This wonderful collaboration first began at the National Folk Festival in April 2002. At the time Liz Frencham was growing in her role as bass player with the Sydney Celtic trio Jigzag, and was looking to spread her wings as a vocalist. Fred Smith had written an album’s worth of ballads for women’s vocals and was looking for the right gal. He found her.

Since then they recorded the acclaimed album Into My Room and have gone on to become a major force on the Australian Folk circuit, both as a duo and individually: In 2005 Liz released her first solo album “Jericho”. In that year the documentary film Bougainville Sky was released about Fred’s work in the Pacific and he moved to the United States where he has fast become a respected songwriter on the competitive US Folk Scene. Fred has come back to Australia to tour with Liz behind their second album Lovethongs to be released in April 2007.

“Frencham Smith… rings with authenticity and charisma.”
Zolton Zavos, The Brag, 6 October 2003

“The idea of Smith and Frencham working together is genius… it is a union of two musical soul-mates that will, I hope, continue for many years to come. 5 Very Big Stars out 5.”
Tigdh O’Glesain 2006 www.indie-cds.com