fran & flora

Fran & Flora’s critically acclaimed releases and captivating live performances have led to their rapid rise in prominence across folk, avant-garde and popular musical landscapes alike. Precious Collection was #4 in the Top 10 Guardian Folk Albums of the Year and presents uniquely reworked Yiddish material and original compositions for cello, violin, electronics, voices and drums to create an intimate, evocative and border-defying’ aesthetic. The duo draws its material directly from archival recordings, recovered manuscripts and study with traditional music masters from the mountains of Maramureș, to Berlin and New York.

‘Time-travels brilliantly between solid folk origins and avant garde play with a surprise at every corner.’ The Guardian

‘Avant-garde and deeply traditional.’ Songlines

‘An album of beguiling beauty.’ The Wire