Mark Cool
new cd- "introducing mark cool and the folk stars"
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Mark Cool new cd- "introducing mark cool and the folk stars" |
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For immediate release 08/06/2008 press link: http://markcool.org/id25.html "Introducing Mark Cool and the Folk Stars" americana / alt-country/ folk from Durham, NC Mark
Cool and the Folk stars have released an 11 song collection of folky, rootsy songs rich in narrative, and musically spare,
featuring acoustic guitar, some mandolin, banjo, stand up bass, and minimalist percussion (a snare, hi-hat and tambourine.)
Special guests include Dom Flemons of the Carolina Chocolate Drops on banjo and harp, and Ben Palmer on stand up bass, among
others. Regular Folk Stars are Chapel Hill scene expats Jack Edinger on bass & acoustic guitar and Mark Pettit on drums.
Rah Trost plays mandolin, percussion, and sings angelic backing vocals. The cd is self released (folk star recordings) Cool
formed the band on the heels of a divorce and has populated the cd with stories of characters from his time in LA, (woman
at a gas station", "foolish dreams"), and in NC, ("tonic and gin", "angel") the stories
are at once wistful and even tragic, but contain hope as well. The singer-songwriter has been compared to Townes Van Zant,
Nebraska-era Springsteen. Recent house concert attendees had this to say: "Introducing Mark
Cool and the Folk Stars" americana / alt-country/ folk from Durham, NC Mark Cool and the Folk stars have released
an 11 song collection of folky, rootsy songs rich in narrative, and musically spare, featuring acoustic guitar, some mandolin,
banjo, stand up bass, and minimalist percussion (a snare, hi-hat and tambourine.) Special guests include Dom Flemons of the
Carolina Chocolate Drops on banjo and harp, and Ben Palmer on stand up bass, among others. Regular Folk Stars are Chapel Hill
scene expats Jack Edinger on bass & acoustic guitar and Mark Pettit on drums. Rah Trost plays mandolin, percussion, and
sings angelic backing vocals. The cd is self released (folk star recordings) Cool formed the band on the heels of a
divorce and has populated the cd with stories of characters from his time in LA, (woman at a gas station", "foolish
dreams"), and in NC, ("tonic and gin", "angel") the stories are at once wistful and even tragic,
but contain hope as well. The singer-songwriter has been compared to Townes Van Zant, Nebraska-era Springsteen. Recent
house concert attendees had this to say: Mark’s lyrics
are impeccable...finely-crafted word pictures that take you to personal zones of introspection, memories and pure fun! Mark
definitely ranks among top folk/country writers. Barbara C. Barbara C. Mark Cool's music is sweet - and sometimes funny - it has a depth and power that taps
into a tender appreciation for living- even when it's edges are hard - that makes us want to wake up and feel more alive.
Mark's voice and presence take us to that place, along the trail he's traveled and come through singing. Joanna
H. Some early press returns: "…honesty,
integrity, simplicity, humour, understatement, restraint, a ‘joire d’vivre’ that can only be found in folk
who know exactly where the bottom and the top can be found...a rootsy, country, bluesy exposition of the highest order. Its
partly Lambchop that you can actually hear, partly 1950’s country music that realises that this is the twenty first
century..." -Paul Villers, Americana UK magazine -Paul Villers, Americana UK magazine "...Mark Cool and the Folk Stars is music that is well-grounded, even earthy and gritty
in its texture. Yet, it moves forward in an upbeat dynamic way that finds its mark straight to the heart. I trust his words
and the authenticity of the music. ... I highly recommend it to you." -Reid Baer, menstuff.org -Reid
Baer, menstuff.org "The more I listen to Marks music the more it grows on me.It
has an authentic beatnick 50's-mid 60's feel about it ,not disimilar to Woody Guthrie and Bob Dylan that I find relaxing
and pleasantly nostalgic . " -dodgy dave, nessmp3.com |
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