Sandy Ficca's guest appearances

Sandy Ficca

Our American Stories

Beyond the Band with Michael Campbell

Soft Pass - Your Backstage Access

Butch Cassidy

Jerry Maguire

Merle Haggard

Chris Stapleton

John Adams

Benjamin Franklin

Paul Simon

Joe DiMaggio

Emily Dickinson

Sam Phillips

Willie Nelson

Ben Franklin

Betsy Ross

Seth Godin

Ben Carson

OwlTail

(Segments 1-2) "Firefall" Drummer Sandy Ficca, (3-4) Hannibal, Missouri: The Town that Created Mark Twain, (5-7) How a Refugee Went from Janitor to President, (8) A Grave Escape

"Firefall" Drummer Sandy Ficca

Michael Ramos

Welcome to episode 2 of Soft Pass!  This month we talk to Sandy Ficca, the longtime drummer for Firefall, and Michael Ramos, who has played with such greats as; John Mellencamp, Patty Griffin, Paul Simon, Kris Kristofferson, BoDeans, Charlie Sexton, Robert Plant, David Grissom, The Rembrandts, Violent Femmes, Los Lonely Boys, Ani DiFranco and many more.  We talk about life on the road, and what we’ve found on VHS tapes left on the bus. Michael talks about his time working with Robert Plant, and Sandy tells us about the time he played with Jaco and some stories surrounding him.  Michael relates a classic story about something John Mellencamp made him do on tour, as well as his time recording at Paisley Park.  Sandy counters with his Ginger Baker experience and talks about Slim Jim Phantom and Skunk Baxter at a classic rock fest in Mexico.  Sit back and hear some great stories from a couple of road scholars this month on Soft Pass!

Welcome to episode 2 of Soft Pass!  This month we talk to Sandy Ficca, the longtime drummer for Firefall, and Michael Ramos, who has played with such greats as; John Mellencamp, Patty Griffin, Paul Simon, Kris Kristofferson, BoDeans, Charlie Sexton, Robert Plant, David Grissom, The Rembrandts, Violent Femmes, Los Lonely Boys, Ani DiFranco and many more.  We talk about life on the road, and what we’ve found on VHS tapes left on the bus. Michael talks about his time working with Robert Plant, and Sandy tells us about the time he played with Jaco and some stories surrounding him.  Michael relates a classic story about something John Mellencamp made him do on tour, as well as his time recording at Paisley Park.  Sandy counters with his Ginger Baker experience and talks about Slim Jim Phantom and Skunk Baxter at a classic rock fest in Mexico.  Sit back and hear some great stories from a couple of road scholars this month on Soft Pass!

Episode 2 - Michael Ramos (Mellencamp/Patty Griffin) & Sandy Ficca (Firefall)

Sandy Ficca is the drummer for Firefall, a country/rock band with three Gold and two Platinum albums and eleven chart-topping singles such as "You Are the Woman" and "Just Remember I Love You." Hear his origin story, how he ended up touring with The Drifters at 18 years old, and what he's doing to give back to aspiring young musicians through the Use Your Gift Foundation. Follow Beyond the Band on Facebook or Instagram. Watch a clip from Firefall's 1986 appearance on "Live Nashville Now"

Sandy Ficca is the drummer for <a href="http://www.firefallofficial.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Firefall</a>, a country/rock band with three Gold and two Platinum albums and eleven chart-topping singles such as "You Are the Woman" and "Just Remember I Love You." Hear his origin story, how he ended up touring with The Drifters at 18 years old, and what he's doing to give back to aspiring young musicians through the <a href="https://www.useyourgift.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Use Your Gift Foundation. </a>Follow Beyond the Band on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/beyondthebandpod/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> or <a href="https://www.instagram.com/beyondthebandpod/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram. </a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6Gy8qtOq3M" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Watch a clip from Firefall's 1986 appearance on "Live Nashville Now"</a>