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A Life In Song: 4 Decades of Original Music

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Life In Song

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If a song is sung in a forest and no one hears it, does it exist?

Hi! Welcome to my “Life In Song” project.

Since 1976, I’ve been obsessively and compulsively writing songs.  Some of them are inspired by my own life, my attempts to understand love,  life,  spirituality, peace and justice. Some are serious, others are not. I’ve also written kid songs and songs inspired by amazing people who have shown up along my journey.

While I recently have started to get a little recognition, (“Together We Can Change The World” won a “Posi” award in 2014), you’ve never heard my songs on the radio.

Together We Can Change The World song (click the arrow to play)

Hell, who even listens to the radio these days?

The bottom line is: You’ve probably never heard of me until now. But chances are I know a few things about you:

  1. You appreciate excellence wherever you find it.
  2. You don’t care if “everybody else is doing something”. You explore ideas and music that YOU find valuable and meaningful for YOUR life
  3. You are intelligent, creative, sensitive, intuitive. 
  4. You love music with powerful, positive, meaningful, well constructed language.  You are a “word person.”
  5. You are probably somewhat introverted meaning you enjoy quiet, reflective, alone time to recharge your batteries. And the right kind of music supports your process of re-creating your center and balance amidst the busyness and demands of your world…

Am I right?

If so, definitely get yourself on my opt-in list so you can get first crack at hearing these songs as I add them daily to the site. It’s going to take a while!

Imagine at least 500 days worth of original songs heading your way… and when you add in different versions, solo, live, studio etc… it may well be double that in actual downloadable, listenable material…

Many of us grew up over the years with singer songwriters like Bob Dylan, Jackson Browne, Bruce Cockburn, Joni Mitchell, Shawn Colvin, and others. It was great to watch their songs and styles evolve from album to album.

But that world, that pathway doesn’t exist anymore…. For the last 35-40 years, I’ve been writing songs that just never got heard. But “hey!” NOW is the time! :o)

I invite you to take a moment and check out what’s here because if you appreciate songs with meaningful lyrics (not everybody does) by the time I complete this project all of my 500 plus original songs will be here all in one place. Indexed, accessible, unfolding in ways that might even be better than we can possibly imagine!

In fact, the thoughts, feelings, emotions, inspirations, challenges… the life… that unfolds in song might not even by my life.

It very well could be your life.

I hope you’ll join me on the adventure as well of allowing my new songs to unfold in real time. What I mean by that is, as I write new songs and recorded them they will show up here just like my finds and family have gotten to hear them over the years, fresh, raw, and in process…

As I write this (December of 2014) I am not entirely sure how to actually pay for all the recording. And I am not concerned. I am moving forward regardless. The “way” will appear!

What I’ve been doing is recording a cd’s worth of songs at a time and then making them available through Amazon.com’s CreateSpace. By keeping the recording limited to just me and guitar or piano I can keep the costs down and only need to see 50 or so CD’s to break even. But some of my earlier “produced” cd’s are also available through Amazon/CreateSpace I’m working on setting each CD page up so you can hear the entire album before you buy it.

My dream is to be ablMark publicity songbooks1e to focus on this full time and really “git’ er done!” So your support is really important.

A woman at Unity Church in Albany, where I play weekly, initially hesitated to spend the $20 for one of my CD’s. But after she listened to it she assured me that it was “very much worth every penny.” Here on the site you will be able to either purchase the CD’s from Amazon/Create Space or directly (instantly) download full sets of songs as they are organized by CD. Hopefully that works for you. If you want something else let me know!

Originally Amazon carried the CD’s as well as the mp3 downloads so you could grab a physical disc, or download one or all the songs from a CD.  Here I’m in the process of setting it up so you can download entire albums at a time.

Ultimately, this project isn’t about me, it’s about You and connecting with you in a way that is meaningful and hopefully transformational.

So there you have it!

Thank you so much for checking this stuff out and have fun digging around in my songs!

Love and wonder,

Mark

A Life In Song

Song Index 1976-1979  —  Song # 001 – 037
Age 17-19

Song Index 1980-1989  —  Song # 038 – 137
Age 20-29

Song Index 1990-1999  —  Song # 138 – 305
Age 30-39

Song Index 2000-2009  —  Song # 306 – 407
Age 40-49

Song Index 2010-2019  —  Song #408 –
Age 50-59


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Some reviews & testimonials

You write some great songs!

Hi Mark, You write some great songs! I really enjoyed listening to all of them on Spark and Flame. Thank you for all that you do. Keep up the good work! All the best.

Susan

Total awesomeness!!!

‘Let’s Run’ is MY FAVORITE so far.. I LOVE THIS ONE.. great job.. total awesomeness!!! I thank Jana Stanfield for introducing me to your gifts. I am grateful.

Merril

Brilliant!

Brilliant! I LOVE seeing the words to all these beloved songs, thanks!

Mary F.

Love your lyrics!

Love your music! Love your lyrics!

Robin Bridgeford

Your lyrics embody everything we hold sacred…

Your lyrics embody everything we hold sacred and dear as a faith community.

Gina Sullivan, Sisters of the Congregation of St. Joseph

They love (your song) and ask to listen to it, ALWAYS.

My name is Cecile. I teach kindergarten at OMSD. I had the pleasure of using your song Together We Can Change The World to help my students make a difference in this wonderful world! They love it and ask to listen to it, ALWAYS.

Cecile Arvizo

Never fails to move me…

Your incredible music never fails to move me. Thank you, Mark.

Paula

Your song was just perfect to start my day…

Mark, your song ‘Freedom (It’s Been  Long Road)’ was just perfect to start my day. I LOVE IT!  Thank you, Thank you.  Blessings to you and much gratitude for your musical gift.

Judy

I loved the song and listened to it 3 times….

Hi Mark, I just had to tell you this. I emailed my 3 granddaughters the song you wrote who are sisters with the youngest being 11 years old, has cerebral palsy and is very smart, is able to talk, very funny, uses a computer, is able to write, now is learning to play drums, emails me ‘Thanks. I do.’ I loved the song and listened to it 3 times.

Gail Russ

You have put a grown man in tears…

Mark, this song and message really hit home for me today. You have put a grown man in tears. Thank You for what you do. Sometimes I think you sound kind of cheesy, and then others, I think you are a genius, and I’m beginning to realize that you actually care about helping people. So hard to “get out of your own way” sometimes…thanks for the reminder.

Jeremy

Been singing the chorus since the first day I heard it…

I sh*t you not when I say I’ve been singing the chorus to Honest Rock since the first day I heard it. I sing this every single day. Many times a day. Seriously. It’s like a mantra to me. It soothes me:-)

Gene Moore

For me these songs are transformational lessons in self-love…

Dear Mark, THANK YOU for sending *Spark & Flame*!!!! This CD certainly is a compilation of Conscious Love Songs! As I listen I am transported to memory after memory past, present and future, fulfilled and unfulfilled. I was flooded with many different emotions. I cried, laughed, held my breath and also breathed deep heart-centered breaths of connection to the Divine. I feel joy, grief, sadness, compassion, love, awe, freedom, kindness, gratitude and appreciation. For me these songs are transformational lessons in self-love, releasing, acceptance for what was, what is and who I am. Knowing that I am enough and that I am Divinely Loved.

J

Love the “Key To Your Cage” album…

Love the “Key To Your Cage” album. I hear so many different influences and styles woven throughout the songs, really keeps it interesting from start to finish!

Dan Z

Just awesome…

Your music is taking over my life and it’s awesome!

Eric

Enjoying your songs so much…

Hello Mark. I am enjoying your songs so much! I’d love to see you play live somewhere.

Marianne

I Love listening to all your songs…

Mark, you really are an amazing songwriter! I Love listening to all your songs and sitting in the creative aura they create!

Cheri

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