Frank Fotusky

Frank Fotusky
Fotusky and his 12-string guitar
Background information
Birth name	Francis X. Fotusky
Origin	New Jersey, New York, United States
Genres	Piedmont blues
Instruments	Acoustic guitar (6- & 12-string)
Years active	1983 (1983)–present
Website	frankfotusky.com

Frank Fotusky is an American singer-songwriter based in Portland, Maine. He plays six- and twelve-string acoustic guitar, and regularly performs in the Greater Portland area.^[1]

Fotusky plays acoustic blues in the Piedmont style reminiscent of guitarists such as Reverend Gary Davis, Blind Boy Fuller, John Jackson and Blind Willie McTell.^[2] He has performed or appeared with John Jackson, Paul Geremia, Steve Mann, Will Scarlett, Bonnie Raitt, Buddy Guy and Chris Hillman, amongst others.^[3]

His personal record label is Snappy Turtle Records, while his music publishing company is Sixty One Forty Nine Music.

Discography[]

Fotusky has released two albums: Teasin' the Frets (1999) and Meet Me in the Bottom (2015).

Teasin' the Frets[]

1. "Red River Blues" (Lead Belly)
2. "99 Year Blues" (Julius Daniels)
3. "Teasin' the Frets" (Nick Lucas)
4. "On the Cooling Board" (Blind Willie McTell)
5. "Chump Man Blues" (Blind Blake)
6. "Franklynn Mint" (Frank Fotusky)
7. "Untrue Blues" (Blind Boy Fuller)
8. "The Graverobber” (Frank Fotusky)
9. "Boats Up the River" (John Jackson)
10. "I'm So Glad" (Skip James)
11. "Great Change" (Reverend Gary Davis)
12. "Mumbletypeg" (Frank Fotusky)
13. "I'm Going Home Someday" (Roy Book Binder)

Meet Me in the Bottom[]

1. "Who's Been Here" (Bo Carter)
2. "39 Ninth Street" (Frank Fotusky)
3. "Windin' Boy Blues" (Jelly Roll Morton)
4. "Pig Meat" (Blind Boy Fuller)
5. "When You've Got a Good Friend" (Robert Johnson)
6. "How Long, How Long Blues" (Leroy Carr)
7. "Good Morning Aurora" (Frank Fotusky)
8. "Meet Me in the Bottom" (Bumble Bee Slim)
9. "Trouble in Mind" (Richard M. Jones)
10. "Mama T'aint Long for Day" (Blind Willie McTell)
11. "The Girl With the Auburn Hair" (Frank Fotusky)
12. "Keep Your Lamps Trimmed and Burning" (Reverend Gary Davis)
13. "39 Ninth Street (Reprise)" (Frank Fotusky)

• Producers: Dennis Bourke and Frank Fotusky
• Recorded, mixed and mastered in May 2014 at Cigars & Guitars Lounge, Ocean Gate, New Jersey
• Engineer: Dennis Bourke^[4]

Personal life[]

Fotusky moved to Portland, Maine, around 2013 with his wife, Lynn. He has three children: a son, Francis, and two daughters, Jade and Aurora, the latter of whom Fotusky dedicated a song to on Meet Me in the Bottom.^{[citation needed]}

He previously taught at the Performing Arts Academy in Ocean County, New Jersey.

References[]

External links[]

• Frank Fotusky's official YouTube page
• Frank Fotusky at AllMusic
• "The Music of Frank Fotusky" at 207, News Center Maine