Tom Janezic and Jude Kinnear are FRED and ETHEL the energetic acoustic duo. Known for live performances that are fortified with a well-balanced mix of original and classic folk, rock and blues, FRED and ETHEL keep everybody's toes tappin' with drivin [+]Tom Janezic and Jude Kinnear are FRED and ETHEL the energetic acoustic duo. Known for live performances that are fortified with a well-balanced mix of original and classic folk, rock and blues, FRED and ETHEL keep everybody's toes tappin' with driving rhythm on acoustic guitar, fiery tambourine and playful mandolin. Their music is energetic and emotional. Their lyrics are insightful and clever, but FRED and ETHEL refuse to take themselves too seriously and keep their insights from being preachy. The unpretentious twosome reveal their passions of life, love and nature with flawless harmony, quirky hot licks and a stage performance unrivaled for its contagious energy.
Their latest release, Can You See The Future?, captures that energy using a full backing band to fuel FRED and ETHEL's quirky musical style. Each of the twelve songs on the album reaches into a different corner of the musical spectrum, from the Beatles influenced - The Way It Is - to the psychedelic folk title track - Can You See the Future? -to the rockabilly concert fave -In Cement- and to the foot-stompin hillbilly hoedown - Damn The Poachers - all without sacrificing any of the raw energy, which typifies FRED and ETHEL's live performances.
What people say about FRED and ETHEL:
"Honest music."Â
- Bill C. at Cafe Carpe
"Best kept secret in Milwaukee."
- Shepherd Express Band Guide
"You two are joined at the brain."Â
- Dan A. at It's A Beautiful Day Cafe
"Man, you guys rock! Would you sign my hat?"
 - A Fan at Shank Hall  Â
The following review is from the Milwaukee Shepherd Express May 2004: Although titled Can You See the Future?, the album concentrates more on a past generation, where similar mystic phrases were pondered in bare feet and passed around a smoky huddle on a California beachfront. The title track does, however, hold more resonance as a concerned question, drawing upon aged lessons in peace and political activism and pleading, for us to "wake up and realize where we're heading."
Musical style has a definite link to the 1960s fusion of folk and psychedelia, incorporating the sounds of all the notorious pop vocal groups of the time. Take the harmony of a congenial twosome like Sonny and Cher, the sun-shiny instrumentation of the Mamas and the Papas
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