Biography

Born and raised in New York City....but when he was 19 years old...Texas happened.

When Frank moved to Beaumont, Texas, he almost immediately formed MASON DIXON, a Texas vocal group that enjoyed a long touring and recording career sharing the stage with just about anybody that was anyone in the 80’s and 90’s Country music scene and recording 5 studio albums and racking up 13 Billboard singles along the way.

Mason Dixon stopped touring in 1993, and Frank returned to Houston and put music aside for some time. That might have been the end of a long run had it not been for a bout with cancer in 2009. Nerve damage took away his hands and when they came back, some pretty good songs came with it.

What’s new with Frank Martin Gilligan
Founding member of the GREAT RECESSION ORCHESTRA, an all star
studio band of Texas musicians paying tribute to the roots of Western Swing.

2013 SONGWRITER SERENADE WINNER chosen from 110 US songwriters
2014 KERRVILLE NEW FOLK WINNER at the long running Kerrville Folk Festival
2015 WILDFLOWER ARTS & MUSIC FESTIVAL WINNER

Frank is making some noise on the Texas music scene and this year his Silver Dollar CD hits the airwaves and the rest of the U.S. will hear this world class singer and songwriter again for the first time!