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Biography:
One of the most versatile artists in the contemporary singer-songwriter arena, Tret Fure is a musical anomaly.
In addition to her reputation as a prolific songwriter and performer, Fure possesses an uncanny mastery of musical technology. Over the years, her wit and intrinsic sense of musicality have endeared her to longtime fans and critics throughout the world.
In the early seventies, at a time when the music industry was particularly inaccessible to women, Tret Fure was rewriting the rules. At nineteen, she
toured and eventually recorded Mousetrap with Spencer Davis, penning the record's first single. Little Feat's Lowell George produced Fure's
self-titled debut on MCA Records, and a short time later, she was opening for the most successful commercial bands of the decade: Yes, Poco and The J Geils Band.
Since then, the writer, producer, vocalist and gifted instrumentalist has navigated her career with integrity and determination. After becoming one
of the first women sound engineers in the country, she left the mainstream music industry. Armed with a fierce desire to retain full artistic control, Fure began exploring the independent side of the industry and soon discovered the blossoming genre known as Women's Music.
In 1981, Fure engineered a children's record for legendary singer-songwriter, Cris Williamson. She subsequently produced and engineered Williamson's next five solo projects as well as the three releases they recorded as a duo: Postcards From Paradise, Between The Covers and Radio Quiet.
Fure's three acclaimed solo releases include Terminal Hold, Edges of the Heart and Time Turns the Moon. Each collection spotlights Fure's gift for
creating lyrical and musical vignettes. Whether it be her signature disarming piano ballad, "That Side of the Moon," or the dignified plight of the farmers in "Against the Grain," Fure's words transform inaccessible and complex emotions into that which listeners can viscerally touch. Known for her stellar production, Fure's sound resonates long after the strings and synthesizers fade.
This new millennium is an exciting time for Fure. She will be releasing a solo acoustic record early in 2001, and will spend this year touring the country raising funds for the disc's production. Longtime and newfound fans will delight in hearing never before performed songs as well as standard Fure favorites.
When she's not in the studio or on the road, Fure actively maintains her online community forum, hosted on her Web site at www.tretfure.com -- both
of which have grown to be beloved by many. The online forum, originally designated for audience members and supporters, has transformed itself into
a supportive community of women (and some men!) discussing a wide array of topics.
In addition to bridging the worlds of Internet and music, Tret is proud to have joined the executive board of the local 1000 Traveling Musicians
Association -- a new union geared toward helping musicians. In that capacity, she hopes to become more visible in the folk as well as women's music arena.
Fure has just relocated to Madison, WI and is looking forward to becoming involved in the city's thriving and creative music scene.
Taken from http://www.tretfure.com/bio.htm
With thanks to David Bruce.
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