SOLD OUT NIGHT 1 - THE FRANK & WALTERS
The Frank & Walters + Frances McKee (The Vaselines)
Support from Frances McKee (The Vaselines)!
The Frank and Walters originally became world famous on the ‘90s indie scene and have produced seven studio albums.
Thanks to the cult comedy show ‘The Young Offenders’, the band captured a whole new audience when their hit single ‘After All’ featured in the infamous ‘Billy Murphy’ bus hijack scene.
With a back catalogue of hundreds of songs penned over 3 decades the band play all the favourites and some long lost classics in all their acoustic glory.
Expect to hear hits such as ‘After All’ and ‘Fashion crisis hits New York’ coupled with timeless classics like ‘How can I exist’ and ‘Landslide’.
On the night Paul of the Frank and Walters will share some of the stories behind the songs and anecdotes from the hippy diddly crazy world of life in one of Ireland's most enduring bands.
Line Up
The Frank and Walters began in Cork, it was the early 90's and their mission was to spread cheer and optimism throughout the world via their music. Naming themselves after some eccentric old boys from down the road, their energetic live shows, infectious melodies and seemingly irrepressible happiness built up a loyal following and before very long, every major and independent record label was showing interest. In 1991 the Franks signed to Setanta Records.
In October 1992 their first album, 'Trains, Boats and Planes' was released on GO! Discs. With indie anthems like 'Fashion Crisis Hits New York', 'Walters Trip' and 'This is not a Song' jostling for attention, critical and popular acclaim were a given. All this vast potential finally exploded in January 1993 when the Franks released their most recognisable tune - 'After All'. With it's gloriously catchy chorus and general up-beatness it was the perfect antidote to the dark winter days, and it thundered into the UK charts at number 11 – providing the band with their first appearance on ‘Top Of The Pops’.
Their second album, 'Grand Parade' unleashed their full potential and to this day remains a classic. Described at the time as "The jauntiest of melodic joys" by the NME. With tracks like 'Colours', 'Indian Ocean', 'Tony Cochrane' and 'How Can I Exist' the record propelled the band to new heights.
2017 is the 20th anniversary of "Grand Parade," so it's a big year for them! 2016 saw the release of their well received album "Songs for the Walking Wounded, feat. Cillian Murphy on the track, "Stages." They also sold out The Borderline, London and were crowd pleasers at Shiiine On Weekender, Beautiful Days, and Gigantic in Manchester.
