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Mark McCabe

About Me

My music is a combination of too much Tom Paxton (if there is such a thing) when I was young, downright cynicism towards this country and a firm belief that I'm an old man trapped in a young man's body. You will find me this summer trailing up and down the country singing to anyone who will listen, so if you'd like to listen, no matter where you are, give me a message and I'll try and sort something out!
'Rants' has now been out for a year and I've printed off 3 runs so far, the latest addition to it being an acoustic version of "independent thought?". I am currently recording my first album, hopefully to be finished by the new year, followed by a full UK tour in the Summer.
'Bloody good!' - Chris T-T
'A politically minded libertine...their sound is unique!' - Gaudie
'Mark couples ramshackle cynical folk musings together with upbeat quirky pop songs. Why not check him out?' The FLY
I wish all bands were like this:
"We want a band that plays loud and hard every night
That doesn't care how many people are counted at the door
That would travel one million miles
and ask for nothing more than a plate of food and a place to rest
They'd strike chords that cut like a knife
It would mean so much more than t-shirts or a ticket stub
They'd stop at nothing short of a massacre
Everyone would leave with the memory that there was no place else in the world
And this was where they always belonged
We would dance like no one was watching
With one fist in the air
Our arena just basements
and bookstores across an underground America
Just gimme a scene where the music is free
And the beer is not the life of the party
There's no need to shit talk or impress
'Cause honesty and emotion are not looked down upon
And every promise that's made and bragged
is meant if not kept
We'd do it all because we have to, not because we know why
Beyond a gender, race, and class,
we could find what really holds us back
Let's make everybody sing
That they are the beginning and ending of everything
That we all are stronger than everything they taught us that we should fear"


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Member Since: 19/01/2006
Band Members: Me...
The Tearoom Posse:
Matthew - Drums and stuff
Ry - Bass and stuff
Dana - Violin and stuff

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Influences: Not enough.
Type of Label: Major

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Posted by on Tue, 31 Mar 2009 13:10:00 GMT

Upcoming gigs, an album (?) and the collapse of my tour.

Hello all,A couple of things have arisen in the past week so I thought I'd just pop them down here to make it seem like it's all part of the plan and that I have the foggiest what I'm doing!Firstly, I...
Posted by on Thu, 22 May 2008 09:26:00 GMT