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EVERY TOWN NEEDS A FOLK SINGER The words of Michael Smith's special song, beautifully sung on this CD by Barbara Barrow, explain why we produced this project. Every town does need a folk singer, and we did have a good one in Fred. The Memorial Concert for Fred Holstein at the Old Town School of Folk Music® was an exhilarating display of talent that needed to be preserved in his memory. It sold out in 30 minutes and many who wanted to attend could not. We had great cooperation from the artists, the Old Town School, WFMT, and Rich Warren. We hope Fred's friends and fans take comfort and pleasure in this collection of songs in his tribute. As the song goes, "We had a good one, but he's gone." The compilation begins with a song from Fred, a performance that was not previously released, heard here thanks to Rich Warren, to remind us why we miss him. The performances speak for themselves - heartfelt tributes by talented friends and admirers, many of whom teach at the Old Town School of Folk Music®. The net proceeds of this project will benefit the Fred Holstein Scholarship Fund at the Old Town School. The Remembering Fred Group The Artists Ed Holstein is Fred's brother and an accomplished performer. He is on the staff of the Old Town School of Folk Music®, where he teaches guitar. Kathy Cowan teaches voice at the Old Town School. She toured with Kiltartan Road. Fred Campeau & Mitch Thomas are long time area musicians. Chris Walz teaches guitar at the Old Town School and is a member of Weavermania. Barbara Barrow is on the staff of the Old Town School, is a founder of Weavermania, and, with Michael Smith, created and performed an opera, "The Grapes of Wrath." Tom Dundee is a popular writer and performer with a national following. Jimmy Tomasello is a respected teacher of guitar at the Old Town School and a popular performer. Steve Levitt also teaches guitar and other classes at the Old Town School. Michael Miles is a writer, actor, teacher and performer best known for his banjo, and is on the Old Town School staff. www.magicbanjo.com Ella Jenkins is the cherished great lady of Chicago folk music, best known for her performances for children and a good friend of Fred. She recently received a lifetime achievement award from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (presenter of the Grammies®). www.ellajenkins.com Chris Farrell is a longtime teacher at the Old Town School, an actor and a veteran of the great days of Chicago folk music. Kathy O'Hara & Diana Laffey are veterans of the Chicago folk scene and are known for their humor. Rick Neeley is on the staff of the Old Town School, where he teaches banjo. He is an expert on Bob Gibson. www.ricketymusic.com Barbara Silverman is on the staff of five departments at the Old Town School and, with her jug band, has appeared on national radio. She also performs with The Teflons. www.silverbemmusic.com/barbara01.html Al Day is another veteran of the Chicago scene, a writer and a talented performer. Betsy Redhed is a popular local performer whose father was co-owner with Fred and others of folk clubs in Chicago. Ed Trickett has performed with Gordon Bok and Anne Muir and plays the guitar and hammered dulcimer. Carolyn Ford, with her twin sister, started listening and then playing folk music at the height of the Chicago scene in the '60s and '70s. Jim Craig runs Hogeye Music in Evanston, IL and is a successful performer with many years of experience. Corky Siegel was Fred's roommate and classmate before launching his successful career as a blues harmonica player and composer with Siegel Schwall Band and now his Chamber Blues group. www.chamberblues.com Bonnie Koloc was and is one of the great female folk voices, a great friend of Fred's and a visual artist and composer. She lives in Iowa. www.bonniekoloc.com Review in Dirty Linen (#117 April/May '05 page 19) "It isn't easy for fans of folk and eclectic music to search out excellent local and regional musicians from across the country. Fred Holstein was a mainstay of Chicago folk music for almost three decades, and Remembering Fred:A Tribute to Fred Holstein is a double-disc tribute by his friends and fellow performers. Many performers on the CD are local musicians and instructors at Chicago's Old Town School of Folk Music, but you may recognize names like Corky Siegel and Tom Dundee. A previously unreleased track from Holstein opens the first CD, setting the bar for the rest of the fine performances that follow. Apparently, folk music is not dead, just under deep cover." Review in Sing Out! (Vol 49 No. 2 Summer 2005 p158) This two-CD set was recorded at a tribute concert held last year for late Chicago folk singer Fred Holstein. Ed Trickett, Bonnier Koloc, Corky Siegel, Ed Holstein and others included songs from Fred's repertoire and some they thought he might like, plus there's Fred's previously unreleased rendition of "Passing Through." As Barbara Barrow sings in a new Michael Smith song inspired by Fred's passing, he was "a real good one." So is this album.--MR Check out the artist's website: http://www.fredholstein.com Track List: 1. Fred Holstein: Passing Through 2. Ed Holstein: Railroad Bill 3. Kathy Cowan: Intro 4. Kathy Cowan: Dona Dona 5. Fred Campeau & Mitch Thomas: Intro 6. Fred Campeau & Mitch Thomas: Will You Miss Me 7. Chris Walz: Intro 8. Chris Walz: The Old Rose & Crown 9. Barbara Barrow: Intro 10. Barbara Barrow: A Real Good One 11. Tom Dundee: Intro 12. Tom Dundee: Waltzing Matilda 13. Jimmy Tomasello & Steve Levitt: Intro 14. Jimmy Tomasello & Steve Levitt: Bartender's Blues 15. Michael Miles: Intro 16. Michael Miles: This Train 17. Ella Jenkins: Intro 18. Ella Jenkins: Did You Feed My Cow? 19. Chris Farrell: Intro 20. Chris Farrell: Turning Toward The Morning 21. Kathy O'Hara & Diana Laffey: Intro 22. Kathy O'Hara & Diana Laffey: I Don't Drink Tequila No More 23. Rick Neeley: Intro 24. Rick Neeley: Spin and Turn 25. Barbara Silverman: Intro 26. Barbara Silverman: Poem and Train Medley 27. Al Day: Intro 28. Al Day: Sammy's Bar 29. Betsy Redhed: Intro 30. Betsy Redhed: Rock Salt and Nails 31. Ed Trickett: Intro 32. Ed Trickett: People Like You 33. Carolyn Ford: Intro 34. Carolyn Ford: Hobo's Lullaby 35. James Craig: Intro 36. James Craig: Poem for Fred 37. James Craig: Days of '49 38. Corky Seigel: Intro 39. Corky Seigel: Vu Ja De 40. Bonnie Koloc: Intro 41. Bonnie Koloc: Nevada Jane 42. Bonnie Koloc: Story 43. Bonnie Koloc: I Believe If I Lived My Life Again 44. Ken Hicks: Intro 45. Ken Hicks: All The Good People Other Genres:
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