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	2006 WFF - Bob Franke
		Bob Franke (1:15 pm) - Bob began his career as a singer-songwriter in 1965 while still in college, and since then has been playing at coffeehouses, colleges, festivals, bars, streets, homes and churches across the U.S., Canada and England.
		Bob Franke (rhymes with “Yankee”) is at the peak of his considerable craft; brimming with the wise and spiritually generous songs for which he is best known, along with wrenchingly convincing topical songs and sugared with the hilarious.
		Bob will also be presenting a songwriting workshop at 2:15 pm at the Stage Left Café.
	www.woodstockfolkmusic.com /2006festival/bobfranke.html (142 words)

	Bob Franke, April 28, 2006
		Franke (rhymes with “Yankee”) performs concerts that are warm, thoughtful, humorous and enlightening, accompanying his gorgeous baritone voice on guitar and National Steel guitar.
		Franke’s career as a singer-songwriter began in the mid 1960s when he was a student at the University of Michigan.
		Franke’s songwriting skills have become well-known among the folk community.
	www.meandthee.org /Franke2006.html (566 words)

	Bob Franke
		Bob Franke is at the peak of his considerable craft; brimming with the wise and spiritually generous songs for which he is best known, along with wrenchingly convincing topical songs and sugared with the hilarious.
		Franke's songs earned him enough attention that he was able to become a full-time performer in 1988.
		Franke's songs are attractive to other voices, and particularly to expert singers such as Peter, Paul and Mary; David Wilcox; John McCutcheon; Sally Rogers; Lui Collins; Garnet Rogers and June Tabor just to name a few.
	www.wvfest.com /performers/showperformer.html?artid=147 (475 words)

	Bob Franke - Night Eagle Cafe Artists (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Bob Franke was celebrating his anniversary of 30 years in the business.
		Bob Franke (it rhymes with "Yankee") is at the peak of his considerable craft; brimming with the wise and spiritually generous songs for which he is best known, along with wrenchingly convincing topical songs sugared with the hilarious.
		Bob's songs are considered classics, fueled by his deep faith and the real- life lessons taught him by his 30 years of playing everywhere from concert halls to street corners.
	www.nighteaglecafe.org /artists/franke.html (483 words)

	CMT.com : Bob Franke : Biography
		Bob Franke's plans to become a priest were altered by his decision to become a singer/songwriter.
		Franke's songs have continued to reflect his deep-rooted spiritual commitments.
		A songbook of Franke's compositions, The Songs of Bob Franke, was published by the Song Project two years later.
	www.cmt.com /artists/az/franke_bob/bio.jhtml (359 words)

	Bob Franke, Singer and Songwriter
		See the article about Bob entitled "Bob Franke: Patience is a Virtue" in the Spring 2005 issue of Sing Out Magazine.
		Bob has started a blog called The Song Journal (http://www.songjournal.blogspot.com), which is a way for him to offer "m
		iscellaneous news and writing by Bob Franke, mostly about songs as a portable art form, and the process of creating them and enabling them to do their work in the world.
	www.bobfranke.com (337 words)

	Freight and Salvage: Bob Franke
		New England folksinger Bob Franke (it rhymes with Yankee) is a songwriter "unsurpassed for his lyrical grace," according the Boston Globe.
		Bob has a gift for writing about the most deep and spiritual of human concerns, in beautiful songs like his famous "The Great Storm Is Over" that arise from his own religious experience and questioning.
		A brilliant guitarist, Bob also has the ability to play a sizzling version of a Robert Johnson blues and then move to a lighter note with originals on subjects ranging from alien invasions to New Age psychobabble.
	www.thefreight.org /2005/january/info_15.html (143 words)

	Bob Andrews
		Bob Andrews is a new voice in the acoustic singer-songwriter community.
		Bob’s earliest musical influences can be traced to the Dylan albums his older brother would bring home from college and the country tunes his father would sing on Sunday afternoon drives.
		In listening to Bob’s songs, you will be re-acquainted with the dreams you’ve put on hold and with the parts of your life that you’ve been meaning to visit.
	users.snip.net /~bobsong/BobSmall_frame.html (552 words)

	Bob Franke : For Real - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect
		Bob Franke moves from heavy themes and self-consciously poetic pronouncements to straightforward old-time blues, personal revelations, and comedy numbers, and he somehow sounds comfortable with all of it.
		On For Real, Franke is backed by an uncredited band that includes percussion, bass, harmonica, and an occasionally overplayed keyboard.
		Several classic songs are here, such as "Beggars to God" and "Boomerang Pancakes," both of which became staples of Bob Franke's live set.
	www.artistdirect.com /nad/store/artist/album/0,,88456,00.html (214 words)

	Puget Sound Guitar Workshop Teacher Information
		Bob Franke is brimming with songs -- some wise, others convincingly topical and several sugared with the hilarious.
		His songs are the kind that really do have the power to change the world when they are taken to heart.
		Bob has appeared in concert throughout the US, Canada and England for more than 35 years.
	www.langston.com /PSGW/BiosF.html (892 words)

	Bob Franke's Essay
		It was originally a handout distributed at the annual Puget Sound Guitar Workshop where Bob teaches songwriting, and is reprinted here with Bob's permission.
		The power of a good song, a song that is true to itself and to the experience of its listeners(and its listeners include the songwriter in the act of creation) can be astonishing to the point of fear.
		Bob Franke Telephone Pole Music rfranke@ix.netcom.com 106 Winona St. 508/535-3331 phone/fax Peabody, MA 01960 There's no page like home: http://www.cgrg.ohio-state.edu/~spencer/artists/bob-franke/
	www.museweb.com /keaggy/franke_essay.html (772 words)

	FAME Review: Long Roads, Short Visits: Bob Franke
		His songs have been performed by many artists in those years, but Franke is a great singer and performer of his own songs.
		There may not be a masterpiece like Nineveh in it, but then it seems as if Franke is not able to write a bad song even if he tries.
		The music and singing of Franke give you a feeling of deja vu, like he has always been there, like his songs had to come from the earth.
	www.acousticmusic.com /fame/p00741.htm (545 words)

	Bob Franke (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		You’ve heard Bob Franke credited even more than you’ve seen him on tour, which is quite often.
		A man of deep humanity, he paints stories that may break your heart like "Hard Love," or may inspire you not to lose faith like "A Still, Small Voice." Franke is a warm soul.
		One of his shows is like a visit with an old friend.
	www.citypaper.net /articles/032201/cw.pick.bob.shtml (108 words)

	Bob Franke MP3 Downloads - Bob Franke Music Downloads - Bob Franke Music Videos
		Though a few of the performances on One Evening in Chicago are a bit shaky, this 1983 live album is a must-have item for any fan of Bob Franke's work.
		Franke's gift for mixing the comic and serious is at its peak too -- "The Blind Veteran" is one of his finest pieces and "The Final Revelation" may be his weirdest.
		Bob Franke was already making some fine music in 1983, and this album captures just how good he was at this stage in his career.
	www.mp3.com /albums/73849/summary.html (276 words)

	Joan Sherman Roster of Artists (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Bob Franke is brimming with songs — some wise, others convincingly topical and several sugared with the hilarious.
		His songs are the kind that really do have the power to change the world when they are taken to heart.
		Bob has appeared in concert throughout the US, Canada and England for more than 35 years.
	www.joansherman.com /jsamroster_franke.html (230 words)

	Freight and Salvage: Bob Franke
		New England folksinger Bob Franke (rhymes with Yankee) is a singer and songwriter "unsurpassed for his lyrical grace," says the Boston Globe.
		Bob has a gift for writing about the most deep and spiritual of human concerns in songs of beauty and insight coming out of his own religious experience and questioning.
		A brilliant guitarist, he also has the ability to play a sizzling version of a Robert Johnson blues and then move to a lighter note with originals on subjects ranging from alien invasions to bicycles and computers.
	www.thefreight.org /2002/october/info_26.html (134 words)

	Bob Franke, Singer and Songwriter
		The Songs of Bob Franke, edited by Eileen Freeman, originally published by The Folk Project of New Jersey.
		The first printing of The Songs of Bob Franke has been sold out; watch this space for news of a second edition.
		The first place to look for Bob's recordings is at your local folk-friendly record store.
	www.bobfranke.com /records.htm (239 words)

	Bob Franke - Free Music Downloads, Videos, CDs, MP3s, Bio, Merchandise and Links
		Bob Franke's plans to become a priest were altered by his decision to become a singer/songwriter.
		But, in the more than two decades since, Franke's songs have continued to reflect his deep-rooted spiritual commitments.
		While his acoustic melodies and poetic lyricism are tied to the singer/songwriter tradition, his use of Biblical imagery and Christian sensitivity give his tunes their..
	www.artistdirect.com /nad/music/artist/card/0,,432388,00.html (152 words)

	The Ark - Bob Franke
		Bob Franke (it rhymes with "Yankee") is an artist at the peak of his craft, a creator of wise, spiritually generous songs spiced with topical comment and a bit of hilarity.
		Ever since he became one of the first people to play at The Ark back in the mid-1960s, he's had a gift for writing songs that change the world by changing the people who hear them.
		"I always think of Bob as if Emerson and Thoreau had picked up acoustic guitars and gotten into songwriting," says Tom Paxton.
	www.theark.org /367.html (100 words)

	Bob Franke Jr.'s extended family
		The next generation of Franke's and Jordan's (F-3's and J-3's) will probably find earning a living even that much easier - yet all the more challenging.
		She was a major factor in my life and her presence will truly be missed.
		My Franke Aunt's and Uncle's all deserve a special round of applause for being such great relatives and supporters.
	www.tnet1.com /bob/family.html (516 words)

	Waterbug
		There's touches of Mark Twain and Buddy Holly in there, too." -Tom Paxton "While fans from Claudia Schmidt to June Tabor may have...incredible taste in picking songs...when they sing Massachusetts-based Bob Franke's tunes, neither they nor anyone else can come close to the emotional (and spiritual) depth Franke brings to his understated...
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		I've had this album for a little while, and admit it has tak..
	waterbug.com /catalog/index.php?cPath=103 (212 words)

	Artsblock - Bob Franke
		This songwriter extraordinaire, recommended by Wausau's own John McCutcheon, creates classic songs fueled by life's lessons.
		Holding a week-long songwriting workshop for high schoolers, Franke will present the music of his students, as well as his own work.
		Bob Franke is at the peak of his considerable craft; brimming with the wise and spiritually generous songs for which he is best known.
	www.onartsblock.org /events/000127.php (150 words)

	it's all one thing: welcome to blogging, Bob Franke!
		One of Emma's and my favorite songwriters and performers, Bob Franke, has just started a blog: The Song Journal.
		I have to say, not my favorite performer of all time - but songwriter, oh yes.
		Bob Franke's art in lyrics, music and existential/spiritual quest is inspiring and even fun (if you can consider feeling uplifted, grief stricken and fully human to be a good time...) He's my next favorite songwriter after Richard Thompson - so admire your excellent choice in celebrating him!
	shetterly.blogspot.com /2005/04/welcome-to-blogging-bob-franke.html (139 words)

	it's all one thing: Bob Franke and Mark Twain
		Bob Franke has a Mark Twain quote in his sig file right now:
		Bob is one of this country's great folk singers and song writers.
		If you don't know him, visit his site.
	shetterly.blogspot.com /2004/11/bob-franke-and-mark-twain.html (123 words)

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