Blending Irish, Balkan and other folk traditions. Francesca Romana Fabris describes her songs as ‘folk-pop, influenced by latin rhythms, with a large use of improv and some jazz arrangements‘. She writes in both English and Italian. Her European heritage, where storylines don’t always follow an easy narrative, is reflected in her videos and in her musical style.
Before you read on, Francesca is giving a FREE download of “Fly Again” to Angry Baby readers. If you’re not already subscribed to Angry Baby, just pop the email address that you’d like it delivered to here and it will be on its way to you straight away, together with a bumper collection of music that has been shared by Angry Baby. The music comes from outstanding artists that you may not have heard before. With a mix of rock, pop, folk…you name it…there’s bound to be something new that floats your musical boat, and all for free! What’s not to like about that?!
It’s definitely folk in origin, but there’s an up-beat pop vibe to ‘Fly Away’ that demands that you dance along, whether in your kitchen or (if you are on the bus or somewhere else that dancing doesn’t go down well) in your head. It’s definitely a feel-good tune so keep it in your music collection for those days when you’re happy and need something to match your mood, or when you’re a bit low and need something to cheer you up. In fact, any day – it’s your portable musical smile 🙂
Francesca’s international style is reflected in her music education – she studied music at St. Louis Music School, Scuola Popolare di Musica Testaccio in Rome and Goldsmiths College London. Her five albums include three which feature her original songs and two based on traditional folk music. Her most recent album ‘So Close To You’ was recorded and mixed in Rome in 2014.
As well as making her own music, Francesca contributed to a bimonthly magazine about folk and traditional music “Traditional Arranged”, writing articles, reviewing cds and reporting on international folk festivals. She is also a writer of poems and tales. Her novel “Chiamalo Amore” is available on AMAZON – but not translated into English, so it might be time to brush up on Italian again!
Finally, here is Francesca’s advice for anyone who is just starting out with music:
‘First of all: don’t let the others decide if you are too old, or too young, or too jazzy or too pop…do whatever you feel and you love doing. Just be original, it is the only thing we can keep as artists.
To create your own style you have to experiment, listen to the others, make mistakes, change…nothing is easy, but it is your own way and wherever you will arrive it will be yours. Don’t expect success, at least not immediately, things are slow and it is a long journey, but it is great…that’s why we all are still here. enjoy’
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Fly again is a great track. I love the fusion of styles from around the globe. A real foot tapper.
Francesca was one of the first artists we featured in Angry Baby. Her music has definitely stood the test of time with us so we’re glad you’re enjoying it too,