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The Free Design

The Free Design

A harmonic fold band of the 60s and 70s

  • ABOUT
    • Then
    • Now
    • Biographies
    • Discography
  • MUSIC
  • PRESS/MEDIA
    • Press
    • Media
  • CONTACT
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The Free Design’s Kites Are Fun Celebrates 50 Years!

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November 21, 2017

Light In The Attic Records is re-releasing Kites Are Fun, by legendary sunshine psych-pop band The Free Design. It was one…

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Jimmy Falon’s Favorite Song ‘Kites Are Fun’

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February 23, 2017

Turns out Jimmy Fallon’s favorite song right now is The Free Design’s “Kites Are Fun”! One of…

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The Free Design Artist Spotlight

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September 26, 2016

Sandra Dedrick and the Free Design on the radio special Artists Spotlight from Simple Pleasures WSPR. Featuring…

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Bite In The Attic | Cakes Are Fun!

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March 30, 2016

Since we here at LITA are all a little food-obsessed, we’ve hatched a plan to join our…

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Jingle Bell Rocks!

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December 22, 2015

We’re pleased to announce that a new documentary film featuring The Free Design song, “Close Your Mouth…

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Love You by Sandra Dedrick, and written by Joe Zynczak: Kids’ music download for Valentine’s Day

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February 12, 2015

“Love You” is featured on coolmomtech.com as a great song for Valentine’s Day! We couldn’t agree more!

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Sandy Dedrick Interview with Karl Gehrke on South Dakota Public Radio

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February 5, 2015

The late 1960s were a golden age for what today is called sunshine pop. This was a…

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Dangerous Minds Blog Features Free Design

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June 24, 2014

A nice little piece about The Free Design  on the Dangerous Minds blog: Read here

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New Interview with Sandy Dedrick in Shindig! Magazine

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May 8, 2013

With their clean-cut image ,easy-on-the-ears sunshine popand mainstream TV appeal, it’s no wonder THE FREEDESIGN were misinterpreted…

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“My Brother Woody” Live on TV

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October 29, 2012

If you never had the opportunity to see them play live, here’s The Free Design singing “My…

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“Sandra Dedrick” It’s a Blue Hill Day: A Tribute to Christopher Dedrick

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June 7, 2012

Dedrick, and a band of several of Canada’s top jazz legends, including Tom Szczesniak, who played with…

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Free Design Albums Released on CD in Japan

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September 2, 2011

We’re pleased to announce that Ultra-Vybe Records, a label based in Tokyo has released all of the…

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Cosmic Peekaboo Interview

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May 21, 2011

Robbie Baldock interviews Chris Dedrick about the first new Free Design album to appear for nearly 30…

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Over the Blue Hill – Sandy Dedrick tells the story

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April 11, 2011

The Red Bull Music Academy’s James Singleton interviews Sandy Dedrick of The Free Design. The “middle-of-the-road” music…

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Interview with Sandy Dedrick

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January 14, 2011

Q: Sandy, let me start by saying I actually saw Free Design at the 1967 Auto Show…

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Chris Dedrick Interview

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June 1, 1998

Robbie Baldock spent an hour or so talking with Chris in the Summer of 1998. The results of…

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