The Comfort Sound Sessions is my first full production album. Fidd & I recorded all vocal and acoustic guitar tracks ‘live off the floor’ with a bass player and a drummer adding only a few overdubs such as steel guitar, electric lead guitar, dobro, fiddle, sax and organ.

I was writing lots of new songs at the time and my first album project was an evolution of ongoing efforts put forth by my musical friends Bruce “Fidd” Fiddament and Dave Dolmer, who made it a smooth, joyful trip. Fidd and I were recording every week at Dave’s 8th Floor and performing live as an acoustic guitar/vocal duo, so we were really tight. Here we are at Comfort Sound Toronto ’81.

Our rock solid rhythm section featured Mike Kelly [drums] and John Van Zoomerman [bass guitar]

Mike and John were bandmates in a hot Toronto group at the time and both great players

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My pal Bruce Gorrie played soulful sax on This Town and Lucky LeRoux

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Other Toronto based musicians who contributed tracks included the multi-talented Bruce Nasmith who played organ on one song and fiddle on another. Huge credit here also to Comfort Sound owner and chief engineer, Doug McClement (pictured top right), who besides being a masterful engineer/recordist, also happens to be a great guy. I will always be very grateful to Doug McClement for The Comfort Sound Sessions. Doug continues to be successful with his major mobile recording business LiveWire Remote Recorders.

“Frank, you are one of the few survivors in a very tough business and we truly respect you for that.
Keep making great music. We love it!” – Bruce, Brian and Larry [The Good Brothers].

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