Biography
Bruce Markow (www.brucemarkow.com) is a quirky but solid neo-Folk'n'Roller with lyrical melodies, a poetic, uplifting message and a head turning, body tingling, soul gratifying garden of smart and evocative songs. His unique voice (compared by fans and peers to pop masters Van Morrison, James Taylor and Todd Rundgren) and multi-instrumental skills (with influences as diverse as traditional folk, Afro-Brazilian, gypsy swing and J.S. Bach) mark Bruce's “Demolicious4” and “Mango” solo CDs, as well as his performances and recordings with folk and world music luminaries Pete Seeger, Paul Winter and others.
Bruce's songs deftly explore -- with grace and spunk, playfulness and passion -- the wonders and woes of growing more fully alive. The Brooklyn, NY-based artist's performances convey both the deep human capacity for joy and our hunger for a world of greater peace, truth and love.
Visit www.brucemarkow.com now, and the next concert near you, to experience why Vance Gilbert calls Bruce's music "Hot! Amazingly tasty!" and filmmaker Mitch Teplitsky declares his songs "infectious, irresistible, memorable and tons of fun."
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Instrumentation
Bruce generally performs solo on VOICE and ACOUSTIC GUITAR (and sometimes PIANO, KEYBOARD, APPALACHIAN DULCIMER, UKULELE, & the SURPRISE INSTRUMENT OF THE DAY)
He’ll occasionally invite guests onstage, most recently members from the trio GatheringTime:
Glen Roethel (voice, guitar, bass)
Hilary Foxsong (voice , percussion)
Stuart Marcus (voice, guitar)
or from Bruce’s pre-solo backup band:
Bev Grant (voice, acoustic guitar, percussion)
Barry Kornhauser (bass guitar, 'cello)
Ben Silver (voice, percussion, keyboard)
Robin Burdulis (percussion, voice)
Bruce frequently plays MANDOLIN and ELECTRIC GUITAR in-studio and when backing others and has performed onstage at one time or another on MANDOLA, BASS, PERCUSSION, KORA (West African Harp-Lute), PENNY WHISTLE, NOSE FLUTE, FIDDLE, BANJO, GEMBRI, SITAR AND BOINGER.
On recordings, Bruce overdubs whatever instruments serve the song.
Discography
BRUCE MARKOW
• (The Lure of Love's Call – working title), full length CD (forthcoming 2009)
• Demolicious4, Artist's proof, "amazingly tasty," four song demo CD-EP
* "I can't stop listening." Available at www.brucemarkow.com/products.html
• "Mango" - CD single #001A
* "It's such a feel good song!" Available at www.brucemarkow.com/products.html
COMPILATIONS
• True Blue (Tribute to Bob Blue, forthcoming), "Back in the One's Place", "Poem on a Napkin" - all instruments, voices and production
GUEST PERFORMANCES
• A Few More Miles to Go (forthcoming 2009), Anne Price - mandolin, guitar, voice
• Smaller Things, Glen Roethel - mandolin
• "Where Women Rule" (CD single), Bev Grant - slide guitar, mix consultation
• The Parody Man, Toby Fagenson - voice on "Slowing Down to Lethargy"
• I've Been Up On the Mountain, Steve Suffet - mandolin on "Banks of the Ohio" and "John Hardy"
• The Power of Song, The Brooklyn Women's Chorus - acoustic/electric guitars, mandolin, mandola; choral and 'cello arrangement on "Bread and Roses"
• High on You, Samahria Lyte - guitars & guitar arrangements
• Earthbeat, the Paul Winter Consort - voice – GRAMMY NOMINEE
• Pete, Pete Seeger - voice – GRAMMY WINNER
• The Choice, Linda Worster - mandolin
• Dancing in the Fire, Robert Lee Camp - mandola, keyboard, composition on "Farewell"
• (title?), Pete Smith - guitar and mandolin
FILM SCORES
• Soy Andina - "Estamos Muy Contentos", all voices, guitars, mandolin, mandola, flutes, bass, percussion, keyboard, production, co-composition
• Kripalu Center, Health for Life - "Treasures", guitar, voice, composition
• Basketball the Dave Cowens Way - guitars, bass, mandola, fiddle, banjo, composition, arrangements
• How to Buy a Used Car - guitars, bass, mandola, fiddle, voice, composition, arrangements, sound engineering
COVERED COMPOSITIONS & CO-WRITES
• Cheeky Woman, Bev Grant & the Dissident Daughters – "In America" by Bev Grant & Bruce Markow, [mp3/lyrics:] http://labornotes.org/node/1914
• (YouTube broadcast), GatheringTime – "Prayer for Peace (1 Love)" by Bruce Markow, [video:] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YN8nH0EOoCU
Links
| http://www.brucemarkow.com |