12/18 | Charlie sat in with the Mohegan All Stars at
The Regent Theatre in Arlington, MA, for the annual Rock and Soul
benefit for The Toys for Tots Foundation. Charlie and The All Stars ripped through a rocking rendition of the Free's "The Stealer"
12/14 | Jon and Charlie performed together
and individually at the Holday Buzz concert
at The Palace Theater in Manchester, NH.
Broadcast live on FM stations across NH,
the annual event featured leading musical
and comedy performers, as well as members
of the cast of A Christmas Carol, which is
playing at The Palace through December
12/09 | FARREN BUTCHER, INC. joined
Robert Cray on a bill at The Music Hall in
Keene, NH. FBI brought the house down
with selections from their recent CD, 'FBI'
and from songs drawn from their storied
careers
12/09 | Charlie and Jon joined Greg and
the Morning Buzz team, broadcast across
southern NH, to sing, play, joke, and talk
about the upcoming Holiday Buzz concert
at The Palace Theater in Manchester, NH.
The annual concert event will be broadcast
live!
12/03 | FARREN BUTCHER, INC. joined
Gary Hoey and Lita Ford at the Lowell
Memorial Auditorium for a packed house
and rollicking show. Their performance of
MULE DRIVER, a song from their new
CD, 'FBI', was twice interrupted by
vigorous applause, and raised the
roof for the show finale, joining
Gary and Lita for Led Zeppelin's
ROCK AND ROLL!
11/27 | Charlie and Jon were at The Berklee
Performance Center in Boston for a taping
of the Emmy Awards-winning Community
Auditions. Charlie explains "It's a long
day, but it's a fun time hanging with
folks like A&E critic Joyce Kulhawick,
Magic 106.7 personality Candy O'Terry,
Boston Pops pianist Brad Hatfield, and
the guys in the terrific CA house band.
Watch for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
listings for the show on WBZ and
WSBK in Boston MA, WPXT in
Portland, ME, ENAC in Providence RI,
and WWLP in Springfield, MA.
11/26 | Charlie and Jon sat in with
bluesmaster James Montgomery &
Friends at The Amazing Things Center
for the Arts in Framingham. FBI's mini
set brought the house down, and they later
sat in with the band for a rocking rendition
of I CAN'T GET NEXT TO YOU
11/19 | See FBI at TCAN, The
Center for The Arts in Natick 14
Summer St Natick MA, NOV 19
8:00pm, the performance featuring
Joe Holaday on bass, John Muzzy
on drums, and the dynamic duo
ensemble !
Wait Until Next Year-Go Sox!
Check out the NOVEMBER issue
of Vintage Guitar Magazine featuring
the Doobie Bros, Johnny Winter, Jon
Butcher and George Thorogood with
news about Jon Butcher gear and
guitars, Farren Butcher Incorporated
plans for world domination and more!
On newsstands now
FBI Sizzles! Click below to see the clip
10/1 | FBI @ Franktoberfest! Charlie
Farren and Jon Butcher rocked
Holman Stadium in rare form for
the 2011 Franktoberfest
Celebration in conjunction with
106.3 FRANK FM. US Guitar Kits,
Inc., and Scott Dixon awarded one
of their fine US Guitar Kits acoustic
guitars to a lucky winner. The crowd
in attendance were treated to a rare
electric duo performance by FBI LIVE!
Watch for new music in the soon to
be released feature film, BENDING
THE RULES, produced by WWE
Studios in Hollywood CA, the film
currently in post production
Work continues on the new
FARREN BUTCHER, INC. film
documentary with producer
G.Calvin Berry for Vertex
Entertainment. The focus of the
70min doc will be all things Farren
Butcher Inc., tour and recording
histories, upcoming and ongoing
projects!
9/17 | The Freedom Rally on the
Boston Common featured Farren
Butcher Incorporated with John
Muzzy, Jon Butcher, Joe Holaday
and the irascible Charlie Farren.
The concert for the 10,000
attendees left no one unsatisfied as
the band rocked their hits old and
new, including those from the new
CD, FBI!
9/16 | The Portland ME State
Theater show with Jonny Lang/ FBI
was cancelled due to illness. A
February reschedule is planned.
8/26 | The Blue Ocean Music HalI
was packed for a FARREN
BUTCHER, INC.-hosted bill
that included David Hull performing
songs from his debut solo CD, as
well as the original lineup of
FARRENHEIT and, of course FBI
doing selections from their new CD,
songs from throughout their career
including Jon Butcher Axis, and The
Joe Perry Project. Watch for more
dates with this lineup!
Watch Charlie and Jon of FBI on
the Emmy Award winning
Community Auditions in
NOVEMBER, New Englands
longest running television broadcast
shot live at the Berklee
Performance Center in Boston MA.
Check TV listings in your town !
And... hear the new Farren Butcher
Incorporated FBI CD Sundays on
Brunch By The River hosted by Lisa
Garvey on independent music
station 92.5 The River
8/6 | Another sold-out SRO show at
The Center for Arts in Natick with
FARREN BUTCHER, INC.
performing in support of Vanilla
Fudge. FBI brought the house
down, earning a standing ovation.
Here is a link to a clip of the show:
8/5 |FARREN BUTCHER INC.
kicked off the annual Onset Blues
Festival on beautiful Onset Harbor
in Massachusetts
7/30 | FARREN BUTCHER, INC.
took the house down at The Center
for Arts in Natick (TCAN), receiving
a standing ovation after performing
an opening slot at The Smithereens
show! Click this link to see a clip:
6/18 | FARREN BUTCHER, INC.
was joined by drummer Joey
Pafumi to rock the WAAF
sponsored Laconia BIKE WEEK
concert aboard the Mt. Washington
on Lake Winnipisaukee
6/14-15 | FARREN BUTCHER, INC.
rocked INFOCOM in Orlando FL
with a two-night performance at the
packed Bose after-show reception.
Charlie and Jon performed using
the latest Bose technology.
Needless to say, FBI sounded HUGE!
6/11 | FARREN BUTCHER, INC.
was the feature performance the
2011 Lowell Riverfest, sponsored
by 92.5-FM The River
Later that same evening FARREN
BUTCHER, INC. performed at their
sold-out show at Tupelo Music Hall
in Londonderry, NH. Charlie and
Jon were joined by John Muzzy on
drums (Farrenheit), and Joe
Holaday on bass (The Fools).
Gibson signature artist Johnny A
also sat in for several numbers.
6/4 | Continuing their mini Phil
Vassar tour, Charlie and Jon
brought down the house at The
Lebanon Opera House, highlighted
by a Dads request that Charlie do
one song on a Pink Paisley
Telecaster which he was giving to
his daughter for her birthday.
Charlie performed YOU ARE THE
ONLY ONE, and gave the guitar to
the girl after the show. Here is a link
to the song:
6/3 |FBI performed at the packed Palace Theater in Manchester NH
w/ Phil Vassar!
5/1 | Farren Butcher INC.
and KOMPOZ in Collaboration
Contest ! Roger McGuinn did it.
Rudy Sarzo did it. Now Charlie
Farren, and Jon Butcher have sent
KOMPOZ original studio guitar
tracks from East Coast West Coast
featured on the FBI CD. Hundreds
of entrants in turn sent their own
recorded spins on the song and the
results were fun, hysterical and
profitable for the lucky contest
winner ! This was a great time all
around with some incredibly clever
and original music choices and
some amazing prizes from
PreSonus, CakeWalk, and of
course Kompoz. Thank you Steve
Gardner, East Coast West Coast
4/28 | FARREN BUTCHER, INC
gave the featured guest
performance at The Regent Theater
in Arlington, MA in a benefit for
long-time N.E. radio personality
Morgan Huke. FBI was joined by
the legendary bluesman, James
Montgomery, and Grammy
nominated singer/songwriter.
Andy Pratt
4/9 | The Boston Legends Tour,
Part 2 Whamma Jamma!
The second leg of the BOSTON
LEGENDS Tour was a tour de
force on wheels as Jon and Charlie
packed venues up and down the
East Coast with long time mates
Jeff Skunk Baxter [Steely Dan, The
Doobie Brothers], Elliot Easton
and Greg Hawkes [The Cars],
Barry Goodreau [Boston], Magic
Dick and Danny Klien (The J. Geils
Band), Johnny A, David Hull, Marty
Richards, James Montgomery, The
Uptown Horns (Rolling Stones),
Gary Hoey, Desiree Bassett, and
Professor Doug Bell. The shows
were incredible, and provided more
than a few memorable moments
with Jon and Skunk, and Charlie
and Johnny A, and a showstopping
version of TAKING IT TO THE
STREETS!
Farren Butcher Incorporated,
Charlie Farren and Jon Butcher
want to thank all of the hardware
agents, gear merchants, guitar
makers and high tech support
received from a very dedicated
bunch of individuals who insure that
the FBI wheels stay on the road-
Craig Costigan from Blackstar
Amplification, Barry from
MojoPedals, Dean Campbell of
Campbell American Guitars,
DanStrain of Danocaster, Ellen
Surrey of JamHub, Revelator
Guitars, CrossTown Custom
Guitars, Custom luthier Neil V
Thompson, Matt,Craig and Justin,
Nesto of Guitar Center, Hirsh
Gardner of DADDYs JUNKY
MUSIC, Danny Hines, Danny
Murphy of D&M Guitars, Michael
DiRienzio, Wolf Ginandes of
Musical Instrument Service Center,
and Mr Music in Allston MA.
FMan Media announces February 27 show to Celebrate the release of the new DVD / CD 'Charlie Farren: retrospective
Charlie will perform at The Center for Arts in Natick on February 27 at 8:00PM in a performance to celebrate the release of his new DVD/CD: 'CHARLIE FARREN: retrospective - live at The Regent Theatre'. Charlie will perform solo and also will be joined by guests including members of Beatlejuice. Portions of the new DVD will be shown throughout the evening and will be available for purchase.
A new Holiday release of the radio hit, 'You Are The Only One', now being played on AC radio across the country, is being made available as part of the 'Cellphones for Soldiers' program
The 'Cellphones For Soldiers' program has provided over $6 million dollars worth of FREE phone cards to over 600,000 troops stationed around the world. The duet by Charlie and Candy O'Terry is featured on the program home page: www.cellphonesforsoldiers.com
WZID - Holiday Radio show - Broadcast LIVE from the venerable PALACE THEATRE in Manchester, NH.
The live broadcast from the prominent NH HITS station features Charlie performing his N.E. Regional Hit Single - The Christmas Song, as well as a rousing rendition of 'I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus. The band was great, and the Show was a BIG success. Kudos to Jim Roache, executive producer
Charlie Concludes his 2rd season with the Emmy Award winning television show 'Community Auditions'
Charlie joined the cast of judges for a second season of the Emmy-winning Community Auditions!." I'm excited to be a part of such a great opportunity for amature entertainers across New England", explains Charlie. Charlie joins a cast of judges that include Candy O'Terry, Joyce Kulhawik, Barry Nolan, Gail Huff, Sen. Scott Brown, JJ Wright, Ernie Boch Jr., Sib Hashian, and others. "It's a fun group of folks, and a terrific show!"
Charlie performs with MAGIC 106.7 personality Candy O'Terry at Boston's Hatch Shell!
Over 40.000 people participated in support of the 'Making Strides Against Breast Cancer' foundation, contributing over $3M dollars to the cause. Charlie and Candy performed their hit single 'You Are The Only One', which debuted on the national AC chart at number 34, and remained on the the charts for over 3 months. 'You Are The Only One' is available on iTunes!
Charlie named Ambassador to the Ernie Boch MUSIC DRIVES US foundation.
Charlie joins Joey Kramer, Simon Kirk, Candy O'Terry, Kenny Aronoff, James Montgomery, Dicky Barret, JD DeServio, Johnny
A, Jason Bittner, and others as a Music Drives Us Foundation Ambassador. "Music Drives Me!", explained Charlie, "Kudos to Ernie Boch and all the great folks at the Music Drives Us foundation who are working to make musical expression more available to folks of all ages. I'm pleased to be involved!"
www.musicdrivesus.org
Charlie joins the bill with George Thorogood & The Destroyers
Charlie joined George Thorogood on the bill at The Cape Cod Melody Tent last weekend (August 9). "It was a beautiful night for a show under the Big Top", explains Charlie, "It was a nice balance - I was received warmly, and then George rocked the room!"
Charlie FARREN at The Melody Tent in Hyannis, MA
The FMan Guitar is unveiled!
Feature story on Modern Guitars Magazine
The new FMan Guitar is featured in an article published in Modern Guitar Magazine (June 25, 2009 ). Charlie also featured the new unique design in his May 29th performance at The Regent Theatre - a CD and DVD of the show is expected in November
http://www.modernguitars.com/archives/004978.html
The Regent Show is a Huge Success!
There was a packed house on hand for the May 29th Retrospective Concert at The Regent Theatre in Arlington, to see a unique concert concept, featuring Charlie in a solo performance, followed by various accompianists and bands. Members of the popular Beatlejuice backed Charlie for 3 songs, two of which were from his critically-acclaimed 'GreaseTown' CD. Alizon Lissance joined Charlie on accordian for a version of 'Old & Young' that resonated with the audience, and Candy O'Terry joined him for their single ' You Are The Only One', the only independent release to hit the AC radio charts this year.
Charlie's pre-Joe Perry Project band BALLOON rocked the room, and the original FARRENHEIT trio brought down the roof. The show was captured on 8 HD cameras, and a DVD and CD are planned for the end of 2009!
Charlie co-writing, co-producing with the 'Oddfather of Rock'!
Charlie has teamed up with Minneapolis-based writer, guitarist, singer, and rock star Brynn Arens for a writing, and co-production project - details to follow. Best known as 'The Oddfather of Rock', Brynn was the creator, singer, and guitarist for 'FLIPP' , and also was part of NYCs 'Rattlin Bones', and 'FunHouse'
'Brynn is a fercious guitarist and a real creative guy", explained Charlie - 'I asked him to play some guitar on one of my songs, and the next thing I knew we were working every day . . . wait until you hear some of this stuff!'
Charlie is featured in new BOSE promotional campaign
“I've had a relationship with BOSE for some time now - beginning with a concert performance in their corporate concert hall in Framingham, MA. You can imagine the sound of a solo performance in a hall desinged from the ground up by BOSE engineers - spectacular!' I used one of their L1 systems in front of an audience of ~400 folks who packed the concert hall for an 'after-work' show. 'The sound was huge!' enthuses Charlie. 'I needed to hear more!'
Charlie got involved with the BOSE team chartered to develop the new L1 Compact system - only 25 lbs. Great system for anyone looking for almost instant high-quality sound . . . truely plug-and-play quality, and less than one minute to set up!
A video of Charlie performing through the L1 Compact system is being shown in selcted Bose retail outlets world-wide through the L1 to demonstrate the impact of the powerful yet compact system. 'It's a truely raw, unedited, unprocessed recording, piped flat through the L1 Compact - you really get a sense of how real and how great it sounds!'
Charlie joins the ALL-STAR JAM BAND for benefit show!
Charlie reconnected with old friends Roger Earl (Drums - FOGHAT), Barry Goodreau (Originally of BOSTON, RTX, Ernie and The Automatics), Jeff Skunk Baxter (STEELY DAN, The DOOBIE BROTHERS), Mike Mangini (STEVE VAI, EXTREME ), Fran Sheehan (Originally of BOSTON), and James Montgomery, to rock the venerable Captial Center for The Arts in Concord NH to raise money to support the Make A Wish Foundataion of New England.
"Working with two drummers, Roger and Mike, was great", said Charlie, 'It's quite a testament to these two musicians - stylistically they couldn't be more different, but they were able to lock- in a smoking groove with no run-through and no prep - what a sound!"
Charlie and Jeff Baxter joined the support act - Jimmy LeHoux for a rollicking two numbers - "The show was a huge success - we raised a lot of money for a worthy program, and it's always a riot playing with Fran, Barry, and James - Kudos to Bill Johnson and Pepsi N.E. for pulling this together!"
New Support for 'You Are The Only One'!
“An absolutely touching love song that really conveys the emotion of true love. Candy & Charlie really hit it out of the park with this track"
John Tesh
The John Tesh Radio Show
& Intelligence For Your Life Radio
You Are The Only One - now available on iTunes!
Sold out show in Londonderry at The Tupelo Music Hall!
The Tupelo Music Hall had a dilema - The January 31 Charlie FARREN show was sold out, and calls for tickets were still coming in! Solution? Take out all the tables and bring in more seats! The Tupelo Music Hall rearranged their layout last weekend, setting up the intimate listening room with theater-style seating to accomodate folks wanting tickets. "At my last Tupelo performance, they had to turn folks away at the door because they were above capacity", Charlie explained. "Nobody wanted that to happen again, so this was a nice last-minute solution and everybody wins"!
Charlie was joined by former BALLOON guitarist, Ken Kalayjian who along with Charlie cowrote two songs from his most recent 'Old & Young' CD. Charlie was also joined by members of the popular 'Beatlejuice' band for portions of the evening
For an encore, Charlie performed a solo version of his new single that is climbing the charts, 'You Are The Only One'. The single, a duet with popular radio personality Candy O'Terry , is now available on iTunes!
FARREN's 2008 CD 'Old & Young' wins 'Best Solo Album - 2008 at The Limelight Magazine Award event!!
Charlie headlined the first annual 'Limelight Magazine Awards show in the beautiful 'Narrows Center for The Arts' in Fall River with a portion of the proceeds supporting The Brad Delp Foundation, which seeks to honor Delp’s memory by awarding music-related grants, scholarships and funding for school music programs. Charlie also was awarded 'Best Solo Album' of 2008!
Other featured performers include: MASS, Alan Arena, Samuel Bowen, The Candace Brooks Band, Generation Down, The Great Escape - A Tribute to Journey, The Few, and Shryne.
"You Are The Only One" Debuts at #34 on Mediabase!
The new duet by Charlie Farren and Candy O'Terry has debuted at #34 on the AC ( Adult Contemporary) Charts tracked by Media base, the leading radio airplay monitoring services firm in the industry, monitoring over 1,800 radio stations in the US and Canada in over 175 markets.
Read what they're saying about 'You Are The Only One'!
"You Are The Only One" sounds like nothing else out there. It's the kind of song that reaches out of the radio, taps you on the shoulder and says: "Isn't there someone you should dedicated this to?"
Don Kelly
PD/VP Programming
WMJX, Magic 106.7 / Boston
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"People say that I'm like Mikey, you know, the kid who doesn't like anything! Well, I don't just like "You Are The Only One" from Charlie Farren and Candy O'Terry, I like it a lot! Take a listen - strong hook, strong message and a very strong vocal performance from both Charlie and Candy. This song oozes emotion at a time when we really need it."
Gary Berkowitz
President
Berkowitz Broadcast Consulting
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"I just had the pleasure of seeing this song performed live in concert! The sudience loved it . . . perfect for Valentine's Day!"
Jim Brickman
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The New Single, 'You Are The Only One' being played on radio across the United States!
The new Farren-penned single, 'You Are The Only One', recorded as a duet with Boston Magic 106.7 radio personality Candy O'Terry, is being added to The Jim Brickman Radio Show, which is syndicated on 76 radio stations across the United States. Cited as 'The perfect musical backdrop for popping the question', the song was also featured on 2008's 'The Magic of Christmas' compilation CD, and sold across MA and NH at all F.Y.E. locations. Now available worldwide on iTunes!
Excerpts from a review of the Jim Brickman concert at the Cutler Majestic Theater in Boston, written by Wakefield Observer editor Donna O'Neil.
. . . . Last weekend (Jim) Brickman and a cast of amazing talent played Boston's newly renovated Culter Majestic Theatre and it was even better than anticipated.
Opening up the performance was Magic 106.7's Candy O'Terry and Charlie Farren of The Joe Perry Project and Farrenheit fame. Together their voices ignited the fire of love in the air as they sang their duet, "You Are The Only One." A more fitting performance could not have set the mood better for the upcoming performances of pianist, songwriter and showman Brickman and his collaborations with vocalist Anne Cochran, electric violinist Tracy Silverman and Canadian vocalist Mark Masri. . . .
For the full review, visit: http://www.wickedlocal.com/wakefield/homepage/x512366138/Jim-Brickman-and-friends-a-performance-not-to-be-missed
FARREN and O'Terry blow the roof of the Boston Common!
Charlie and Candy O'Terry wowed over 12,000 attendees of the 2008 Annual Christmas Tree Lighting event in the Boston Common. Performing their new single, 'You Are The Only One' along with a spirited rendition of 'I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus', Charlie and Candy joined a lineup that included Brian McNight, and the cast of the hit play, The Grinch.
Charlie selected to judge Community Auditions Finals
Charlie joined area personalities, Joyce Kulhawick, Candy O'Terry, Barry Nolan, and Sib Hashian on the judges panel for several of the Community Auditions finals. Community auditions airs Saturday night in the Boston market on TV38!
'You Are The Only One' featured bonus track on the 2008 'MAGIC of Christmas' CD!
Magic 106.7: The Magic of Christmas [f.y.e. Exclusive]
Charlie's new single, 'You Are The Only One', performed as a duet with Candy O'Terry, is a featured bonus track on this year's 'MAGIC of Christmas' CD, sponsored by Boston's MAGIC 106.7 FM. The CD is now available exclusively at 18 F.Y.E store locations throughout Massachusetts and New Hampshire, and online at fye.com!
Listen for, and request 'You Are The Only One' on MAGIC 106.7!
Charlie released duet with Candy O'Terry - 'You Are The Only One'
Charlie and Magic 106.7FM personality Candy O'Terry have teamed up to record a duet version of the popular Farren-penned song, 'You Are The Only One'. Boston Pops pianist Brad Hatfield was recruited to play piano and arrange orchestration, and Anthony Resta played drums and provided production advice. Now being played on Boston's Magic 106.7 FM. Request link: http://www.magic1067.com/requests.shtml
Charlie Farren feature article - Malden Observer
A feature article covering high-points of Charlie's career has been published in Chariles hometown (Malden, MA). The piece, written my long-time veteren arts journalist Joe Viglione, highlights Charlie's career from grade school through his currenst solo performances. The article can be found in its entirety on www.myspace.com/charliefarren
Charlie Farren joins bill with Sonny Landreth at TCAN!
Charlie has been added to the bill featuring Eric Clapton's Crossroads Festival instrumentaliset, Sonny Landreth at TCAN - The Center for Arts in Natick. Sonny is generally recognized as the leading slide guitarist in the world and is currently on tour as a featured instrumentalist with the Jimmy Buffet band
Charlie Farren's 'Old & Young' CD nominated for Limelight Magazine award
Charlie Farren's 'Old & Young' CD nominated for Limelight Magazine's Album Of The Year award in the indy lable category
Charlie FARREN solo CDs available December 6 on iTunes!
Charlie FARREN's popular independent CD releases, Deja Blue (FMan Media, 1999), World Gone Wild (FMan Media 2002), Four Letter Word (FMan Media 2004), and Old & Young (FMan Media, 2006) will be availble on iTunes on December 6, 2008.
Charlie FARREN joins the Motorcycle for Africa event at the BOA Pavillion
Charlie FARREN joins James Montgomery, Skunk Baxter, Mike Mangini and others in performance at the Bank of America pavillion to raise money for the Music for Africa fund
Charlie profiled on The Boston Globe feature, What's On Your iPOD?
Charlie was featured in the popular Boston Globe item 'What's on you iPod?
FARREN pens and performs jingle for top Merrimac Valley radio station WCAP-980
Charlie joined Dean Johnson for a live perforamance of his original hit, 'Impossible World' on the leading Merrimac Valley AM powerhouse WCAP radio show, Merrimac Magazine.
Charlie to perform at The Bose Corporate Auditorium
Charlie plays a solo show at The Bose Corporate Auditorium at the Bose corporate headquarters campus in Framingham, MA. The concert is part of the Professional Artist series that features leading national acts performing in the 500+ seat capacity state-of-the-art Bose auditorium. Come early - as seating will be limited!
Charlie FARREN at The Boston Common Tree-lighting event!
Charlie will appear on WCVB-TV5 hit program, Chronicle, in performance with Magic 106.7FM air personality Candy O'Terry at the 2007 Tree LIghting event on Boston Common. Over 10,000 people are expected for the performance, which includes Jose Feliciano, Cast members of the touring production of '42nd Street', and more!
Charlie joins Coco Montoya at TCAN
Charlie will open the show for Coco Montoya, former guitarist for the legendary John Mayall.
Tupelo Music Hall - Sold Out - Live recording
Charlie headlined a sold-out performance at The Tupelo Music Hall in Londonderry last week - A live recording was made of the performance and was available for sale after the event. 'I Loved the way it came out", enthused Farren, "I would have released it if I hadn't recently released a solo disc. The sound and audience in this venue is top-notch and I look forward to returning next year!"
Charlie - Live on FRANK FM
Charlie joined the popular morning drive-time team of Sarah Sullivan and Jim Fronk on the air to perform several songs and take requests. "I met Sarah and Jim when they were hosting a show I played with Dave Mason last summer" , Charlie explained, " We talked about doing this and have kept in touch - live music on the radio is awesome!"
FARRENHEIT rocks Boston's Orpheum Theater
The original Farrenheit trio (Dave Hull - Bass, John Muzzy - Drums, Charlie Farren - Guitar) reunited to perform at the Boston Music Awards show at The Orpheum theater. FARRENHEIT performed a newly-recorded song entitled 'Walk On Water' which is slated to be included in a new FARRENHEIT CD that is currently in production
Charlie performs on MMTV
Charlie joins the cast of the popular TC Restani show on Melrose's MMTV. Charlie will be singing a new song in each episode of the monthy talk-show sendup that has been receiving rave reviews.
"This is a great group of talented and fun folks" said Charlie, "I'm happy to be part of it, and to have a new forum for performing my music!'
Charlie featured in WZID Christmas Show
WZID in Manchester, New Hampshire has announced the linup for this years Christmas show, which is broadcast live from the stage of Manchester's venerable Palace Theater. Joining a cast that includes comics, skits, chorales, and pop acts, Charlie will be performing 'The Christmas Song' and 'I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus' along with a chorale group, string section, horn section and five-piece band.
The sold-out show will also be broadcast live on WZID, and taped for later showings on NH Public Television
Charlie tapes PSA for the Music Drives Us Foundation
Charlie joins a group of talented folks to tape several public service announcements for Ernie Boch's 'Music Drives Us' foundation. Charlie joins a lineup that includes Sully Erna, Lisa Guyer, Ernie Boch, James Montgomery, Brian Mayes, Johnny A, Tunes, and others!
Farren performs live on 'The River'
Charlie joined radio personality Lisa Garvey on her popular Sunday morning radio show - 'Brunch by The River' , performing several songs from his latest recording, and taking requests from callers. Charlie aslo penned and recorded the theme music for Lisa's show.
FMan Media Release two new Charlie Farren CDs
FMan Media released two long awaited CDs, FARRENHEIT Live at The Roxy, recorded September 11, 2003 in Boston, and Charlie Farren Live at Club Passim, recorded September 20, 2003 at the legendary Harvard Square listening room in Cambridge, MA. FARRENHEIT announced two shows to celebrate the releases - June 16th at Tequila's in Danvers, MA, and June 24th at The Sit N Bull in Maynard, MA. Charlie will be performing solo at Passim again on September 18. The CDs are available on www.charliefarren.com,
and in the Newbury Comics retail chain.
FARRENHEIT/Jon Butcher tour a success!
Boston, MA - Charlie Farren reunited with FARRENHEIT (David Hull and John Muzzy), along with long-time friend Jon Butcher, for a series of 6 shows throuhout New England, to raise money and awareness for the Boston Medical Center's 'Children's Witness to Violence' program. "Jon and I have stayed in touch over the years," explains Farren. "He played a great guitar track on 'Copy Love', a song from my new CD, '4 Letter Word'.
When Peter Hackell called Dave Hull to talk about participating in his annual 9/11 benefit concert, one thing lead to another, and before we knew it, JB was on a plane from his home in LA, and FARRENHEIT was back in the rehersal studio!" John Troy, Tom Hambridge's TH and the Wreckage, and The James Montgomery Band also joined FARRENHEIT and Butcher for some of the shows.
FARRENHEIT, who recorded four of the shows, have plans for a live FH CD sometime in late 2003 or early 2004.
Farren Writes and Produces Commercial for Cap World
Cap World, the East Coast retailer of Truck and SUV caps and accessories will begin television spots on FOX NFL, CMT (Country Music Television), and WWF Wrestling for markets on the East Coast USA. The Cap World jingle will air on selected radio stations in these markets as well.
Daytime Network Drama, "All My Children" Features Farren-Penned 'Deja Blue . . the color of love"
Rolling Stone Posts FARRENHEIT CD Review
Rolling Stone Magazine's popular website recently posted a long overdue review of the first FARRENHEIT CD. Released on Warner Brothers Records in 1987, the recently-posted review was penned by Joe Viglione for AMG. Click below to link to the
review. Rolling Stone Magazine Online FARRENHEIT review
Charlie Farren - BOSTON's Special Guest
Charlie appears on a cut from Boston's new CD, Corporate America released on November 5, 2002. Farren contributes vocals along with other members of Boston to the song 'You Gave Up On Love'. "To be included on a record from a band that is long known for outstanding vocals is a kick" enthuses Charlie, "I hope these guys have another huge hit!"
FREE copy of new CD single available
Lowell, MA - A free copy of Charlie's new single 'One Minute to Five' will be given away with the purchase of the first 75 tickets to Charlie's November 9th show at Capo's in Lowell, MA. Click here for more details, or visit the Capos website to make reservations!
Charlie's New CD Available at Newbury Comics and online at the FMan Store
Boston, MA - FMan Media announced the release of the new Charlie Farren CD, World Gone Wild. The new CD features 10 songs written, performed, and produced by Charlie. Songs include Older Girls, Glory, Get A Life, You Are The Only One, SoulMate, Reopened, World Gone Wild, October Moon, Drown Me, and Afraid to Fly Away. "I had asked folks to write with song suggestions", explained Charlie, "I was pleased and surprised at the volume of response . . "
'World Gone Wild' as "Quality work from a master craftsman", (Joe Viglione - AMG- The All Music Guide). Charlie also announced a return to Club Passim on May 11. "This will be the CD release event", Farren said, ". . as usual, I'm really looking forward to it."
New Email Address
We've recently changed Service Providers, and upgraded our bandwidth. Please accept our apologies for delays in answering email. . our new email address is: charlie.farren@verizon.net
Charlie returns to Club Passim - January, 2002 - Cambridge, MA - Charlie will revisit Club Passim in Harvard Square, Cambridge for a performance at 7:00 PM on January 19. Call in advance for reservations, at charlie's shows sell out early and seating is limited. click the 'PERFORMANCES' link for details
FARREN announced for The Bull Run Concert Series - January, 2002
Shirley, MA - Charlie Farren has been added to the popular Bull Run Concert Series 2002 in Shirley, MA. Farren's March 16th show marks his first performance at the legendary Central Massachusetts listening room. Show starts at 8:00PM - click the 'PERFORMANCES' link for details
FARREN-Penned Songs on TV - March, 2001 New York, NY - 'Deja Blue', the title song from the acclaimed CD, Deja Blue. .the Color of Love, was recently featured on an episode of the hit daytime program 'One Life to Live'.
Another song from the FARRENHEIT CD, Raise The Roof, 'Sister of Mercy', penned by Farren and songwriting partner David Hull, was also recently heard in a scene in the popular daytime drama 'The Young and the Restless'.
Sold Out in Harvard Square - November 4, 2000
Cambridge, MA - Another packed house at Harvard Square's Club Passim in Cambridge, MA. Charlie mixed old songs with new, and introduced a few outstanding classic covers along the way.
Watch for a return engagement sometime in the February / March timeframe.
Production Continues on New CD - August 12,2000
Chelmsford, MA - Work continues on Charlie's new CD, scheduled to be released early early year.
Tentatively entitled "World Gone Wild" , the new CD will feature voice, guitar, and percussion in the style of Deja Blue. New songs as well as older favorites will be included in this collection, including the often requested "You Are The Only One".
PASSIM Schedules Charlie Farren for August 12, 2000
- April 22, 2000 Cambridge, MA- On Saturday, August 12, Charlie Farren will be returning once again to PASSIM in Harvard Square, bringing his trademark ". . . romance, passion, and cool . . ." back to the world-famous Cambridge listening room. Charlie's recent solo acoustic guitar and vocal performances have been described as " . . pure brilliance ". Call early for reservations, as there is limited seating and tickets sell out far in advance for Charlie's
PASSIM performances.Showtime: 8:00 sharp - Tickets: $12.00
Two New FARRENHEIT Recordings Released Today!
February 12, 2000
Cambridge, Ma - Charlie Farren announced the release of two FARRENHEIT CDs at his recent sold-out performance at the Harvard Square listening room, Club PASSIM in Cambridge, MA.
FARRENHEIT's 2nd recording, F2 - Raise The Roof features the original trio, Dave Hull, John Muzzy, and Charlie, performing 10 songs that were recorded shortly after returning from eighteen
months of touring. The result is a very 'live'-sounding and powerful collection of original FARRENHIET material.
GreaseTown, the third FARRENHEIT CD, features Philip Bynoe, now with the Steve Vai Band, on Bass - and Igor Khoroshev, now the keyboardist for YES, or piano, organ, and synth, as well as Muzz
returning on drums, and Robin Farren singing some backup vocals. Visit the F Man Music store for more on the recent releases.
Charlie's Passim appearance marks his fourth consecutive sold-out performance at the venue, and featured two hours of song and musings.
Received with a standing ovation, Charlie is planning a return to Passim in late Summer.
Read what they are saying about Deja Blue . . the color of love
Deja Blue, Resurrected, and Crazy Moon are among the many
songs with the potential to become the first 'standards' of the new
millennium - I can imagine singers in the year 2040 covering Farren tunes in the way past generation Sinatras have covered songs by writers like Johnny Mercer, Sammy Kahn, and Cole Porter. Lisa Garvey - WNEW, New York, NY
"Charlie Farren is the kind of musician that lifts up everyone around him while possibly being one of the greatest unknown songwriter in America" Kit Benge - 1999 - EZE.com, Seattle, WA
(Deja Blue) can be marked down as one of the better examples of an unplugged release - Powerful! Great songs, fantastic singing, and right-on production. Farren has . . . range and great control. A tremendous talent that everyone should be paying attention to. Ian McIntosh – AOR Basement, Great Britian
" . . if you give it a spin, you will find in this a very relaxing and inspired piece of music. A memorable exercise of balladry, serenity, and laid-back tunes. Well worth each penny . . . . too well-crafted to be overlooked. Roger Brosel . . AORLand.com - Barcelona, Spain
"..Immense clarity . . a sound that is richly clean and pure . . inspirational, empowering, yet comforting..." Deb Catalano - Soundcheck Mag.
"(On) DEJA BLUE, ambiant and beautiful,..Charlie Farren...has produced his finest work to date - an album of passion and power - here's Van Morrison in on the cusp of the Millenium. It is relevant, it is now...it is good...no...it is GREAT music . .Deja Blue is an amazing record." The Publicity Machine – Boston, MA
FMan Media releases available in Stores! FMan Media releases such as 'World Gone Wild, Deja Blue . . . The Color of Love, and others, are now available at the following retail locations. If you don't find it, please ask!
Or call ahead for availability:
Newbury Comics
18 Locations
Main Office: 617-254-1666
Old & Young Charlie's most recent release
Features guest appearence by Barry Goodreau, Jon Butcher, and Ken Kalayjian
Songs Include: Old & Young, Too Far Gone, Emily, Woman In My Life, Say That You'll Be Mine, Wise Guy, Lies Lies Lies, Forgot To Remember, Sorry, All The Way Home
Live at Club Passim
Recorded 9-20,2003 at Club Passim in Harvard Sq., Cambridge, MA
Includes: Fool In Love, Goofy Boy, You Are The Only One, She Knows, World Gone Wild, Talk Dirty, and more!
FARRENHEIT
Live at The Roxy
with David Hull and John Muzzy, the original trio reunited
Includes: Walk On Water, Lost In Loveland, Bad Habit, Talk Dirty, and more
Four Letter Word
Features Special Guest Artists Jon Butcher, Bob Enik, Joe Bourke, Ken Kalayjian, Bob Kilbashian, and Bob Sutton
Includes: One Minute To Five, Copy Love, Full Circle, Romeo, Sally's Got A Poker Face, Every Day, Jubilation, Make Time, and more
World Gone Wild
Includes: Older Girls, Glory, Get A Life, You Are The Only One, SoulMate, ReOpened, World Gone Wild, October Moon, Drown Me, Afraid To Fly Away, and more.
Deja Blue . . the color of love
This 12-song collection features Charlie on acoustic guitar singing songs that have been hailed as 'the first standards of the new millenium'.
Includes Deja Blue, She Knows, Impossible World, Nobody's Somebody, and more.
FARRENHEIT First
We've come across a limited quantity of high quality copies of the first FH recording on CD. We're making them available while supplies last!
Includes: Lost in Loveland, Fool in Love, Goofy Boy, Bad Habit, Staying Together, and more.
Raise the ROOF! FARRENHEIT 2
This never-before released collection features the original FarrenHeit trio: John 'Muzz' Muzzy, David Hull, and Charlie Farren. Recorded after completing months of touring, this powerful collection
includes: Dirty Old Town, Push, Raise the Roof, Shakin
the Chains, Sister of Mercy, and more!
BALLOON - Live Bootleg
Balloon was one of New England's most popular rising acts in the late 1970's, just prior to joining up with The Joe Perry Project in 1980. With heavy NE airplay for popular regional hits 'Listen To The Rock', 'East Coast, West Coast', and 'Political Vertigo', Balloon was recorded live at the Sold-Out premier Boston rock club - The Channel - in 1980, and broadcast in its entirety on then Boston FM radio powerhouse, WCOZ. Pick this one up and see where it all started!
Grease Town
Featuring Philip Bynoe on Bass, Igor Khorshev on Keys,Muzz on drums, and Robin on backing vocals, GreaseTown showcases an evolved and elegant sound.
Includes: Love Street, B-Line, Stop Talking in Your Sleep, Who's Going to Carry You Home, and more!
'Brynn is a fercious guitarist and a real creative guy", explained Charlie - 'I asked him to play some guitar on one of my songs, and the next thing I knew we were working every day . . . wait until you hear some of this stuff!' 
Other featured performers include: MASS, Alan Arena, Samuel Bowen, The Candace Brooks Band, Generation Down, The Great Escape - A Tribute to Journey, The Few, and Shryne.
