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Bob Franke
Throughout a continually productive career spanning over 40 years, Franke has remained a popular concert headliner but also a beloved teacher of songwriting, always in demand at music camps, festivals, and summer workshops.
Franke learned his entertainment chops in the rough college of the streets, busking at Boston subway stops and street corners in the 1970s, where he began to express his faith in songs.
Franke's songs have been recorded by renowned artists such as Peter, Paul and Mary, June Tabor, Kathy Mattea, Tony Rice, Martin Simpson, John McCutcheon, Sally Rogers, Garnet Rogers, Claudia Schmidt, and David Wilcox.
His lyrics are widely recognized and used in various settings, including church marquees, tombstones, weddings, funerals, and christenings. They have appeared in the hymnals of multiple denominations, serve as templates for songwriting classes, and have been a source of inspiration for individuals dealing with real-life issues such as grief, addiction, divorce, and domestic abuse.
In addition to touring and making records, he founded the influential coffeehouse Saturday Night in Marblehead. The City of Salem commissioned him to write songs celebrating its rich history, and he spent 30 years as artist-in-residence at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, writing children's plays, liturgical music, and cantatas, including a Good Friday Cantata that is an Easter tradition for many New England folkies.
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