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Travis to write new album whilst on tour of North America

 

Fran Healy starts acoustic tour next month

 

Travis frontman Fran Healy is hoping that his upcoming tour of North America will give him chance to work on new material for the band.

 

In America to embark on an acoustic tour with Travis guitarist Andy Dunlop, the pair are planning to write material for a follow up to 2008's 'Ode to J.Smith'.

 

"We're gonna hopefully write the whole thing, me and Andy [Dunlop] on the bus," Healy tells

Billboard.com. "I like the idea of writing an album going across America. I can kind of write anywhere; mostly I tend to sit in hotel rooms and quiet places, but I've written in the loudest, noisiest places imaginable, too.” He added.

 

“It's like taking a shit; you can do it anywhere, but sometimes it's nice to do it in a nice, cozy toilet rather than in the bushes."

 

Currently planning material for their upcoming tour, which is being dubbed 'An Evening with Fran Healy and Andy Dunlop: A Chronological Acoustical Journey Through the Travis Back Catalogue: Laugh Out Loud Stories, Scottish Accents, Handsome Scottish Men, Naked Torsos', the tour won't just be a musical affair.

 

"To be honest, I don't know what to expect," explained Healy. "I think it's going to be really special. I have a slide show, sort of a projector screen and a projector, so it'll look a little like a town hall lecture. That's the vibe of it. I can't wait."

 

The tour which starts in San Francisco on October 8, will include songs from a body of over 150 songs written by Healy and the band over the years.

 

"It's almost like taking baby pictures of the songs and showing them to the audience - except it's getting the real baby and showing it people," said Healy.

 

As well as hoping to write material for the next album, the duo will also be recording the shows to put out as a live CD, with the possibility of a DVD also in the works.

 

http://www.nme.com/news/travis/47524

 

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setlist of the first acoustic fran and andy show, in case anyone's interested ;)

 

 

 

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More Than Us

All I Want To Do Is Rock

Only Molly Knows

Turn

As You Are

Writing To Reach You

Why Does It Always Rain On Me

The last laugh of the laughter

Flowers in the Window

Blue Flashing Light

Driftwood

Sing

Love will come through

Closer

My Eyes

Chinese Blues

Before You were Young

New song: Holiday

 

Hit me baby one more time

Coming Around

 

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setlist of the first acoustic fran and andy show, in case anyone's interested ;)

 

 

 

20

More Than Us

All I Want To Do Is Rock

Only Molly Knows

Turn

As You Are

Writing To Reach You

Why Does It Always Rain On Me

The last laugh of the laughter

Flowers in the Window

Blue Flashing Light

Driftwood

Sing

Love will come through

Closer

My Eyes

Chinese Blues

Before You were Young

New song: Holiday

 

Hit me baby one more time

Coming Around

 

Fran+Andy=Frandy??:rolleyes:

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setlist of the first acoustic fran and andy show, in case anyone's interested ;)

 

 

 

20

More Than Us

All I Want To Do Is Rock

Only Molly Knows

Turn

As You Are

Writing To Reach You

Why Does It Always Rain On Me

The last laugh of the laughter

Flowers in the Window

Blue Flashing Light

Driftwood

Sing

Love will come through

Closer

My Eyes

Chinese Blues

Before You were Young

New song: Holiday

 

Hit me baby one more time

Coming Around

 

Great setlist!! I'd love to see Fran and Andy doing that acoustic set:)

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setlist of the first acoustic fran and andy show, in case anyone's interested ;)

 

 

 

20

More Than Us

All I Want To Do Is Rock

Only Molly Knows

Turn

As You Are

Writing To Reach You

Why Does It Always Rain On Me

The last laugh of the laughter

Flowers in the Window

Blue Flashing Light

Driftwood

Sing

Love will come through

Closer

My Eyes

Chinese Blues

Before You were Young

New song: Holiday

 

Hit me baby one more time

Coming Around

 

why there's not the song Luv in the setlist :(

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well it's too late now, but happy halloween anyway xD

thought i'd share this, it really made me smile ;)

 

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Fran

Halloween

 

Posted Nov 01 2009

5:35AM

 

For the first half of the show tonight we were a cross between Lynyrd Skynyrd and Anvil. Sorry if it freak some of you out. Happy Halloween.

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so, i think i have some news for you.

fran has actually decided to take a "holiday" from travis. in this case, it means there's gonna be a solo album which actually is already completed and will be called "wreckorder".

 

all further details can be found here: www.franhealy.com

 

Yes, he informed everyone about this via Twitter. ;)

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^i know, it's just that i haven't been online for two days, so this is totally new for me ;)

don't really know what to think about it just now. from what i read it sounds like there were times when he got totally fed up with the band - so of course this is a million times better than a split. then again, i'm taking his word that it really is only a "holiday" and he'll return one day. of course i'm looking forward to his album and i'm really excited. but i truly HOPE that this doesn't mean the end of travis...

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