[3] Involved with folk and political songs from the 1950s, she has performed and/or recorded with Blowzabella, The Orckestra (with Henry Cow and the Mike Westbrook Brass Band), Ken Hyder's Talisker, John Kirkpatrick, Brian Pearson, Leon Rosselson, Dave Van Ronk and Maddy Prior.

[7][8][9] She was a member of the Feminist Improvising Group (FIG), co-founded in 1977 by vocalist Maggie Nicols, bassoonist Lindsay Cooper, keyboardist Cathy Williams, cellist and bassist Georgina Born, and trumpeter Corinne Liensol.

[11] In 2019, Folk Radio UK announced that Frankie had formed a new band called Green Ribbons with Alasdair Roberts, Jinnwoo and Burd Ellen.

In July 2019, the band released their self-titled debut album consisting of purely unaccompanied singing through Matiere Memoir Records.

[12] In November 2020, Folk Radio UK announced that Frankie is due to release her 12th studio album 'Cats of Coven Lawn' in January 2021 to mark her 80th birthday.