Fourth Show
Before a crowd of about 80
spellbound people:
WEDNESDAY,
DECEMBER 6TH
7:30 PM
BOB FRANKE
& LUI COLLINS
Bob Franke
(rhymes with 'Yankee') is at the peak of his craft; brimming with the wise and
spiritually generous songs for which he is best known, and sugared with the
hilarious. His tunes have been covered by Peter, Paul and Mary, David Wilcox,
John McCutcheon, Sally Rogers; Garnet Rogers, June Tabor, Lui Collins, Tony
Rice, Gordon Bok, Priscilla Herdman and the list goes on! "For
Real", "The Great Storm is Over", and "Hard Love" are
only a few of his remarkable songs. The Boston Globe says "Franke can
make you laugh, but also sit you back in slack-jawed silence at the beauty of
his songs...a first-rate artist." From Tom Paxton: "It's his
integrity...I always think of Bob as if Emerson and Thoreau had picked up
acoustic guitars and gotten into songwriting. There's touches of Mark Twain and
Buddy Holly in there too." His songs are the kind of songs that really
do have the power to change the world. His vivid storytelling and folk-based
music are drawn from his Christian beliefs. "Remarkable songwriter whose
poetry contains disarming insights into human emotion; he can ALSO slip in a
mean bottleneck blues!" (Chicago Magazine)...."Tuneful,
touching and funny!" (Diversions)
 Recently
Bob was honored by friends with the BOB FRANKE 30TH ANNIVERSARY
CELEBRATION. Noel Paul Stookey, Tom Paxton, Linda Waterfall,
Lui Collins, Jack Hardy and others gathered at Sanders Theatre in
Cambridge to honor Bob by singing Bob's songs. The evening convincingly
displayed the love in Franke's songs moves far beyond the
dating-and-mating love that is found in so much of today's pop.
Eight CDs
to his credit, IN THIS NIGHT was named #1 Acoustic Recording of
1991 by WUMB-FM (Boston) and nominated as Outstanding Folk Album by
the 1992 Boston Music Awards. Bob Franke is a Songwriters' Songwriter.
Here are
some sample tracks from Bob's CD Long Roads-Short Visits
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The Champlain Valley Folk Newsletter says, "Lui has
a gentle way of capturing the hearts of her audience and having a musical
conversation with them. No one can weave a spell quite like she can."
Here are some tracks from Lui's CD Leaving Fort Knox
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Lui Collins is coming back full
force from a period of being off the road to raise a family. She began in the
70's covering songs of Joan Baez and Joni Mitchell, and began writing her own
shortly thereafter. Blending Celtic and Appalachian influences plus her own
unique gift of piercing lyrical insight, Lui re-invents herself with a
compelling new body of work. Now with seven solo CDs, one duo and many
compilations, Lui returns to tour to promote her latest disc, LEAVING FORT
KNOX.
Dave Van Ronk says "She sings my
songs better than I do." In turn, other musicians have recorded songs
written by Lui Collins: Garnet Rogers, Priscilla Herdman,
to name just a few. she was awarded the OMAR, one of the Best Folk
Albums of 1985 for her album THERE'S A LIGHT by WOMR (Provincetown,
Massachusetts) and nominated in 1991 for Boston Music Awards Outstanding Folk
Act.
You can find more information about Bob at http://www.pobox.com/~telepole
and Lui
at www.luicollins.com.
We are thrilled to present these two New
Englanders at Little Lake Hill. Bett has studied songwriting with Bob Franke and
can personally guarantee and wonderful evening! Reservations for this show can
be made by email at bett_padgett@mindspring.com
or by phone (919) 787-6378. Donations of $10 will be collected at the door.