The Official Site of John Francis

ANNOUNCING SWITZERLAND and GERMANY SPRING TOUR DATES!

jfmusic1234 — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 12:53:36 +0000

SEE SPRING SWITZERLAND & GERMANY TOUR DATES HERE

ANNOUNCING! THE CITY OF LOVE FESTIVAL! JAN.12

jfmusic1234 — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 22:01:46 +0000

I created a new festival, folks! Welcome to the City of Love Festival!

The CITY OF LOVE FESTIVAL! Saturday Jan.12, 2013. At the Underground Arts!

5pm til 1:30am.

Featuring: Sean Hoots (of Hoots & Hellmouth), Kuf Knotz, John Francis & the Midnight Choir, Sharon Little, Foxhound, Blayer Pointdujour & the Rockers Galore, Ryan Tennis & the Clubhouse Band, Ross Bellenoit, Zach Djinikian, the Districts, the Lawsuits, Levee Drivers, Caleb Hawley, Kwesi Kankam, Aimee Wilson, and Sunshowers!

Proceeds go to Broad Street Ministry and their hospitality initiative which serves Philadelphia’s homeless with dignity, humanity, respect, real food, and holistic services.

Coal Miner’s Daughter and me

jfmusic1234 — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 21:24:07 +0000

Loretta Lynn and me backstage after the show. I gave her those roses! In the second photo she’s telling me secrets…

Watch video:

John Francis with fiddler / singer Sarah Larsen, opening for Loretta Lynn

Christmas Present from John Francis

jfmusic1234 — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 01:54:27 +0000

Download my Christmas song, “Don’t Tell Me That Its Christmas” to the right side of this
homepage, you can download it and share it!
Have a great holiday season!
love,
John Francis

Opening for Loretta Lynn

jfmusic1234 — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 21:12:57 +0000

Hi there friends, new and old.

News just in: I’m opening for Loretta Lynn at the Keswick Theatre in Glenside, PA on November 30.

Get your tickets while you still can: www.keswicktheatre.com

JOHN FRANCIS on MUSIC CITY ROOTS, Nashville!

jfmusic1234 — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 18:24:53 +0000

Announcing JF’s show on Music City Roots!

Broadcast live on Lightning 100 FM, Nashville.

August 29.

JF will perform with Kenny Vaughan on guitar…

Get your tickets now:

www.musiccityroots.com

Wild Goose Festival and Music City Roots

iamjohnfrancis — Tue, 29 May 2012 05:36:24 +0000

Hi. John Francis here…

Have you heard of the Wild Goose Festival ? In Shakori Hills, North Carolina. Great bands, performers, and speakers at the crossroads of art and justice. I’ll be playing, along with other performers Over the Rhine, Michelle Shocked, and many others. I am really looking forward to this! ~~~~ June 21 – 24 ~~~~

AND~

Happy to announce that I am returning to Music City Roots, at the Loveless Barn Stage in Nashville, TN. August 29. I’m bringing my friends Kenny Vaughan on guitar, Ken Coomer on drums, and Dave Roe on bass. Filmed for PBS and airing live on Lightning 100, Nashville.

For more summer tour dates click here

Take it easy…but take it. ~ John Francis

Announcing New Swiss and German Tour Dates

jfmusic1234 — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:19:48 +0000

Hello Friends!

We are announcing the new Swiss and German tour dates for the months of Feb / March / April!

I’m very happy to be back in Switzerland and Germany!

Bis Bald! (See You Soon!)

Go to the TOUR page to see show dates.

~ JF

Zuerich, Switzerland Release of ‘the Better Angels’ Last Night! Danke Schoen!

jfmusic1234 — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:56:48 +0000

A big “Danke Schoen” to everyone who came last night to Stall 6 for the show! It was a great night.

My new Zuri band, including Thomas Marmier, Lukas Landis, and Tobias Wirz, performed for 150 people in the very cool Zurich venue.

The Swiss based online publication, Ron Orp, announced the show saying I’m a “Melancholy Cowboy” in the Cash tradition. Well, if the shoe fits…

And popular Swiss blog, Room84, wrote, “Ladies and Gentlemen … Watch out! John Francis, the charismatic musician from Tennessee (USA) is back in Zurich … packed with excellent music with me John returns back to the Swiss stages. His style is a perfect blend of Johnny Cash, Bruce Springsteen, Jeff Buckley, and incredible talent. Always there with his acoustic guitar, which he has under control like Lucky Luke his revolver. A live act which you should not miss!” (Google translator)

Also in the house last night, were representatives from activist and advocate groups Solinetz and the Zurich Autonome Schul, both working for the rights of immigrants in Zurich, and providing advocacy to those individuals seeking asylum. They were offering information and literature on their efforts.

Well, me and Lucky Luke (my Martin guitar, who’s real name is Dixie), have several more shows on this tour. Tomorrow I play in Basel, Switzerland at Carambolage. Some more good news to share: DRS-1, National Swiss Radio Station, is very much behind this record and they are playing the single all across the country!

More news to come as it unfolds here in sub-zero temperature Alpines! Come back and visit soon… John Francis

KXCI Tucson, Interview and Live Performance Tonight!

jfmusic1234 — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:16:53 +0000

Greetings from the border.

Tune in tonight at 5:30 (Mountain Time) / 7:30 (EST) to KXCI in Tucson
to hear my live interview and performance. Stream it hear: www.KXCI.com

KXCI is one of my favorite radio stations, and they have been very good to me
playing my single and having me on the air. I’m happy to be returning tonight.

The interview precedes my concert tonight held at St.Andrew’s Episcopal Church
right around the corner from the radio station, in Tucson.
It is a beautiful sanctuary with Southwestern and Anglo-Catholic iconography,
and breathtaking acoustics. I’m unplugged tonight; not even using a microphone.

Showtime is at 7pm. www.standrewstucson.org

Hope to see you tonight! -

John Francis