Carolyn Mark

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Location:
Victoria BC, CA
Type:
Artist / Band / Musician
Genre:
Country / Folk / Roots Music
Site(s):
Label:
Mint Records
Type:
Indie
"Some things are just meant to be. Birds are born to fly, politicians

were born to lie, big fat guys with giant beards were born to ride

their machines without getting hassled by the man, and Carolyn Mark

was born to make music.



Ever since first taking to the stage as Templeton the rat in her

elementary school's musical version of Charlotte's Web, show business

has been the main driving force in Carolyn's life. After coming to

the obvious conclusion that musicians were much more fun to hang

around with than actors, in the early 90's Carolyn formed her first

band. all-girl surfy twang popsters, The Vinaigrettes. This was the

beginning of a love affair with music, musicians and the road that,

even after 15+ years of crazy hard work, still puts the nitro in her

funny car.



After The Vinaigrettes, Carolyn did brief stints in such bands as The

Metronome Cowboys and The Fixin's before, in 2000, making her Mint

Records debut with her first solo album, Party Girl. Since then, and

with the help of a revolving cast of Can-Country super stars

including, but not limited to, Tolan McNeil, Garth Johnson, Ford

Pier, Nathan Tinkham, Corb Lund, NQ Arbuckle, Luke

Doucet, Amy Honey, Greg MacDonald, Neko Case and Carey Mercer, she

has released five more highly acclaimed albums. As well, she has also

travelled thousands of miles entertaining crowds of 4 to 4000.

touring Canada, the United States, the UK, Norway and Italy. She has

shared the stage with such talented musicians as Jenny Whitely, Hank

& Lily, Luther Wright, Sarah Harmer, Kelly Hogan, Lederhosen Lucil,

Geoff Berner, Joel Plaskett, The Handsome Family, Neil Hamburger, JT

and The Clouds, The Shiftless Rounders, NQ Arbuckle, Wanda Jackson,

The Waco Brothers, The Sadies and Blue Rodeo."



­ - Andrew Pearson



Carolyn Mark doesn't sit still for long. After putting the finishing touches on Let’s Just Stay Here, she is burning down the great Canadian highway, probably on her way to a festival somewhere. Now, we should mention that Carolyn doesn't like to hog the spotlight; Let’s Just Stay Here sees Carolyn teaming up with Toronto's JUNO Award nominated (and Six Shooter stars) NQ Arbuckle for six Carolyn penned numbers, three NQ songs and a handful of covers. NQ Arbuckle and Miss Carolyn set their minds on creating a "rock" record together after a summer of touring Southern Alberta. Not like AC/DC rock, more like Lucinda Williams/Wilco/Tom Petty rock. Carolyn lovingly calls it her Rumours. We think you'll love it too.



Let’s Just Stay Here is not the first time that Carolyn Mark and NQ Arbuckle recorded together. Perhaps it was a harbinger of things to come, but back in 2005 they recorded the track "Fireworks" for another of Carolyn's collective recording projects – Just Married: An Album of Duets (Mint/Outside). They were not alone in noticing that there was some, for lack of a better word, "magic" there (which illustrates an interesting facet of cooperation, sometimes 1+1 can equal infinity). So, like Gretzky and Kurri, Burns and Allen, Peanut Butter and Jelly, they decided to take this winning combo and head for the Big Time.



Carolyn Mark & NQ Arbuckle – Let’s Just Stay Here

JUNO Roots & Traditional Album of the Year: Group Nominee



* * * Carolyn Mark is a busy lady. And as a result, there are a handful of Christmas elves who take care of this page. To reach Carolyn, please contact her label, info(at)mintrecs(dot)com, and they will point you in the correct direction. * * *
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