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Singer/Musician Randall Franks Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award from Georgia Gospel Country & Bluegrass Association

December 10, 2025 in /by

Entertainer Randall Franks (second from right) receives the 2025 Georgia Gospel Country & Bluegrass Association Lifetime Achievement Award from (left) GGCBA Vice President Karen Franks, Co-President Brenda Sinard, and Co-President Wayne Sinard during a ceremony in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia. (Photo: Randall Franks Media) The Georgia Gospel Country & Bluegrass Association (GGCBA) has named entertainer Randall […]

Echoes from King’s Mountain: Ancestors, Sacrifice, and the Songs of Freedom

November 26, 2025 in /by

As we draw nearer to the 250th anniversary of American independence, I find myself reflecting on the ancestors who answered the call to arms, ordinary frontiersmen who became heroes in the fight to free the colonies from British rule. My fifth-great-grandfather, Charles Kilgore, was one of five Scotch-Irish brothers who heeded the Revolution’s summons. Born […]

The Fiddle’s Enduring Tune in American History

November 19, 2025 in /by

The fiddle has an amazing history in the American experience. It first crossed the Atlantic with European settlers, where violins played the music of both upper classes and common folk, uplifting and entertaining through hard times. Whether in a seated concert with a string quartet or kicking up heels at a cotillion or barn dance, […]

Randall Franks, Wesley Crider & Hollywood Hillbilly Jamboree Shine at the Josie Music Awards

November 14, 2025 in /by

Above: Nominees Randall Franks (right) and Dale Houston (center) with Winner Lee Newton   NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The 11th Annual Josie Music Awards took place on November 2, 2025, at the iconic Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, celebrating independent artists from around the world. Among the standout nominees were Ringgold, Georgia-based vocalist and fiddler Randall Franks, […]

Milestones and Markers

November 12, 2025 in /by

How we determine if we are successful in life and careers is often marked by milestones and markers that indicate where we are and how well we’ve done our jobs. We strive for them throughout our lives. I often pull out a suitcase that contains bits and pieces from my late father’s life. We filled […]

Actor and Fiddler Randall Franks, ‘In the Heat of the Night’ co-star, Inducted into Georgia Country Music Hall of Fame

November 1, 2025 in /by

Entertainer Randall Franks (center) receives his induction plaque into the Georgia Country Music Hall of Fame from co-executive directors LaDonna Ray (left) and Shirley Maule at the Seaplane Opry House in Moultrie, Ga. (Photo: Randall Franks Media) Moultrie, Ga. – October 28, 2025 – The Georgia Country Music Hall of Fame inducted entertainer, actor, and fiddler Randall Franks—known […]

Track: The Dog Who Listened

October 29, 2025 in /by

I stepped out the back door and plopped down on the top step. Our back stoop had just three concrete steps leading down to the sidewalk, which ran along the rear of the house to the gate. There, my faithful, hairy companion Track arrived and rested his head in my lap. He was a cross […]

Appalachian Fiddler Randall Franks joins The Moonlit Road.com for a new podcast celebrating it’s 28th Anniversary

October 28, 2025 in /by

Randall Franks (second from left) reviews his musical enhancements in the studio with director Craig Dominey (left) and audio engineer Henry Howard. (Randall Franks Media) Appalachian entertainer/actor Randall Franks, JMA Musician of the Year – Fiddle, adds his original musical accompaniment to a new episode of the heralded folklore podcast The Moonlit Road. “Storytelling and fiddling has long gone […]