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Thread #99665   Message #1991545
Posted By: black walnut
09-Mar-07 - 10:56 AM
Thread Name: David Francey's new CD- Right of Passage
Subject: RE: David Francey's new CD- Right of Passage
Okay, I was wrong. He was 12, not 7, when he came to Canada from Scotland. Well deserving of that accent, I'd say!


He're part of David's bio, below:


Biography

David Francey was born in 1954 in Ayrshire, Scotland, where as a paper boy he got his first taste of the working life. He learned to read at an early age, and by age eleven was devouring the newspapers he delivered. This helped establish his interest in politics and world events while developing the social conscience that forms the backdrop of his songs.

He was twelve when his family immigrated to Toronto. He says he can trace his love of the land, the history, and the people of his adopted country to weekend family drives exploring southern Ontario. Music played a large part in these family outings. They sang traditional Scottish tunes as they drove through the Canadian countryside. Dad and sister Muriel sang melody, while mother and David sang harmonies.