Freddie Tane began his career in music with piano lessons at age 9, but was influenced by the Lovin Spoonful, Buffalo Springfield, Hendrix and the Beatles to take up Acoustic and Electric Guitar. Making his way with music, FT brought his "soulful folk-influenced blues'n'rock" feel as lead/rhythm guitarist and harmony vocalist to recording groups, club bands and touring show bands through the 1970's, often as musical director for many types of singers and musical styles, amongst them  Water Witch, City Lights, JoAnne Dumas Revue, Jimmy Jackson, Moonstone, Haven and Buffy Groves Trio.
 

The 80's were highlighted by Freddie revisiting rock'n'roll's 50's roots while blazing trails across the highways of America with Bill Haley's Comets.
 

He was the Tane in McDonnell*Tane, a folk duo known throughout the Northeast, opening for legends such as Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, Suzanne Vega, Jonathon Edwards and Arlo Guthrie and touring the coffehouse circuit during the Second Great Folk Music Scare of the 90's..

His  interest in the digital recording revolution and other experiential production pursuits continued through the turn of the century, and the '00's have seen FT more involved in rock'n'roll combos with both original and classics from the Great American Rock'N'Roll' Songbook.
 

Currently working cover bands getting out there are Orange Book and RoundTrip - both play original rock music and influential classic rock songs enjoying a recent resurgence of popularity.

Obsession with learning to play the pedal steel guitar has brought him to the classic C&W of The Forgotten Ones, next appearing at Shep's Tavern in Guilford on January 31, 2009.

A definitely unhealthy obsession with technology has led to the establishment of Tane Lane Studios , where FT provides DAW-based production services, project studio and session work.
 

FT's instruments include acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar, mandolin, piano, keyboards and pedal steel guitar.
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