Fran McGillivray Band

The Fran McGillivray Band produce a highly distinctive sound, with lots of scope for dynamics, interplay and rhythmic improvisation. In addition to original songs, the band’s live set features their take on songs by Little Walter, Robert Johnson and Willie Dixon as well as numbers by some of the great women of the blues - Bessie Smith, Big Momma Thornton, Etta James and Memphis Minnie..
In 2013 they released the first Fran McGillivray Band CD "Some Luck", which is made up mainly of original songs written by Fran McGillivray and Mike Burke, some tracks featuring special guest Alan Glen blowing some great harmonica. The songs have a broad range of tones, textures and themes, but they're all rooted in the music they love – Americana / Blues.
2017 saw the release of Midnight Call, another album of original songs with Blues, Country and Americana stylings and featuring special guests Alan Glen on harmonica, Mike Paice on sax and Martin Smith on lap steel.
In Autumn 2018 Fran and Mike began touring as Saints and Sinners, a project where they join the Spikedrivers to form a five piece band exploring the connections between blues and spirituals.They released the first Saints & Sinners album Going Over Home in 2020.
Fran, Mike and Roger Nunn released the new Fran McGillivray Band album "Rain" on February 1st 2022. The album was voted in the Top 10 Blues Americana albums of 2022. Www.franmike.com; X: @mcgillivrayburk: Facebook: Fran McGillivray Burke; insta: McGillivrayBurke-music