03/31/2024
David Francey, already a legend in his lifetime, won his 4th Juno (Canadian Grammy) March 23 for Best Traditional Roots Album for his recent release "The Breath Between." He will be back in Ridgefield for the first time in many years, Sunday, April 7 at 4:00 p.m. to share those songs and others from his past albums. $30 tickets are still available at https://acousticcelebration.org/events/ or by sending a check to Acoustic Celebration, c/o Barbara Manners, 109 Round Lake Rd. Ridgefield, CT. 06877. Please include your email address so we can confirm immediately. Remaining tickets will be $35 at the door of Temple Shir Shalom, 46 Peaceable St. Ridgefield, CT from 3:30 p.m. on the 7th.
David Francey is a Scottish-born Canadian carpenter-turned-songwriter, who has become known as “one of Canada’s most revered folk poets and singers” (Toronto Star). Born in Ayrshire, Scotland to parents who were factory workers, he moved to Canada when he was twelve. For decades, he worked across Canada in rail yards, construction sites, and in the Yukon bush, all the while writing poetry, setting it to melodies in his head and singing it to himself as he worked. He was past 40 when his wife, artist Beth Girdler, encouraged him to share his songs and sing in public.("Torn Screen Door" was his first in 1999. There have been 4 Juno awards and 13 albums since). He has had his songs covered by such artists as The Del McCoury Band, The Rankin Family, James Keelaghan and Tracy Grammer. The Edmonton Journal has written "David Francey is known as one of Canada's finest tunesmiths and a champion of the Everyman, admired for his less-is-more approach to writing. It's amazing how he manages to address deep stuff with such spare ingredients" The Edmonton Journal
