Farrago Five
Farrago Five
far·ra·go
/fəˈräɡō,fəˈrāɡō/
noun
a confused mixture.
"a farrago of music styles, from funk to rock to pop"
Hello! We are Farrago Five! We are a five piece band exploring the full spectrum of rock. Started in a garage on the Anchorage hillside in March 2022, we're excited to bring high energy and groovin' music to a stage near you!
Origins: Born in India and grew up in the beautiful "pink city" named Jaipur. Moved to Houston, Texas as a teenager and lived there for a decade+ before moving to Alaska.
Influences: Have a weird mix of musical influences ranging from death metal to K-pop. Favorite bands are Tesseract, The Contortionist, Bring Me the Horizon, and BTS. Currently jamming a lot of Bad Omens.
Fun Fact: I have played the guitar in various heavy metal bands in Texas, but have now transitioned full time to drums.
Origins: Alison is originally from the San Francisco Bay Area. She traveled to Alaska “for the adventure of it” when she was 22 and made it her home.
Influences: Alison’s musical influences span all genres and eras. Favorite influences include Led Zeppelin, Alice In Chains, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Albert Collins, Etta James, Black Pumas, Ry Cooder, YEBBA, Davy Knowles, Tina Turner, Jean-Luc Ponty, Peter Tosh, Junior Wells, Fleetwood Mac (all iterations), Wailing Souls, Bonnie Raitt, Bettye LaVette, L’Homme Parle, Eric Bibb, The Temptations, Eva Cassidy, Tower of Power, Steely Dan, Wilson Pickett, Taj Mahal, Maria McKee, Teruo Nakamura… Well, you get the idea, right? She loves it all!
Fun Fact: Alison was classically trained, beginning with piano at age 4, then flute and oboe in school orchestra. In her personal time, Alison has a rich and rewarding life with her husband, dog and cat, and stays busy with a variety of activities.
Origins: Born in Columbia, Missouri and raised on Midwest emo.
Influences: The music I listened to when I was growing up that is now a total nostalgia trip: Green Day, blink-182, Jimmy Eat World.
Fun Fact: I've played acoustic guitar and sang for over 20 years, but only picked up an electric guitar when I had an opportunity to join this band!
Origins: Grew up in Katy, Texas then graduated high school in Anchorage, Alaska.
Influences: Switchfoot, Anberlin, Jars of Clay and Relient K are some of her favorite bands. Ella Fitzgerald, Beyonce, and Etta James are some of her favorite vocalists. She enjoys finding inspiration in unexpected places, including Contemporary Christian music, jazz, motown, pop, and rock.
Fun Fact: Aimie's dad is a full time musician in New Mexico and named her after the song "Amie" by Pure Prairie League, which was surprisingly written by her physics teacher's cousin.
Origins: Born and raised in Anchorage, AK. (I don't know if that's true.)
Influences: Tim's greatest influence is Big Mike.
Fun Fact: Tim is fun, and that's a fact.
Farrago Five Alumni
Origins: Born and raised in Anchorage, AK.
Influences: Jimi Hendrix and The Black Keys. Also a big fan of anything with flavors of soul, pop, and southern rock (or anything else with a killer groove).
Fun fact: I am a teacher for guitar and piano, physics and algebra, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
Origins: Born and raised in Anchorage, Alaska. Developed a healthy wanderlust that was sated in my early twenties by living in California, Washington, and traveling through Canada, Mexico, Thailand and beyond!
Music: I have a broad love of music and enjoy listening to everything from opera and broadway, to surf rock, and indie music. Some of my favorite artists and influences are: Paul Simon, Elton John, Tennis, Real Estate, Sammy Rae, Lake Street Dive, and Cat Stevens.
Fun fact: I once got a flying fish caught in my hair while riding in a little boat in Thailand
Origins: Born and raised in Bethel AK.
Music influences: Learned guitar by playing blues, folk, and blues-rock. I’m currently listening to a lot of Marcus King and Tedeschi Trucks Band.
Fun fact: The last thing I won was a sombrero from a limbo competition.