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Fresia and the Offsprings
 (left to right) Charlotte, Eric and Sam Fresia. Photo by Catherine Bussiere
Combine a unique instrumentation with the complicity of a family trio, mix in musical styles and languages from around the world and you get Fresia & The Offsprings. The Nova Scotia based trio consists of Samuel Fresia on percussion and vocals, Charlotte Fresia on keyboards, marimba and vocals and Eric Fresia on classical guitar and vocals. The trio performs a collection of originals and classics mixing blues, folk, cajun, latin and african rhythms to create a warm engaging sound. Their live show invites the audience to participate in singing, dancing and occasional screams along with a touch of humor that moves crowds of all ages. In 2006 a home schooling experience became a musical partnership when singer songwriter Eric Fresia decided to include two of his children as band members while travelling through Mexico. With a small marimba for his daughter Charlotte (then 9) and a djembe for his son Sam (then 11), the new trio quickly charmed their audiences with Eric's repertoire of mixed languages and genres, Mexicans and travellers alike. Upon their return to Canada, Eric tested his new band at the Halifax Atlantic Jazz Festival for the release of his third CD, and the trio has been busy ever since. Winter 2007 was spent writing and recording and by June the band had released their first self-titled album. That summer saw them grace some of Atlantic Canada's most renowned stages including the Stan Rogers Folk Festival, the Dartmouth Multicultural Festival, The Waterfront Jubilee and the Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival. 2008 with his band back in school, Eric kept himself busy booking a North American Tour that took his family on their longest journey yet, a four month tour around North America with stops in the States, some of which included Maine, North Carolina, Louisiana, New Mexico, Colorado and California. During the final two months of the tour, Fresia and the Offsprings performed at venues across Canada, including The Winnipeg Folk, Guelph Hillside and Fredericton Harvest Jazz and Blues festivals. August 22 , 2009 we released our second CD Living Respect at our homestead and followed that up in the spring 2010 touring this new CD down to Louisiana and the Gulf of Mexico and back home. We are currently touring the Maritimes this summer where you can catch us at the Halifax Multicultural Festival, Evolve and mark August 21 2010 on your calender for our second annual Beckwith Bash at our homestead. Music starts at noon and goes till late... drop me line at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it View Fresia and the Offsprings's EPK Add this page to your favorite Social Bookmarking websites         |