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The Far Out Band

Pop Funk

The Far Out Band

The Far  Out is a pop-funk band from the north shore of MA and includes Ellie  Dolan on vocals & trumpet, Henry Zagarella on vocals &  keyboards, Olivia Lowe on vocals, guitar & flute, Colin Senechal on  sax & guitar, Ryan Fremont-Smith bass & vocals and Drew Phillips  on drums.

The six  lifelong friends have been playing music in one capacity or another  since they were kids - learning together through jazz, theatre, a  cappella, and orchestra. The multi-instrumentalists engage their  audiences with high-energy grooves, powerful vocals, and funky horn  lines, supported by undeniable chemistry.

The  beginnings of The Far Out can be traced all the way back to Winthrop  Elementary School in Ipswich, MA, where most of the group picked up  their instruments for the first time. The guys even got together and  workshopped a few bands throughout elementary and middle school  (notably: a group called Rainbow Pants.) In 2014, they played their  horns with the Mighty-Mighty Bosstones at the Outside the Box Music  Festival, with Ellie & Liv supporting from the crowd on the Boston  Common.

The gang  ended up all over the country for college, pursuing their own musical  and non-musical endeavors. But in the midst of the 2020 pandemic, with  everyone back home, the jams started up again. A backyard Porchfest in  lieu of summer festivals led to writing together. And as live music  began to return to the world in the summer of 2021, The Far Out finally  came together.

Since  their formation in summer ‘21, The Far Out has quickly become a notable  part of the north shore and Boston music communities. The band is  involved with local organizations such as Lungstrong, Ipswich Caring,  Team Haverhill, the Pelican Intervention Fund, and Friends of Ipswich  Elementary Schools (FRIES). In the fall of 2023, they released their  debut, self-titled EP just before taking the stage at River Ruckus  festival, opening for artists Joe P and Phillip Phillips. Songs from The  Far Out EP have been featured on 92.5 the River, as well as multiple  WaveRadio Boston shows.

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