Bret and Frisk

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For over 30 years, Bret & Frisk have been performing and celebrating the great music from the epic acoustic soloists and groups with a message such as Crosby, Stills Nash & Young, John Denver, Simon & Garfunkel, Bob Dylan, John Prine, CCR, America,
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Sarah McLachlan, Fleetwood Mac, Neil Young, Elton John, Jerry Jeff Walker, Patsy Cline, Gordon Lightfoot, Sting, Jimmy Buffett, Marshall Tucker Band, Elvis Presley, Neil Diamond, Jim Croce, Dan Fogelberg, Harry Chapin, Johnny Cash & June,
Kris Kristofferson, Willy Nelson, Jewel, Indigo Girls, The Everly Brothers, War ... ren Haynes, Guy Clark, Cat Stevens, Adele,
Jefferson Airplane, The Grateful Dead, and so many more! Hailed as the premier acoustic duo in their home state of Wisconsin,
Bret & Frisk have over 500 memorized songs in their repertoire and are strictly 2 vocals, 12-string acoustic guitar, keyboard, harmonica and handheld percussion based. No drum machines, looping or extra electronics. 100% stripped down acoustic show that has entertained thousands over their 30-year career. The essence of acoustic music is captured in these no-break shows that often allow their audiences to chose their music. Come out and enjoy the Bret and Frisk Experience!
Bret & Frisk have been performing together throughout the Midwest and other parts of the country for the past 30 years. They met, appropriately enough, at an open microphone night in Breckenridge, Colorado in 1992 and have been together ever since.
Their backgrounds are as diverse as their musical repertoire. Bret grew up in Iowa, and began singing in his mother's hometown country church from a young age. His tastes turned to rock & roll as he became the front man for several successful bands throughout and after his college years, most notably The Pedestrians. As he grew more and more accomplished on the acoustic guitar, his tastes turned a little more toward the folk genre, and he began singing as a solo musician at several ski resorts in the Rocky Mountains. His major influences include Neil Young, Bob Dylan, John Prine, Kris Kristofferson and John Denver.
Frisk grew up on the east coast and studied music in college, performing in opera workshops, choral groups, and a capella singing groups. Her first time singing on a microphone was in Breckenridge, Colorado, the same night she met Bret. She joined his acoustic show, adding harmonies to his melody lines; the two have performed in this way in Colorado, Washington, California, New Hampshire, and most of the mid-western states.
Together they have put out 4 CDs of music, mostly cover songs, but with a few of Bret's original songs mixed in. Their unique blend of acoustic instruments and vocal harmonies have gained them a loyal following of all ages wherever they have taken their act. Audiences are encouraged to make requests from their repertoire of over 500 songs, making their shows more personal than most music acts.
Highlights of their musical career include sharing the stage with the band America, Three Dog Night, Charlie Daniels and performing for the owners of the St. Louis Cardinals, singing for a Denver Bronco golf fund-raising event, and last, but not least, performing hundreds of times for friends, family, and patrons of numerous venues. So come on out to one of their shows. They always enjoy seeing and meeting new people. Their music just might have you singing along, tapping your toes, or just pleasantly relaxing and reminiscing.
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Life is good!
Blue Skies Lookin At Me
Mama's Little Hippies rockin' at Northwoodstock '08
Bret Christmas 2012
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Bret and Frisk playing with America
Crazy!
Nicolet College Christmas Show 2009
Somewhere over the rainbow
Happy Camper
Frisk just a smilin
Frisk/New Horizons
Hey now Bobby McGee
The Meaning of Life
Bret playing with Mama's Little Hippies
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Bret & Frisk: Celebrating 30 years
Here is a partial list of the songs we perform. It should give you a pretty good idea of the sort of music we perform. Keep in mind that we are constantly changing our song repertoire, learning new songs, and phasing out old ones. This is by no means a complete and updated list.
Adele: Someone Like You, To Make You Feel My Love
America: Horse With No Name, Lonely People, Tin Man, I Need You, Sandman, Ventura Highway
The Band: The Weight, Up On Cripple Creek
The Beatles ... : I Saw Her Standing There, Let It Be, Norwegian Wood, A Little Help From My Friends, Here Comes the Sun
The Bodeans: She's A Runaway, Fade Away, Still the Night
Debby Boone: You Light Up My Life
Jackson Browne: The Road, Shaky Town
Buffalo Springfield: For What It's Worth
Jimmy Buffett: Volcano, Margaritaville, He Went to Paris, Come Monday, Changes in Latitudes, A Pirate Looks at 40
Johnny Cash: Ring of Fire, Folsom Prison Blues, Sunday Morning Coming Down
Eva Cassidy: Fields of Gold
Harry Chapin: Cat's in the Cradle
Eric Clapton: Wonderful Tonight
Guy Clark: L.A. Freeway
Patsy Cline/Willie Nelson: Crazy
Leonard Cohen: Hallelujah
Creedence Clearwater Revival: Who'll Stop the Rain, Proud Mary, Lodi, Lookin' Out My Back Door, Midnight Special
Jim Croce: Bad Bad Leroy Brown, Don't Mess Around with Jim
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young: Helplessly Hoping, Our House, Teach Your Children
Crosby, Stills & Nash: Wasted On the Way, Southern Cross, Might As Well Have a Good Time
John Denver: Country Roads, Back Home Again, Annie’s Song, Rocky Mountain High, Leaving on a Jet Plane, I’m Sorry, The Eagle and the Hawk, Poems, Prayers and Promises
Jackie DeShannon: What the World Needs Now Is Love
Neil Diamond: Song Sung Blue, Sweet Caroline, Cracklin’ Rosie
Bob Dylan: Tangled Up In Blue, Forever Young, You Ain’t Going Nowhere, Mr. Tambourine Man, All Along the Watchtower, Quinn the Eskimo, Blowing in the Wind, The Times They Are a’ Changing, Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door, To Make You Feel My Love, I Shall Be Released, Don't Think Twice It's All Right
The Eagles: Lying Eyes, Hotel California, Tequila Sunrise, Desperado, Take It Easy, Peaceful Easy Feeling, Seven Bridges Road
Jonathan Edwards: Sunshine
Elton John: Rocket Man, Goodbye Yellow Brick Rpad
The Everly Brothers: Bye Bye Love
Firefall: Cinderella, Just Remember I Love You
Roberta Flack: Killing Me Softly
Fleetwood Mac: Second Hand News, Landslide, Dreams
Dan Fogelberg: Morning Sky, Leader of the Band, Place in the World For a Gambler
John Fogerty: Joy of My Life
The Grateful Dead: Truckin’. Friend of the Devil. Bertha. Good Lovin’. Ripple
Patty Griffin: Heavenly Day
Arlo Guthrie: Coming Into Los Angeles, City of New Orleans
Merle Haggard: Big City, Mama Tried, Are the Good Times Really Over
Warren Haynes: Soulshine
John Hiatt: Have a Little Faith In Me
The Indigo Girls: Galileo, Closer To Fine
Terry Jacks: Seasons in the Sun
Jefferson Airplane: White Rabbit, Somebody to Love
Jewel: Life Uncommon, You Were Meant For Me, Foolish Games
Billy Joel: Piano Man
Elton John: Rocket Man, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Sammy John: Chevy Van
Janis Joplin: Mercedes Benz. Me & Bobby McGee
The Kingston Trio: Tom Dooley, Sloop John B
Kris Kristofferson: Sunday Morning Coming Down
Alison Krauss: When You Say Nothing at All
John Legend: All of Me
John Lennon: Imagine
Gordon Lightfoot: Sundown, Early Morning Rain, The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
Lobo: I’d Love You to Want Me
David Loggins: Please Come To Boston
Loggins & Messina: Danny’s Song, House At Pooh Corner
The Mamas & the Papas: California Dreaming
Marshall Tucker Band: Can’t You See, Searching For a Rainbow, Fire on the Mountain, Heard It in a Love Song
Don McLean: American Pie, Vincent (Starry, Starry Night)
Mason Proffit: Two Hangmen
Sarah McLaughlin: Angel, I Will Remember You
John Cougar Mellencamp: Pink Houses
Bette Midler: The Rose
Bret Miller: For Being There, Peace Forever, Red Man Way, Glory, Fly Away, Don’t Break the Chain
Roger Miller: King of the Road
Steve Miller Band: Dance, Dance, Dance, Fly Like an Eagle, The Joker, Take the Money and Run
Joni Mitchell: Big Yellow Taxi
The Monkees: I’m a Believer, Stepping Stone
Van Morrison: Brown Eyed Girl
Johnny Nash: I Can See Clearly
Willie Nelson: On the Road Again, Good Hearted Woman
Randy Newman: Feels Like Home
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band: Rocky Top, Mr. Bojangles, Fishing in the Dark
Old Crow Medicine Show: Wagon Wheel
Ozark Mountain Daredevils: Standing on a Rock
Peter, Paul & Mary: Puff the Magic Dragon, Leaving on a Jet Plane
Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here
Rachel Platten: Better Place
Poco: Crazy Love
Elvis Presley: Blue Suede Shoes, I Can't Help Falling In Love With You
John Prine: Please Don’t Bury Me, Dear Abby, Hello in There, In Spite of Ourselves, Fish and Whistle, Sam Stone, Grandpa Was a Carpenter, Souvenirs, Big Old Goofy World, Day is Done, Spanish Pipe Dream, Illegal Smile, Paradise, The Way the World Goes Around, When I Get to Heaven
John Prine/Bonnie Raitt: Angel From Montgomery
Bonnie Raitt: Papa Come Quick, Love Me Like a Man
The Righteous Brothers: Unchained Melody
Lee Ann Rimes: Blue
Kenny Rogers: The Gambler, Lucille, The Greatest
The Rolling Stones: Dead Flowers, Let It Bleed, Mother’s Little Helper, Play With Fire, Wild Horses, Can’t Always Get What You Want
Linda Ronstadt: When Will I Be Loved, Poor Poor Pitiful Me
Bob Seger: Turn the Page, You’ll Accompany Me
Michelle Shocked: I’ve Come a Long Way
Simon & Garfunkel: Sound of Silence, Cecilia, Mrs. Robinson, The Boxer, Homeward Bound
Paul Simon: Me & Julio, Loves Me Like a Rock, Slip Sliding Away, 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover
Todd Snider: I Think I’m an Alright Guy, That Was Me
Bruce Springsteen: Fire, I’m On Fire
Cat Stevens: Wild World, Father & Son, Moonshadow
Cat Stevens/Sam Cooke: Another Saturday Night
Steven Stills: Love the One You’re With
Sting: Fields of Gold
James Taylor: Sweet Baby James, Fire & Rain
The Tokens: The Lion Sleeps Tonight
Stevie Ray Vaughn: Pride & Joy
The Who: Behind Blue Eyes, Squeezebox
Hank Williams: Jambalaya
Neil Young: After the Goldrush, Comes a Time, Down By the River, Hank to Hendrix, Harvest Moon, Heart of Gold, Helpless, Hey, Hey, My, My, I am a Child, Like a Hurricane, Long May You Run, Love is a Rose, Needle and the Damage Done, Ohio, Old Man, Only Love Can Break Your Heart, Out on the Weekend, Powderfinger, Rockin’ in the Free World, Southern Man, Sugar Mountain, Tonight’s the Night, Unknown Legend, Walk On
The Youngbloods: Get Together
traditional: old time gospel medley, medley Over the Rainbow/ What a Wonderful World
Peace Forever
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Peace Forever
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Peace Forever
Back Home Again
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Back Home Again
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Back Home Again
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Fields Of Gold
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Fields Of Gold
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Fields Of Gold
Red Man Way
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Red Man Way
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Red Man Way
Landslide
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Landslide
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Landslide
Old Man
Bret & Frisk
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Old Man
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Old Man
Imagine
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Imagine
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Imagine
You Ain't Goin Nowhere
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You Ain't Goin Nowhere
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You Ain't Goin Nowhere
For Being There
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For Being There
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For Being There
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