AKA: The Whistling Mules...
Mark Jungers- Lead vocals, rhythm guitar, harmonica;
Adrian Schoolar- Lead guitar, dobro, harmony vocals;
Wes Green- Mandolin, fiddle, harmony vocals;
Josh Flowers- Upright, electric and bowed bass
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BLACK LIMOUSINE
"PRICE OF PROGRESS"
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Influences
In no particular order... tractors, brisket, old wooden barns, beer, row crops, carburators, dive bars, east winds, sex, heavy lumber, money, spring-fed rivers, dogs, big breakfast on Sundays, vintage guitars, faded levis, shade trees, pay days (the candy bar), duct tape, cheap bourbon, the garage, tube amps, love, ice fishin', pier and beam foundations, fire pits, God, ...Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Townes Van Zandt, Dave Alvin, The Blasters, Willie P. Bennett, New Riders of the Purple Sage, Fred Eaglesmith, Jason Ringenberg, The Replacements, Eric Clapton, Drive-By Truckers, Jason & the Scorchers, Guy Clark, Joe Ely, Little Feat, Hank Williams Sr., The Jayhawks, The Beatles, Ozark Mountain Daredevils, Los Lobos, Tom Petty, Son Volt, Rolling Stones, John Fogerty, The Allman Brothers, Webb Wilder, Santana, Dickey Betts, Greatful Dead, The V-Roys, Texas Tornados, Slaid Cleaves, Van Morrison, Los Super Seven, Peter Case, The Amazing Rhythm Aces, Bottle Rockets, Dwight Yoakam, Todd Snider, Jimmy Rodgers, Buddy Holly, The Tractors, Marty Stuart, Jimi Hendrix, Kevin Welch, Dave Edmunds, Bruce Robison, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Waylon Jennings, Mark Knopfler, Willis Alan Ramsey, Traveling Wilburys, John Prine, Roger Miller, The Clash, Paul Westerburg, The Beatles, Donna The Buffalo, Paul Thorn, Willie Nelson, The Waterboys, The Neville Brothers, Charlie Daniels Band, Peter Rowan, Tom Waits, Glenn Miller, Willie Nile, Mother Truckers, Jim Croce, Ry Cooder, Chris Knight, The Band, Robert Earl Keen, Johnny Cash, Lyle Lovett, The Pogues, Billy Joe Shaver, Don Phee, Bruce Springsteen, Bodeans, Buddy Miller, Benny Goodman, Ray Wylie Hubbard, The Monkees, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Kris Kristofferson, Wilco, Gram Parsons, James McMurtry, BR-549, Steve Earle, John Hiatt, Whiskeytown, Woody Guthrie, Flatlanders, Slobberbone, Uncle Tupelo, Roy Orbison...to be continued...
In Mark Jungers' world, songs need not fit easily into any one category. Country, roots rock, folk, and bluegrass music are not mutually exclusive. Mark and his band play what is at the heart of "Americana": gutsy, unpretentious music filled with spirit and spontaneity.
Jungers was a major player in the mid 80s Austin music scene, playing with a number of different bands including Hell's Cafe and The Masons. In the fall of 1994, he left Texas for Connecticut, where he began a solo career, and where his songwriting really began to prosper. He found regional success as the lead singer of The Motel Preachers, but Texas was calling, and he returned to the Austin area in 1997. The songwriting continued and he soon formed what is now Mark Jungers & The Whistling Mules. 2000 saw the release of Mark's first album, "Black Limousine", which gained him a strong Texas following. 2002 brought forth the second album "Standing in Your Way", and 2004 saw the release of "One for the Crow", which gained Mark national attention. The CD spent 14 weeks on the Americana Chart, 26 weeks on the Roots Music Report, 2 months on the F.A.R. Chart, and reached no. 2 on XM Radio's X-Country Weekly Rank List.
Mark and the Mules have shared a bill with Fred Eaglesmith, The Derailers, Guy Clark, Gary P. Nunn, Slaid Cleaves, Slobberbone, Sisters Morales, Trout Fishing in America, Billy Joe Shaver, Charlie Robison, Cory Morrow, The Gourds, Terri Hendrix, and the list goes on.
Mark's reputation as one of Austin's premier songwriters continues to grow, as an increasing number of musicians are performing his material. Adam Carroll and Susan Gibson, generally recognized as two of Texas' finest current batch of songwriters, and Canada's Roger Marin frequently collaborate with him on songs. He has also written songs for Sunny Sweeney, who is bursting onto the country scene.
Mark's long awaited fourth studio album "Silos and Smokestacks" was released in the fall of 2007, and his first live CD, recorded at the historic Gruene Hall, is scheduled to be released in early 2008.
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My copy of 'Whistle This' arrived yesterday and I am so loving it!! Just making me more determined than ever to get to one of your shows - how far is from here to there . . . :D
Sorry I missed ya at the whitewater this last time around..sucks to get old! Saw the WWT blurb about show startin at 10pm and took a little (12hr) nap. I snoozed and I loosed!
NEW TRACKS POSTED!!! BRAND NEW SONGS!!! Hear what we have been doing in the studio. The rest are being tracked. Tell us what you think. Tell your friends. Thanks for the ad.
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