Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Paul Simon, David Gray, Ani DiFranco, Billy Bragg, Flaming Lips, Massive Attack, The Waterboys, Glen Hansard, Mic Christopher, Kila, Miriam Ingram, Jimmy Judge, Christy Moore, Bjork, Loundon Wainright III, ELO, Sinead O'Connor, Luka Bloom, Damien Dempsey, Paul Westerberg, AC/DC, Carol King, U2, Radiohead, Coldplay, Decemberists, Johnny Cash, Wilco, Son Volt, John Lennon, Sonny Condell,
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Mark Dignam, me, Jeff Lynn, ELO, Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Paul Simon, David Gray, Ani DiFranco, Billy Bragg, Flaming Lips, Massive Attack, The Waterboys, Glen Hansard, Mic Christopher, Kila, Miriam Ingram, Jimmy Judge, Christy Moore, Bjork, Loundon Wainright III, Sinead O'Connor, Luka Bloom, Damien Dempsey, Paul Westerberg, AC/DC, Carol King, U2, Radiohead, Coldplay, Decemberists, Johnny Cash, Wilco, Son Volt, John Lennon, Sonny Condell, Hammel On Trial, Candy, Barbed Wire, John Spillane, Jesus Christ, Karl Marx, Pro Tools, 2 inch Tape, Dave McCune, Colm McElwee, Eric Hoegemeyer, Velo Records, Times Beach Records, Goodstar Records, U87, Stars, Supernova, Black Holes, Stories, Lies, Jokes, Death Cab for Cutie,Fiona Hammond, Devora Eisenberg, Sean Murphy, Brye Holliday, Claudia Holzinger, Tracy Ferrence, Black Sabbath, White Noise, Orange, Joni Mitchell, Ray Charles, Roger Waters, Led Zepplin, Robert Pirsig, Richard Bach, John Steinbeck, John Powell, Pat Carey, Mr Kelly, Piano, Guitar, Hammond, Herman Hesse, Sean O'Casey, Padraig Pearse, James Connolly, James Larkin, Barabra Kingsolver, Bob Marley, Mozart, Donna Woolfolk Cross, Noam Chomsky, Howard Zinn, Moving Hearts, Planxty, Horselips, Caperceile, Dori Previn, Buffy Saint Marie, Joan Biez, Utha Phillips, Gaelige, Cian River Dignam.
Mark Dignam is an Irish born, US based songwriter who began as a busker on the streets of Dublin. Dignam’s songs are always intelligent and insightful, balanced with an infectious sing-along quality and that irresistible Irish wit... His sound draws comparisons to Van Morrison, Dylan, and Tim Buckley as well as the more contemporary songwriters of today like Elvis Costello, Billy Bragg, and Sun Volt.
Live, Dignam delivers powerful, three-dimensional performances, a songwriter’s songwriter, and yet an accessible gem. He engages audiences with warm melody, lyricism, strong personality and has been invited to open for or tour with Billy Bragg, David Gray, Richard Thompson, Joan Armatrading, Vic Chestnut, The Frames, Paddy Casey and a host of others…
Dignam’s latest release “Boxheart Man” is available from iTunes and was selected by Pittsburgh's WYEP as one of their top picks for 2005, and his track “Hope” from the album was included in the station’s 2006 compilation release “Live and Direct, Volume 7.” It has also garnered a bagful of critical acclaim around the Nth Eastern US as well as in Ireland and the UK.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette called "Box Heart Man “ , "...solid through and through, showcasing Dignam’s soaring voice and poetic flair…”
Acclaimed London songwriter Teitur said “Mark Dignam is one of the few living songwriters out there who do it for me. This is real music. His voice carries so much emotion and nerve that it will instantly change the way you feel. If you have heard him once, you will remember it always. This is not cuddle-up-and-order-a-caffe-latte-comfort-music that dominates this tired genre, but the very edge that moves it forward into a place where it is believable again.”
Glen Hansard (The Frames)
“... Your album is pure beautiful..so rich and colourful and full of your amazing brave lyrics!! You really sing about where you are and it's a lesson to us all..”
Paddy Casey
“... I remember the first time I heard Mark Dignam, I was down one end of Grafton Street and I heard this voice soaring from the other end, I had never heard anything that powerful on the radio or the TV. I was a kid at the time, and I just thought to myself, I wanna sing like that some day.”
Mark is also a founding member of Fairplay Collective a company/movement of songwriter friends, based in New York City. See their myspace page in Mark's friends list... and enjoy!
Michael Brunnock's in depth interview with journalist Suzanne Connolly is uploaded and available to watch. It can be seen either on Michael's front page www.myspace.com/michaelbrunnock or on Fairplay Collective's video page http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=64241695
Hi ! Musician: MARK DIGNAM, thank you for your request. I am adding YOU to my FRIENDS and to my favorites ARTISTS. Man, your music and performance are pretty cool !
On November 20 & 21, come to the Kelly-Strayhorn Theater for FREE work-in-progress viewings of Mayhem and Majesty - heavy on the mayhem! We will be debuting ten scenes from our upcoming show and are eager for audience feedback leading up to the show's World Premiere in March 2010.
Following each performance will be a talkback with the audience and the company. Come on down and get embroiled in the Squonk creative process!
Kelly-Strayhorn Theater 5941 Penn Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15206 www.kelly-strayhorn.org www.squonkopera.org
Mark, I can't thank you enough for making Pittsburgh such a blast for us. I'm hoping to come back in the spring to kick it again. Thanks again Mark, I wish you the best this winter! ~ Chris
CIAO Mr DIGNAM, WELCOME ABOARD AND KEEF THE RIDE… PEACE FOR KIDS BY BOOGIE BALAGAN
LAMENTATION WALLOO When i was a boy I was dreaming of a land A Promised land for everyone When i was a kid I was diggin n’ diggin Across the border line I was sawing the seeds of time Sun flowers, avatiah...feeling fine
My homeboy Ali was my buddy But he was playing by the other side...
So we were climing up those mountains Flyin’ high as eagles do... N’ meanwhile heads were banging On the lamentation walloo
Hey its been a while since I have been on here, and I just wanted to stop in and say hi.Things have been a bit up and down here, we have lost a few band members but we are still going lol. Have you seen the new website yet? www.bensem.com let me know what you think. We are recording again in January, three new singles and I cant wait. 2009 was a bit of a wash out What have you been up to?? Sem xx www.bensem.com P.S Dont forget to join the mailing list on the new website so that you don't miss out on the new singles and the tour we are doing next year. Thanks for supporting the music
Its always a pleasure to meet new people so thanks for the add. Feel free to contact I am actually here and do respond. Hope all is going good and if your in London this friday come along to a gig at the Regal Rooms. Regards, AJ
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