The Chicago Tribune has called Mark Dvorak “masterful,” and the Fox Valley Folk Festival describes him as “a living archive of song and style.” In 2012, WFMT 98.7 fm Fine Arts Radio named him “Chicago’s official troubadour.”
Mark Dvorak has given concerts in almost all of the United States and has made visits to Finland, Canada and Ireland. To date he has released seventeen albums of traditional and original music, including Waterbug’s acclaimed Time Ain’t Got Nothin’ On Me, and 2015’s independent release, Back Home.
Dvorak has won awards for children’s music, journalism, and was honored in 2008 with the Woodstock Folk Festival Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2013 he received the FARM Lantern Bearer Award from Folk Alliance International.
In 2013 he published his second collection of essays and poetry, Bowling for Christmas & Other Tales from the Road.
contact
Mark tours coast to coast and welcomes all reasonable inquiries.
Mark Dvorak
PO Box 181, Brookfield IL 60513
mobile 312 315 4273
direct 708 442 0823
listen & watch
LIVE AUDIO • MDLive • 14:00 • listen here • 4 songs recorded live from June 16, 2018 • The Blue Plate Special WDVX 89.9 fm • Knoxville TN • The Glory of Love • Every Step of the Way • Let Love Go On • Old Friends
STUDIO AUDIO • Brand New Wings • samples from MD’s upcoming studio release
- Every Step of the Way (M. Dvorak ) 3:34 • listen here
- Trying to Get the Balance Right (Johnny Duhan) 3:21 • listen here
- Brand New Wings (M. Dvorak) 3:30 • listen here
- I Don’t Need It Anymore (M. Dvorak) 3:19 • listen here
- This Train Ain’t Bound for Glory Anymore (M. Dvorak) 3:16 • listen here
- If I Only Had a Match (Morris, Johnson, Meyer) 2:53 • listen here
- Let Love Go On (M. Dvorak) 2:48 • listen here
LIVE VIDEO • FARM Official Showcase • 10/21/17 • Trying to Get the Balance Right • This Train Ain’t Bound for Glory Anymore • It’ll Be Better • Let Love Go On • Old Friends (19:51) • WATCH HERE
LIVE AUDIO • The Wild Rose Moon Radio Hour • 11/11/17 • LIVE from the Wild Rose Moon, Plymouth IN • 20:40 • 19:15 • 17:00 • LISTEN HERE
LIVE AUDIO • LIVE from WFMT Folk Stage • 9/1/12 • Ruben You Can Play Your Banjo • I Hate to See the Summer Go • It’ll Be Better (11:09) • LISTEN HERE