Band Name & Biography A.R

The Band & Its Background

Band Name - The Franks 

Biography - The band members have known each other since they were all ten years old. All members of the band are from Lutterworth: Foran and Dennis attended Lutterworth College in Lutterworth, Leicester, while Finn Reaney attended Countesthorpe in Leicester, and Sam Green attended Beachump College.

At first Foran studied accounts at University, however soon realised it was a lot harder than he thought and not what he wanted to do. Therefore he chose to study Creative Writing as he enjoyed writing poetry and short stories, but not reading. While at the University of Nottingham (studying Creative Writing), Foran started performing acoustic sets as a singer-songwriter around bars and at open-mic nights in Leicester. After getting positive reactions from the crowd, Foran decided to leave University and form a band. Derry recruited long-time friend and neighbour Finn Reaney, who had never played the drums before. They played as 'Derry Foran' until Green and Dennis joined the band.

Their first gig was at the Leicester O2 Academy in October 2006, and the band went from strength to strength in Leicester and now that strength has expanded, largely through a word-of-mouth following brought on by extensive gigging and television publicity. The Franks released their debut single "Cavorting" on 6 August 2007 by Loog Records. A second single, "Acrylic" was released on 22 October 2007 reaching number 44 in the UK Chart.