14 November, 2010

Kieran Kane & David Francey in concert at the Copping Community Hall ... SOLD OUT!

Kieran Kane returns to Copping, at his request, after his very successful show here as part of KaneWelchKaplin in February 2009.
This time he is coming with acclaimed Canadian singer-songwriter David Francey on their first visit to Tasmania together.
Lucas Kane will again accompany on percussion.



Saturday 19 February 2011 8pm.

Limited tickets available @ $50 each for this exclusive one-off intimate concert in Tasmania as part of their Australian tour and art show in Melbourne.
The concert will have table seating and is BYO drink of choice and nibbles (if you want to nibble).
The concert will have an interval.

To order tickets, send to:anotherbbproduction@iinet.net.au
or phone 6253 5234.
Your name/s
Your email address
Your postal address
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Number of tickets required x $50 each 
I will send you details how to purchase your tickets.

This concert is not supported with $s from The Falls Festival Community Fund. It is only possible with your support.

http://www.davidfrancey.com/


Kieran Kane


Kieran Kane's music is adult in the truest sense of the word. His explorations of mature love (The Blue Chair's "Honeymoon Wine"), friends' struggles with personal difficulties ("Kill the Demon" from Six Months, No Sun), and the meaning of life (Shadows on the Ground's title cut) lead directly to his philosophical explorations of faith and life on You Can't Save Everybody (with Kevin Welch and Fats Kaplin).

The maturity is not surprising; Kieran's been a successful Top Ten solo artist, a member of the duo The O'Kanes (with Jamie O'Hara), with whom he had six more Top Tens and received rave reviews, and a successful songwriter (he wrote Alan Jackson's huge hit "I'll Go On Loving You"). After The O'Kanes split up due to pressure from the major label they were on, Kieran put out another solo album, Find My Way Home, in 1993 with Atlantic, which was produced by his future Dead Reckoning partner Harry Stinson. Even though the record was critically acclaimed, the airplay wasn't enough for Atlantic and Kieran left and soon formed Dead Reckoning with Stinson, Kevin Welch, Tammy Rogers and Mike Henderson.

The Dead Reckoning collective commit themselves to putting out consistently good records and keeping costs low by working on each other's records. Kieran has put out four solo albums on the label, as well as a live album with Kevin Welch recorded in Australia and three albums with Fats Kaplin and Kevin, You Can't Save Everybody (2004), Lost John Dean (2006) and Kane Welch Kaplin (2007), which features Kieran's son, Lucas Kane, on drums.

Kieran is also a talented visual artist; his paintings are in demand the world over.


Review of Kieran's new album 'Somewhere Beyond the Roses'


“There’s an understated power in the songs of Kieran Kane, all full of twang and heartache and romance and guys who were born to ramble.” - Associated Press


“A prime showcase for his ability to blend catchy melodies with his simplistic mastery of language.” - Austin Chronicle


Featuring Deanna Varagona, Richard Bennett, Lucas Kane with guest appearances by Fats Kaplin and David Olney.


Kieran Kane is an iconic songwriter and performer and one of the founding artists of the Americana movement. On Somewhere Beyond the Roses, his most recent solo effort and follow up to 2002’s Shadows on the Ground, Kane is at the top of his musical game. The stripped down production and unusual instrumentation (including a bass-less quartet held down by Lambchop’s Deanna Varagona), complements Kane’s writing to chilling effect. His ability to create mini-movies within his songs—check out “Anybody’s Game”—prove that Kane is among only a small handful of writers capable of blending traditional roots music with modern themes to create evocative and relevant folk music for the new millenium.


David Francey 

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 his first CD, Torn Screen Door, with songs like Hard Steel Mill, Gypsy Boys, and Working Poor and his second, Far End of Summer, with Highway, Flowers of Saskatchewan and February Morning Drive.

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.
David Francey's list of achievements in the folk music industry keeps on growing. David was awarded a 2008 JUNO for Right of Passage in the Roots and Traditional Album of the Year - Solo category making it his third JUNO win. Hot on the heels of consecutive JUNOs for both Far End of Summer and Skating Rink, David's fourth CD, Waking Hour earned him yet another nomination in the same category! David's song "Saints and Sinners" from his debut CD, Torn Screen Door, took first place in the folk category of the 2004 USA Songwriting Competition. David has also been the proud recipient of the Penguin Eggs Magazine's Album of the Year award for Skating Rink, Far End of Summer and Waking Hour. This January David appeared on CMT in the television documentary, Four Strong Winds, celebrating Canadian singer/songwriters and their impact on the world of popular music. David's song "Skating Rink" aired during the 2004 nationwide CBC broadcast of the Canadian Heritage Classic Hockey Game and aired before the Montreal vs Toronto game as part of Hockey Day in Canada.

Waking Hour, was recorded in Nashville with veteran performers Kieran Kane, Kevin Welch and Fats Kaplin. This collection of original Francey tunes shares the simple recording style of David's first three CDs but adds a driving rhythm provided by these amazing Nashville artists. Waking Hour appears on the Jericho Beach Music label in Canada and is on Red House Records in the U.S.

David's songs have been performed by artists worldwide. Del McCoury, James Keelaghan, Raylene Rankin and Harvey Reid, among others, have each recorded Francey tunes. Four choirs, Toronto's Common Thread, Kingston's Open Voices, Vancouver's Solidarity Notes and the Seattle Labor Chorus have performed works by David and his songs are being taught to school children in classrooms across Canada.

David has performed at all of Canada's major folk festivals along with Denmark's prestigious Tønder Festival, the Towersey Village Festival in Oxford, England and the Carrying Stream Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland. He has hosted workshops that included such artists as Jesse Winchester, Dougie MacLean, Garnet Rogers, the Ennis Sisters, and Ray Bonneville. He has shared workshops with Steve Earle, Billy Bragg, Utah Phillips, Oysterband, Kate Rusby, James Keelaghan, Sylvia Tyson, Karen Savoca, Shooglenifty, Ashley MacIsaac, the Waifs, and numerous others.