F R A N C E S C A B I O

Born in Chicago and raised in the suburbs music and art were always of great interest. Thrown out of piano lessons for sight reading in 3rd grade, I gave up on reading music. I picked up guitar in high school enjoying that I could use tablature and still not have to read. From singing in high school hallways, ditching class, to participating in the High School choirs.

I participated in several college musicals, loved being in them, hated watching them. In 1976 I was touring with the Illinois State Theatre's Summer production of Godspell when I acquired my Guild guitar. In 1977 I was "Jenny" with The Dessert Theater's presentation of Company.

Moved to Temecula California in the early '90's with my husband and son. I was at a new coffee house "Jimmys" where I met Mark Acevedo at an open mike. As "Full Circle" we performed in the surrounding suburbs of Fallbrook, Escondido and San Marcos. We sang some original music we collaborated on along with covers. For a short time we worked with fellow musicians Jamie Olsen and Tom Jordan as "Deluxe Edition". We performed music from the early 1920's all the way to Joni Mitchell'™s "Morning Morgantown".

Now living in Wisconsin, I got the bug to perform when a flyer from the White House of Music caught my eye. I participated in two sessions of Weekend Warriors in late 2002. Totally smitten with the experience of working with the group "Cigarettes, Film & Aspirin" including Gil Plotkin, Ed Schilling and Paul VanDerLinden, I turned my focus to solo performing and working with Weekend Warriors coach, Don Moore.

I have been performing regularly in the surrounding Milwaukee area. Locations include Cream City Coffee in Port Washington and Cedarburg, Sherman Perk, the Guitar Bar, Conways, Eagles Cafe, The Coffee House and La Taza in Milwaukee, Kletzsch Perk in Glendale, cafe forte in Mequon and The Steaming Cup in Waukesha.

My first CD " My Sentimental Heart" is a 6 track EP released in June 2003. My tracks recorded live in a 5 hours session were then handed over to Don to finish. My second project, "Lucky One" is an 11 track cd that was completed October 2004. Besides Don as arranger and producer I was fortunate enough to have Mike Nicloy on drums, which were recorded at Remote Planet thanks to Ric Probst. Bassist, Brian Running also contributed to several tracks. Thanks Guys!