*show alert* march 28 at rockwood music hall

catch a solo fred riko show replete with new arrangements and special cover songs

yes friends believe your eyes! rockwood asked me back and boy oh boy do I plan to deliver.

catch my solo set on march 28 at 6pm (calendar invite). I’ve been working up new covers and if you’re a fan of country music let me tell you you’re in for a treat.

if you’re not, I don’t know what to tell you because country music is currently red hot in nyc. you couldn’t have believed it 3 years ago but folks are trading bowery electric and boogie shoes for cowboy boots and copperhead road.

and yeah, I might be starting up a country outfit. but if you want to know about that, you gotta stay tuned to this here newsletter!

we had warm weather last week in nyc and everyone lost their minds. myself included.

it did offer me the opportunity on friday to get back out and busk for the second time this year. I actually tried to go out on thursday but then my amp wouldn’t turn on. it did turn on on friday but I’m still not sure what went wrong the first time. maybe it got the jitters.

had a great busk though. actually wound up with the rockwood gig from someone who heard me playing in the park—that was pretty cool.

this statue geeks me but does have a working water fountain

also I quit my band ☹️ but it’s for the better. never did a show with them but had some excellent rehersals! all to make a bit more time for the next recording project … coming soon …