Eric Ian Farmer

Born in State College, PA and raised in North Carolina, singer/songwriter Eric Ian Farmer has returned to his birthplace sharing his songs about relationships, social awareness, and finding one’s path in life while keeping alive classics by artists like Marvin Gaye, Otis Redding, and Bob Marley. Joining him on this trek back out the Valley will be Eli Christopher Byrne (sax/flute), Mare Cleary (vocals/ukulele), Mickey Klein (electric bass), and Urie Kline (drums).

Eric learned how to become one with a song from Bonnie Carter and David Williams, singers in the church of his childhood just across the North Carolina state line in Danville, Virginia. Eric also draws inspiration as a singer from popular artists like Bobby McFerrin, Stevie Wonder, and Marvin Gaye. And his guitar playing is inspired by the percussive stylings of rock legend Bo Diddley.