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Right of Passage - David Francey 2007 2008 JUNO Winner!!
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"The songs on this album address the different paths my life has taken, both good and bad. Some were written from experience gained aboard an Algoma Central ore carrier. Some were written about people I met out on the road or the places I ended up. Some are memories recalled and described. All deal with transitional moments in life, mileposts on the hopefully long march where we all earn our 'right' of passage." David Francey

1 Leaving Edmonton , 2 Ballad of Bowser MacRae, 3 Kansas, 4 A Conversation, 5 Waves, 6 Ferry to Cortez, 7 New Jerusalem , 8 The Gate, 9 Stone Town, 10 Promised Land, 11 Their Wedding Day, 12 Under the Portland Weather, 13 All Lights Burning Bright

Carols for a Christmas Eve - David Francey 2006
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Recorded with David's good friend Kathryn Briggs, at the Old Town Hall in Almonte, Ontario. Just voice and piano, Carols for a Christmas Eve has a simple elegance. Meant to be sung along to, the songs on this CD are no younger than 118 years old!

1 Good Christian Men Rejoice, 2 O Come All Ye Faithful, 3 Good King Wenceslas, 4 Hark the Harold Angels Sing, 5 Silent Night, 6 God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen, 7 Angels We Have Heard on High, 8 TheFirst Noel, 9 I Saw Three Ships, 10 O Little Town of Bethlehem, 11 We Three Kings, 12 The Holly and the Ivy, 13 Away in a Manger, 14 Joy to the World

The First Set - Live From Folk Alley - David Francey 2006
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"a lovely digitally preserved moment in the stellar career of one David Francey." Les Siemieniuk, Penguin Eggs Magazine

This recording was made on November 11, 2005 at the 39th Annual Kent State Folk Festival, at the Kent Stage in Kent, Ohio. The evening was presented by WKSU (89.7), hosted by Jim Blum and was web cast live as part of FolkAlley.com's 'Live from Folk Alley' online concert series. The First set includes the stories behind the songs.

1 Introduction by Jim Blum, 2 Paper Boy Introduction, 3 Paper Boy, 4 The Waking Hour Introduction, 5 The Waking Hour, 6 Ashtabula Introduction. 7 Ashtabula , 8 Broken Glass Introduction, 9 Broken Glass, 10 Tonight in my Dreams Introduction, 11 Tonight in my Dreams, 12 Fourth of July Introduction, 13 Fourth of July, 14 Torn Screen Door Introduction, 15 Torn Screen Door, 16 Morning Train Introduction, 17 Morning Train, 18 Lucky Man Introduction, 19 Lucky Man

Waking Hour - David Francey 2004 2005 JUNO NOMINEE
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"…his best album to date. The songs are strong and the musicianship is exquisite. Just another brilliant CD to add to his collection of great works" Chopper MacKinnon, Canadian Spaces

Recorded in Nashville with veteran performers Kieran Kane, Kevin Welch and Fats Kaplin. This collection of original Francey tunes shares the simple recording style of David's first three CDs but adds a driving rhythm provided by these amazing Nashville artists.

1 The Waking Hour, 2 Highway, 3 Ankle Tattoo, 4 Morning Train, 5 Wishing Well, 6 Ashtabula, 7 Tonight in my Dreams, 8 Over You, 9 Fourth of July, 10 Wanna be Loved, 11 Badlands, 12 Sunday Morning, 13 Gone

Skating Rink - David Francey 2003 2004 JUNO WINNER
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"["Skating Rink"] … is something of a tour de force, a collection of 13 reflective pieces that contain countless compelling observations, yarns, confessions, hopes, dreams and regrets, all wrung from lives, homes and landscapes that are hauntingly familiar, undeniably Canadian." Greg Quill, the Toronto Star

The songs on Skating Rink are drawn from various stages of my life. Most were finally written down at the kitchen table where, if you look out the window, you can see the lights of the skating rink throwing at least a small part of the world into sharp relief.

1 Skating Rink, 2 Broken Glass, 3 Exit, 4 Come Rain or Come Shine, 5 Midway, 6 Belgrade Train, 7 Streets of Calgary, 8 Evening News, 9 Grim Cathedral, 10 Annie's House, 11 Valley's Edge, 12 Nearly Midnight, 13 A Winter Song