Mark Donato

Mark Donato has 3 full-length CDs available at markdonato.com, ragandboneshop.com, cdBaby, iTunes, and Amazon.com. His brand new one is called "I Haven't Wasted All This Time Alone." Because he hasn't.He lived his first 18 years in Connellsville, PA, graduated to Pittsburgh, saved $1000 and moved to New York City, where he inherited a band.He spent some formative years bouncing around New York's underground music scene, and then headed Upstate to find a real garage where he could play his songs.He's performed his own material under his own name, with Canoeful of Strangers and with Spondee, a collaboration with Robin Goldwasser for the fabled Hello Recording Club.He's worked as a drummer, singer and harmonica player for John Linnell (of They Might Be Giants) & the Statesmen; the legendary country orchestra Flat Old World; Rosine; the Oswalds; Amy Allison and the Maudlins; and has ALSO just released a very fine and catchy record in collaboration with some friends who go by the name Good Loser Club. The Losers have a MySpace page too!