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Mark (String Mountain Band)

Tunes, Travels, & Trilliums at www.crybabyrose.com

About Me

Mark Pistrang lives with his wife and two children in a small town in eastern Tennessee because that's where his job currently pays him to be. I'm a botanist/ecologist by profession and a singer/songwriter by confession. The music just comes a knocking and I always try and answer the door. I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4The String Mountain Band primarily plays locally to the the greater Cleveland, TN metropolis but is always looking to expand their range within the confines of those lousy (but oh so necessary) work schedules. Radio play has certainly expanded the range within which you can hear them, with spins on such diverse stations as WUTC 88.1 FM in Chattanooga TN, Twin Cities Radio on the net in Minneapolis MN, KKRF 107.9 FM in Stuart Iowa, KVMR 89.5 FM in Nevada City CA, Grateful Dread Public Radio in Baltimore MD, and reaching out to the far corners of the globe via the internet broadcast of WorldWideBlueGrass.com from Cincinnatti OH. Contact the band at [email protected] for bookings or further information!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 7/20/2007
Band Website: crybabyrose.com
Band Members: Mark writes alot of tunes, but performs mostly with the String Mountain Band whose set list varies from original tunes, to unique covers of more familiar songs, and classic bluegrass gospel. Founded in 2003, the String Mountain Band are: Vernon Cross - Rhythm Guitar, Mandolin, Fiddle, Vocals. Audie Finnell - Lead Guitar, Five String Banjo, Vocals. Mark Pistrang - Six String Banjo, Guitar, Strum Stick, Vocals. Rondell Raburn - Upright Bass. Rick Whitten - Harmonica, Guitar, Vocals.The String Mountain Band have two self-produced CD's (Saturday Night and Sunday Morning) that are available at the band website: www.crybabyrose.comPrior to this gig, Mark played with a bunch of great guys in the little mountain town of Packwood, WA. The band was called the "Q-Tones" and rumor has it they are still playing under the name of "Jumping Tree Snail".... Go figure....!!
Influences: Influences?? I'm influenced by everything I see and hear. Who isn't? While the String Mountain Band is the band I perform in, Crybaby Rose is the band I create in. Crybaby Rose is a somewhat experimental band in the fact that it doesn't really exist! All the songs I write start out solo, then they join Crybaby Rose, where they are arranged as I multi-track myself playing different instruments and singing different parts. The only down side is a lack of anyone to give that "look" to when something sounds off.... I try to be a good influence on myself....
Sounds Like: Two words. First word, one syllable. Rhymes with "BARK".... Second word, two syllables...
Record Label: I try not to label my records...
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Fred Eaglesmiths "Freight Train"

OK, so I just posted up our version of Fred Eaglesmith's "Freight Train". We purchased the mechanical license and recorded this version in 2006 on our CD entitled "Saturday Night". I wrote the other...
Posted by Mark (String Mountain Band) on Sat, 27 Oct 2007 12:22:00 PST

Ready for Strawberry (again!)

Well, another Strawberry Music Festival is right around the corner...  Folks here in Tennessee think I'm a bit crazed to travel across the country twice a year to go to a music festival "Hell, yo...
Posted by Mark (String Mountain Band) on Sat, 18 Aug 2007 05:24:00 PST

Making Luck and Why Am I Here?

Mark Pistrang lives in a small town in eastern Tennessee because that's where his job currently pays him to be.  I'm a botanist/ecologist by profession and a singer/songwriter ...
Posted by Mark (String Mountain Band) on Sat, 21 Jul 2007 04:19:00 PST