Michael Fracasso
Encyclopedia
Michael Fracasso is a singer-songwriter
based in Austin, Texas
. His music spans country
and rock as he sings in a high tenor that evokes the "high lonesome" sound of early country
.
He was a regular performer at the Cornelia Street Cafe
's Monday night songwriter workshops in the early 1980s. He has released six albums/CDs in the past four decades.
A Pocketful of Rain, Retrospective, Back To Oklahoma, World In A Drop Of Water, When I Lived In The Wild and Love & Trust.
As Of 2008 Was Touring with the Ribbon Of Highway, Endless Skyway.. Tribute to Woody Guthrie
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Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
based in Austin, Texas
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
. His music spans country
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
and rock as he sings in a high tenor that evokes the "high lonesome" sound of early country
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
.
He was a regular performer at the Cornelia Street Cafe
Cornelia Street Cafe
The Cornelia Street Cafe, in New York City's Greenwich Village, first opened its doors in July 1977. It quickly became a magnet for the artistic and highly creative folk who loved their art just off the beaten path. On any given night, one might hear writers, poets, or musicians, spilling their...
's Monday night songwriter workshops in the early 1980s. He has released six albums/CDs in the past four decades.
A Pocketful of Rain, Retrospective, Back To Oklahoma, World In A Drop Of Water, When I Lived In The Wild and Love & Trust.
As Of 2008 Was Touring with the Ribbon Of Highway, Endless Skyway.. Tribute to Woody Guthrie
Woody Guthrie
Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Guthrie is best known as an American singer-songwriter and folk musician, whose musical legacy includes hundreds of political, traditional and children's songs, ballads and improvised works. He frequently performed with the slogan This Machine Kills Fascists displayed on his...
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