David Francey

Mariposa Gets Feist, Tegan and Sara, Rufus Wainwright for 2023 Festival

PUBLISHED Feb 21, 2023

Orillia, ON's Mariposa Folk Festival has announced its 2023 lineup, taking place at Tudhope Park from July 7 to 9. This year's festival is...

Mariposa Folk Festival Announces 2020 Lineup with Mavis Staples, John Prine, Kathleen Edwards

PUBLISHED Feb 14, 2020

The long-running Mariposa Folk Festival is set to celebrate 60 years of music-making this summer, and organizers have now shared the comple...

David Francey

Empty Train

PUBLISHED Feb 24, 2016

Scottish-Canadian construction worker David Francey turned to music late, but has certainly made up for any lost time. This is his 11th alb...

David Francey

So Say We All

PUBLISHED Apr 29, 2013

It can be argued that David Francey has had more impact than any old-school Canadian folk songsmith since the late great Stan Rogers. A lat...

David Francey

The First Set: Live from Folk Alley

PUBLISHED Feb 20, 2007

For many musicphiles, Kent State brings to mind CSNY’s classic anthem "Ohio” that chronicled the killing of five students by the National G...

David Francey

Skating Rink

PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2003

David Francey's Juno win for his last album, Far End of Summer, was a well deserved accolade and one that would be equally fitting if besto...

David Francey

Far End of the Summer

PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2001

He sings deceptively simple songs with a thick Scottish accent, using almost exclusively Canadian landscapes. Like country blues legend Mis...