Folk/Roots/Americana
“Masterful...” - Chicago Tribune
“Quietly powerful...Dvorak shines.” - Sing Out!
a refreshing portrait of the living folk tradition
“No one spins a yarn or sings an old timey song with more skill and respect than Mark Dvorak. He's a builder of the folk world,
in Chicago, the region and the continent.
His voice and song writing bring the heart of folk music into our contemporary world with humor, authenticity and a great warm voice.”
Lilfest
“...one of a vanishing breed... Although all of us benefit from the tradition,
Dvorak is one of the few who keep it alive. Listen. Join in.”
Utah Phillips
Mark’s latest CD
Every Step of the Way, one of Waterbug’s outstanding releases of 2006! Featuring 10 original songs. With Keith Baumann, Al Ehrich and others. Click here or on the CD icon for previews and CD details.
“ ‘Every Step of the Way’ is a great CD... I’m already playing it...”
- Matt Watroba, WDET
Detroit, MI
“ ...a lovely new CD... the title song should become a standard.”
- Eric Zorn
Chicago, IL
“For a folk album, it ROCKS!”
- Michael Schenkelberg Swallow Hill, Denver, CO
“I loved your record...very mature, excellent work.”
- Michael Smith
Chicago, IL
“...a modern day troubadour and Chicago folk treasure...
equal parts Big Bill Broonzy, Win Stracke and Art Thieme...”
Chicago Second Sunday
North Platte, Nebraska
The terrain surrounding North Platte is that of the West, not the Midwest. The sky is huge and the spaces beneath wide open. It is Nebraska, but feels like Wyoming. I checked twice, it is Nebraska. The cottonwoods look dry, but the hills are still green and lush. Though they have a lot of corn out here, the farmers somehow look more like ranchers. What we call cows in Illinois are called cattle out here. continue
