Mark Dignam

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Mark Dignam is an Irish born, US based songwriter who began as a busker on the streets of Dublin. Dignam’s songs are always intelligent and insightful, balanced with an infectious sing-along quality and that irresistible Irish wit... His sound draws comparisons to Van Morrison, Dylan, and Tim Buckley as well as the more contemporary songwriters of today like Elvis Costello, Billy Bragg, and Sun Volt.Live, Dignam delivers powerful, three-dimensional performances, a songwriter’s songwriter, and yet an accessible gem. He engages audiences with warm melody, lyricism, strong personality and has been invited to open for or tour with Billy Bragg , David Gray , Richard Thompson , Joan Armatrading , Vic Chestnut , The Frames , Paddy Casey and a host of others…Dignam’s latest release “Boxheart Man” is available from iTunes and was selected by Pittsburgh’s WYEP as one of their top picks for 2005, and his track “Hope” from the album was included in the station’s 2006 compilation release “Live and Direct, Volume 7.” It has also garnered a bagful of critical acclaim around the Nth Eastern US as well as in Ireland and the UK.The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette called "Box Heart Man “ , "...solid through and through, showcasing Dignam’s soaring voice and poetic flair…” Acclaimed London songwriter Teitur said “Mark Dignam is one of the few living songwriters out there who do it for me. This is real music. His voice carries so much emotion and nerve that it will instantly change the way you feel. If you have heard him once, you will remember it always. This is not cuddle-up-and-order-a-caffe-latte-comfort-music that dominates this tired genre, but the very edge that moves it forward into a place where it is believable again.”Glen Hansard (The Frames) “... Your album is pure beautiful..so rich and colourful and full of your amazing brave lyrics!! You really sing about where you are and it’s a lesson to us all..”Paddy Casey “... I remember the first time I heard Mark Dignam, I was down one end of Grafton Street and I heard this voice soaring from the other end, I had never heard anything that powerful on the radio or the TV. I was a kid at the time, and I just thought to myself, I wanna sing like that some day.”Mark is also a founding member of Fairplay Collective a company/movement of songwriter friends, based in New York City. See their myspace page in Mark’s friends list... and enjoy! For Information:
Colin Ahearn - Fairplay Collective Email: fairplaycollectiveATyahoo.com Fairplay Collective Myspace Fairplay Collective Site
Here are some videos filmed at Mark’s recently sold out performance as part of FairplayCollective at Joe’s Pub. Thank you to all our friends for making this show such a wonderful event. We hope to do it again, for those who missed it.
Manhattan Skyline
Stormy Summer