Davey Faragher

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Davey Faragher is an American bass guitarist. He is probably best known as a founding member of the band Cracker in the early 1990s, and for his work with The Imposters, the backing band for singer Elvis Costello since 2001.

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In the mid to late-1970s, Faragher recorded three albums with his brothers Danny, Jimmy, and Tommy Faragher as The Faragher Brothers. The Faragher Brothers were said to be the first all-white ensemble to appear on Soul Train. Later, the band was renamed The Faraghers for a fourth album, featuring fifth brother Marty and sister Pammy. From there he became one of Los Angeles' most sought after bass players, going as far to be featured in Bass Player magazine in February, 2001.

He also plays club gigs where he currently resides in Los Angeles with fellow Imposter Pete Thomas and guitarist Val McCallum under the band name Jack Shit. The trio was featured in the Spring 2002 issue of Grindstone Magazine.

Prior to his association with Costello, Faragher was probably best known as a founding member of the band Cracker in the early 1990s. Faragher shared a writing credit on the band's 1993 hit "Low" among others and was given the cover feature story of BAM Magazine in July, 1992. After his departure he became bass player in John Hiatt's band from the mid to late '90s.

Faragher has worked much of his career as a session musician, recording with such notables as The Monkees (on their 1986 reunion album Pool It!), David Crosby, John Phillips, Wanda Jackson, Dusty Springfield, Bonnie Raitt, Sheryl Crow, Susanna Hoffs, Vonda Shepard, Joan Osborne, Shivaree, Guster, The Finn Brothers, Camper Van Beethoven, Cracker, John Hiatt's band, Elvis Costello, Allen Toussaint, Buddy Guy, Willy DeVille and The Ditty Bops. He is thanked on the liner-notes for Counting Crows' hit single "Hanginaround" on This Desert Life (produced by former Cracker bandmate David Lowery).

More recently, in February 2007, he was seen playing the part of the bass player in Scrantonicity, the band featured in The Office episode, "Phyllis' Wedding." In January 2008, it was reported in Billboard that a new supergroup octet tentatively named The Scrolls had formed. The octet is comprised of Faragher, Sean Watkins (guitar), his sister Sara Watkins (fiddle), Glen Phillips (guitar, vocals), Benmont Tench (piano), Luke Bulla (fiddle), Greg Leisz (various), and Pete Thomas (drums). The group plans to have a record out by fall of 2008.^[1]