Mark Graham:Harmonica, Clarinet, Words, Music
Orville Johnson: Strings,Percussion,Noises, Words, Music
Tom Sauber: Fiddles, Banjos, Vocals
Patrick Sauber: Banjos, Mandolins, Guitars
Influences
Doc Watson, Homer & Jethro, Uncle Dave, Sonny Terry, Red Parham, Sidney Bechet
Born in 1953 in Renton, Washington, Mark’s early musical experience was confined to school band clarinet playing and listening to Homer and Jethro records. Upon discovering the harmonica and southern old-time music in 1971, Mark began a musical career that included his early years as a street musician in Seattle and stints with such stellar old-time string bands as The Hurricane Ridgerunners(1979-1982) and The Chicken Chokers(1984-1986). Graham has recorded or performed with Orville Johnson as The Kings of Mongrel Folk, Tom and Patrick Sauber, Tim O’Brien, Laurie Lewis, Danny Barnes, Pete Sutherland, The Horseflies, and Benny Thomasson and has played and recorded with Irish fiddler, Kevin Burke, in the band Open House(1990-1998)
Honored to be one of your subjects. I have made the passage to Vashon Island so I know from whence you came. Rough country. All the best brother mongrel.
The Bacon Bomb. I know how to make one and you had better watch out! Homeland Security,AWACS and Marines at Bangor won't save your ass from this. If anything happens to me my Dos Okie buddy will see this thru. Walk Chalk.
cool....I never knew it was called stuntography...that is fucking brilliant. I knew it was drawing-like. Thanks Mark. Gotta tell you, on another note, my father now several years deceased, used to buy multiple copies of your cds and give them to people he'd meet, at a festival, store, church, wherever--!
Yo Mark, Ray Alden's Chicken Chokers: 85 record is out, so it's time for the wayback machine... http://www. fieldrecorder. com/docs/store. htm#frc507 Not to mention you're cheating on us with The Hurricane Ridgerunners!!!
I should send you a bill because you blow my socks off every time I hear you play! Thanks for all your fantastic songs...Hope to see you sooner than later
Wow, I remember Doug very well,he's a genius!I had know idea he played Chromatic,are there any recordings of him playing this Sidney Bechet type stuff that you know about?A.T.
Hey Mark do you play early jazz tunes on the harmonica as well as the clarinet?...I'd like to play some Johnny Dodds licks on my Chromatic,Harp...but I'm not good enough yet!Oh well,A.T.
Always a pleasure to converse with a great humanitarian such as yourself. Ray Alden came over yesterday for brunch with Chad, Chip, Paul, Stefan, me, and a pile of bacon to play us some recordings he made of us all back in the 80's. Your harp was kicking butt. You gotta hear this stuff. We're all more refined and better now I'm sure but exuberance counts for something. -JGReidy
