Dave Francis : Red Rain
Red Rain came together in 2004 with the release of their first album as
a band, “ New Day”. Playing at a variety of venues though a 21 nation
world tour was a strong start from the boys. the tour kicked off in New
Zealand on May 7th. 20 nations and 4 continents later the tour wound to
a close in the United States december 20.
showing no signs of slowing down, in 2005 the band headed off on
yet another world tour!
beginning this tour march 18, the band played through the previous
tours list of countries in reverse with the additon of a couple of
countries and cramming thier schedule with even more shows !
relentless songwriters that they are, red rain started developing new
material while on the road in advance for thier follow up album which
would be released the following year.
once again the tour closed in late december and the boys took a much
needed break over christmas
after many hours locked away in longview studios
march 2006 saw the release of Red Rains second studio album boldly
entitled "Symphony"
a real crowd pleaser, symphony was step up in the rock element when
compared to new day.It contains a great collection of well written
songs with a diverse range of musical inluences taking the listener on
a melodic journey through a range of emotions and ultimately them on a
high.
The 06 tour was the fullest schedule the band the band had had yet and
the new matieral was well recieved on the tour.
the guys enjoyed the playing the new tunes and the crowds really responded to them.
2007 involved less touring for the band with much focus on
songwriting, pre-production for a new album and the birth of
lead-singer, Michael Turner's first child.
Red Rain is: Michael Turner - lead vocal, guitar, Stephen Turner -
bass Guitar, vocals, David Francis - electric guitar, David Pfanstiel -
drums.
Their music can be described as a blend of rock, acoustic rock and a
refreshing mix of earthy textures and grooves with a wide range of
musical influences.
McPherson Stompboxes would like to thank Dave Francis for choosing
Phase 90 with a McPherson Pure mod
