Biography

*Goodtimes Goodtimes started life as a one band; Franc Cinelli, an Italian raised in London,** **filtered his roots through a multicultural sieve to forge a unique identity and distinctive sound. A true bluesman, born out of his natual era, and so he blends his blues-folk with his personal optimism. He and his cohorts create ethereally wonderful alt.folk. You'll have each song on repeat in your head before it even finishes playing. *

*Drawing on traditional blues, folk and country music, the songs of Good Times Good Times are infused with the musings of a young man who is as much at home in London's Soho as in Rome's Trastevere or New York's Lower East Side.** **Inspired by the New York coffee house scene of the '70s and encouraged by the enthusiastic reception to his music, Franc spent much of the last couple of years playing the New York circuit. Thoroughly absorbed by the scene, Franc soon found himself playing in bars, clubs and coffee shops, developing a solid following among the music-loving New Yorkers; playing sometimes three or four times a night in different venues around the city; learning to take his guitar everywhere in case of an impromptu gig in someone's basement or loft apartment; and often playing until five or six in the morning. Moving on to touring up and down the “Coasts” and back again doing the same in the UK.*

*After the well received, bedroom recorded “GLUE” LP ,** **Goodtimes Goodtimes new EP , produced by Danton Supple, steps everything up a notch or two. **Story-telling in the night; late night drinking and early morning wanderings. **Irresistibly rustic** killer hooks and a new favourite band.*

*"Telling stories and reaching out with a song and a strum is pretty special. I write about whatever takes my fancy; the usual suspects apply; girls, that night when I couldn’t bite my lip and it got me into trouble, my mates, johnny cash, dance halls and love."*

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