New England folksinger Bob Franke (it rhymes with Yankee) is a songwriter "unsurpassed for his lyrical grace," according the Boston Globe. Bob has a gift for writing about the most deep and spiritual of human concerns, in beautiful songs like his famous "The Great Storm Is Over" that arise from his own religious experience and questioning. A brilliant guitarist, Bob also has the ability to play a sizzling version of a Robert Johnson blues and then move to a lighter note with originals on subjects ranging from alien invasions to New Age psychobabble. On his recently released eighth album, The Desert Questions, as in his concerts, Bob's incisive lyrics and memorable melodies grab and involve listeners in a diverse collection of songs about loss, love, courage, compassion -- and the Acid Polka.