The John Butler Trio (left to right: John Butler on guitar, Nicky Bomba on drums, Byron Luiters on bass) performing in Toronto c. 2012
Background information
Origin
Fremantle, Western Australia
Genres
Alternative rock, bluegrass, blues rock, funk rock, reggae, roots rock
Years active
1998 (1998)–present
Labels
Jarrah, ATO, MapleMusic Recordings (Canada)
Members
John Butler OJ Newcombe Terepai Richmond
Past members
Byron Luiters Grant Gerathy Nicky Bomba Shannon Birchall Michael Barker Gavin Shoesmith Rory Quirk Jason McGann Andrew Fry
Website
www.johnbutlertrio.com
The John Butler Trio are an Australian roots/rock band led by guitarist and vocalist John Butler, an APRA and ARIA-award-winning musician. They formed in Fremantle in 1998 with Jason McGann on drums, Gavin Shoesmith on bass and John Butler on vocals. By 2009, the trio consisted of Butler with Byron Luiters on bass and Nicky Bomba on drums and percussion, the latter being replaced by Grant Gerathy in 2013. After both Luiters and Gerathy exited the trio in early 2019, bassist OJ Newcomb and drummer Terepai Richmond (also of The Whitlams) joined the band, accompanied by touring musician Elana Stone on keyboards, percussion and backing vocals.
The band's second studio album, Three (2001) reached the top 30 in the Australian album charts and achieved platinum sales. The band's subsequent studio albums: Sunrise Over Sea (2004); Grand National (2007); and April Uprising (2010) all debuted at the number one position on the Australian album charts, with all three albums reaching platinum sales status. Living 2001–2002 (2003), the band's first live album, reached the top ten and also achieved platinum status in Australia. The band's second live album, Live at St. Gallen (2005), also achieved gold record status. The band's releases since 2002 have been marketed independently by Jarrah Records, which Butler co-owns with West Australian folk band the Waifs and manager of both acts, Philip Stevens. Their most recent studio album, Home, was released in 2018.
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