My playing schedule is always available by going to BuffaloBluegrass.com and looking for the dates highlighted in GOLD in the Calender.
Hope to see soon at a workshop or show.
Mark
Influences
Jerry Douglas,
Bill Monroe,
Earl Scruggs,
Pete Seeger,
Mike Auldridge,
Sally Van Meter,
Jim Heffernon,
Gene Panfil,
Ted Lambert,
Murphy Henry,
Bob Schnieder,
Toots Thielman,
Larry Adler,
Charlie McCoy,
PT Gazelle,
Ivar Mikashov,
Jimmy Fadden,
Chris Panfil and Willie Nelson
Sounds Like
YOU CAN HEAR MARK ON THESE DATES;
**************************************************************** Creek Bend .....................with Mark and Chris Panfil Summer Schedule 2009
Sat. June 27...................Roycroft Arts Festival, Easy Aurora, NY1:30-4:00 PM
Wed.July 1.......Findley Lake Gazebo, Findley Lake, NY (Irish Music) 7-9:00 PM
Thurs. July 2...........................One M&T Plaza Downtown Buffalo noon- 1 PM
Wed. July 8........................................The Gazebo in North Collins NY 7-9 PM
Fri. July 10.....................................Faith Lutheran Church Elma, NY 7- 10PM
Sat. July 11Chalk Festival....................................Perry NY 8:30 AM to 11 AM
Tues.July14............................................Town Park North Boston, NY 7-9 PM
Sun.July 19................St, John’s Church Alden NY 12-3 PM (no Mark or Chris)
Tues.Aug. 4.................Band shell behind Orchard Pk Middle school 7-8:30PM
Thurs. Aug. 6..................................................Band shell Sloan NY 7-9 PM
Sat.Aug. 8.........................................Medina Canal Fest times noon to 2 PM
Wed.Aug. 12............................................Westfield NY town concert 7-9 PM
Thurs.Aug. 13...............................................Gowanda Town Park6:30-8 PM
Tues.Aug. 18.....................................Erie Co. Fair Slade park 6:30-9:30 PM
Tues.Sept. 1..............................................Eden Elementary concert 7-9 PM
Please mark in a date or two on your calendar at home and come and see us over the summer. Our schedule is constantly updated and always listed on www.Buffalobluegrass.com or email me at Mark@buffalobluegrass.com.
Have a great summer!
Mark
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Born and raised in Lackawanna, NY (a steel mill town, south of Buffalo), Mark began playing harmonica at age eight. He played songs on his Marine Band that he'd heard on local radio by ear, the way his dad taught him to. He began playing five string banjo at 15 and soon after that formed a local bluegrass group with his brother, Chris called, the Erie-Lackawanna Railroad. When high school finished, he decided to make music his career by pursuing a degree in Music Education with piano as his primary instrument. After graduationg with his BA in Music, he went to work for Young Audiences of Western New York doing school concerts. In college, he began playing chromatic harmonica and added sight-reading music to his harmonica skills.
His first Dobro was bought in the early 80's and he soon joined Creek Bend as their Dobro player. He still plays with them and they have two CD's available on the Copper Creek record label from Roanoke, VA.
Hey Mark! My sentiments exactly. We're expected to get a high of 60 today, but by Christmas it's supposed to get up to 80. I haven't seen a white Christmas in 23 years! Your eyes and smile still look the same!
Thanks Mark! All my best regard for you and to your family. Hope to pick some soon!!!! I always remember how cool that Lake Effect tune is, I might need a refresher sometime though! :)
