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DAVID FRANCEY
Presented by: TwickFolk| 0 | TWICKENHAM: Twickfolk @ The Cabbage Patch Pub |
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| P | Sunday 2nd November, 2008 |
| N | 8:00pm |
Event information
David Francey was born in 1954 in Ayrshire, Scotland, where as a paper boy he got his first taste of the working life. He learned to read at an early age, and by age eleven was devouring the newspapers he delivered. This helped establish his interest in politics and world events while developing the social conscience that forms the backdrop of his songs.
He was twelve when his family immigrated to Toronto. He says he can trace his love of the land, the history, and the people of his adopted country to weekend family drives exploring southern Ontario. Music played a large part in these family outings. They sang traditional Scottish tunes as they drove through the Canadian countryside. Dad and sister Muriel sang melody, while mother and David sang harmonies.
His attachment to Canada grew with travel. He hitched across the country three times, then thumbed his way to the Yukon. This attachment surfaces in his songs of rail lines, farms, and the St. Lawrence Seaway. He grew to understand the people while working in Toronto train yards, the Yukon bush, and as a carpenter in the Eastern Townships. These experiences colour songs like Hard Steel Mill, Flowers of Saskatchewan and February Morning Drive. Three of David's five studio albums have won Juno Awards (Canada's Grammy equivalent) and he has won many more accolades in the last six years since becoming a full-time pro musician.
In concert David is a singer and a storyteller who can establish, in minutes, a personal rapport with his audience. His wry humour and astute observations combined with his openhearted singing style have earned him a loyal following.
Venue information
TWICKENHAM: Twickfolk @ The Cabbage Patch Pub| 0 | 67 London Road Twickenham Middlesex TW1 3SZ |
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| > | www.twickfolk.co.uk |
