In a rare speaking engagement, John Francis and Josh Ritter sat down together to discuss songwriting and poetry with students at Messiah College in Grantham, PA. 
Listen to the two award winning songwriters engage the room, and engage each other on songs and songwriting. Click here to listen:

John Francis and Josh Ritter together speaking on songwriting, 2009

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Today, John Francis' interview with the popular Blog "Purple State of Mind". 
Author, filmmaker, and blogger John Marks interviewed J.F. on the making of his forthcoming record.  Read what John Francis thinks about working with John Carter Cash, on the state of the music industry, and on his musical influences, and on Empire...American style. 

http://john.purplestateofmind.com/?p=843

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Hey yall!

I posted two new songs for you.
 Johnny Cash on the Radio
and The Beautiful One. 

My forthcoming record, THE BETTER ANGELS, was recorded in Nashville
and produced by Five time Grammy recipient, John Carter Cash.  
The band includes Lucinda Williams guitarist, Kenny Vaughn.  Robby Turner, pedal steel player for Johnny Cash, and Ken Coomer...Original Wilco drummer.  One of the songs, unreleased at the moment, features my friend Rachael Yamagata on backing vocals. 

I hope you like these two songs.  Please download them and share them. 
and please, be patient while John Carter Cash and I look for the right label for the new record. 

Thanks for listening!

John Francis
 

Hey everyone!

Good news!  This Saturday, I'm headed to Nashville to make a full-length record with John Carter Cash at the Cash Cabin!

I'll be keeping a blog here:  www.francisincashville.blogspot.com

It will document the making of the record!  Check it out...

Best,
JF

In the Carolina Film & Video Festival, Nina Chernik's film "Maine Story" wins 'Best Student Narrative'. Original score by John Francis.

visit here:  http://number9picturesmainestory.blogspot.com/ for a list of festivals featuring 'Maine Story'.

John was interviewed on WTMD's  (Baltimore) morning show.  Listen to JF speak candidly about "protest" music, the power of a song, and some of his favorite artists.  He also performs a few unreleased new songs...

WTMD features the interview on their website:   http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wtmd/arts.artsmain?action=viewArticle&sid=15&pid=166&id=1055593

John's song, "Love Came to Me Dressed in Red" was chosen to recieve this years Sammy Cahn Lyricist Award from ASCAP. (American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers).
Previous years' winners include Josh Ritter, John Mayer, and Lori McKenna. John will be honored with this distinguished award at the ASCAP Foundation Award ceremony in New York, on Dec.6.

www.ascap.com/poprock
http://www.ascap.com/playback/2006/winter/foundation/john_francis.html

John Francis'  "Strong Wine & Spirits" featured album on XPN. 

Check it out here! XPN - Strong Wine & Spirits

"It's moments like this when his voice rings clear as a bell that you can hear the political sentiments of an artist whose live shows are just as often a rock and roll Molotov cocktail of vices and verses as they can be quietly transfixing."

Tara Murtha, Play Magazine

Check out the entire Play Magazine article here:
PLAY MAGAZINE