the guitar and written works of frank roland barbalace

the lodge at caribou ranch 1978

chicago guitarist, songwriter, arranger, producer, guitar synthesist, vocalist, cautious extremist and calculated chance taker.

a realist, opinionated with the experience and success of network tv performances, live concert performances and recording studio production.

i have always been a part of the creative process, the arrangment of the music and the song. as the only guitarist in these projects,

i mastered the art of collaboration by checking my ego at the door and learned to compromise musically in the most productive way.

i stand by "less is more" but love production that involves melodic chaos with interweaving counterpoints.

guitar is the freedom to express one's inner voice with the voicings that command an ear to hear the melodic message that compliments the song and spirit.

on the side of all of the great music projects that i was involved in i have written my own music. from the ondavon project, that included my wife rebecca as singer and cohort, to my own vocal design and artistry i can delve into the areas of "who cares but moi." those tracks will eventually make a new page in my library.

this frb triple cd project includes songs from demos, live performance and most of the record projects that i have had the honor in doing what i do best and in my own way and that's using my interpretation with what i feel and turn what i hear into stylistic guitar vocalization. there are some selections on this cd that have never been heard before but deserve to the world.

it is a one of a kind production and with it goes many thanks to all the great co-writers, singers and players that were involved, including:

thom griffin, fergie fredrikson, pat leonard, ron anaman, bill wilkins, cj vanston, joe zanona, renee varo, terry curtain, mike neff,
ken hark, mike gorman, dave bickler, bill syniar, barb unger, frankie iffland, steve bohl and rebecca barbalace.

these are recordings from 1980 - 1998 on 2 cds

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new material is currently in the works at bryan mitchell medical records studio with thom griffin - bill wilkins - frank barbalace - additional players include - cj vanston - dave larue - pat leonard and are now available for purchase at trillion-music.us, cdbaby and i-tunes

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the new clear approach cd is available on our website or cdbaby.com/trillionprogrock which includes a 10 page cd booklet insert with an additional track called "you clown" that was only released on the b side of the make time for love single from the clear approach record. get it while supplies last at a cost of $25.00 including shipping in the usa.

the cost of this unique 3 cd compilation of the frb works is $50.00 including shipping and tax.

single mp3 downloads will be available for $1.10 each.