myspace music my music | music videos | featured playlists | top artists | shows | classifieds | forums 

Mark Fry
Acoustic / Psychedelic / Folk

the witch is coming through my window




United Kingdom

Profile Views:  22088




Last Login:  7/12/2009
View My: Pics | Videos | Playlists

   Contacting Mark Fry

 MySpace URL: 

   Mark Fry: General Info
Member Since12/18/2007
Band Websitewww.markfry.co.uk
Band MembersMark Fry (vocals and guitars).
A number of wonderful musicians also played on Shooting The Moon, including Steve Bentley-Klein (violin), Mia Soteriou (keyboards), William Gibbs (tenor sax), Richard Marcangelo (drums), Kevin Powell (bass) and Pete Willsher (pedal steel). Nick Russell-Pavier played banjo (among other instruments) and worked magic.
InfluencesBert Jansch
The Velvet Underground
Leadbelly
Toumani Diabate
Ravi Shankar
Brian Jones
Traffic
The Kinks
Treasure Island
Piero della Francesca
Samuel Palmer
the moon
hangovers
shooting stars
various drugs
broken hearts
... to be continued

At the Empty Bottle, Chicago, 21 November 2008

At the Empty Bottle, Chicago, 21 November 2008

Sounds Like"This is much more than the comeback of the year, it's also an album I'll be looking back on a year from now when I recall '08's finest releases."
Shindig!, May-June 08

"My advice? Get hold of a copy of this album, pour yourself a large drink, turn down the lights and prepare to melt away under the spell of this exquisite creation."
Folking, April 08

"Fry hasn't lost his utterly unique and somewhat disquieting vision. For fans of eerie singer-songwriters everywhere."
Lucid Culture, Mar 08

"Distinguished by a pared-back sound, a pleasingly elegiac mood that is sustained throughout, and a handful of top-drawer tunes."
Total Music, Mar 08

"Beautifully produced with a sonorous, mellow tone... the songs mostly glow gently in their after-hours setting."
Leicester Bangs, Mar 08

"A very well-produced, mellow gem... bluesy, jazzy and folky at the same time, with mandolins, acoustic guitars and smoky, sultry late-night saxophones backing up Fry's wise and seasoned voice... Great album."
Left Hip, Feb 08

"A late-night delight to be taken with heartache and whisky 'n' ice."
Subba-cultcha, Jan 08


Eugenio Montale by Mulas
Eugenio Montale by Mulas

Record LabelBoredidlebaby
Type of LabelIndie


Get Flash now!

In order to listen or view this content you will have to upgrade your version of Flash.


Mark Fry's Latest Blog Entry  [Subscribe to this Blog]

[View All Blog Entries]

   About Mark Fry
..

When 19-year-old Mark Fry recorded his debut album DREAMING WITH ALICE for RCA in Italy in 1971 he never imagined that it would resurface three decades later as a sought-after cult recording, frequently bootlegged and described by Dream magazine as "one of those albums that feels like a secret you can't wait to share".

The 2006 Sunbeam Records reissue of ALICE prompted Mark to return to the studio to record SHOOTING THE MOON, his first album in 35 years. The songs on this new album, written over many years, reflect Mark's secluded, rural life as a painter and, until now, a very private musician.

"About as perfect an album as you are likely to hear all year", said Shindig! magazine of SHOOTING THE MOON. Mark is currently working on a third album, exploring new musical collaborations... and trying to spend some time in his longtime home, his painting studio.

The DREAMING WITH ALICE reissue is available on CD and LP from www.sunbeamrecords.com

Dreaming With Alice

SHOOTING THE MOON is available from iTunes, cdbaby, Amazon UK and direct from Mark's website, www.markfry.co.uk
Click on this image to order it from cdbaby...

MARK FRY: Shooting The Moon

Mark has just finished working with Nick Franglen on a completely
new version of the entire title song of DREAMING WITH ALICE,
to be released on 7" vinyl in July 2009. The B side is the first (and perhaps only...) live performance of THE WITCH, recorded in Chicago in 2008.
Available to pre-order NOW from Fruits de Mer at www.brackenrecords.com

Mark Fry Nick Franglen DWA cover


   Mark Fry's Friend Space (Top 24)
Mark Fry has 437 friends.
 Plastic Crimewave 


 Michael Tanner 


 tex la homa 


 The Singleman Affair 


 the A. Lords 


 Virginia Tate 


 Jim Becker 


 Colleen 


 Pamela Wyn Shannon 


 directorsound 


 Fruits De Mer 


 Agitated Radio Pilot 


 Current 93 


 Inklein Quartet 


 Ellen Mary McGee 


 Hands Of Hydra 


 Mercy Choir 


 The Big Huge 


 James Blackshaw 


 Adam Leonard 


 Greta Gertler 


 ZEUK 


 Aritomo 


 Kit Hain 





Mark Fry's Friends Comments
Displaying 25 of 97 comments  ( View All | Add Comment )
Psychatrone Rhonedakk





Jul 7 2009 1:31 AM

I've been Dreaming With Alice for years,.....now it's great to really meet you(electronically,anyway)!
The Hare and the Moon





Jul 5 2009 1:31 PM

Hi Mark,
Thank you for your lovely comment and for being friends of The Hare And The Moon. We absolutely love Dreaming with Alice....
x


Debut album available now at www.reverbworship.com
Liovaine





Jun 15 2009 12:10 PM

Thanks for the nice feedback!

Yours truly, Liovaine.
Paul Sumner





Jun 14 2009 6:36 PM

Hello Mark
Best wishes from the seaside.
Beautiful music indeed!
Paul
Liovaine





Jun 8 2009 7:48 PM

Thanks for accepting.
Wonderful soothing soulful music.

Feel free to stop by anytime...

Liovaine
mmothejr





May 30 2009 8:38 AM

Thank you for the invitation and for your very kind words!!!
I like your beautiful,so very dreamy music a lot...
Smiles from cloudy Berlin,
Mmo
Kєησßii





May 30 2009 1:04 AM


All the wonders you seek are within yourself.

Best
///////Kenobii
Electric Desert





Apr 27 2009 9:12 PM

Thank you for the add. All the best to you!
Jay Tausig





Apr 27 2009 3:03 PM

Hi Mark, the music is wonderful, looking forward to hearing more..
Dead Poppies





Apr 13 2009 11:34 AM

Mark, welcome to Poppyland. Stay a while; stay forever.

love==peace==dead poppies
Ashli





Apr 12 2009 12:40 AM

Thank you Mark. That means so very much to me. It was a pleasure to have met you and to have been turned on to your music (thanks to Marc : ) We'll see you again soon I hope, in the not too distant future. x x x
appletreefarm





Apr 12 2009 4:45 AM

hello Mark,

thank you for your kind words.
Indeed I was thinking of you too when uploading the pictures of trees and fruits as this section is for people still having open heart, mind and a sense for nature and beauty ! (more to follow)
In these days some forms of the prune family are in full blossom - it^s fantastic as it is pure joy for all senses....

nice easter days and happy times to you,

helmut
Horse Guards Parade


Online Now!


Apr 9 2009 12:07 PM

Cheers Mark , great tunes you got going here and a pleasure to meet you .
JOY





Mar 9 2009 5:14 PM

Thanks a lot for your comment.
And see you - maybe - in Paris!
The Poems





Mar 8 2009 12:35 PM

x
Virginia Tate





Mar 7 2009 7:48 PM

Mark that is very kind of you, and of course I'm working on the next set this weekend...

and also I loved your dancing leaf video, by the way,

love,

Virginia
The Quarter After





Feb 10 2009 11:52 PM

Right on Mark.
Glad you've found us.
Cheers,
the QA
Jeff Zentner





Jan 27 2009 12:19 AM

it's an honor to be your friend, Mark. congratulations on the new album. from what i hear on your page, the world has been missing out for the past many years.
ZEUK





Jan 7 2009 7:47 PM

Happy 2009 to you folks..really looking forward to the single. How exciting! Marc
The Drift





Jan 6 2009 11:28 PM

hi mark. so far we have shows booked in France, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, Spain and possibly the Netherlands. please check back here for a more detailed list soon. hope to see you out there!

best,

(((the drift)))
appletreefarm





Dec 30 2008 6:56 AM

hello Mark,

best wishes and a HAPPY NEW YEAR !
I think best note to post is :

"the dreaming may go on forever...."

regards,

helmut
MAX MEAZZA





Dec 22 2008 3:29 PM

Mark,
Best Wishes !
Max
maxmeazza.com
Fry Pharmacy Studios





Dec 6 2008 3:39 PM

Mark, We are big fans of yours. Can't believe we've found you on myspace. Great talent for music and paintings you have. If you ever make it to Old Hickory TN, stop in for a session. Best regards from the primitive Fry Pharmacy.
Ellen Mary McGee





Dec 1 2008 9:33 PM

Yes! Good to see you both here there and everywhere! See you soon enough I'm sure. E x
Silencers-Eric Toth





Nov 27 2008 3:39 AM

Awesome show in Chicago last Saturday. I drove from Minneapolis, under the pretext of seeing Terry Reid. However, your show stole the night. Ive written about 35 original songs and was perplexed on how to arrange and complete them. Your music has inspired me finish my compositions. What you're doing is the sound I've been looking for. Truly breathtaking!
Add Comment


©2003-2009 MySpace.com. All Rights Reserved.