PICKIN' BLACKBERRIES

This CD is a return to Mark's folk & bluegrass beginnings and features some of the most respected names in acoustic music!

1. Pickin' Blackberries 
2. Ada Mae Hates Jackson
3. Not All Who Wander Are Lost
4. Orphan Train
5. Redneck Rehab
6. Strong In The Broken Places                                        ORDER ONLINE
7. Red River Rose                                                             MAIL-ORDER
8. When Christmas Trees Were Tall
9. Yankeetown
10. Robber Red
11. Stealing God  
12. The "Possum Song

                                Check out this great roster of players!


PETE HUTTLINGER

National Finger Styled Guitar Champion &
member of John Denver's last touring band


JIM HURST

Multiple IBMA Guitar Player of the Year wins & sought after studio player


TIM THOMPSON

A great fingerpicker and an in-demand session player



JOE DADY
One half of the famous Buffalo based
 Dady Bros.
- great musicians!
 



ANN & REGINA MCCRARY

Phenomenal voices!  Just ask Buddy Miller
& Bob Dylan
 



DAVID SPAK
Percussionist extraordinaire
(India Arie, Spiderman Soundtrack, Saving Silverman Soundtrack etc)


MISSY RAINES
5 time International Bluegrass Music Association Bass Player Of The Year


BYRON HOUSE
Nickel Creek, Emmylou Harris, Buddy & Julie Miller, Sam Bush - more than 'nuff said!



SAM LEVINE
His playing has given color and expression to a wide variety of artists' tracks, including Amy Grant, the Neville Brothers, Vince Gill and Michael McDonald. He is known for his reliable ensemble skills and his melodic, expressive solos.


WAYNE BENSON
7 time IBMA winner as part of the band
 "IIIrd Time Out" & current member of the "John Cowan Band"

 



KRISTEN BENSON
One of the top banjo players on the scene today and current member of
" Larry Cordle &
 Lonesome Standard Time" Band


 

CARY STONE

Cary is a wonderful guitar player, and a great singer-songwriter in his own right.  Cary contributed the hot lead playing on "Jackass Family" (from the American Road CD).  He is currently on the road playing acoustic for  Mark Chestnut.

 

JEFF MIDDLETON
Jeff is a great singer and one of my favorite co-writers.  He co-wrote "American Road" with me and contributes 3 co-writes on this new CD, including "Redneck Rehab",
"Stealing God" & "Robber Red"

 

 

 TARRYN SMITH

Great singer - think Alison Kraus & Dolly Parton!

 

KIM MCLEAN

What a great singer and a songwriter Kim is!!! Check out her music by clicking on her name
TONY RAMEY
Tony is a great singer-songwriter in his own right with the cuts and a great new CD to prove it.  Tony co-wrote "Old Dogs"
(from the American Road CD)
as well as
"When Christmas Trees Were Tall"
on the new CD.