Greater Purpose
We hope you’ll enjoy what we have to offer.
The band, Greater Purpose, plays mostly original inspirational Christian music meant to reach people where they are. Meet the current members:
Cathi Burke – Lead vocals and guitar
Cathi grew up on a farm in Maine and was influenced by The Gaithers, Loretta Lynn, Eva Cassidy, and John Denver. She is active in the music ministry at the Farmington Baptist Church and is excited to sing and play with Greater Purpose!
Craig Hutchinson – Guitar and vocals
Craig has always enjoyed music and was influenced by country music and also the acoustic guitar music of the ‘70’s. He is also involved in the music ministry at Farmington Baptist Church and manages the sound system there.
Louise McCleery – Harmony vocals
To live well, live blessed, to bless others, and to laugh often are Louise’s priorities in life. She spends much of her time off helping with the upkeep of the 100+year old family farmstead. She has developed a keen ear to hear and sing the harmony parts of songs and is glad to be able to add her vocals to the Greater Purpose mix.
Alan Hutchinson – Keyboard and strings
Alan has toured Canada and the United States with various Gospel and secular groups. He is currently Worship Pastor at the Peru United Baptist Church in Maine.
Support for the band is provided by:
Steve Moore – Drummer at large
Ivan Moore – Bass guitar player at large
Jennifer Hutchinson – Management
Alan ‘Big Daddy’ Burke – Management
Jimi Ferrari – Producer & Live mix engineer
Jessie Hutchinson – Helper & mascot
Jim Begley – Producer/Recording Engineer on Serenity
Serenity CD
Greater Purpose was born on April 19, 2007 at Craig’s house when the current members first gathered to play some of the songs they’d written. They got together almost every weekend to work on their original music in preparation for the recording sessions at The Studio in Portland, Maine. The first full-length CD entitled ‘Serenity’ was released in March 2008.