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MARK DVORAK
VENUE: Grayslake Village Hall
TIME: 7:00 PM Like fine wine, singer songwriter Mark Dvorak keeps getting better with age. When he began his career in music, he knew right away he’d be in it for the long haul. Thirty-five years later Mark is still writing, recording and on the road performing. “At this stage of the game,” said the singer from his home outside of Chicago, Illinois, “I feel like I’m doing my best work.”
The Chicago Tribune called him “masterful,” and the Fox Valley Folk Festival describes him as “a living archive of song and style.” In 2012 WFMT Classical 98.7 fm Midnight Special host Rich Warren named him Chicago’s “official troubadour.” Mark has given concerts in almost all of the United States and has made visits to Finland, Canada and Ireland. To date he has released twenty albums of traditional and original music including 2020s acclaimed Let Love Go On and 2023s Live & Alone. Dvorak has won awards for children’s music, journalism and was honored in 2013 with the FARM Lantern Bearer Award from Folk Alliance International. In 2008 he received the Woodstock Folk Festival Lifetime Achievement Award. Mark Dvorak is a modern-day troubadour who has never stopped performing, writing and recording. He has been called a “folk singer’s folk singer” with an “encyclopedic knowledge of traditional songs. His original material has been called “wondrous” and “profound.” His concerts are a mix of the familiar and the new, traditional folk and standards from the Great American Songbook. He plays authentic country blues guitar and picks great old-time banjo. Mark enjoys involving his audiences in sing along songs, just like The Weavers used to do, and mixes in his own infectious and well-crafted originals. Mark sings in a clear, signature voice and is a very engaging performer. He likes to joke around with the folks who attend his shows and has a refreshing, down-to-earth presence. 
CONCERT OPENER:
WATTLE & DAUB Wattle & Daub’s authentic acoustic voice is rooted in their passion for the power of the folk music tradition. From the heart of the midwest, in northern Illinois, husband and wife singer-songwriters, Tim and Susan Mocarski are dedicated to keeping folk culture alive and kicking through participation, social commentary, and entertainment. |
MARK DVORAK
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