JANUARY 2012

MIDEM - France
Watson Entertainment will once again be attending MIDEM in Cannes France

Francey In PEI
David will be a featured guest at this years Prince Edward Island Music Festival


 

DECEMBER 2011

John Landry Tour Dates

John Landry will be back in Ontario for three shows, two of which are sold out!
Tickets still avaialble for Wingham. Details here!


Francey Featured On Southern Souls

www.southernSouls.ca
Thanks to Mitch Fillion

 

 

NOVEMBER 2011

Canadian Folk Music Awards

David Francey has been nominated for 2 Folk Music Awards - Solo Artist Of The Year and English Songwriter Of The Year

Burning Bright on CBC TV

"David Francey - Burning Bright" the movie will be airing on CBC several times this season. A film by Tony Girardin

Francey In Canadian Musician
Read it here.

 

OCTOBER 2011

David Francey On Degrassi

David's song "Wonder" was used in Degrassi. Episode 1126 - Part 3
Live video of the song here.

 

 

 

SEPTEMBER 2011

The Essentials Open for Jay Leno

 

 

 

AUGUST 2011

David Francey Canadian Tour

David will start his 48 date tour accross Canada next month, many of the shows are already sold out. Tour Dates
Globe & Mail Article

 

Feature In Canadian Musician

Joe Oliva form The Essentials has had an article published in the recent issue of Candian Musician. Read it here.

 

JULY 2011
New Video from David Francey

 



 


JUNE 2011
New Video from John Landry "Changing Man"

 

 

APRIL 2011

 

David Francey "Late Edition" - Released Today!

 

Currently #1 on campus radio (folk)

Live video

"David Francey rarely disappoints with his songwriting decisions, and "Late Edition" is no exception. It's corker!" Penquin Eggs Magazine

www.davidfrancey.com


 

 

COUNTRY MUSIC NEWS

Thank you to Country Music News for their recent review of John's new album.

" Ten of the 12 songs on the package are co-written by John Landry, including the powerful title track Changing Man, which is one of the strongest songs to surface on the Canadian country scene in some time."

New video coming soon!



 



The Essentials hit #4 on Halifax SoundScan charts thanks to the strong support of the fans on thier East Coast Tour.

Bass Singer Joe Oliva recently had an article published in Canadian Musician Magazine.

Free download at:
EssentialsMusic.com



 

FEBRUARY 2011

 

David Francey Honored With Two Awards

"The Waking Hour" was picked as the overall top song at the 7th Annual International Acoustic Music Awards.

David also won the John Lennon Songwriting Folk Award, again for his song "The Waking Hour"

Click here to hear it!


David is currently touring Australia for the month of February. His new CD is set to be released on April 26th.


 


 


The Essentials have also been honored with with 2 nominations from the Contemporary ACappella Recording Awards. Nominations include "Best Original Song" and "Best Canadian Album"

Upcoming tour dates include Washington DC, Vancouver BC, and the Canadian East Coast.

 

 

 

 

Captain John Landry will be releasing a new single to country radio in the next few weeks and will be announcing Canadian tour dates.

The Canadian Air Force has now officially stationed John in Gander NL. John will be part of "The Outcasts" 103 Search & Rescue Squadron flying the CH-149 Cormorant helicopter on one of the busiest bases in Canada.



 

 

 


 

JUNE 10 2010

The Essentials set to release new CD "Nothing But Blue"

Video: "I Can See Clearly Now"




 

MAY 7 2010

New David Francey documentary DVD released. davidfranceymovie.com

David Francey judges Canada Writes on CBC "GO"


 

 


JAN 18 2010

David Francey will be appearing on CBC Saturday January 30th, 12 noon, for the annual Tim Hortons Hockey Day In Canada! Hosted by Ron MacLean

www.davidfrancey.com

 


OCT 9 2010

David Francey & Moxy Früvous singer-songwriter Mike Ford took a trip across the Great Lakes on a Laker. The breathtaking result is ‘SEAWAY’, 16 original songs exploring the Ships, Sailors, Locks and Lore of the Great Lakes & St. Lawrence Seaway.

David will be doing a two week tour on the Canadian East Coast starting Nov 9th.

www.davidfrancey.com


 


MAR 26 2009

In special arrangement with Live Tour Artists, Watson Entertainment is excited to announce Randy and Mr. Lahey from the hit showcase tv series The Trailer Park Boys have joined our roster for North American bookings. You can see video footage of Randy and Mr. Lahey HERE

 


MAR 1 2009

David Francey joins Watson Entertainment for exclusive management.

Watson Entertainment is pleased to announce the recent signing of 3 time Juno Award winner David Francey.

David can be heard on his website HERE

 

 


NOV 21 2008

Remember December is ready to roll!

At long last, The Essentials have released their full-length Christmas CD entitled Remember December.

To purchase and listen to samples go HERE.

 

 


FEB 11 2008

The Essentials will once again be performing the anthems at the Air Canada Center for the Toronto Maple Leafs. This will be a televised performance on CBC. An estimated 1.7 million viewers will be tuning in for the game, according to BBM/Nielsen.

Saturday Feb 23rd, 7pm EST, on CBC


 

mark@watsonentertainment.com