The opportunity of a lifetime #RideWithFrances
Olivia Frances singing at the Front Street Cafe in New Richmond on April 18
Out of 110 submissions, Cincinnati native, singer musician, and songwriter, Olivia Frances is a top finalist to open for the Blue Sky Riders!
Does the name Kenny Loggins ring a bell? He’s one of the band members.
Olivia said, I’m so excited that I’ve made it to this point but now I need your help Loveland. Please spread the word and tell you friends and family to vote for me every day until July 12th.”
OLIVIA is a KICKIN’ IT BACK OPENING ACT FINALISTS
The time has come! We’ve painstakingly reviewed every one of the over 110 amazing contest submissions, and have narrowed down our top finalists (no easy task, we assure you!) Now it’s up to you to help make their dreams come true – and help us decide which of these up and coming artists will appear as our opening act for our very special Kickstarter-inspired Kickin’ It Back Tour events on September 11 at City Winery Nashville, and September 25 at Coach House, San Juan Capistrano!
Click here to vote for Olivia to open for Kenny Loggins!
Kenny Loggins and The Blue Sky Riders
Olivia Frances is a 19-year-old singer-songwriter from Cincinnati who writes sunshine story pop.
Recently, she was on NPR in a story about musicians and social media.
The title track off her album, “Back to Happiness” won Best Pop Song of 2014 in the Ohio Music Awards. In addition, her original song, “Season’s Grow On” was placed in a documentary produced by an Emmy-award winning filmmaker, Melissa Godoy.
Last April, she went on her #SingleSteps Tour that she booked herself, and played eight shows in four states, ending the tour with two appearances back in her hometown of Cincinnati.
Olivia Frances is an old soul wrapped inside the effervescent free spirit of an 19-year-old girl. Wisdom shines through in her writing.
When a junior at Ursuline Academy, Olivia was a place winner in the Loveland Magazine sponsored, Hold On Talent Slam and her song, I want to get to know you was adopted as its theme song.
Olivia Frances recently featured on NPR about artists and social media
For Aspiring Artists, Social Media Can Get Fans Too Close For Comfort
RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST:
A country artist once said all he needed to write a song were three chords and the truth. To succeed these days, he might also need a bunch of social media accounts. The Internet allows artists to gain a following by essentially inviting fans into their living rooms. Emily Siner from member station WPLN reports that those fans sometimes overstay their welcome.
EMILY SINER:
Olivia Frances is sitting in an armchair in her Nashville apartment, hunched over a laptop. Frances is 18 years old. She moved to Nashville last summer to propel her music career. She’s outgoing and bubbly and has dived into the music business with a so-far undeterred enthusiasm. Part of that means immersing herself in social media.
OLIVIA FRANCES:
I’m on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr, Vine…
SINER:
Standard stuff for a teenager these days. But wait. There’s more…
