Songwriter David Francey to Play St. Stephen's Church, 10/18

By: Sep. 23, 2015
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Former carpenter turned much-lauded songwriter David Francey returns to the US for select tour dates supporting his most recent Red House release, SO SAY WE ALL.

Born in Scotland and raised in Canada, the three-time Juno Award winner returns to Grammy-winning US indie label Red House for his his first big Stateside album release since 2005's The Waking Hour, which caused critics to call him "Canada's best contemporary songwriter" (Sing Out). SO SAY WE ALL received four Canadian Folk Music Award nominations including Contemporary Album of the Year, English Songwriter of the Year, Solo Artist of the Year and Producer of the Year.

Francey's remarkable songs are brought to life by his first-rate touring band - guitarist Mark Westberg, guitarist/banjo-picker Chris Coole and celebrated Maritime multi-instrumentalist Darren McMullen.

Fourteen years ago, at the age of 45, Francey began an astonishing journey from life-long manual laborer to award-winning folk troubadour renowned for writing with heart-wrenching honesty about the struggles of the poor and working class. His latest album reflects his own journey through a period of personal struggle, from dealing with depression to losing important people in his life.

"The lesson learned," he says, "was to celebrate every day spent on this side of the soil and to keep marching no matter what comes our way."

Now 10 albums into his recording career, Francey has demonstrated the kind of consistency as a songwriter that makes even other songwriters shake their head in disbelief. On So Say We All, he shares yet another collection of so-good-they-could-be-traditional numbers marked by the perfectly-stated poetry and stick-in-your-head melodies of the enduring folk song, best exemplified by songs like "Blue Yonder" and "Long Long Road."

IF YOU GO:

David Francey

Sunday, October 18, 7pm

St. Stephen's Church

351 Main Street

Ridgefield, CT 06877

Tickets: ADV $25, DOS $30

(203) 438-3789 - http://ststephens-ridgefield.org/default.asp



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