Bert Jansch, Neil Young, Green on Red, the Stooges, the Jayhawks, Nick Drake, the Clash, Serge Gainsbourg, Jimmy Bozeman, Bill Hangley Jr, the Clash, Television, Michelle Shocked, Bigstar, Patti Smith, Lucinda Williams, Jacques Dutronc, Shane McGowan, the Ramones, Slaid Cleeves, Robert Earl Keen, Dylan, Leadbelly, the Velvet Underground, Tony Rose, ........
Mark Mulholland is a versatile and original musician and songwriter, whose repertoire spans a wide range of styles and influences, including Celtic folk, country, reggae, blues, jazz and rock. His assured and inventive guitar playing encompasses fingerpicking reminiscent of Scottish guitarist Bert Jansch, fine slide playing and a powerful sense of rhythm, combined with a subtle and distinctive voice which is instantly recognisable. Drawing from an eclectic range of influences, Mark has developed a unique and individual style which is unmistakably his own.
Mark Mulholland's finely crafted songs include haunting and emotive works which have been compared to Nick Drake, exuberant celebrations of travel, love, friendship and drink, and entertaining parodies of different musical styles, all delivered with a confidence that commands the attention of audiences everywhere.
Born in Glasgow in 1968, Mark has been travelling and making his living from playing music for the last 15 years. He started playing in bands while at university in Edinburgh. After a year studying philosophy in France, Mark left his studies to concentrate solely on music. For a couple of years he toured Europe with the band The Purple Rizla Experience, then settled in Prague in 1992, becoming a key figure in The Oul’ Bogwarriors, a loose configuration boasting many great musicians and songwriters within its ranks. For several years he split his time largely between Prague and Ireland, where he also had a band and a solo career.
In 1995, he formed the band Impure Thoughts with a couple of other Prague musicians, spending a year in Ireland writing songs and playing around the country. In 1996 they set off on an open-ended tour taking in 10 European countries. On reaching Berlin, the van died, leaving the band stranded there. Mark and another member decided to stay, and the band recorded two albums, "Life and How to Ignore it", and "Lights Ahead". Mark now plays in the alternative country/acoustic blues band Two Dollar Bash, who have released two albums, "Two Dollar Bash" and "On the Road", and have just finished their third, "Lost River". The band tours extensively around Europe and North America, and has been invited for the second successive year to the prestigious SXSW festival in Austin, Texas. Mark also plays regular solo concerts which have built up a dedicated following both in Berlin and around Europe. For many years Mark hosted a weekly session which was one of the main meeting points for musicians in Berlin. Together with a friend he opened an international second-hand bookshop, East of Eden, in the Friedrichshain district of Berlin, which is also a venue for many concerts and readings and is a favourite haunt of musicians, writers and artists. He is also a partner in the Berlin record label Cannery Row Records.
Mark’s album “The Devil on the Stairs”, recorded and co-produced by Australian producer Dugald Jayes, has been remastered and will soon be released as a double album, together with a bonus track and a live concert recording from the 12 Bar Club in London, by Troubadour, the new contemporary folk offshoot of UK label EASY ACTION.
“A versatile and accomplished songwriter with memorable songs and an impressive voice, who has developed a distinctive yet richly varied style of music.” East Thuringen News
“Mulholland's solid, varied and atmospheric guitar playing is most impressive, effortlessly switching between rhythmic and melodic songs, one moment playing with raw power, the next coaxing sounds delicately from the strings. His voice is no less versatile than his playing, one moment ringing out high and clear, the next gravelly, always bringing impact and feeling to his songs, which, although drawn from different genres, always reflect his own distinctive style” Vogtlands Advertiser
Other links:
www.twodollarbash.net
www.canneryrowrecords.com
www.east-of-eden.de
INSTANT FLIGHT will play this Saturday 7th November @ "What's Cooking"Upstairs at The Sheep Walk Pub, 692 High Road, Leytonstone London E11, starting @ 9pm.(see www.whatscookin.co.uk )
Also there performing will be Plastic Pals & Ben Folke Thomas.
Its been a while and we thought it was about time we updated you on what we've been up to. Our debut EP Little World is now available at our gigs and will soon be available from our myspace and facebook pages, you will also be able to download it from itunes, but we don't have a release date for this as yet.
To celebrate the fact that we have now reached 25,000 plays on myspace, we are giving you a free MP3 of Rockabye Baby. All you have to do is send your email address to queen.elvis@yahoo.ie and we will send it to you.
We have spent the last year rehearsing with a full band and are now ready to bring it on the road. You can get a look at us when we appear on Balcony TV this week with the full line up. We are currently taking bookings for gigs/concerts/festivals and can be contacted on the email above, or through our myspace and facebook pages.
Thankyou for your continued support in what has been a great year for us!
file under: Moving Mountains, Death Cab For Cutie, Anathallo, Appleseed Cast
Pompeii veröffentlichten kürzlich ihr neues Album "Nothing Happens For A Reason" auf Eyeball Records (Tiger Lou, An Albatross, Wolftron). Im September kommen sie nun endlich auch nach Europa. Man darf sich auf perfekt vorgetragene IndiePopSongs im Stile von Death Cab For Cutie, Moving Mountains oder Appleseed Cast freuen.
Sie haben innerhalb eines Jahres mehr Gehörgänge und Clubeinrichtungen zerstört als manch andere Band in ihrer ganzen Karriere. Und das, obwohl man dem Grand Pocket Orchestra aus Irland kein erhöhtes Aggressionspotenzial zuschreiben würde, wenn man sich nur auf den Genuss ihrer Tonträger beschränkt. Angenehmer Gänseblümchenpop im Stile von Animal Collective ist da zu hören, den auch Notwist-Mann Mario Thaler zu schätzen weiß. Er war so begeistert vom GPO, dass er sich aufmachte nach Dublin und dort Songs mit ihnen produzierte.
file under: Animal Collective, The Robocop Kraus, Bearsuit, Modest Mouse, Pavement (on Speed)
file under: The Pharmacy, Kymia Dawson, Damien Jurado
on their self-titled album, the terrordactyls' quirky, lighthearted yet decidedly melancholic pop/anti-folk tunes are augmented by toy pianos, kazoos, and the voice of kimya dawson (the moldy peaches, juno). despite all these charming trappings, though, nothing really serves to take the edge off the terrordactyls' gutsy interpretation of the sad sweetness (or sweet sadness) of living.
TWSTD TALENT NITE with Gerod Shea (Boston) Rosie Finnegan, special guests Sounds Like Trouble band and Docu- Film crew from Hilversum Tues 26th May Weteringsghans 157 21 30
15 May 2009 Cafe Wendel, Berlin WITH SANDHY SONDORO 21 May 2009 Bang bang club, Berlin 18 Jun 2009 LUX, Berlin 1 Jul 2009 DOT Club, Berlin 5 Nov 2009 SO 36, Berlin - 1ST SONGWRITER COMMUNITY TOUR
I would be really happy if you can make it (-: Thanks for your time
