Hello!

Welcome to the official website for singer-songwriter and pianist Fran Smith.

“Fran Smith is a girl whose work I came across towards the end of last year. I must say I was completely and utterly absorbed in it when I first got the CD, because I think she’s a singer-songwriter of rare virtue: she’s witty, she’s got depth to her lyrics, and she’s also got a kind of life and verve in her singing that makes you sit up and listen to every word.”
~ Mike Harding

“’Take These Bones’….. beautiful song!”
~ Jason Carter (BBC’s Head of Popular Music, Live Events & BBC Introducing)

“Great voice - love the northern accent.  Very classic sounding songs, great piano and atmosphere.”
~ John Robb (Louder Than War)

“Your voice is gorgeous and your songs are really REALLY good. Thank you so much for your talent and sharing it with the world!”
~ Joan As Police Woman

“It’s really exciting to discover a songwriting talent as intelligent and insightful as Fran Smith, who knows how to sing her own stories with such conviction and grace.”
~ Karine Polwart

“Awesome and deserving of magnificent and worldwide success.”
~ Thea Gilmore

“phenomenal by any standard”
~ Paul Fenn (Asgard agency)

“‘Ghost of a Chance’ is a fantastic song, and I think you will do great!”
~ Simon Raymonde (Bella Union)

“The lyrics are just SO good….. it’s ridiculous!  No, seriously – it is brilliant.  Absolutely brilliant lyrics.”
~ Alan Raw (BBC Introducing in West Yorkshire)

“Fran Smith writes like she means it: refreshingly uncompromising, with an honesty that is both brutal and beautiful… it’s a performance that is utterly disarming in its naked candour. Where has this siren sprung from?”
~ Mike Wilson (Folk Radio UK)

“I thought she was excellent [on BBC Radio 4’s Loose Ends].”
~ David Quantick

“It was an absolute pleasure, Fran – you were brilliant and the audience loved you!”
~ The Sage Gateshead

“Yeah, she’s good!”
~ Dave Stewart (Eurythmics)

“A voice like Fran’s makes the clouds melt away.”
~ Patrick Humphries

“Destined for big things in 2013.”
~ Pocklington Arts Centre

“Now and then you see people who have such absolute talent that they have to be stars.  Stunning voice and songs.”
~ Dave Spikey (comedian)