Artists:Fred Moolten

Fred Moolten is a songwriter working primarily in the Folk and Blues genres with occasional forays into Country and Jazz. Something of an anomaly among contemporary songwriters, he is not a performer. "I can barely scrape by on the piano", he says, but adds that "paradoxically, this limitation has its advantages. In particular, since I won't be singing my own songs, my imagination is free to write from both a male and female perspective, as might a novelist or playwright. I'm also very lucky to have found superb male and female performers to do the songs".

The appeal of Fred Moolten's songs typically resides in their unique blend of musicality, emotional intensity,and insight. Sorrow, joy, humor, regret, celebration, or occasionally simple frivolity can all be part of the mix - varying from tune to tune. A common theme among audiences is the evocative power of the songs; listeners hear echoes of their own experiences in ways that can be so intensely personal that it almost comes as a surprise for them to realize that someone else once felt the same way. Reviewers and other listeners have expressed similar sentiments. read more.