The And of One

Michael is teaming up with his longtime vocalist and bandmate, Veronica Nunn, to present “The And of One,” a new podcast showcasing stories from his life in music. Topics include his career as a songwriter, recording artist, and touring musician, with many asides and anecdotes about all the great musicians he’s had the pleasure to work with.

The And of One is a music podcast hosted by Michael Franks, with 9 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Michael Franks hosts The And of One, a music show with 9 episodes published.

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  Episode #8

  NOA NOA (Part 2)

  Sep 27, 20261 hour

  To conclude the story of Noa Noa, the musical I wrote about Paul Gauguin, Veronica and I discuss its journey to Playwright’s Horizons in N.Y.C., where it was performed in a workshop production. Being a recording artist and touring musician, everything about the theatre was unfamiliar to me. I was fortunate to connect with Don Scardino, who directed the show, and with all the singers and actors who gave so much of their talent and enthusiasm to the project. And writing a musical of this size and scale was for me, needless to say, a labor of love.

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  Episode #7

  Noa Noa (1)

  Aug 15, 202649 min

  In this episode, Veronica and I discuss Noa Noa, a musical I wrote about Paul Gauguin and his life in French Polynesia. I wrote this music over several years, in between making albums and touring on the Road. I finished the 26-song project in early 1990. Eventually it was performed in an off-Broadway workshop production at Playwright’s Horizons in NYC, directed by Don Scardino. In our conversation, I describe how I was inspired by Gauguin’s art, the journey of reading and research I took, and how I originally recorded demos of the songs in solo guitar/vocal versions.

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  Episode #6

  Zandy's Bride

  Jul 11, 202655 min

  In 1974 I wrote the music for a film at Warner Bros. called Zandy’s Bride. The picture was directed by a famous Swedish film maker named Jan Troell and starred Gene Hackman and Liv Ullman. In this episode, Veronica and I discuss how I got involved in the project and what it was like writing music for a film at a major studio. For me, it was like diving headfirst into the deep end of a totally unfamiliar pool. But I really enjoyed working in this new environment and learned so much from the entire process. I’d like to dedicate this episode to two people: Larry Marks, who, as Head of Music at Warner Bros. Pictures, hired me to write the music and mentored me with his generous good advice. And to my downstairs neighbor at the time, an 85 yr. old widow, whose name escapes me (Mrs. Cookie-Baker?). She kindly tolerated all the reverberant noise the Moviola made. Pictured above, it seems like something from the Age of Steam.

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  Episode #5

  Previously Unavailable

  Jun 6, 20261h 2mS0

  <p>Recorded and released in 1973, this record, my first, appeared on vinyl, titled eponymously Michael Franks. In this episode Veronica and I discuss how I got the recording contract, which players I worked with, and some of the compositions I wrote. The record enjoyed some airplay across the country and "bubbled under the charts" for awhile. But the label, Brut, didn't last long.  </p> <p></p> <p>Years later, in 1986, it was rereleased on John Hammond Records, a satellite of Columbia, under the title "Previously Unavailable." Flowered shirt, turquoise jewelry, head in the clouds. Fifty-three years ago! Special thanks to H...

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  Episode #4

  Tiger In The Rain

  May 9, 202651 minS0

  <p> </p> <p>In this episode Veronica and I discuss the fourth record I made for Warner Brothers, “Tiger in the Rain,” which was recorded in the Fall of 1978 and released early the following year. I worked with Producer/Arranger John Simon on this record and John wrote the most beautiful charts for the project.</p> <p></p> <p>                                     Circa 1978, sitting underneath the appletree, playing the 1926 Francisco Simplicio. <br>                                      Photo: Claudia Franks</p> <p>The title song was inspired by one of Henri Rousseau’s paintings called “Tropical Storm with a Tiger.” The National Gallery in London was kind enough to let us reproduce the painting on the album cov...

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