB is coming to Karlo's barnyard.
Free Association Blues Band (aka FABB) seamlessly blends the traditional blues canon with spontaneous jams and pure energy that will amaze and entertain. Formed when the earth was cooling in the late 80s in the music mecca of Kingston, Ontario, and recently reformed to packed houses and press in that fair town, the members of this party propellant bring a pedigree honed by decades of touring and session work to every single stage they hop up on to. Come and witness what it’s all about. Your heart, soul and body will thank you.
Also on, the Porche Club is having chapters converge at Karlo the night as a prelude to Father's Day.
Get good eats at Dee's Quiet Café before and during so you can enjoy Dinner and a Show, County style.
Wine by the glass, barnyard bonfires and belly laugh fun.
The Players…
Mike Farrell - lead vocals, guitar
Known in The County as the host of Mike in the Morning on 99.3 County FM and fronting The Sophiasburgh All Stars, Mike’s history goes back to Kingston and the band he co-formed there with 3 other members of FABB, The Pariahs, who were mainstays of the Golden Horseshoe rock scene for years, touring the UK twice and sharing stages w the likes of Teenage Head, The Tragically Hip and The Ramones.
Scott Megginson - bass, back up vocals
An original member of The Pariahs and Wild Blues Yonder. Scott runs the band because he’s good at giving orders, and laying down exceptional grooves all the day long. He humbly takes over bass duties from original FABB bassist, Joe Chithalen (The Mahones, Weeping Tile, JOYY), dearly departed.
Ian (Loaf) Woodward - lead guitar, back up vocals
Loaf knows the ins and outs of guitar-land so well he has a lifelong golden pass. Les Pauls are his favourite axes, and he wields them with chill intensity. (The Pariahs, The Commotionaires)
Bonz - drums and percussion
Known everywhere he has lived and played as one of the best drummers around (including Toronto and Kingston), and a consummate showman, Bonz delivers love and heart to every single beat he lets loose. (The Pariahs, Dead Root Revival)
Spencer Evans - keyboards, clarinet, lead and back up vox
Spencer Evans defines the term local legend; he is so commonly known as the king of all things music in Kingston that he appears on the city’s welcome sign on the 401. He has been , and continues to be, lead player in countless bands of his and others’ making. A day does not go by where Spence is not frantically pounding the keys, singing w abandon and generally serving the role of a musical shaman.
(Sarah Harmer, Cowboy Junkies, Jill Barber, FABB, Ghetto Express, The Goat Steppers)