“Her stories are our stories at once current and timeless, her lyrics are always well crafted and her music supports and enhances but never overpowers her message. Every album from Tret is a treat. ”
“One of the most prolific artists in the contemporary singer-songwriter arena, Fure began touring at 19 (in the early ‘70s), when women weren’t welcome in most areas of music. Her debut album came out two years later (with Bonnie Raitt lending a hand), and within months Fure was working with some of the biggest bands of the era: yes, Poco and the J Geils Band (long before “My Baby Is A Centerfold”). ”
Fure’s powerful vocals coupled with her masterful guitar skills create a mesmerizing musical experience that has solidified her status as a pure icon. One of America’s premier singer songwriters and mesmerizing onstage, she writes deeply personal and deftly crafted songs on love, loss and life, inspired, for example, by her father (“Lessons From Home Plate”), her musings on such topics as global warming (“Roses in November”), or an audience request for her folk rock hit, “Gravity.”
A pioneer of Women’s Music and trailblazer as a woman in the field of sound technology, her long and prolific performing career was propelled by an early recording collaboration and tour with Spencer Davis and followed by her stellar first solo album Tret Fure.
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She began her career at the age of 16 in coffeehouses and campuses in the Midwest, and at 19 moved to L.A. in hopes of obtaining a record deal. Within a year she was performing as guitarist and vocalist for Davis, touring with him and penning the single for his album Mousetrap. She went on to record her own album Tret Fure in 1973 on MCA/UNI Records, produced by the late Lowell George of Little Feat. Its success led Fure to open for such iconic bands as Yes, Poco, and the J Geils Band.
In the early ‘80s, Tret discovered the blossoming genre known as Women's Music and never looked back, leaving mainstream music for the independent side of the industry. Still also known for her technical expertise, and breaking barriers for women in tech, she recorded the best of women's music including mixing the legendary Meg & Cris at Carnegie Hall (1983). She performed as a duo with Cris Williamson throughout the ‘90s, also serving as producer and engineer; they released three CDs together before Fure again went solo. Today she boasts 18 acoustic solo releases on her own independent label “Tomboy Girl Records.” This year’s full touring schedule notably took her to June’s Old Songs Festival, where she wowed audiences on the Main Stage, also in capacity-audience workshops with Holly Near, Reggie Harris, Connie Kaldor, Joe Jencks and more.
For years she has appeared regularly on our stage, including a week as performer-teacher at our smash SeegerSongs Adirondack weekend at Sagamore Great Camp, along with John McCutcheon, Guy Davis and others, capped by a sold-out concert. It’s a great pleasure to welcome her back!