Folksinger

This article is about Folksinger, the 1985 album by the artist known as Phranc. For folk singers, see Folk music.

Folksinger is an album by folk singer-songwriter Phranc, released in 1985.

Phranc's first solo LP fused elements of her punk rock past with acoustic folk music. It is regarded as the first album to integrate both genres of music successfully. The lyrics are written with doses of irreverent humour and sarcastic wit. She covers Bob Dylan's "The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll" with vigour, comments on the image of girl-bands ("Everywhere I Go (I Hear the Go Go's),") and the personal tragedy of suicide in "Lifelover". The single "Female Mudwrestling" became a crowd favourite at music festivals with its sing-a-long chorus.

Track listing

1. "One of the Girls" (Phranc) – 4:56
2. "Noguchi" (Phranc) – 2:56
3. "Mary Hooley" (Phranc) – 4:02
4. "Ballad of the Dumb Hairdresser" (Phranc) – 3:24
5. "Caped Crusader" (Phranc) – 2:16
6. "Female Mudwrestling" (Phranc) – 2:12
7. "The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll" (Dylan) – 4:26
8. "Amazons" (Phranc) – 2:34
9. "Liar Liar" (Phranc) – 1:58
10. "Handicapped" (Phranc) – 1:30
11. "Carolyn" (Phranc) – 4:27
12. "Lifelover" (Phranc) – 2:36
13. "Everywhere I Go (I Hear the Go Go's)" (Phranc) – 2:46

Personnel

• Phranc – Producer, vocals, guitar

External links

• Amazon.com review
• Artist Direct review
• HR Music review
• Rate Your Music review