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Fred

Fred are a five-piece Irish alternative band from Cork. [1] They are Joseph [2] (vocals), Jamie [3] (electric guitar), Jamin [4] (bass), Carolyn [5] (piano) and Justin [6] (drums). They have released three albums, the latest of which, Go God Go was released in Ireland in 2008.

Fred's product has been used by the BBC amongst others as theme music to television shows. [7] The single "Skyscrapers" was awarded iTunes Canada's influential "Single of the Week" accolade in October 2008.[8] In January 2009, the band were nominated in the Hope for 2009 category at the Meteor Music Awards. They have performed at festivals such as Oxegen, Electric Picnic and Hard Working Class Heroes.

Career

The Fred EP was released in 2000. A debut album, Can't Stop, I'm Being Timed was released in 2002. The single "October", released in 2004, was taken from their second album. Two follow-up singles taken from the album were released in 2005: "Summer's Coming" and "Four Chords and the Truth".[9]

Fred released their second album, Making Music So You Don't Have To independently to a sold-out Cork Opera House in 2005. It peaked at #70 in the Irish Albums Chart, spending one week there.[10] The single "Good One" (which eventually appeared on their third album) was released in June 2007 and gained huge support from both national and international radio stations.[11]

Fred's third album, Go God Go was released in Ireland on Faction Records on 30 May 2008.[12] The album was recorded in Love Tap Studios in Ireland and mixed by Mark Wallis in London. It spent a total of two weeks on the Ireland Albums Top 75, climbing as far as #30 in the Irish Albums Chart.[13] The singles, "Skyscrapers" (released 16 May 2008)[14] and "Running" (released 8 August 2008)[15] received a significant amount of airplay on national radio during the summer of 2008. A third single from the album, "The Lights" was released in Ireland on 14 November 2008. Fred performed at a number of Irish festivals including Electric Picnic 2008 and Hard Working Class Heroes. They played their debut show in Canada at NXNE in June 2008[16][17] and played at Pop Montreal and the Halifax Pop Explosion to support their Go God Go's album's release in Canada in October.[18] Their cover of the Irene Cara song "Fame", recorded on The Ray D'Arcy Show on Today FM, featured on Even Better Than the Disco Thing released in December 2008.

On 20 January 2009, it was reported that thousands of euro worth of equipment owned by the band had been stolen from their van parked across from Anglesea Garda Station in Cork, just as the band were to begin a North American tour.[19] The missing gear was recovered within 48 hours.[20] The following week, Fred appeared on The Cafe on 30 January 2009, where reference was made to the incident and it was explained that the "amateur" thieves had attempted to pawn the weapons off only to be foiled by leaving their addresses in the shop.[21] The band played their single "Good One" on Tubridy Tonight on 21 March 2009.[22]

Fred were the first band to perform at the renovated Thomond Park in Limerick.[23] They played three singles, "Running", "Skyscrapers" and "Good One" before Munster played Ospreys in the quarter-final of the Heineken Cup on 12 April 2009.[23] Fred's performance at the Cork Midsummer Festival's spiegeltent on 15 June 2009 was named as "Gig of the Week" by The Irish Times.[24] Fred's early Saturday performance on the Green Spheres stage in front of a large crowd at Oxegen 2009 was described as "everything that a festival band should be–fun, energetic and visibly having a superb time".[25]

Discography

Albums

  • Fred EP (2000)
  • Can't Stop, I'm Being Timed (2002)

Making Music So You Don't have To (2005)

Tracklisting: [26]

  1. "October"
  2. "Djin Djin"
  3. "Summer's Coming"
  4. "Wouldn't It Be Good"
  5. "Let's Get It Wrong"
  6. "Here Before"
  7. "St. Helena"
  8. "4 Chords and the Truth"
  9. "Boring"
  10. "Topography"
  11. "The Capitol Song"

Go God Go (2008)

Tracklisting: [27]

  1. "Skyscrapers"
  2. "Running"
  3. "The Lights"
  4. "Keep Me Clear"
  5. "Good One"
  6. "Death Song"
  7. "Damn You Hollywood"
  8. "Evergreen"
  9. "We Should Keep On"
  10. "The Lights Are With Us"
  11. "Fear"
  12. "Just Because We Can"

Awards

In January 2009, the band were nominated in the Hope for 2009 category at the Meteor Music Awards.[28] They lost to Wallis Bird at the ceremony on 17 March 2009.[29]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2009 Fred Meteor Music Award – Hope for 2009 Nominated

References

  1. ^ fredtheband @ MySpace
  2. ^ joseph le chanteur
  3. ^ jamie le guitarre electrique
  4. ^ jamin le bass
  5. ^ eibhlín pianoforte
  6. ^ justin le batterie
  7. ^ CD Baby: Making Music So You Don't Have To
  8. ^ "Fred make iTunes Canada's 'Single of the Week'". Hot Press. 2008-10-16. Retrieved 2008-10-17. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  9. ^ Fred Music: Releases
  10. ^ A.CHARTS.US: Making Music So You Don't Have To
  11. ^ Fred info
  12. ^ "Skyscrapers - New Single from Fred". Humble Voice. 2008-04-12. Retrieved 2008-09-14.
  13. ^ A.CHARTS.US: Go God Go
  14. ^ 7digital "Skyscrapers"
  15. ^ 7digital "Running"
  16. ^ torontoindie.com review - Friday June 13th 2008
  17. ^ torontoindie.com review - June 14th 2008
  18. ^ "FRED (the Cork, Ireland band) at Zaphod Beeblebrox". OttawaStart. 2008-09-04. Retrieved 2008-09-14. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  19. ^ "Fred gear robbed in Cork". Hot Press. 2009-01-20. Retrieved 2009-01-20. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  20. ^ "Fred get their gear back". Hot Press. 2009-01-22. Retrieved 2009-01-22. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  21. ^ "Celebrity BB star set to appear on The Café". RTÉ. 2009-01-30. Retrieved 2009-01-30.
  22. ^ "Tubridy Tonight – Saturday, 21 March 2009". RTÉ. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
  23. ^ a b "Fred make rock 'n' roll – and rugby – history". Hot Press. 2009-04-02. Retrieved 2009-04-02. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  24. ^ "Ticket Gig Of The Week". The Irish Times. 2009-06-19. Retrieved 2009-06-19. There was no room in the tent on Monday night, when Cork band Fred played to a capacity audience in the Cork Midsummer Festival's spiegeltent. The band stayed calm, the crowd went wild, and everybody went home happy. The Midsummer Festival runs until June 28th. Still to come are performances from Camille O'Sullivan, David Holmes and Sol Pico, as well as the participatory Dance Marathon. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  25. ^ "Rain fails to dampen Oxegen vibes". The Belfast Telegraph. 2009-07-13. Retrieved 2009-07-14. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  26. ^ Audio Lunchbox: Making Music So You Don't have To
  27. ^ 7digital: Go God Go
  28. ^ "2fm Hope For 2009 shortlist announced". Hot Press. 2009-02-18. Retrieved 2009-02-18. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  29. ^ "Top accolade for The Script". The Irish Times. 2009-03-17. Retrieved 2009-03-17. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
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