Music has been a passion of Frances Litterski for almost her entire life. Litterski remembers writing her first song when she was still in elementary school. Now the winner of Wide Open Country’s 2025 Song Contest, with “Liquor Store,” Litterski reveals how her childhood dreams are already coming true.
“I actually started writing instrumental piano songs first,” Litterski tells Wide Open Country. “I started taking piano lessons in kindergarten, and would start re-writing some of the songs in my piano books. I was lucky to have piano teachers who noticed my love of writing and really fostered it.”
“The first song that I ever wrote with lyrics was called ‘Girl Like Me” and I think it was pretty cringy,” she adds with a laugh. Although a child, Litterski still recalls what the song was about, an early indication of her creative talents…