Welcome

Welcome to the Website for Jules Franks, and his new album ' Can We Return to the Heart'. The new album features Jules as a singer, songwriter, multi- instrumentalist, Producer and Arranger. There were many guest singers on his last album, Jewel in the Lotus (2004), but on Can We Return to the Heart, Jules takes all the lead vocals. In many ways this gives more weight to the message contained within the lyrics of the songs, which are both personal and autobiographical, yet also Archetypal and Universal.

Can We Return to the Heart was a labour of love, and was completed over the period of about one year from the summer of 2006 to late summer 2007. The words to the songs were always written first in the form of poems, often instigated by real life events and meditations. Jules  does say that a lot of his ideas for the songs came to him in those quiet times after sleep and dreams. It is very much a 'Dreamtime' album. The musical inspirations would always follow the words, and be built up over a period of weeks in the studio.

The album has  a total of six tracks and is best heard as a complete entity, but of course can be downloaded as individual tracks. Pretender to the Throne will be released as a single (The Radio Edit version) and will also have a video made to accompany it. Details of the official release date for the album are detailed below. The PR team are currently getting the music more well  known with Reviews and Radio airplay. Pretender to the Throne is already being played extensively through local Radio Stations.

The official album launch for 'Can We Return to the Heart' by Jules Franks performed by the 'Jules Franks Band 'at The BRUNSWICK Hove. Free Entry on Thursday February 19th at 8 p.m. The full album will be performed with some special guests....Signed copies of the cd will be on sale.
The Brunswick 3 Holland Road Hove BN31JF.
For more info contact Jules on julian_franks@hotmail.com or on 07887560312 to get your name put on a guest list....only 120 capacity

Gig List

Jules is currently playing with Amrita Trio, alongside Ian Faller and Lucy Hudson. More details and sample tracks @ http://www.myspace.com/theamritatrio

Drum Circle/Multi Percussion Workshop

Jules is running a Drum Circle/ Multi-percussion Workshop for Adults in Brighton on Wednesday evenings.

Jules has given many workshops at festivals for sometimes up to 60 people at a time since his last regular workshops in Brighton. He has also been working with thousands of children and Young adults in schools and Educational Facilities over the last few years and thought it was time to get something going regularly for the local community in Brighton and Hove.

See you there! Full details on Jules Franks Facebook page

View The Jules Franks Band at The Brunswick on YouTube

Can We Return to the Heart

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