Frank Gotwals, a musician and lobsterman from Stonington, Maine, has been performing and writing music since childhood. An accomplished guitar player and singer/song writer, he is included on the Maine Touring Artists Roster of the Maine Arts Commission. Over the past six years he has released three recordings of original music, two CD’s and a childern's book/cassette. His songs have received airplay nationwide and been used in two PBS documentaries. He regularly performs at concerts and school programs throughout New England and as far south as Virginia while continuing to lobster in the summer and fall months.

Selected Recent Performances

• Wells Branch Community Center - Wells - ME
• Barrington Fall Festival - Barrington - RI
• UM Farmington - Farmington - ME
• Windjammer Weekend - Camden - ME
• Millennium Stage - Kennedy Center - Washington D.C.
• Belmont Coffeehouse - Belmont, MA
• Camden Opera House - Camden, ME
• Shenandoah Coffeehouse Series - Reston, VA - Shepardstown, W.VA
• Del Ray Coffeehouse - Alexandria, VA
• Blue Hill Pops Concert - Blue Hill, ME
• Arts for Life Day - Nokomis Regional High School - Newport, ME
• Fruit St. School - Bangor, ME
• Central Elementary - Lexington, VA
• Princeton Junior School - Princeton, NJ
• Suffield Academy - Suffield, CT

Recent Workshops

• Teacher Workshop/Creation of a Song - NJAIS Conference - Lawrenceville School - Lawrenceville, New Jersey (2000)
• Songwriting and Poetry Classes - Young Writers Symposium - Haystack Mountain School of Crafts - Deer Isle, ME (1998, 1999,2000)
• Songwriting Workshop - George Stevens Academy - Blue Hill, ME (1998 and 1999)
• Integrating Music and Life in Maine - Warrington House - Blue Hill, ME. (1999)
• Poetry and Music from Life in Maine - Residency with High School and Jr. High students to supplement English Classes - Vinaihaven, ME (1999)
• Songwriting Workshop- Princeton Junior School - Princeton, NJ (2000)
• Songwriting Residency - Grades K-2 - Vinaihaven School - Vinalhaven, ME (2000)
• Environmental and Fishing Industry Workshop - Rockbridge Middle School - Rockbridge County, VA (2000)
• Songwriting Workshop - Nokomis Regional High School - Newport, ME (2000)