Americana / Rock / Alternative Country artist John Francis O’Mara is poised to release his third LP entitled ‘Forbidden Hymns’. Produced by Grammy Award winning producer Ken Coomer (drummer for Wilco, Uncle Tupelo), the forthcoming album also features Kenny Vaughan (Lucinda Williams, Emmy Lou Harris, Marty Stuart), and Dave Roe (Johnny Cash, Ray Lamontagne, Dwight Yoakam).
JF is the recipient of two national songwriting awards from ASCAP. He has performed upon invitation for the United Nations summit toward eradicating poverty. He has given concerts in stadiums and in subway stations, in cathedrals and pubs, at protests and in prisons. Performing in some of the most prestigious listening rooms in the US and Europe, JF has played an average of 250 dates per year for over 10 years. JF played along with George Jones, Kris Kristofferson, Roseanne Cash, etc for the inaugural Johnny Cash Music Festival at the University of Arkansas Stadium. He also was one of the headliners for the Johnny Cash Flower Picking Festival in Starkville, Mississippi.
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