Freddy Pink To Perform For The

American Pharmaceutical Assoc.

Seattle Wa. The Freddy Pink Band will be working with the crew of Seattle Hospitality Worldwide at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center in Seattle this coming March for the West Coast meeting  and exposition of the American Pharmaceutical Association.  The band

performing for these types of events.  The crowd which will number somewhere in the neighborhood of twenty-five hundred will consist of members from all around the United States.  The band’s job will be three-fold for this event.  They are scheduled to perform at the opening ceremony on Friday night, then performing the National Anthem early Saturday Morning, followed by performances intermixed with keynote speakers.  The band takes these jobs very seriously in that our performance can help shape, or set the pace for the days to come.  Travelers arrive to Seattle, many of whom have traveled great distances.  That’s where Freddy Pink springs into action, providing a warm welcome for weary travelers and the harbinger of great things to come.

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Introducing Reena and Tully

SEATTLE WA. - FreddyPink is pleased to welcome new vocalists Coreena “Reena” Brown, and Sharee “Tully” Fogerty. These two extremlye talented and versitile woman debut with FreddyPink at Skagit Casino, near Bellingham washington, January 27th and 28th. 

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Festival Season Around Corner

The first quarter looks strong for FP, a welcome thought, after an okay last quarter of 2011.  The economic downturn took it’s toll on what is normally a very busy holiday season, but we did alright, we’re still alive an kickin’ and looking forward to what appears to be a complete turn around in 2012.  The first quarter’s corporate evenets were back, and we have a good start on spring and summer bookings as well. HAPPY DAYS ARE HEAR AGAIN!!!!!!!

Ketchum ID.  Freddy Pink  brought in the New year in one of their favorite places on the planet, Sun Valley Idaho.  “It was a fabulous job”, said Gordon Yancey, the band’s leader and lead vocalist. “Our bonus  was three bluebird days of skiing on the best hill in the United States!” exclaimed Yancey, who went on to say “The crowd was a blast, we saw some old friends and met some new ones, and the staff at Sun Valley did their usually fabulous job of making sure their guests, and the band were well taken care of.  They are absolutely a first class group.  They understand hospitality, and they deliver it with a smile.  No kidding, the people who work at Sun Valley are among the nicest people we have met anywhere.  It has to be that Rocky Mountain air.”

time the trip went down a little different.  Freddy Pink has flown into Sun Valley on five different occasions, and normally they fly into Boise a day early, and drive up the hill, about a two and a half hour drive through beautiful countryside.   There is airport in the town of Hailey about twenty minutes from Sun Valley Lodge, and as convenient as that could be, the band is often under a time crunch, and the Hailey Airport often closes in the winter due to weather, so the band can’t chance being late, or worse, not making the show. This time the band pushed it a bit as Sun Valley offered the band four additional nights deluxe accommodations as a bonus to their New Years Eve contract.  The band worked hard in 2010, especially the second half, and all agreed that a vacation in Sun Valley would be the perfect place to wind down 2010, and recharge the batteries for 2011.  In order to work first and play later, the band opted to arrive and perform on the same day, and have fun for the remaining three days. In theory that was a great idea, however acclimating is important when performing Sun Valley, and arriving a day early helps the band tremendously.  Sun Valley sits at close to 6000 feet at it’s base, and delivering high-powered Soul Music can prove difficult if performers are not in fairly good shape. It can especially tough for the horn sections and vocalists.  “It can make you feel a bit old until your blood oxygen levels rise, but just about the time I feel like I’m really pushing it, and my heart is going to pop out of my chest, I look over at John Benedetti, one of our trumpet players, and the youngest guy in the band, and he’s breathing real hard, I don’t feel so bad” said Yancey. 

    A couple of cases of bottled water later, and a lot of heavy breathing,  the band made it through what turned out to be a very fun evening, with the biggest bonus being, that many of the band’s members were able to bring family members on the trip, and they were able to join the group in the Limelight Room for the New Years Eve Festivities. 

    The rest of the trip was fabulous skiing, and fabulous apres skiing, or just apres for a few of the band’s members.  “Sun is an incredible place to relax”, said Yancey, “and the beauty, especially at holiday time is unsurpassed. The thousands of holiday lights that cover the trees in the Sun Valley Village, the deep fluffy snow, and the old school, time-honored traditions that have made Sun Valley North America’s  favorite destination ski resort present an image that can be best described as the Wild West meets Currier and Ives.  It’s perfect, and we hope we are asked to cover the event next year. 

   The band thought you might enjoy seeing a few pics of earl winter vacation.  just click on the bold type below.

It Happened In Sun Valley!