The Carpet Frogs
The Carpet Frogs are a Toronto-based rock band. They are known for their work performing at private events and touring with Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings and have performed on Canada's Walk of Fame, Juno Awards, Live 8 Canada, SOCAN Awards, and more.
History
The Carpet Frogs performed as Burton Cummings' backup band on his 2008 album, Above the Ground. In 2016, The Carpet Frogs performed at the Juno Awards ceremony. In 2018, they performed with Cummings at a concert in Windsor.In November 2025, Bachman and Cummings announced a reunion tour of the Guess Who to take place in 2026, utilizing some musicians from the Carpet Frogs as the remainder of the lineup.
Personnel
Current members
- Nick Sinopoli - Percussion, vocals
- Jeff Jones - Bass guitar, vocals
- Michael Zweig - Guitar, vocals
- Gerry Finn - Guitar, vocals
- Sean Fitzsimons - Drums, vocals
Past members
- Greg Godovitz
- David Love
- Jim Nielsen
- Mike Hall
- Mike McDonald
- Lawrence Grecchi
- Steve Jensen
- Tim Bovaconti
- Leonardo Valvassori
Discography
Albums
- 1994 – Frog Curry
- 1994 – Christmas All Over the World
- 1995 – Adult Rock No. 5
- 1995 – Album Network In Store Play 34
- 2000 – Bullseye's Compact Christmas 2000
- 2001 – Takin' Care of Christmas
- 2003 – Everything is Beautiful
- 2006 – Pretending To Fly
- 2006 – Bachman Cummings, First Time Around DVD/cd sonybmg
- 2007 – Jukebox
- 2008 – Above The Ground, Burton Cummings, Sony/BMG
- 2012 – Massey Hall Burton Cummings Live.Universal Music Canada
DVD
- 2005 – Live 8 concert, Barrie
- 2006 – First Time Around Bachman Cummings DVD available
- 2008 – Above The Ground DVD -Burton Cummings disc
- 2010 – various Winter Olympic clips from Burton Cummings Feb 25th performance TV Show