Fred Small

Singer, Musical Artist

1952 –

73

Who is Fred Small?

Frederick Emerson Small, known publicly as Fred Small, is an American singer-songwriter. He is also a lawyer and a Unitarian Universalist minister. His songs often make a political or ethical statement. Among his best-known songs are "Heart of the Appaloosa," "Everything Possible," "Peace Is", and "Cranes Over Hiroshima". He is hailed by Pete Seeger as "one of America's best songwriters".

His debut album, Love's Gonna Carry Us, featured Small singing and accompanying himself on guitar. As his fame and success increased, so too did the production level of his albums, as he included more instrumentation, and appearances by other artists, including instrumental and vocal backing by popular New England folk artists. Famous fiddlers, guitarists, and mandolin players alike became a part of Small’s discography and helped Small increase his popularity.

In 1996 he became the minister of First Church Unitarian in Littleton, Massachusetts. On April 20, 2008, he was called as Senior Minister at the First Parish Church in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Small has performed a yearly concert at First Parish in Cambridge since 2008.

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Born
Nov 6, 1952
United States of America
Also known as
  • Small, Fred
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Yale University
  • Harvard University

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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