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About Franklin

Soulful & electrifying, spanning genres, styles & audiences. Performed everywhere from Rock City to the London Olympics. Not to be missed!

Singer

Nottingham

Franklin has had well over a decade's performance experience sprouting from a deep love of music and showmanship. Their influences are extremely eclectic from Nina Simone, The Talking Heads, Lana Del Ray, Tracy Chapman, Bob Dylan to Elvis. A universally beloved soulful voice with enormous vocal range combined with highly skilled guitar playing creates a captivating experience for all to enjoy. Their ability to command an audience is extremely entertaining, providing a show with the feeling you're in safe hands. Having 19 years of experience playing guitar alongside 16 years of vocal expertise Franklin has fostered a deep understanding of what makes a great performance whether you want to dance or be deeply moved.

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Musicianship

Genres:

Soul, Electronic, 1950s era music, 1960s era music, 1970s era music, 1980s era music, 1990s era music, Folk, Country, Folk rock, Rockabilly, Blues, Jazz, Gospel, Avant garde, Experimental, Pop, Acoustic, Ambient pop, Americana, Covers, Disco, Funk, Funk rock, Top 40, Tribute, Vintage, Rock, Alternative rock, Classic rock, Indie, Pop rock, Post rock, Punk rock, Rock 'n' Roll

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Instruments:

Singer, Guitar

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Event types:

Wedding, Virtual event, Wedding proposal, Funeral / Memorial service, Church service, Hotel / Restaurant event, Bar / Club / Venue event, Private event, Corporate event, Charity event, Concert, Recording session, Theatre / Show, Cruise, Burns night, Birthday party, Christmas party, New Year's Eve

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Other skills:

Perfect pitch, Accompanist, Fluent improviser, Live looping

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Song list

Proud Mary - Tina Turner

Video Games - Lana del Ray

Misunderstood - The Animals

Johnny B Goode - Chuck Berry

Psycho Killer - Talking Heads

Love me or Leave me - Nina Simone

When I was a young girl - traditional

I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor

I Believe in Angels - Abba

Chasing Pavements -Adele

Rolling in the deep - Adele

Be my Husband-Nina Simone

Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley

Tainted Love - Soft Cell

Blue Suede Shoes - Elvis

Subterranean homesick blues - Bob Dylan

My Babe - Little Walter

Signed Sealed Delivered - Stevie Wonder

Talkin about a revolution - tracy chapman

Mercedes benz - Janis Joplin

Folsome Prison - Johnny Cash

Hurt - Johnny Cash

9 to 5 - Dolly Parton

Coat of many colours - Dolly Parton

Karma Police - radiohead

Dont think twice its alright - Bob Dylan

Lets have a Party

Higher Ground - Stevie Wonder

Satisfaction - Rolling Stones

Smokestack Lightning - Howlin Wolf

The Bottle - Gil Scott Heron

Lady Day - Gil Scott Heron

Brand new Key - Melanie Safka

Ruby Tuesday - Rolling Stones

Look what they done to my song - Melanie

House of the Rising Sun - the Animals

Nobody's Fault but mine - Led Zeppelin

Knock on Wood

Mustang Sally

Respect - Aretha Franklin

Sitting on the dock of the bay - Otis Redding

Where did you sleep last night - Leadbelly

Standing in the way of control - The gossip

Alabama - J B Lenoir

Slippin and a Slidin - Little Richard

Seven Nation Army - White Stripes

Country Death Song - Violent Femmes

My Baby Just Cares For Me - Nina Simone

He's a Rebel - the Crystals

That's Alright Mama - Elvis

Reviews

The first act was Franklin Music, with soloist Emily Franklin bringing an eclectic soup of sound and voices right off the bat. Franklin Music was a medley of everything I’d hoped for out of Cute Owl. They opened with the kind of folksy track with high and haunting vocals and the “devils and killers” subject matter you’d expect from a Johnny

Franklin dropped us from the comfort of the sad west into the depths of punk and a Macbook beat straight from the shop fronts of a glitched out 90’s virtual mall. Franklin’s set was a journey from the known into the strange, and was the perfect act to start on.