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FRANK WISDOM & THE TRUTH
But even Solomon, he says, “the man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain” (i.e. even while living) “in the congregation of the dead.” Give not thyself up, then, to fire, lest it invert thee, deaden th…
MAVERICK SOLO TUNESMITH
"When I first heard Frank Trainor play live I was totally blown away by his presence, power and communication. He is one of the most powerful writer/singer/guitarists I have ever heard. It was amazing..." - Elliot…
DUST IN MY VEINS - PART 2
Frank Trainor / Dust In My Veins / A Retrospective [1975-2000]Part 2 - Studio Sessions / Demos & Masters
WHAT I'M WORKIN' FOR - Frank Trainor & The Intended / Nashville Sessi…
DUST IN MY VEINS - PART 1
Frank Trainor / Dust In My Veins / A Retrospective [1975-2000]Part 1 - Interviews / Radio Spotlight Features / Personal Reflections
1/ Front Row At The Centre - Feb…
COUNTRY MUSIC RADIO HITS
During my final days of working in the Canadian country music scene, I was invited to perform on national TV and profile showcase events.I'm performing here at a concert which was being taped for a future ra…
THE COMFORT SOUND SESSIONS
The Comfort Sound Sessions is my first full production album recorded 'live off the floor' with a few overdubs. The songs reflect a myriad of influences ranging from hip country/folk songwriter/artists like John Prine and Gordon Lightfoot to folk/alt-rock artist Shawn Phillips. My song G…
LEVEL GROUND
Increasingly influenced by the great traditional country and neo-bluegrass artists I was listening to via country music radio, I began to write songs that refelected those influences. Country music radio was a rapidly growing format through those early 80's days. George Jones, Merle Haggard…
SONGS FROM THE ROCK
A chance encounter in my hometown in the late summer of 1971 proved to be the watershed moment of my young life as a songwriter. Introduced to Larry Mercey of The Mercey Brothers after a Saturday matinee the band performed at a popular bar, I asked if I could strum a chord on hi…