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.
PURCHASE ALL OF MARK JUNGERS ALBUMS AT CDBABY.COM OR ITUNES
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Sun Nov 15 1-7pm * Adam Carroll, Owen Temple, Mark Jungers 5:50 - 6:50pm @ Radio Free Texas Songwriters Showcase First Anniversary Broadcast LIVE on Radio Free Texas @ Tin Roof Steakhouse 470 S Main St. #1 Boerne, TX www.radiofreetexas.org www.tinroofsteakhouse.com/music.html www.adamcarroll.com www.owentemple.com www.markjungers.com Benefit for Warrior & Family Support Center To celebrate the one year anniversary of the Radio Free Texas Songwriters Showcase, and to raise funds for the Warrior and Family Support Center at Fort Sam Houston, TX. Event will be open to the public - donations will be requested at the door. Raffle prizes. Those listening to the broadcast on Radio Free Texas will be able to submit donations online.
Artists schedule: 1:00-1:10 Introduction, Jerry Cayton, Abbey 1:10-2:10 Matt Harlan, James Pardo, Dustin Welch 2:20-3:20 Walt Wilkins, Tina Wilkins, David Fenley 3:30-4:30 Tres Womack, Jeff Strahan, Mike Ethan Messick 4:40-5:40 John Arthur Martinez, Shannon Cain, Red Dvorak 5:50-6:50 Adam Carroll, Owen Temple, Mark Jungers 6:50-7:00 Closing, Jerry Cayton, Dave Maisano
Christmas is coming soon. Are you looking for a Christmas present and would like to help handicapped children? Than please request the list of donations in kind from HelpCharity, www.MySpace.com/HelpCharity , by sending me an e-mail at Ch.Lamitschka@t-online.de . Many donations in kind are autographed.
If you don't have the chance to request the list of donations in kind, please add HelpCharity to your Top Friends!
Thanks for helping me to support handicapped children!
Christian
Founder of HelpCharity Editor & Journalist for Country Music Christian Lamitschka An der Pfingstweide 28 61118 Bad Vilbel Germany Phone: ++49 (0) 6101 544613 Mobil: ++49 (0) 171 6903352 E-Mail: Ch.Lamitschka@t-online.de Internet: www.MySpace.com/HelpCharity Internet: www.MySpace.com/ChristianLamitschka
I am about half way done with my latest update to my page. Take a peek and listen to the first five songs from my up and comming cd. Right now the release date is in December.
A new feature is you can post your favorite song on your web page!
My new theme is about fall, with the songs having a sence of wanderlust and rambling on.
I hope you enjoy my pictures, and you will return to my page when it's completed. I'm currently recording the other five songs and putting together the final touches.
I hope you will take the time to listen, check out my pictures and (please, please, please) post a comment about your favorite song from my playlist.
I hope you are having a nice fall and take care. I hope to hear from you soon.
Jeff Moats
P/S " I get by with a little help from (you) My Friends!"
Today I would like to let you know about two print magazines in Germany I'm writing for.
"Living Line Dance", reporting about line dance and country music, and "Folk Magazine", reporting about folk and country music. The magazines are high respected in Europe. They offer you a good chance to publicize yourself in Europe and Germany.
For more information, please contact me at MySpace or send email to Ch.Lamitschka@t-online.de with the headline "Advertise at Living Line Dance and Folk Magazine".
Hi there! Hope you can make it to our next show at Jasper O'Farrells in Sebastopol, Ca. on October 9th! The Rovetti Experience will be playing rock, swing, blues and a tad bit of bluegrass. So if you like to dance, or just want to check out a great band, Jasper O'Farrells is the happening spot to be for the night of October 9th. Show starts at 10:00pm. Also, if you stick around till the end of the show, there will be a special treat involving fire and violin called Classical Element. Your support is always much appreciated. Thanks!
Don't forget, Mark Jungers Fans, that you can download ALL of Mark's CD's at www.ourtracks.com!!! Hate for you not to have the full collection!!
While you are there, check out the rest of the Texas Country/Red Dirt artists we have like Chris Knight, Walt Wilkins, Jarrod Birmingham, The Gougers, Zack Walther and The Cronkites, Matt Powell and many more!
Today I like to inform you, that you can read and watch interviews with your favorit country stars in Enlgish, German and French at http://www.CountryHome.de/Interviews .
Warm regards
Christian
Editor & Journalist for Country Music Christian Lamitschka An der Pfingstweide 28 61118 Bad Vilbel Germany Phone: ++49 6101 544613 Mobil: ++49 171 6903352 Ch.Lamitschka@t-online.de Info@CountryMusic-Magazin.de www.MySpace.com/ChristianLamitschka
Guitars For Vets provides 6 free lessons and a new acoustic guitar to traumatized Military Veterans at VA medical centers. Your support is appreciated
Donated guitars are either presented to the Vets or sold in order to raise funds for the program. Donated guitars that are unrepairable are turned into "Art Guitars" by artists and sold at G4V events. Your gift will make a difference as it supports the mission to heal our Veterans.
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Well with two years of some horrible weather, and an average year of attendance last year, the Party in the Pasture has fallen on some hard times just like the economy. Well we all said the hell with that! If you got a good thing, you don’t let it fade away. And with Smokey putting his soul behind this thing for the last 11 years, it was the least we could do ta give him a hand. So that’s just what were doing. For years the proceeds of the event have gone to charity, well this year that charity is the event itself. So with no money, some good friends, Some great artist willing to give there time, and a beautiful piece of God’s Country, let throw one hell of a party and see if we can keep a South Texas tradition alive!!!
Thank you for adding me to your list of friends. I really appreciate it.
I am thrilled that my romance suspense novel 'Love On a Carousel' with it's 12-song CD soundtrack is due out this fall. 5 of the songs are uploaded on myspace. A short description of the book can be found on my blog. A limited number of CD's are now available on my profile page.
Wishing you continued success and a great musical summer.
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hope all is well,
geezer