David Francey

*17 Novermber 1954 Ayrshire, Scotland, UK

2nd version

By Praguefrank

SESSIONS see also Go Jane Go

1999 CBC Studios, Quebec, CAN – David Francey (David Francey [vcl/bck vcl],  Gaston Bernard [mandolin/ fiddle].)

001 BORDER LINE Laker Music LKR 1001 

002 HARD STEEL MILL Laker Music LKR 1001 

003 SORROWS OF THE SAILOR  Laker Music LKR 1001 

004 BLUE WATER Laker Music LKR 1001

005 SAINTS AND SINNERS Laker Music LKR 1001 

006 SUMACH STREET Laker Music LKR 1001 

007 WIND IN THE WIRES Laker Music LKR 1001

008 GYPSY BOYS Laker Music LKR 1001

009 RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD Laker Music LKR 1001

010 WORKING POOR Laker Music LKR 1001

011 ST. JOHNS TRAIN Laker Music LKR 1001

012 GYPSY BOYS REPRISE Laker Music LKR 1001

013 TORN SCREEN DOOR Laker Music LKR 1001

014 LONG WAY HOME Laker Music LKR 1001

2001 Keith Mariash Studios, Toronto, Ontario, CAN - David Francey (David Francey [vcl/bck vcl], Don Bray [gt], Dave Woodhead [slide gt], Kathleen Murphy [banjo])

015 PAPER BOY Laker Music LKR 1002

016 MILL TOWNS Laker Music LKR 1002

017 BANKS OF THE SEAWAY Laker Music LKR 1002

018 HAMMERS Laker Music LKR 1002

019 BRAKEMAN'S DAUGHTER Laker Music LKR 1002

020 FLOWERS OF SASKATCHEWAN Laker Music LKR 1002

021 SATURDAY NIGHT Laker Music LKR 1002

022 HIGHWAY Laker Music LKR 1002

023 A THOUSAND MILES Laker Music LKR 1002

024 LUCKY MAN Laker Music LKR 1002

025 HIGHWIRE Laker Music LKR 1002

026 FEBRUARY MORNING DRIVE Laker Music LKR 1002

027 GREEN FIELDS Laker Music LKR 1002

028 THINGS THEY DO Laker Music LKR 1002

029 FAR END OF  SUMMER Laker Music LKR 1002 

2003 Frontline Studios, Toronto, Ontario, CAN/ Puck's Farm Studio, Schomberg, Ontario, CAN - David Francey (David Francey [vcl/ gt/bck vcl], Terry Tufts [gt], Kathleen Murphy [banjo])

030 SKATING RINK Laker Music LKR 1003

031 BROKEN GLASS Laker Music LKR 1003

032 EXIT Laker Music LKR 1003

033 COME RAIN OR COME SHINE Laker Music LKR 1003

034 MIDWAY Laker Music LKR 1003

035 BELGRADE TRAIN Laker Music LKR 1003

036 STREETS OF CALGARY Laker Music LKR 1003

037 EVENING NEWS Laker Music LKR 1003

038 GRIM CATHEDRAL Laker Music LKR 1003

039 ANNIE'S HOUSE Laker Music LKR 1003

040 VALLEY'S EDGE Laker Music LKR 1003

041 NEARLY MIDNIGHT Laker Music LKR 1003

042 A WINTER SONG Laker Music LKR 1003

2004 Moraine Studio, Nashville, TN – David Francey (David Francey [vcl], Kieran Kane [vcl/ gt/ bouzouki/ mandolin/ tambourine/ percussion/ bck vcl], Fats Kaplin [gt/ slide gt/ dobro/ banjo/ harp/ mandolin/ fiddle/ accordion], Kevin Welch [gt/ shaker/ percussion/bck vcl])

043 THE WAKING HOUR  Jericho beach Music JBM 0404 

044 HIGHWAY 95  Jericho beach Music JBM 0404 

045 ANKLE TATTOO  Jericho beach Music JBM 0404 

046 MORNING TRAIN  Jericho beach Music JBM 0404 

047 WISHING WELL  Jericho beach Music JBM 0404 

048 ASHTABULA  Jericho beach Music JBM 0404 

049 TONIGHT IN MY DREAMS  Jericho beach Music JBM 0404

050 OVER YOU  Jericho beach Music JBM 0404

051 FOURTH OF JULY  Jericho beach Music JBM 0404 

052 WANNA BE LOVED  Jericho beach Music JBM 0404

053 BADLANDS  Jericho beach Music JBM 0404 

054 SUNDAY MORNING – GONE  Jericho beach Music JBM 0404

11 November 2005 [live-9th Annual Kent State Folk Festival] The Kent Stage, Kent, OH  –  David Francey and Shane Simpson (David Francey [ld vcl], Shane Simpson [gt/bck vcl])

05401 INTRODUCTION / BY JIM BLUM Laker Music LKR 1005

05402 PAPER BOY INTRODUCTION Laker Music LKR 1005

05403 PAPER BOY Laker Music LKR 1005

05404 THE WAKING HOUR INTRODUCTION Laker Music LKR 1005

05405 THE WAKING HOUR Laker Music LKR 1005

05406 ASHTABULA INTRODUCTION Laker Music LKR 1005

05407 ASHTABULA Laker Music LKR 1005

05408 BROKEN GLASS INTRODUCTION Laker Music LKR 1005

05409 BROKEN GLASS Laker Music LKR 1005

05410 TONIGHT IN MY DREAMS INTRODUCTION Laker Music LKR 1005

05411 TONIGHT IN MY DREAMS Laker Music LKR 1005

05412 FOURTH OF JULY INTRODUCTION Laker Music LKR 1005

05413 FOURTH OF JULY Laker Music LKR 1005

05414 TORN SCREEN DOOR INTRODUCTION Laker Music LKR 1005

05415 TORN SCREEN DOOR Laker Music LKR 1005

05416 MORNING TRAIN INTRODUCTION Laker Music LKR 1005

05417 MORNING TRAIN Laker Music LKR 1005

05418 LUCKY MAN INTRODUCTION Laker Music LKR 1005

05419 LUCKY MAN Laker Music LKR 1005

2006 [live] The Old Town Hall, Almonte, Ontario, CAN – David Francey (David Francey [vcl], Kathryn Briggs [piano]. Producer: David Francey and Beth Girdler)

05420 GOOD CHRISTIAN MEN REJOICE Laker Music LKR 1006

05421 O COME ALL YE FAITHFUL Laker Music LKR 1006

05422 GOOD KING WENCESLAS Laker Music LKR 1006

05423 HARK THE HERALD ANGELS SING Laker Music LKR 1006

05424 SILENT NIGHT Laker Music LKR 1006

05425 GOD REST YE MERRY, GENTLEMEN Laker Music LKR 1006

05426 ANGELS WE HAVE HEARD ON HIGH Laker Music LKR 1006

05427 THE FIRST NOEL Laker Music LKR 1006

05428 I SAW THREE SHIPS Laker Music LKR 1006

05429 O LITTLE TOWN OF BETHLEHEM Laker Music LKR 1006

05430 WE  THREE KINGS Laker Music LKR 1006

05431 THE HOLLY AND THE IVY Laker Music LKR 1006

05432 AWAY IN A MANGER Laker Music LKR 1006

05433 JOY TO THE WORLD Laker Music LKR 1006 

2007 Signal Path Studios, Almonte, Ontario, CAN – David Francey (David Francey [ld vcl/ gt/ shruti box], Craig Werth [gt/ bouzouki/ mandolin/ dulcimer/ shruti box/bck vcl], Geoff Somers [mandolin/ fiddle/bck vcl], Shane Simpson [percussion], Julia Davie [bck vcl], Producer: David Francey, Craig Werth and Ken Friesen)

055 LEAVING EDMONTON Laker Music LKR 1007

056 BALLAD OF BOWSER MACRAE Laker Music LKR 1007

057 KANSAS Laker Music LKR 1007

058 A CONVERSATION Laker Music LKR 1007

059 WAVES Laker Music LKR 1007

060 FERRY TO CORTEZ Laker Music LKR 1007

061 NEW JERUSALEM Laker Music LKR 1007

062 THE GATE Laker Music LKR 1007

063 STONE TOWN Laker Music LKR 1007

064 PROMISED LAND Laker Music LKR 1007

065 THEIR WEDDING DAY Laker Music LKR 1007

066 UNDER THE PORTLAND WEATHER Laker Music LKR 1007

067 ALL LIGHTS BURNING BRIGHT Laker Music LKR 1007

2009 Ivy Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, CAN – David Francey and Mike Ford (Mike Ford [vcl/gt/harmonica], David Francey [vcl],  Craig Werth [gt], Geoff Somers [banjo/mandolin/ violin], David Mattheson [dobro/drums/accordion], Anouk Bikkers [cello], John Ford [steel pans]. Producer: Mike Ford, David Francey and David Matheson)

068 BANKS OF THE SEAWAY Laker Music LKR 1008

069 EASTERN GAP Laker Music LKR 1008

070 THE CHIEF ENGINEER Laker Music LKR 1008

071 THE SEAWAY Laker Music LKR 1008

072 THE UNLOADING Laker Music LKR 1008

073 CLIMBING UP TO THE SOO Laker Music LKR 1008

074 DUSTLESS ROAD TO THE HAPPY LAND Laker Music LKR 1008

075 THE PARTING Laker Music LKR 1008

076 THERE'S NO RUSH Laker Music LKR 1008

077 CANAL Laker Music LKR 1008

078 THE BALLAD OF BOWSER MACRAE Laker Music LKR 1008

079 WHEN YOU'RE THE SKIP Laker Music LKR 1008

080 ASHTABULA Laker Music LKR 1008

081 21ST CENTURY GREAT LAKE NAVIGATORS Laker Music LKR 1008

082 THE BOTTOM OF THE GREAT LAKES Laker Music LKR 1008

083 ALL LIGHTS BURNING BRIGHT Laker Music LKR 1008 

2009 Moraine Studios, Nashville, TN - David Francey (David Francey [vcl], Richard Bennerr [gt], Kieran Kane [banjo], Fats Kaplin [mandolin], Lucas Kane [drums])

084 YESTERDAY'S NEWS Laker Music LKR 1009

085 PRETTY JACKALS Laker Music LKR 1009

086 SOLITARY WAVE Laker Music LKR 1009

087 WHEN I'M NOT THINKING ABOUT YOU Laker Music LKR 1009

088 WONDER Laker Music LKR 1009

089 BLUE HEART OF TEXAS Laker Music LKR 1009

090 JUST THE SAME Laker Music LKR 1009

091 BORDERLANDS Laker Music LKR 1009

092 HIGH WALL Laker Music LKR 1009

093 I LIVE IN FEAR Laker Music LKR 1009

094 LONG BROWN HAIR – GRATEFUL Laker Music LKR 1009

2012 Signal Path Studio, Almonte, Ontario, CAN – David Francey (David Francey [vcl], Chris Coole [gt/ dobro/ banjo], Mark Westberg [gt/ percussion], Darren McMullen [bouzouki/ mandola/ mandolin/ piano], Colin Francey [drums]. Producer: David Francey, Mark Westberg and Ken Friesen)

095 RAIN Laker Music LKR 1010

096 CHEAP MOTEL Laker Music LKR 1010

097 HARM Laker Music LKR 1010

098 PANDORA'S BOX Laker Music LKR 1010

099 WEATHER VANE Laker Music LKR 1010

100 SATELLITE Laker Music LKR 1010

101 AMERICAN BLUES Laker Music LKR 1010 

102 A STAR ABOVE Laker Music LKR 1010

103 LONG LONG ROAD Laker Music LKR 1010

104 ORDINARY MAN Laker Music LKR 1010

105 BLUE SKIES Laker Music LKR 1010

106 BLUE YONDER Laker Music LKR 1010

107 BITTERROOT Laker Music LKR 1010

108 SO SAY WE ALL Laker Music LKR 1010

2015 unknown – David Francey

109 EMPTY TRAIN LAKR 1011  

110 FOOL LAKR 1011  

111 HOLY GROUND LAKR 1011  

112 HOSPITAL LAKR 1011  

113 MIRROR BALL LAKR 1011  

114 BIG TEXAS MOON LAKR 1011   

115 BLUE GIRL LAKR 1011   

116 ALLIS WEDDING LAKR 1011   

117 CRUCIBLE LAKR 1011   

118 FALSE KNIGHT LAKR 1011  

119 MONEY BOYS LAKR 1011   

120 JUNKIES HEART LAKR 1011  

2017 unknown – David Francey (David Francey [vcl], Darren McMullen [gt/mandolin/banjo/ bouzuki/ bass/bck vcl], Mark Westberg [gt/bck vcl], Ivan Rosenberg [dobro], Chis Coole [banjo/bck vcl], James McKie / John Showman [fiddle])

121 POORER THEN LAKR 1012  

122 NIGHT AND MORNING LAKR 1012  

123 THE FLOWER OF COLONSAY LAKR 1012

124 LONELY ROAD LAKR 1012  

125 I KNOW IT WON'T LAKR 1012  

126 BLUE SORROW AND THEN SOME LAKR 1012

127 COME SUNDAY LAKR 1012  

128 WHERE HARRY SAT LAKR 1012

129  ONLY LOVE LAKR 1012  

130 WALKING IN JERUSALEM LAKR 1012  

131 MOON OVER MELBOURNE LAKR 1012  

2023 The Old Church Studio, Phillipsburg, QC, CAN – David Francey, *with Terra Spencer (Producer: David Francey, Mark Westberg)
132 TWO SHADOWS LAKR 1013   
133 HARBOUR LAKR 1013   
134 I CALLED IT LOVE LAKR 1013  
135 NARROW BOATS* LAKR 1013   
136 DAUGHTER LAKR 1013   
137 THIS MORNING LAKR 1013  
138 ABSOLUTION LAKR 1013  
139 ONE DAY LAKR 1013  
140 OFFERING LAKR 1013   
141 JUST BEFORE CHRISTMAS LAKR 1013  
142 TIME FOR THE WICKED TO REST LAKR 1013   
143 I CAN'T MAKE YOU LOVE ME LAKR 1013   
144 THE BREATH BETWEEN LAKR 1013

ALBUMS

Laker Music [CAN] LKR 1001 Torn Screen Door: Border Line; Hard Steel Mill; Sorrows Of The Sailor; Blue Water; Saints And Sinners; Sumach Street; Wind In The Wires; Gypsy Boys; Red-Winged Blackbird; Working Poor; St. Johns Train; Gypsy Boys Reprise; Torn Screen Door; Long Way Home – 15-06-99

Laker Music [CAN] LKR 1002  Far End Of Summer: Paper Boy; Mill Towns; Banks Of The Seaway; Hammers; Brakeman's Daughter; Flowers Of Saskatchewan; Saturday Night; Highway; A Thousand Miles; Lucky Man; Highwire; February Morning Drive; Green Fields; Things They Do; Far End Of Summer – 15-06-01

Laker Music [CAN] LKR 1003  Skating Rink: Skating Rink; Broken Glass; Exit; Come Rain Or Come Shine; Midway; Belgrade Train; Streets Of Calgary; Evening News; Grim Cathedral; Annie's House; Valley's Edge; Nearly Midnight; A Winter Song – 15-06-03

Jericho Beach JBM 0404 The Waking Hour: The Waking Hour; Highway 95; Ankle Tattoo; Morning Train; Wishing Well; Ashtabula; Tonight In My Dreams; Over You; Fourth Of July; Wanna Be Loved; Badlands; Sunday Morning; Gone – 08-02-05 With Kevin Welch, Kieran Kane And Fats Kaplin

Laker Music [CAN] LKR 1005 The First Set: Live From Folk Alley: Introduction By Jim Blum; Paper Boy Introduction; Paper Boy; The Waking Hour Introduction; The Waking Hour; Ashtabula Introduction; Ashtabula; Broken Glass Introduction; Broken Glass; Tonight In My Dreams Introduction; Tonight In My Dreams; Fourth of July Introduction; Fourth of July; Torn Screen Door Introduction; Torn Screen Door; Morning Train Introduction; Morning Train; Lucky Man Introduction; Lucky Man - 06

Laker Music [CAN] LKR 1006  Carols For A Christmas Eve: Good Christian Men Rejoice; O Come All Ye Faithful; Good King Wenceslas; Hark The Herald Angels Sing; Silent Night; God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen; Angels We Have Heard On High; The First Noel; I Saw Three Ships; O Little Town Of Bethlehem; We Three Kings; The Holly And The Ivy; Away In A Manger; Joy To The World – 01-11-06

Laker Music [CAN] LAKR 1007 Right Of Passage: Leaving Edmonton; Ballad Of Bowser Macrae; Kansas; A Conversation; Waves; Ferry To Cortez; New Jerusalem; The Gate; Stone Town; Promised Land; Their Wedding Day; Under The Portland Weather; All Lights Burning Bright - 07

Laker Music [CAN] LAKR 1008  Seaway: Banks Of The Seaway; Eastern Gap; The Chief Engineer; The Seaway; The Unfolding; Climbing Up To The Soo; Dustless Road To The Happy Land; The Parting; There's No Rush; Canal; The Ballad Of Bowser Macrae; When You're The Skip; Ashtabula; 21st Century Great Lake Navigators; The Bottom Of The Great Lakes; All Lights Burning Bright – 01-10-09 W.  Mike Ford

Laker Music [CAN] LAKR 1009/Greentrax [CAN] CDTRAX 366  Late Edition: Yesterday's News; Pretty Jackals; Solitary Wave; When I'm Not Thinking About You; Wonder; Blue Heart Of Texas; Just The Same; Borderlands; High Wall; I Live In Fear; Long Brown Hair; Grateful – 26-04-11

Laker Music [CAN] LAKR 1010  So Say We All: Rain; Cheap Motel; Harm; Pandora's Box; Weather Vane; Satellite; American Blues; A Star Above; Long Long Road; Ordinary Man; Blue Skies; Blue Yonder; Bitterroot; So Say We All – 30-04-13 (US Issue On Red House RHRCD 268)

Laker Music [CAN] LAKR 1011  Empty Train: Empty Train;  Fool;  Holy Ground;  Hospital;  Mirror Ball; . Big Texas Moon;  Blue Girl;  Allis Wedding;  Crucible;  False Knight;  Money Boys;  Junkies Heart – 26-02-16 Laker Music [CAN] LAKR  1012  The Broken Heart Of Everything: Poorer Then; Night And Morning; The Flower of Colonsay; Lonely Road; I Know It Won't; Blue Sorrow And Then Some; Come Sunday; Where Harry Sat; Only Love; Walking In Jerusalem; Moon Over Melbourne – 20-04-18

Laker Music [CAN] LAKR 1013 The Breath Between:  Two Shadows;  Harbour;  I Called It Love;  Narrow Boats (feat. Terra Spencer);  Daughter;  This Morning;  Absolution;  One Day;  Offering;  Just Before Christmas;  Time For the Wicked To Rest;  I Can't Make you Love Me;  The Breath Between – 15-09-23