For more than 30 years, Canada's Lorne Clarke has been performing at festivals,
clubs, house concerts and theatres across Canada and the United States.
A powerful singer and gifted songwriter, he cut his teeth as a performing
artist in the busy Toronto folk scene in the early 1970's - branching out
into Bluegrass in the mid 1980's. In 1994 Clarke returned to the solo acoustic
folk scene with a series of critically acclaimed performances on US Public
Radio and TV.
Raised in the isolated mining community of Schefferville, Quebec, Lorne's
music reveals his working-class roots as well as a strong humanist bent.
He has worked as a ship's engineer, high-rise construction carpenter, a
dairy farmer, a Toronto cop, and a power plant engineer in a paper mill.
All of these experiences colour his songs and lend them a down-to-earth
perspective. October 1999 marked the release of "Lorne Clarke" his eponymously
titled debut CD. It is a powerful collection of 14 original songs in a
rich acoustic package, featuring an outstanding musical cast and produced
by internationally respected producer/engineer, George Graham. This album
is available by direct order - just contact us via myspace.
Lorne's new CD, "Moonlight & Cider" is now complete. Recorded and
mixed at James Gordon's "Pipe Street Studios" in Guelph, Ontario, the new
CD, features 15 new original songs and now available. You can order on-line
via Indiepool Records or download
the music right now at the LorneClarke.com
online store.
In addition to working, writing, and touring, Clarke is also involved
in one of the top folk music concert series in the USA...The
Old Lynn Concerts. This concert series has already brought such acclaimed
acts as Jez Lowe, Michael Jerling, James Gordon, and James Keelaghan to
the tiny farming village of Lynn, Pennsylvania since its début in
September of 2000. Thus far the shows have been a huge success, earning
the series a reputation as one of the most hospitable places in the northeast
USA for traveling folk artists to perform.
BREAKING NEWS!! In conjunction with American Songwriter, Tom
Flannery, Lorne has written and performed the soundtrack for the award-winning
feature film, "Facing Sudan," a documentary about the ongoing genocide
in Darfur. The film is currently being shown at festivals around North
America. Learn more about the film and soundtrack at FacingSudan.com
