Beginning his career with the ground-breaking Perth County Conspiracy ("does not exist" was the full name), and through a spell on the West Coast, he has settled in Toronto, raised a family, and continues with writing, production, sessions and live performance with many of Canada’s creative acoustic musicians.

"Sweets and Conundrums" is the answer to the question "what would this guy do if he recorded his own album?". It is a coherent collection of instrumental fantasies evoking 19th-century parlour music, spy-movie romps, and spacious dreams, all driven by a flowing melodic sense. Besides his personal bass style, David is featured on piano, banjo, guitar, mandolin, mandola, pennywhistle, accordion, and lap steel, and he shares the track sheets with Colleen Allen (reeds), Al Cross (drums), Matthew Shawn Fleming (percussion), Justin Haynes (electric guitar), Daniel Lapp (trumpet), Anne Lindsay (violin), Don Ross (acoustic guitar), Oliver Schroer (violin), Brent Titcomb (vocals), and David Travers-Smith (trumpet and Peck horn). Tested to be good kitchen listening!

Contact: woodway@ican.net

Sweets and Conundrums
CD $15.00 ON SALE AGAIN SEPTEMEBER 8, 2003

1. Nancy’s Wish (comes true)
2. Cloud and Sun
3. On Metcalfe Pond
4. Bounce
5. Ton chapeau, les etoiles
6. On the Rocks
7. Little Whirl
8. One, Two, Step
9. Sea of Years
10. Summer at Rangeley Lake
11. From Their Homes
12. Keeping Out of Sight
13. The Moose with Wings
14. Shop of Dreams
15. Enter Your Problem
16. Harry Brunk’s Adventure