A Halo Called Fred

Having been categorized as “happy folk,” the acoustic structured quartet of the Halo Known as Fred additionally includes a amount of electronic samples, foolish lyrics, Beatles-influenced harmonies, and kitchen utensils. Producing their debut at a fresh Brunswick, NJ, coffeehouse in 1995, the lineup of Geverend Dee (electric guitar/vocals) and Brushwood Thicket Farmer (percussion/trinkets) would ultimately recruit bassist Jim Bob Rubbernecker before launching their debut EP, Chester’s Dozen, in 1996. Following addition of Gerrymiah T. Bullfrog (electric guitar) and their initial record Sgt. Pepper’s Unhappy Hearts Club Music group a couple days soon after, the band’s last album, Necessity May be the Motherfucker of Invention, arrived in 1999 after Rubbernecker’s relocation to Sodium Lake City.