Frederick Emerson Small (born November 6, 1952), known publicly as Fred Small, is an American

United States

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 singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriter

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. He is also a lawyer

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 and a Unitarian Universalist

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 minister. His songs often make a political or ethical statement. Among his best-known songs are "Heart of the Appaloosa," "Everything Possible," "Peace Is", and "Cranes Over Hiroshima

Hiroshima

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". He is hailed by Pete Seeger

Pete Seeger

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 as "one of America's best songwriters".

In 1996 he became the minister of First Church Unitarian in Littleton, Massachusetts

Littleton, Massachusetts

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. On April 20, 2008 he was called as Senior Minister at the First Parish

The First Parish in Cambridge

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 Church in Cambridge, Massachusetts

Cambridge, Massachusetts

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.

His original album "Love's Gonna Carry Us" had featured Small by himself singing and playing the guitar. However, as Small became more famous, his albums included more instruments and more appearances by other artists, including instrumental and vocal backing by popular New England folk artists. Famous fiddlers, guitarists, and mandolin players alike became a part of Small’s discography and helped Small increase his popularity.

Discography

• Love's Gonna Carry Us (1981)
• The Heart of the Appaloosa (1983)
• No Limit (1985)
• I Will Stand Fast (1988)
• Jaguar (1991)
• Everything Possible (1993)
• Only Love (2001)

External links

• "Fred Small" - biography on First Church Unitarian website
• "Fred Small" - First Parish in Cambridge Unitarian Universalist website
• Former official site - from the Internet Archive
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• Fred Small fansite