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Frank Get

• Italy• Active: 1979–
BluesBlues RockAmericana / Blues

Trieste-born singer, guitarist and composer with a 40-plus-year career spanning blues, rock and Americana, whose multi-ethnic (Istrian, Slavic and Hungarian) roots run through 15 albums and a shared bill with Bruce Springsteen's Light of Day benefit.

Instruments
Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Bass
from
Italia
Frank Get is an Italian singer, guitarist, pianist and bass player from Trieste, active on the Italian and European blues and rock scene since 1979 (Source: official site; Il Piccolo). He describes his heritage as multi-ethnic — Istrian, Slavic and Hungarian — a mix that runs through his songwriting (Source: official site). Get began his recording career fronting F.G. & the East Tornado in the 1990s, played bass and sang with Sottofalsonome (2000–2007), formed the Tex Mex blues combo in 2009 and later recorded with the Ressel Brothers ("To Milk a Duck," 2014) (Source: official site discography). His solo albums include "Hard Blues" (2009), featuring saxophonist James Thompson, guitarist Mike Sponza, drummer Moreno Buttinar and singer Anna Lauvergnac; "Rough Man" (2015), sixteen original songs plus two covers, written around stories and anecdotes from his own cosmopolitan family history; and "Gray Wolf" (2017), his 14th album, comprising twelve blues-oriented tracks (Source: official site; Spettakolo.it). In 2019 he released "False Flag," an album exploring the historical truths of his native Trieste, alongside a companion book, "Ti racconto la mia terra" (Source: Musiqua; Villaggio Musicale). Get has performed at the Sanremo Festival and Sanremo Giovani, and represented Italy at "Light of Day," Bruce Springsteen's annual Parkinson's-research benefit concert at the Stone Pony in Asbury Park, New Jersey (Source: official site). He has shared stages with Graziano Romani and, over more than 1,500 concerts across Europe and the US, opened for acts including Motörhead and Ten Years After (Source: Villaggio Musicale). He performs as a soloist and with a trio featuring Tea Tidić (bass, vocals) and Marco Mattietti (drums) (Source: official site).

Musical Influence

A 40-plus-year fixture of the Trieste blues/rock scene whose multi-ethnic roots and 15-album catalogue earned him a shared bill at Bruce Springsteen's own Light of Day benefit in New Jersey (Source: official site).

Formative experiences

  • •1979: Begins his music career in Trieste (Source: official site).
  • •1990s: Fronts F.G. & the East Tornado (Source: official site discography).
  • •2000–2007: Bassist and vocalist with Sottofalsonome (Source: official site discography).
  • •2009: Forms the Tex Mex blues combo and releases the solo album "Hard Blues" (Source: official site).
  • •2014: Records "To Milk a Duck" with the Ressel Brothers (Source: official site discography).
  • •2015: Releases the solo album "Rough Man" (Source: official site).
  • •2017: Releases his 14th album, "Gray Wolf" (Source: official site; Spettakolo.it).
  • •2019: Releases "False Flag" and the companion book "Ti racconto la mia terra" (Source: Musiqua; Villaggio Musicale).

Stories & Anecdotes

"Get describes his heritage as multi-ethnic — Istrian, Slavic and Hungarian — a lineage he says directly shapes his songwriting (Source: official site)."
"He represented Italy at "Light of Day," Bruce Springsteen's annual Parkinson's-research benefit concert at the Stone Pony in Asbury Park, New Jersey (Source: official site)."

Collaborators

Mike Sponza
2009

Guitarist on the album "Hard Blues" (Source: official site).

James Thompson
2009

Saxophonist on the album "Hard Blues" (Source: official site).

Graziano Romani
n.d.

Shared a stage with Get at a Christmas concert in Casalgrande (Source: informatrieste).

Tea Tidić & Marco Mattietti
ongoing

Regular trio lineup; bass/vocals and drums (Source: official site).

Watch & Listen

Featured

Gray Wolf

Uploaded to Frank Get's own YouTube channel; title track of his 2017 album.

Frank Get

Frank Get - The Ballad of Carl Weprecht | Sofar Trieste

Frank Get - The Ballad of Carl Weprecht | Sofar Trieste

Watch & Listen

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Discography

YearTitleProducerStudioLabelChartSalesMusiciansYouTubeNotes
2009Hard Blues——————Solo album featuring James Thompson (sax), Mike Sponza (guitar), Moreno Buttinar (drums) and Anna Lauvergnac (vocals) (Source: official site).
2014To Milk a Duck——————With the Ressel Brothers (Source: official site discography).
2015Rough Man——————Solo album, 16 original songs and 2 covers (Source: official site).
2017Gray Wolf——————14th album, 12 blues-oriented tracks (Source: official site; Spettakolo.it).
2019False Flag——————Explores the history of Trieste; released alongside the book "Ti racconto la mia terra" (Source: Musiqua; Villaggio Musicale).

Famous songs

01Wanderlust
02The Ballad of Carl Weprecht
03Gray Wolf

External links

Official website facebook frankget.com frankget.com

Booking / Contact

Booking agency
Bluesfarm Music Agency
Agent/management
Jacob Jay Landman
Booking phone
Not publicly available

Bluesfarm Music Agency håndterer booking i Nederland, Tyskland, Belgia og Luxembourg; presse via Fabio Dalmasso (fabiodalmasso@yahoo.it).

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