Dedications to Rob from Max Creek ....

 " From Max Creek: This Friday night at the Garden of Eden Festival in Greenfield , MA , we in Max Creek will dedicate our portion of the show to Rob Fried. We will perform songs he was so prevalent on in his percussion playing, and songs that we feel reflect our feelings and thoughts about our 27 years with him in the Max Creek Family. Immediately following our performance we will have a candlelight memorial, after which there will be a drum circle in his honor and memory. There will also be a memorial church service in celebration of his life on Sunday, September 24, at 3:00 in the afternoon, at First Church of Christ, 689 Hopmeadow St. in Simsbury , CT. This is a large white colonial church on Route 10, near the center of town. The public is invited. Afterward there will be a gathering just down the street at the Maple Tree Restaurant, where Rob spent much time performing. There, we will get together to remember Rob with conversation and music, which was the way he loved to spend his time with his friends. This was his wish of how we would memorialize him. At all events we will be collecting donations for a scholarship fund, which will be established in his name. This will be used to help with music instruction for kids who otherwise might not be able to afford it. Please donate at the Wormtown booth this weekend, at the Maple Tree on the 24th, or speak with Mark Mercier at any time. As we move on, let us in some way use his memory to help us live our lives as better human beings."  09-13-2006, 09:27:48 AM

 The two shows played can be found here http://www.archive.org/details/mc2006-09-15.flac16f and here  http://www.archive.org/details/mc2006-09-24 . Also, Dr Juice played a memorial set on the 24th, which can be accessed here http://www.archive.org/details/drjuice2006-09-24 .

If you would like to make a contribution to the Rob Fried Memorial Scholarship Fund, please contact the site administrator for details .

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Audio and video of / for  Rob archived...Please do not embed these video clips elsewhere....Thanks.

 Chris Lynch wrote a tune  entitled,  "Song for Rob" , which is featured on his MySpace homepage music player.

 "Thanks for putting this site up. Rob was, and is, a great person. And I miss the guy..." -- Chris
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=147272549 

 

This is a link to the Steve Vozzolo release,"An Edward Hopper Dream". This disc features Robs'  final studio work.The link takes you to audio.
http://www.stevevozzolo.com/hopper.html 

 This is a link to the James Burger and Rob Fried collaboration, Resonating Twilight.           http://www.xylostyle.com/   This disc may be purchased from the merchandise table at Max Creek shows on behalf of Robs' estate.

 Rob was a member and contributor to the band The Midnight Sun. You can listen to material he played on here.
http://www.myspace.com/4themidnightsun 

Rob Fried facilitating a drum circle at Drums Around the World in Amherst.

Rob performing a solo at Camp Creek in 2002.

Rob sings 'Old Friends' at Camp Creek 2001.

Rob sits in with The Tom Tom Club at Camp Creek in 2003.

Rob sings 'Drift Away' at Camp Creek in 1999.

Ian Murawski and Creek covering Drift Away . 10-31-09