Frank Rynne
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Frank Rynne is an Irish-born singer, record producer, art curator, film-maker, writer, and historian. He has played in three bands in 1984, The Baby Snakes (1985-1994) and (1996- ). He has produced three CDs of Moroccan folk music by the Master Musicians of Joujouka. In 1992 Rynne co-organised The Here to Go Show, an international art show featuring the works of William S. Burroughs and Brion Gysin and, with fellow organisers Joe Ambrose and Terry Wilson, co-wrote Man from Nowhere. He co-produced the CD 10%: file under Burroughs (1996).
Early years[]
Rynne first came to national prominence in Ireland playing rhythm guitar with , a Dublin-based rockabilly band with a large national following. In 1985 he formed The Baby Snakes, a rock'n'roll band strongly influenced by The New York Dolls and Alex Chilton. The Baby Snakes released an EP and two LPs, and , before moving to Brixton, London in 1988.
Their third and final LP was produced by Sex Pistols audio engineer, Dave Goodman. In 1990, the band recruited drummer Nigel Preston, a founder member of The Cult. After Preston's death in 1992, Rynne began to work on projects related to Burroughs and Gysin.
Further reading[]
- Ambrose, Joe; Wilson, Terry; and Rynne, Frank (1992). Man from Nowhere: Storming the Citadels of Enlightenment With William Burroughs and Brion Gysin. Autonomedia. ISBN 0-9520217-0-6.
- Rynne, Frank (October 2005). "Paris Notes by Frank Rynne". The Handstand. Retrieved Jan. 14, 2007.
External links[]
- Master Musicians of Joujouka official site
- Obituary of Hamri by Frank Rynne. The Independent, London, 19 October 2000
- Ira Cohen obituary by Frank Rynne. The Guardian (UK), May 13, 2011
- Moroccan music
- Irish male singers
- Living people
- Irish film directors
- Irish film producers
- Musicians from County Dublin
- European film director stubs
- Irish artist stubs
- Film producer stubs