Bret & Frisk
Bret & Frisk have been performing together throughout the Midwest and other parts of the country for the past 13 years. They met, appropriately enough, at an open microphone night in Breckenridge, Colorado in 1992 and have been together ever since. Their music ranges from the golden oldies of the 1950s (The Everly Brothers and Elvis Presley) all the way up to present day alternative rock/folk (Sarah McLaughlan, Jewel, Jimmy Buffett,John Prine). Most of their music comes directly from the tumultuous era of the late 1960s and early 1970s, with artists such as Simon and Garfunkel, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, and Janis Joplin.
Their backgrounds are as diverse as their musical repertoire. Bret grew up in Iowa, and began singing in his mother’s hometown country church from a young age. His tastes turned to rock ‘n roll as he became the front man for several successful bands throughout and after his college years, most notably The Pedestrians. As he grew more and more accomplished on the acoustic guitar, his tastes turned a little more toward the folk genre, and he began singing as a solo musician at several ski resorts in the Rocky Mountains. His major influences include Neil Young, Bob Dylan, John Prine, Kris Kristofferson and John Denver.
Frisk grew up on the east coast and studied music in college, performing in opera workshops, choral groups, and a capella singing groups. Her first time singing on a microphone was in Breckenridge, Colorado, the same night she met Bret. She joined his acoustic show, adding harmonies to his melody lines; the two have performed in this way in Colorado, Washington, California, New Hampshire, and most of the mid-western states. Together they have put out 3 cds of music, mostly cover songs, but with a few of Bret's original songs mixed in.
Their unique blend of acoustic instruments and vocal harmonies have gained them a loyal following of all ages wherever they have taken their act. Audiences are encouraged to make requests from their repertoire of over 400 songs, making their shows more personal than most music acts. Highlights of their musical career include sharing the stage with the band America, Three Dog Night, Charlie Daniels and performing for the owners of the St. Louis Cardinals, singing for a Denver Bronco golf fund-raising event, and last, but not least, performing hundreds of times for friends, family, and patrons of numerous venues. Frisk has recently been honored to sing the National Anthem at a nationally televised Iowa/Minnesota mens basketball game and a World Championship Snowmobile Derby event.
We look forward to seeing you at one of our performances!
Bret & Frisk
Here is a list of the songs we perform.
Allman Brothers
Midnight Rider
America
Horse With No Name
Lonely People
Tin Man
I Need You
Sandman
Ventura Highway
The Animals
House of the Rising Sun
Bad Company
Feel Like Making Love
The Band
The Weight
The Beach Boys
Sloop John B
The Beatles
I Saw Her Standing There
Hey Jude
Let It Be
Hide Your Love Away
Norwegian Wood
A Little Help From My Friends
The Bodeans
She's A Runaway
Fade Away
Still the Night
Karla Bonoff/Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
You Believed in Me
The Boxtops
The Letter
Brewer & Shipley
One Toke Over the Line
Jackson Browne
The Road
Shaky Town
Buffalo Springfield
For What It's Worth
Jimmy Buffett
Volcano
Margaritaville
He Went to Paris
Come Monday
Changes in Latitudes
A Pirate Looks at 40
The Byrds
When You're Gone
J.J. Cale
The Breeze
Johnny Cash
Ring of Fire
Folsom Prison Blues
Sunday Morning Coming Down
Harry Chapin
Cat's in the Cradle
Eric Clapton
Lay Down Sally
Promises
Wonderful Tonight
I Shot the Sheriff
May You Never
Patsy Cline/Willie Nelson
Crazy
Phil Collins
Against All Odds
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Who'll Stop the Rain
Proud Mary
Lodi
Lookin' Out My Back Door
Midnight Special
Jim Croce
Bad Bad Leroy Brown
Don't Mess Around with Jim
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Helplessly Hoping
Our House
Teach Your Children
Crosby, Stills & Nash
Wasted On the Way
Southern Cross
Charlie Daniels Band
Long Haired Country Boy
John Denver
Country Roads
Back Home Again
Annie’s Song
Rocky Mountain High
Leaving on a Jet Plane
I’m Sorry
The Eagle and the Hawk
Neil Diamond
Song Sung Blue
Sweet Caroline
Cracklin’ Rose
Dion
Abraham, Martin, and John
The Doors
Light My Fire
Bob Dylan
Tangled Up In Blue
You Ain’t Going Nowhere
Mr. Tambourine Man
All Along the Watchtower
It Ain’t Me Babe
Quinn the Eskimo
Blowing in the Wind
The Times They Are a’ Changing
Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
The Eagles
Lying Eyes
Hotel California
Tequila Sunrise
The Last Resort
Desperado
Take It Easy
Peaceful Easy Feeling
Seven Bridges Road
Jonathan Edwards
Sunshine
Melissa Etheridge
Bring Me Some Water
Chrome Plated Heart
The Every Brothers
Bye Bye Love
Firefall
Cinderella
Just Remember I Love You
Roberta Flack
Killing Me Softly
Fleetwood Mac
Second Hand News
Landslide
Dreams
Dan Fogelberg
Morning Sky
Leader of the Band
Part of the Plan
Place in the World For a Gambler
Steve Goodman
City of New Orleans
The Grateful Dead
Truckin’
Friend of the Devil
Bertha
Good Lovin’
Ripple
Arlo Guthrie
Coming Into Los Angeles
Merle Haggard
Big City
Mama Tried
Are the Good Times Really Over
Buddy Holly
Not Fade Away
Rave On
The Indigo Girls
Galileo
Closer To Fine
Terry Jacks
Seasons in the Sun
Jefferson Airplane
White Rabbit
Jewel
Life Uncommon
You Were Meant For Me
Foolish Games
Billy Joel
Piano Man
Elton John
Come Down In Time
Sammy John
Chevy Van
Janis Joplin
Mercedes Benz
Me & Bobby McGee
Carole King
It’s Too Late
The Kingston Trio
Tom Dooley
John Lennon
Imagine
Gordon Lightfoot
Sundown
Early Morning Rain
Carefree Highway
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
Lobo
I’d Love You to Want Me
David Loggins
Please Come To Boston
Loggins & Messina
Danny’s Song
House At Pooh Corner
Lynyrd Skynryd
Simple Man
Sweet Home Alabama
The Mamas & the Papas
California Dreaming
Marshall Tucker Band
Can’t You See
Searching For a Rainbow
Fire on the Mountain
Heard It in a Love Song
Kathy Mattea
Where’ve You Been
Don McLean
American Pie
Mason Proffit
Two Hangmen
Sarah McLaughlin
Angel
I Will Remember You
John Cougar Mellencamp
Pink Houses
Bette Midler
The Rose
Bret Miller
For Being There
Peace Forever
Red Man Way
Glory
Fly Away
Don’t Break the Chain
Roger Miller
King of the Road
Steve Miller Band
Dance, Dance, Dance
Fly Like an Eagle
The Joker
Take the Money and Run
Joni Mitchell
Woodstock
Big Yellow Taxi
Modern English
Melt With You
The Monkees
I’m a Believer
Stepping Stone
The Moody Blues
Knights in White Satin
Van Morrison
Brown Eyed Girl
Johnny Nash
I Can See Clearly
Willie Nelson
On the Road Again
Good Hearted Woman
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Rocky Top
Mr. Bojangles
Fishing in the Dark
Ozark Mountain Daredevils
Standing on a Rock
Peter, Paul & Mary
Puff the Magic Dragon
Pink Floyd
Wish You Were Here
Poco
Crazy Love
Elvis Presley
Blue Suede Shoes
John Prine
Please Don’t Bury Me
Dear Abby
Hello in There
In Spite of Ourselves
Fish and Whistle
Sam Stone
Grandpa Was a Carpenter
Souvenirs
Big Old Goofy World
Day is Done
Spanish Pipe Dream
Illegal Smile
Paradise
The Way the World Goes Around
John Prine/Bonnie Raitt
Angel From Montgomery
Bonnie Raitt
Papa Come Quick
I Can’t Make You Love Me
Love Me Like a Man
Lee Ann Rimes
Blue
Kenny Rogers
The Gambler
Lucille
The Greatest
The Rolling Stones
Dead Flowers
Let It Bleed
Mother’s Little Helper
Play With Fire
Wild Horses
Can’t Always Get What You Want
Linda Ronstadt
When Will I Be Loved
Bob Seger
Turn the Page
You’ll Accompany Me
Michelle Shocked
I’ve Come a Long Way
Simon & Garfunkel
Sound of Silence
Cecilia
Mrs. Robinson
The Boxer
Homeward Bound
Paul Simon
Me & Julio
Kodachrome
Loves Me Like a Rock
Slip Sliding Away
50 Ways to Leave Your Lover
Todd Snider
I Think I’m an Alright Guy
That Was Me
Bruce Springsteen
Fire
Cadillac Ranch
I’m On Fire
Cat Stevens
Wild World
Father & Son
Moonshadow
Cat Stevens/Sam Cooke
Another Saturday Night
Rod Stewart
The First Cut is the Deepest
Steven Stills
Love the One You’re With
Sting
Fields of Gold
James Taylor
Sweet Baby James
Fire & Rain
Three Dog Night
Joy to the World
The Tokens
The Lion Sleeps Tonight
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Pride & Joy
Jerry Jeff Walker
Up Against the Wall
The Who
Behind Blue Eyes
Squeezebox
Hank Williams
Jambalaya
Trisha Yearwood
Walkaway Joe
Neil Young
After the Goldrush
Comes a Time
Down By the River
Hank to Hendrix
Harvest Moon
Heart of Gold
Helpless
Hey, Hey, My, My
I am a Child
Like a Hurricane
Long May You Run
Love is a Rose
Needle and the Damage Done
Ohio
Old Man
Only Love Can Break Your Heart
Out on the Weekend
Powderfinger
Rockin’ in the Free World
Southern Man
Sugar Mountain
Tonight’s the Night
Unknown Legend
Walk On
The Youngbloods
Let’s Get Together
traditional
old time gospel medley
medley
Over the Rainbow/
What a Wonderful World