Fred Frith
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Fred Frith – Lelekovice IX
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Sussex, England (1949 – present)
Probably best-known for his guitar work, Frith first came to attention as one of the founding members of the English avant-prog group Henry Cow. Frith was also a member of Art Bears, Massacre and Skeleton Crew. He has collaborated with a number of prominent musicians, including Robert Wyatt, Brian Eno, Lars Hollmer, The Residents, Lol Coxhill, John Zorn, Bill Laswell, Derek Bailey, Iva Bittová and Bob Ostertag. He has also composed several long works, including Traffic Continues (1996, performed 1998 by Frith and Ensemble Modern) and Freedom in Fragments (1993, performed 1999 by Rova Saxophone Quartet).
Frith was born in Heathfield in Sussex, England into a family where music was considered an essential part of life. He started violin lessons at the age of five and became a member of his school orchestra. But at 13 he switched to guitar after watching a group imitating a popular instrumental band at the time, The Shadows. He decided to learn how to play guitar and get into a band. Frith taught himself guitar from a book of guitar chords and soon found himself in a school group called The Chaperones, playing Shadows and Beatles covers. But when Frith started hearing blues music from the likes of Snooks Eaglin and Alexis Korner it changed his whole approach to the guitar, and by the time he was 15, The Chaperones had become a blues band. Frith’s first public performances were in 1967 in folk clubs in the North of England, where he sang and played traditional and blues songs.
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iznenadic
Фред Фрит најбољи!
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iamholgerczukay
Speak Russian Or Die!
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furs_of1
irongardener - i wrote it for russian speaking people MY DEAR LOVELY FRIEND
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TeenageRiot-
Does anyone have tabs for No Birds???
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JamesHippieKid
I don't know how anyone could not like this amazing man's beautiful music.. It's some of the best I've EVER herd!
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irongardener
speak english WHORE
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furs_of1
такой ахуенный музыкант. очень интересный
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IAmDillin
These fucking tags are awful, don't tag if you don't know what you're talking about
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JamesHippieKid
V FUCK YOU
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TeenageRiot-
this is awful [2]
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qpskeifjtygh
Step Across the border - documentary film on Fred Frith: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_vm1dUpXTM This guy is a god of free improvisation and experimental music.
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furs_of1
his guitar is in depression
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_KevMusic_
Come. To. The. Antipodes.
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redcalicovest
I'm so mad right now this is awful.
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inhocvince
hey birthday boy! have a good one!! I still Love Speechless after all these years!
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iamholgerczukay
"Only a Mother" I don't know, but I love the rest. Snakefinger is #19 on my overall right now, I think I like him better than the Residents! I do need more Ralph though, for sure.
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toztizokzndz
If you like those on Ralph records you should just listen to more Ralph Records, I'm talking about Snakefinger, RATL, Only a Mother and the eyeballs themselves.
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iamholgerczukay
I enjoy his more ambient/guitar solos type material, but did he do any more album like the three he did for Ralph Records and/or Skeleton Crew? Where there is a strong... almost post-punk sort of vibe going on? Cheap at Half the Price is still my favorite record after having discovered it 3 years ago.
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