(Chip) Roland Condon, organ, piano: Learning music in 1960’s Athens, Georgia, Chip brought his southern rock, funk, Cajun and cowboy soul to the Northern California music frontier in 1990. The most accomplished member of Faraway Brothers, Chip first gained national prominence in the southern rock band Cowboy signed by the Capricorn label in 1975 and went on to road work with Cajun fiddler Doug Kershaw before settling in the Bay Area. Roland's Hammond organ sound has been delighting devoted fans for years in cult groove-jam band Zero and he works as a session man in many area studios. Roland's organ chops are simply the tastiest, and his tenor guitar and lap-steel bring a sweet, down-home polish to Faraway Brothers. Most recently, Chip’s keyboards have been an integral part of the Volker Strifler Band, headed by the long-time guitarist of the Ford Brothers Blues Band.