BIOGRAPHY
Mark
Cosgrove’s distinctive, creative flatpicking guitar sound is known and
respected on both sides of the Atlantic, through both his own
recordings and as a sideman and session player for Jerry Douglas and
others. Although he grew up in a Manhattan apartment surrounded by
classical records, his original musical ambition was to become a
drummer. Immersed in bluegrass and fiddle tunes from an early age, he
has continued to make acoustic music his life’s work and pleasure.
Cosgrove has won the U.S. National Flatpicking Guitar Championship in
Winfield, Kansas and also the Doc Watson Guitar Championship in
Wilkesboro, North Carolina. His flatpick guitar work is notable not
only for power, precision, and tone, but for his fluid high speed
improvisation. Mark is equally proficient in any number of musical
styles and as an accompanist, can back a singer or soloist with taste
and sensitivity.
DISCOGRAPHY
CDs
Unencumbered
PURCHASE: Flatpicking Mercantile | iTunes
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This
latest offering from Mark Cosgrove is instrumentally and musically the
most diverse yet. There's something for everyone here, all played with
great skill and feeling.
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Track List:
1. Ricketts Hornpipe 2. Clinch Mountain Backstep 3. Spain 4. Can I Get An Amen 5. Drive South 6. Blues For Peetu 7. Rovin' Gambler 8. Sad Little Day 9. Remington Ride 10. Peas And Cheese 11. I Feel The Sea Beneath My Soul
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Sweet Reason
PURCHASE: Flatpicking Mercantile | iTunes
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Mark
Cosgrove's distinctive, creative flatpicking guitar sound is known and
respected on both sides of the Atlantic, through both his own
recordings and as a sideman and session player for Jerry Douglas and
others. Although he grew up in a Manhattan apartment surrounded by
classical records, his original musical ambition was to become a
drummer. Immersed in bluegrass and fiddle tunes from an early age, he
has continued to make acoustic music his lifeÕs work and pleasure.
Cosgrove
has won the U.S. National Flatpicking Guitar Championship in Winfield,
Kansas and also the Doc Watson Guitar Championship in Wilkesboro, North
Carolina. His flatpick guitar work is notable not only for power,
precision, and tone, but for his fluid high speed improvisation. Mark
is equally proficient in any number of musical styles and as an
accompanist, can back a singer or soloist with taste and sensitivity.
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Track List:
1. Good Morning Issac
2. The Snowflake Reel
3. Dark Wind of Missouri
4. Washington County
5. Fiddler’s Dram
6. Red Clay Halo
7. The New Camptown Races
8. Paint the Town Beige
9. John Henry
10. Good Medicine
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Appearances on other FGM Releases:
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LINKS
Check out Mark Cosgrove's website at: http://www.mcosgrove.com
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