currently: michael oren silverman (drums, arrangements), dawn, jen, owen (saved by radio / saved by vinyl). sometime collaborators: robin hunter, jay crocker, marek tyler, jody johnson, shuyler jansen, darrek anderson, romi mayes, sarah wheeler, gavin dunn, scott franchuk / also see these sites... old reliable, shuyler jansen, the swiftys, saved by radio, saved by vinyl, dub vulture, and choir and marching band.
Influences
the wombles, the foggy duo, the rolling stones, the beatles, abba, the kinks, wings, roger whitaker, simon and garfunkel, neil diamond, trooper, fleetwood mac, gordon lightfoot, the monks, blondie, split enz, pink floyd, the clash, the who, the doors, the police, led zeppelin, motorhead, iron maiden, the specials, the pretenders, the smiths, the cure, the english beat, new order, the jam, black sabbath, jr. gone wild, idyl tea, the mighty lemondrops, the smithereens, the undertones, the buzzcocks, echo and the bunnymen, r.e.m., john coltrane, the psychedelic furs, the style council, the jesus and mary chain, miles davis, neil young, bob dylan, tom waits, woody guthrie, townes van zandt, norman blake, tim buckley, nick drake, phil ochs, john lennon, fairport convention, stan rogers, sandy denny, pentangle, john fahey, television, wire, ornette coleman, david bowie, billy bragg, lucinda williams, van morrison, pere ubu, galaxie 500, young marble giants, the go betweens, charles mingus, big star, velvet underground, sonic youth, bruce springsteen, the band, richard thompson, husker du, sebadoh, big star, mudhoney, dinosaur jr., nirvana, the wedding present, pavement, superchunk, teenage fanclub, the lemonheads, flaming lips, the screaming trees, keith jarrett, the imagineers, the naked and the dead, s.n.f.u., the smalls, the doughboys, fugazi, the nils, big drill car, deadbeat backbone, eric satie, vic chesnutt, yo la tengo, giant sand, meat puppets, guided by voices, uncle tupelo, red red meat, gram parsons, kris kristofferson, palace brothers, johnny cash, waylon jennings, blind willie mctell, joe henry, the jayhawks, fred eaglesmith, rex, sin ropas, alejandro escovedo, emmylou harris, willie nelson, merle haggard, george jones, wilco, richard buckner, billy joe shaver, guy clark, butch hancock, joe ely, jimmie dale gilmore, the rachels, calexico, the swiftys, queens of the stoneage, pan american, pole, bonnie prince billy, karen dalton, arab strap, sun kil moon, cat power, smog, sparklehorse, pajo, califone, great lake swimmers, the hobotron, my morning jacket, pink mountaintops, magnolia electric co., iron and wine, low, chad vangaalen, thurston moore, bon iver, the national, and other such things
~~BIOGRAPHY: Sharing the reins with Shuyler Jansen, Mark Davis has guided the band Old Reliable through fifteen years and four recordings. He has appeared on no less than twenty different releases. ///
Mark will release his third solo record - "Eliminate the Toxins" - early in 2010. His most recent 2 cd release - "Don't You Think We Should Be Closer?" and "Mistakes I Meant To Make" (2007) was praised as "a two album tour de force" (Exclaim, Penguin Eggs) and "the roots release of the year" (Eye); and was lauded internationally by an abundance of four- and five-star reviews. UNCUT magazine (London, UK) called the dual release "stunning" and Le Cri Du Coyote (France) called the song "By the Time" "one of the most beautiful songs of the century." ///
On the strength of his dual release, Mark became the most-played Canadian roots artist on the CBC's Galaxie satelite radio for 2007, spent several weeks atop the National Campus and Community Radio roots chart, and made the year's top 10 lists of both the NCCR and Exclaim magazine.///
In the studio Mark has collaborated with Joey Burns and John Convertino (Calexico, Giant Sand), Howe Gelb (Giant Sand), Corby Lund, Bob Egan (Blue Rodeo, Wilco, Freakwater), and Romi Mayes. Mark has toured throughout North America and has performed in nearly every major urban centre in Canada. He has performed at myriad music festivals and key industry conferences. In the process he has shared billings or stages with such luminaries as Guy Clark, Alejandro Escovedo, K'naan, Fred Eaglesmith, Kathleen Edwards, The Great Lake Swimmers, Gurf Morlix, The Corb Lund Band, Ray Condo, Giant Sand, The Sadies Richard Buckner, Patty Griffin, and Pieta Brown, to name a few.///
All of Mark's and Old Reliable's recordings are part of the Saved By Radio catalogue, and are available through Outside distribution. ///
Mark has contributed music to feature-length and short films as well as a popular television series.///
Mark is an arts instructor at The Robin Hood Association For The Mentally Disabled, where he is currently recording a CD of songs he has co-written with several clients. He is a recipient of the City of Edmonton Salute to Excellence Committee Performance Award "for receiving significant recognition for furthering artistic practice."///
Some of Mark's favourite musicians (and influences) are Townes Van Zandt, The Kinks, Bob Dylan, Nick Drake, The Clash, The Rolling Stones, Richard Thompson, Will Oldham, Motorhead, Husker du, Guided By Voices, Pan American, The Screaming Trees, The Velvet Underground, Billy Joe Shaver, Sonic Youth, Red Red Meat, Giant Sand, Richard Buckner, Kris Kristofferson, The Band, Sebadoh, Big Star, and Lucinda Williams. John Lennon - The Plastic Ono Band, Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska, Pink Floyd - The Final Cut, Giant Sand - Glum///
SEE BELOW FOR ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL DETAILS
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*CBC GALAXIE SATELITE RADIO, MOST-PLAYED HIGH-ROTATION FOLK / ROOTS ARTIST (CANADIAN) 2007*
*EXCLAIM MAGAZINE, TOP 10 FOLK / ROOTS RELEASES 2007*
*EARSHOT, NATIONAL CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY RADIO TOP 10 FOLK / ROOTS RELEASES 2007*
*EDMONTON JOURNAL, TOP 10 ALBUM RELEASES 2007*
*EARSHOT, NUMBER 1 FOLK / ROOTS RELEASE, MAY & JUNE 2007* *RED DEER ADVOCATE, TOP 10 FOLK / ROOTS RELEASES 2007*
*EXCLAIM MAGAZINE, TOP 10 FOLK / ROOTS RELEASES 2005 (w. OLD RELIABLE)*
*EARSHOT, NCCR TOP 50, 6 WEEKS 2005 (w. OLD RELIABLE)*
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PRESS COMMENTS: "stunning" (UNCUT aug 07); "a two album tour de force" (Penguin Eggs); 5/5 - "each easily qualifies as the roots release of the year" (Eye); "truly a work of genius" (monkeybiz.ca); "stunning tours de force...there is simply no denying the poetic power of this double whammy. Critics are promiscuously dishing out four- and five-star ratings for them but you can safely believe the hype" (Exclaim!); "one of the most beautiful songs of the century" (Le Cri Du Coyote on "By the Time"): "tough, intense, introspective and impossible to ignore" (Uptown Magazine); "two stunning solo albums" (Edmonton Journal); "deliciously doomy" (UNCUT nov 05); "the louis l'amour of troubadours" (The Manitoban); "a gifted songwriter...profoundly moving and genuinely soul stirring" (FFWD); "a low key triumph" (Americana UK); "a minor sensation...one of those surprises that make you so happy when they occaisionally hit you" (Trots Allt); "an impressive and moving achievement...in the same ballpark as Lou Reed and John Cale's brilliant and insightful tribute to Andy Warhol, Songs for Drella" (the Georgia Strait); "a glorious life-affirming musical and lyrical statement...proof that the deeply personal can be magically universal" (Exclaim!); "a thoroughly modern piece of folk music" (See); 8/10 - "showcases a lyrical talent...the articulate product of an interesting man" (Americana UK) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DISCOGRAPHY: "Gone Are the Days" (Old Reliable, 1999, independent - with guest Howe Gelb); "The Gradual Moment" (Old Reliable, 2001, independent - with guests Giant Sand, Corby Lund, Bob Egan); "Pulse of Light / Dark Landscape" (Old Reliable, 2002, independent - with guests Mike Caldwell, Shannon Johnson; photos by Elliot Landy); "The Burning Truth" (Old Reliable 2005, Saved By Radio); "Don't You Think We Should Be Closer?" (solo, 2007, Saved By Radio - with help from Robin Hunter, Romi Mayes, Marek Tyler, Shuyler Jansen, Jody Johnson, Darrek Anderson, Sarah Wheeler, Mike Silverman, and Scott Franchuk); "Mistakes I Meant to Make" (solo, 2007, Saved By Radio - with help from Jay Crocker, J.C. Jones, and Dave Alcock); "Parts 1&2" lp (solo, 2007, Saved By Vinyl); "Eliminate the Toxins" (solo, 2010 - with help from Lorrie Matheson, Mike Silverman, and Shuyler Jansen); fifteen compilations (Old Reliable and solo, variuos illustrious imprints); guest appearances on other's releases (Tanyss Nixi, Everett Laroi, Jen Kraatz, and Thea vs. Loki). Stay tuned for a heavy-rock-sexy-trance explosion from CONCEALER (Mark & DJ MissMannered) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SHARED STAGES, BILLINGS: Guy Clark, Alejandro Escovedo, Fred Eaglesmith, Ray Condo, Giant Sand, Howe Gelb, The Sadies, K'naan, Richard Buckner, Kathleen Edwards, Pieta Brown, Bo Ramsey, John D. Graham, The Corb Lund Band, Gurf Morlix, Sam Baker, Chad van Gaalen, Tery Allen, Justin Rutledge, The Great Lake Swimmers, Deadbolt, Patty Griffin, Gord Downie (The Tragically Hip), Oh Susanna, Zubot and Dawson, Women, the smalls, The Wailin' Jennys, Romi Mayes, Po' Girl, Danny Michel, Bob Egan (Blue Rodeo, Wilco, Freakwater), Jim Bryson, Carolyn Mark, Mike Plume, Cuff the Duke, Rodnet Decroo, Rae Spoon, The D Rangers, Matt Epp, Christine Fellows, Jay Crocker, Ghostkeeper, Shuyler Jansen, Ford Pier, Luther Wright and the Wrongs, Gordie Tentrees, The Swiftys, Whitey Houston, Colleen Brown, Vail Halen, Sarah Wheeler, Lorrie Matheson, AA Soundsystem, Darek Anderson and the Guaranteed, Ann Vriend, Field and Stream, Mike McDonald, Amy Seely, Ayla Brook, Carrie Catherine, The Great Outdoors, Samantha King.... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FESTIVALS/SHOWCASES/WIERD THINGS: Edmonton Folk Fest., Dawson City Music Fest., Yellowknife Folk On the Rocks, Calgary Folk Fest., SXSW (Austin, TX), NXNE (Toronto), North Country Fair (N. Alberta), Ottawa Blues Fest., Calgary Blues and Roots, Waynefest (the Badlands), Bluebird North (Edmonton), New Music West (Vancouver), Juno Fest (Edmonton), Alberta Scene (Ottawa), Western Canadian Music Awards (Calgary, Edmonton), CKUA Alberta Sessions (Calgary), Big Valley Jamboree (Camrose, Alberta), North American Folk Alliance (The Beaver Suite, Austin, TX)....
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LOCATIONS PLAYED: Appleton, Ashcroft, Austin, Bragg Creek, Burnaby, Calgary (the Broken Jug, the Night Gallery, Karma, the Ironwood, Broken City, the Hifi, the Calgary Folk Fest, the Marquee Room, the Ship and Anchor, A Bar Named Sue, Bowness hall, the Engineered Air Theatre, Mcmahon Stadium), Camrose, Canmore, Cassidy, Comox, Courteney, Cranbrook, Dauphin, Dawson City, Dawson Creek (the Klondike Hotel), Deluth, Edmonton (the Winspear Centre, the Rev, the Blue Chair, the Black Dog, the Empress, Blackbyrd, the Haven Social Club, the New City Likwid Lounge, the Myer Horowitz, Dan and Jen's, the Suburbs, the Yard, Katie's, the Masonic Hall, Mickey Finn's, the Rosebowl, the Rosebowl South, the Sugarbowl, Fort Edmonton, the Dark Camel, the City Media Club, the Sidetrack, the Hilltop Pub, the Edmonton Folk Fest, the Starlite Room, Bonnie Doon Hall, Riverdale Hall, the Velvet Underground, the Pawn Shop, the Full Moon Folk Club, the Power Plant, the Library Theatre, Flavours Bistro, the Nest), Enderby, Fernie (the Arts Station), Grand Prarie (BJ's), Guelph, Hamilton, Hope, Invermere (Bobby's), Jasper (the Downstream) , Joussard, Kelowna (the Grateful Fed), Kingston (the Living Room), Kitchener (the Boathouse), Lacombe, Lethbridge (the Tongue n Groove, the Slice, Henotic), London, Madison, Minneapolis, Montreal (Barfly, L'Hemisphere Gauche), Nanaimo, Nanton, Nelson (the Civic), Northfield, Ottawa (the Elmdale Tavern, Barrymore's, the Manx), Red Deer (Billy's, the Vat), Regina (the Club), Revelstoke, Salmo, Saskatoon (Lydia's, Amigo's), Sault st. Marie, Sherwood Park (Caffrey's, Festival Place), Sudbury, Thunder Bay, Toronto (the Dakota Tavern, the Horseshoe, the Cadillac Lounge, the Communist's Daughter, 360 Club), Vancouver (the Sugar Refinery, the Backstage Lounge, the Railway Club, the Marine Club, the Main), Vermillion, Vernon, Victoria (Lucky Bar, Logan's, Solstice Cafe, Thursday's), Wakefield (kaffe 1870, the Black Sheep), Waterloo, Whistler, Whitehorse, Windsor, Winnipeg (Candor Books, Times Changed, the Pyramid), Yellowknife. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4
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i wanted to hook up on sunday after, but... got too tired. have a good trip west. swing by my work tonight if you want to grab the new disc before you go. darrek
