Artists:Dwight Mark

Dwight Mark

Dwight began his musical career in Chicago as a leader of the band, the Blues Express, as well as a solo and side musician playing local clubs and festivals. Prior to his move to Colorado in 1996, he purchased a mandolin and dobro and began studying bluegrass music. Once in Colorado, Dwight quickly adapted the mandolin and bottleneck slide dobro guitar into contemporary folk and rock music.

Dwight began performing at Colorado festivals, songwriter showcases and regularly with the acoustic funk-rock jam-band, Dysfunction Junction. This allowed Dwight to stretch out playing as many as a dozen different instruments each performance - wowing crowds with his versatility and inventiveness applying traditional folk instruments to modern rock music.

Since moving to Colorado, Dwight has visited 35 National Parks, as well as backpacked throughout Europe with a mandolin and guitar, which provided the inspiration to write many songs portraying his love for nature, culture, travels and music around the world.

His recent performances include the Film on the Rocks Series at Red Rocks Amphitheater as well as the South Florida’s New Times Beer Festival, Denver Highlands Square Festival, Cherry Creek Arts Festival, several shows at the Oriental Theater and the Colorado Dragon Boat Festival, which featured his growing mastery of the Weissenborn, a rare Hawaiian slide guitar built in the 1920’s which is played on the lap with a steel bar.