Paulo Franco
Paulo Franco
is a Richmond, Virginia based singer/songwriter. He has opened
for the likes of nationally touring singer/songwriters such as Chris Knight
and Bloodshot Records artists Cory Branan and Austin Lucas. His music has
been featured on radio stations XL102's Studio B, WRIR and WDCE in
Richmond, WNRN in Charlottesville, VA and WHRV in Hampton Roads, VA. He was
also been featured on WTVR Channel 6's Virginia This Morning. In 2012, he
was named a finalist in the Southeast region of the Mountain Stage NewSong
songwriting contest. He was the only Virginia songwriter so selected in
2012. In 2014, he was selected to showcase at Cape May Singer/Songwriter
Festival.
He plays a blend of rock, old school country, alt-country and blues. The music draws heavily from influences like Steve Earle, Hank Williams, John Hiatt, Slaid Cleaves, Chris Knight, the Gram Parsons inspired music of the Rolling Stones, the Drive By Truckers and The Grateful Dead. The heart of his music is storytelling, and his family is a great source of inspiration - from the love story of Paulo's parents in "Married in a Black Dress" to the roller coaster emotions of leaving his daughter behind for her first year of college in "Rolling Back to Raleigh." Paulo is a songwriter who proudly wears all of his emotions on sleeves.