Carly and Mark are an exhilaratingly fresh and edgy acoustic folk-pop group from Toronto/Waterloo Ontario. Starting out as a duo, childhood friends Carly Blasutti (vocals) and Mark Hart (fingerstyle guitar/vocals), hit the ground running with their indie debut, 'Carly and Mark' in 2005. Described as “sheer acoustic beauty” by indieheart.com, the disc earned Carly and Mark 3 Toronto Independent Music Award nominations including Best Song ("Dreamin' Of"), Best Female Fronted Group, and Best Live Acoustic Group!
Now performing as a quartet with acoustic bassist Bret Higgins (Beyond The Pale, the Great Lake Swimmers) and drummer Joshua Van Tassel (David Myles, The Outlanders), Carly and Mark just released ‘New City Morning’, a stunning album featuring the full band. The lead track ‘Morning Light Praying’ has already been named best folk song of 2008 by Toronto Exclusive Magazine, included in the Toronto Star's coveted 'Anti-Hit List’, and featured as a top 5 selection by Songwriter Universe Magazine. Blending folk, jazz, pop, and blues, the band creates a sonic tapestry featuring Carly's striking vocals and Mark's consummate fingerstyle guitar, underscored throughout by lyrics that are at once poignant and light.
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i know i already left a comment, but you two are great. i've been listening to this stuff all day! maybe you should come west sometime between your june and november dates. seriously.
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