Freckles Brown Band

Genre: Rock
Secondary Genre: Country Olympia, Washington USA Contact

What sets this band apart from other talented bands is the strength of their two songwritters, Fred Doughty and John Kraft. Formed in May 2008, a glance at their performance schedule is a testament to how this group of veteran performers has caught on.

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Biography

All veteran musicians of the South Sound music scene, Olympia's Freckles Brown Band came together in the spring of 2008 by way of a Craig’s List posting and some good luck, and has quickly become one of the busiest bands in the South Sound.
In the past two years the band has been performing an average of 44 shows a year, including:
• Olympia Wooden Boat Fair
• Lacey Spring Fun Fair
• Capitol Lakefair
• Bite of Seattle
• Tenino Trail Days and Wine Festival
• Gig Harbor’s Summer Sounds Concerts in Park
• Grays Harbor Heat in the Street Car Show
• Poulsbo’s Summer Nights at the Bay
• Port Orchard’s Concerts on the Bay
• Longbeach’s Summerfest and Rodeo Days
• Shelton Music in the Parks
• Kirkland Summer Concert Series, Marina Park
• Kitsap Harbor Waterfront Festival
• Chehalis’s Krazy Dayz Car Show
• Mercer Island’s Mostly Music in the Parks
• Morton Loggers Jubilee
• Hoquiam On Track Art’s Festival
• Olympia Downtown Association Black Tie Fundraiser
• DaVita Corporation Northwest National Bike Rally Reception.
But Freckles Brown is not exclusively a festival band. Acting as “Bruce Wayne” at their daytime family shows, the band members' “Batman” personae come out at night, on rotation at the local clubs and numerous private social organizations. Take a look at the website's guestbook comments, and both their schedule and previous dates and you will see they stay busy!

The guys in this band are all experienced musicians and gifted songwritters. They enjoy performing; you can tell this when you see them live. The people behind the venues listed above already know this. Please see http://www.frecklesbrown.com/g/g.php to see what the folks that hire the band have to say about them.

Instrumentation

Fred Doughty, lead guitar, vocals; John Kraft, rhythm and accoustic guitar, vocals; Mark Robinson, bass guitar, banjo, vocals; Lyall Smith, drums and harp (at the same time), vocals.

Discography

Our first album, Miles and Miles, was released in May 2009. The tune, "The Scratch Song", was recorded featuring local music legend George Barner, and received airplay on local radio station KGY 1240 in Olympia, WA. We have also released "The Scratch Song", "Delphi Women", and "Sober Up Santa", our Christmas release, on video. View all at our website www.frecklesbrown.com or search videos for Freckles Brown on YouTube.

Official Website

http://www.frecklesbrown.com

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Press

  • Hawk's Prairie Casino

    Don't miss the Hawks Praire Casino's 7th Anniversary, live music by Freckles Brown Band.

  • Scratch Song Video Release [+ Show ]

    Live interview with George Barner, Fred Doughty, Lyall Smith, and Mark Robinson, with live airplay o...

  • The Many Hats of Freckles Brown

    please see: http://www.frecklesbrown.com/SheltonJournal.aspx

  • The Many Hats of Freckles Brown

    please see: http://www.frecklesbrown.com/SheltonJournal.aspx

Setlist

Our typical set list mixes the below songs (* denotes original tune) depending on the venue being played. Typically for nightclub venues we do four sets of 12 songs for a 45 to 50 minute set.

All My Lovin' | The Beatles
All Summer Long | Kidd Rock
Amarillo By Morning | George Strait
*Angel on My Shoulder | John Kraft
*Aqua Baile’ | Fred Doughty
Better Be Home Soon | Crowded House
*Big House | John Kraft
Black Magic Woman | Santana
*Blue Eyes, Sad Lines | John Kraft
Born to Boogie | Hank Williams, Jr.
*Broken Wheel | John Kraft
Brown Eyed Girl | Van Morrison
Call Me the Breeze | Lynard Skynard
Can't Buy Me Love | Beatles
*Can't Fool This Man | Fred Doughty
Crossroads | Eric Clapton
Deja Vue 4:16 | John Foggerty
Fly | Sugar Ray
*Delphi Woman | Fred Doughty
Don’t Be Cruel | Elvis Presley
*Don't Work No More | Fred Doughty
Don't Worry Baby | Los Lobos
Dreams I'll Never See | Molly Hatchet
Everybody Wants to go to Heaven | Kenny Chesney
Free Falling | Tom Petty
Get Back | Beatles
Gone | Montgomery Gentry
Got a Little Crazy | Kenny Chesney
Here Comes My Girl | Tom Petty
Hey Baby | Zydaco
Hey Hey Good Lookin’ | Bo Didley
Hot Rod Heart | John Fogerty
*How Do I? | Fred Doughty
How Long | Eagles
I Wanna Be Where You Are | Marc Broussard
I've Got A Rock and Roll Heart | Eric Clapton
Jambalya | Hank Williams, Jr.
Kansas City | Standard
La Grange | ZZ Top
*Last Chance | Fred Doughty
Lay Down Sally | Eric Clapton
Lie To Me | Johnny Lang
Lodi | Credence Clearwater Revival
Long Train Running | Doobie Brothers
Love Don't Live Here Anymore | Lady Antebellum
*Lover's Lies | Fred Doughty
*Mad Dog | Fred Doughty
Margaritaville | Jimmy Buffett
*Mexico | John Kraft
*Miles and Miles | John Kraft
Missing You | John Waits
Move it on Over | Hank Williams, Jr.
My Way | Los Lonely Boys
*Nadine | Fred Doughty
Neon Moon | Brooks & Dunn
No Matter What | Badfinger
No Shirt, No Shoes, No Problem | Kenny Chesney
*Not Again | Fred Doughty
Oh Girl | Chi Lites
One Dance with You | Vince Gill
One Way Out | The Allman Brothers
Ragtop | Kentucky Headhunters
Relentless | Jason Aldean
Rock and Roll Angel | Kentucky Headhunters
Rock and Roll Medley | Compilation
*Run Away (Don't Look Back) | Fred Doughty
Running Down a Dream | Tom Petty
*Say Goodbye | John Kraft
*Scratch Song | Fred Doughty
Shakin' Shakin' Shakes | Los Lobos
Sharp Dressed Man | ZZ Top
*Sober Up Santa | Fred Doughty
Somebody | Eagles
Someday's You Gotta Dance | Kieth Urban
Southern Streamline | John Fogerty
Spooky | Classics Four
Staggalie | Lloyd Price
Stand By Me | Ben E. King
*Take Our Time | Fred Doughty
*Tell Me What You Need | Fred Doughty
Tequila Sunrise | Eagles
*That's What It Is | Fred Doughty
The Way You Do the Things You Do | UB 40
The Way You Make Me Feel | Michael Jackson
Tulsa Time | Standard
Under The Boardwalk | The Drifters
*Watch Me Fly | Fred Doughty
Watermellon Crawl | Tracy Byrd
When a Man Loves a Woman | Percy Sledge
*Where There's A River | Fred Doughty
*With Love | John Kraft
Who'll Stop the Rain | Credence Clearwater Revival
Wicked Old Witch | John Fogerty
*You Can't Fool This Man | Fred Doughty
You Really Got a Hold on Me | Beatles
You Still Owe Me | Emerson Drive
*You’re Not Getting any Younger | Fred Doughty

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