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05 Sep 02 - 03:22 AM (#777304) Subject: Frisco Fire Band From: GUEST,Boab Has any Catter got knowledge of the Frisco Fire Band, a group I first encountered when they arrived to do an impromptu UK tour 'way back in the midsixties? Faith Pretick was a member. |
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12 Apr 10 - 12:52 PM (#2884899) Subject: RE: Frisco Fire Band From: GUEST,Rick Fears I used to play in a band called Frisco Fire in the mid to late '60s. Bernard (lead guitar) and Randall (bass but only reluctantly) and myself (drums) were basically schoolkids (15-16) and played in and around the Saarland and other places in southern Germany. Many gigs on US Army bases (Zweibrucken, Kaiserlautern, etc). We may even have played Ramstein once. I never played in the UK but Bernie and Randy may have taken the name forward - the name Faith Pretick doesn't ring a bell though, and the boys were going out with two sisters (Patricia and ?, surname also ?) when I left Germany. HTH after all these years, but I think it was probably a different band. Rick |
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12 Apr 10 - 01:52 PM (#2884934) Subject: RE: Frisco Fire Band From: open mike The San Francisco folk Music club is led by Faith Petric. She still sings and plays, and you might find out more by going to: http://www.sffmc.org/ they probably got their name from the fire in 1906. |
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13 Apr 10 - 03:57 AM (#2885382) Subject: RE: Frisco Fire Band From: Splott Man I remember the Californian band of that name, they were in the UK in the late 70s. We had them at the Cardiff Royal Infirmary Folk Club, and they also appeared at Llantrisant in the same week. I subsequently met them on a trip over the water a few years later. Here's another thread about Faith which mentions them. |
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13 Apr 10 - 10:27 AM (#2885571) Subject: RE: Frisco Fire Band From: open mike Who were the other members of the Frisco Fire band that Faith Petric was in? She is such an inspiration |
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13 Apr 10 - 11:30 AM (#2885620) Subject: RE: Frisco Fire Band From: Splott Man I agree about Faith. Total commitment and such a lovely person. Stretching my memory now. When they were here, there was a blonde woman whom I recall was born in Hawaii, and there was a tall bloke who played fantastic Jew's Harp and sang a song of his own about apple picking (I remember that because he did it on my radio programme). When I was over there (1980) the fellow was replaced by the blonde woman's husband/partner. I'm sorry I can't remember any names. I'm sure somebody here will. |
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13 Apr 10 - 12:18 PM (#2885658) Subject: RE: Frisco Fire Band From: Dave Sutherland I saw the Frisco Fire Band when they played an extended floor spot at a Birtley ceilidh in the summer of 1975 and the chap who was their leader called a few dances as well. Saw them a few weeks later at that year's Cambridge Festival but not to speak to on that occasion. |
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06 Dec 13 - 08:15 AM (#3582013) Subject: RE: Frisco Fire Band From: GUEST,Charlie Formby I remember the Frisco Fire Band from when they played a gig at our Folk Club at RAF Valley Anglesey. They played all sorts of music folk ,Bluegrass, even a version of The Entertainer played on guitar. We jammed until the wee small hours of the next day then they all trouped off in their VW Caravanette,never to be seen again. I think there were seven of them in the band The only names I can recall are Faith & John, Kate a banjo vocalist and Bob who played mandolin. |
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06 Dec 13 - 10:33 PM (#3582230) Subject: RE: Frisco Fire Band From: GUEST The Frisco Fire Band consisted of Faith Petric, Kate Brislin (who played banjo and sang), Tony Marcus (tall fellow who played every instrument and sang in a low voice) and Peter Kessler (singer and guitarist, probably played some mandolin). I don't know who John and Bob were. There may have been subsequent iterations - sounds from the above postings like one of them included Larry Hanks (jews harp player who wrote Apple Pickers Reel) and his (at that time) wife, Laura Smith. The original FFB toured England in the early 70s, I believe, or possibly the late 60s. Faith Petric died about a month ago, at age 98, mind still pretty sharp. There will be a memorial for her at the Freight & Salvage in Berkeley on Weds. Jan. 15, and the Frisco Fire Band will be playing (Kate, Peter and Tony) along with many, many others. You can watch it live on Concert Window: http://www.concertwindow.com/shows/faith-petric-memorial This is LIVE streaming, it is not archived, you must watch as it is happening. Among the participants are Frankie Armstrong, John McCutcheon, Ronnie Gilbert, Larry Hanks, Nancy Schimmell, Flying Karamozov Brothers, Sylvia Herold, and others. It will be a true celebration of Faith's long and rich life. |
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06 Apr 21 - 10:59 AM (#4100989) Subject: RE: Frisco Fire Band From: GUEST,Brian Dowdall, I saw the /Frisco fire band mid seventies Brighton England, Springfield folk club..they were my inspiration to start playing bluegrass, never looked back, had a long chat with a lovely lady, dont remember her name though |