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Free Range Pickin'
Original Acoustic String Band
Free Range Pickin' (FRP) is an acoustic string band that synthesizes bluegrass, folk, and songwriter sensibilities into its inspired originals and imaginative arrangements. The quartet's eclectic approach to its music, based on lush four-part harmonies and energetic instrumentation (mandolin, banjo, guitar and upright bass), has won fans throughout the Midwest and led to Minnesota Music Academy Award nominations for best band and best recording in the Bluegrass/Old-Time category.
Free Range Pickin'
Flight Risk Cover
New Album Now Available!
We're very excited to announce that our new album, Flight Risk is now available for purchse on our merchandise page and at our upcoming live shows!
FRP on myspace.com
Click on the image below to visit FRP's home on myspace.com:

FRP @ myspace.com
Upcoming Shows
MON, SEPT 1 - Laughing Waters Fest - Mpls., MN
FRI, SEPT 19 - 318 Cafe - Excelsior, MN
FRI, NOV 7 - Dulono's Pizza - Mpls., MN
SAT, NOV 8 - Dulono's Pizza - Mpls., MN
FRI, DEC 19 - Cedar Cultural Center - Mpls., MN
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News
CD Release Tickets Now On Sale   [click for more]
FRP on The Current   [click for more]
3rd annual FRP Holiday Show!   [click for more]
FRP nominated for 2006 MMA   [click for more]
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There's a youthful energy bubbling up in Free Range Pickin' and it smartly drives the music of this Minnesota band...a clever name for this band that does indeed range freely over the ever-widening bluegrass landscape.
-Bluegrass Unlimited

The Minneapolis group aptly combines a reverence for sounds of the past with modern cheekiness and expert playing. The band's excellent bluegrass chops and sense of humor should appeal to both the Prairie Home Companion and groove-prone crowds.
-The Onion

Their music is addictive. Free Range Pickin' are one of the major reasons the new bluegrass revival will destroy the youth of America, but if you think your willpower is strong enough, then, perhaps, you can enjoy them and resist permanent addiction.
-Pulse of the Twin Cities