Music
“if you were homeless and the only other choice was to risk freezing to death; what would you do for $7.00? How far would you degrade yourself for a chance to sleep inside?”
I wrote this song and recorded it with Monkhouse in 2013. Until now, it was available only as a download on Bandcamp. Today, in honor of World Homeless Day, it can be streamed ANYWHERE you listen to music.
If you like it, slip a few bucks to The Van as they prepare for winter and work to make sure nobody has to sleep outside.
Produced & Engineered by Jason Weinheimer
Recorded at Fellowship Hall Sound - Little Rock, AR
Monkhouse:
Mark Currey: Acoustic Guitar & Vocals
Nathaniel Greer: Electric Guitar
Daniel Schoultz: Bass
David Bishop: Drums
Special Guests:
Rev. Greg Spradlin: Electric Guitar
Rj Looney: Blues Harp
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Saving Grace 2:400:00/2:40
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You and Birmingham 4:380:00/4:38
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Too Much 3:330:00/3:33
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Looked For God 2:540:00/2:54
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Madeline 5:120:00/5:12
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0:00/5:54
For Kitzel
Produced by Jason Weinheimer.
Recorded and mixed at Fellowship Hall Sound, Little Rock, AR.
Additional recording by Joe McMahan, Phil Bronchtein, and Mark Bennett
Mark Currey: Vocals and Guitar
Jesse Aycock: Guitar, lap steel, dobro, piano
Paddy Ryan: Drums and Percussion
Jason Weinheimer: Bass and keyboards
With:
Phil Bronchtein: Organ, Wurlitzer, piano (tracks 3, 5)
John Fullbright: Piano (track 4)
Jaimee Harris: Harmony vocals (tracks 2, 4, 5)
The Delta Soul Singers: Crystal Hayes, Michael Dotson, Kenbria Robinson (tracks 1, 3)
Art Direction: Isaac Alexander
Photography: Adam Peterson – Restless Photography
Executive Producers: William Rainwater, Stephanie Rainwater, and John Chandler
Big thanks to:
Kim Richey and Susan Gibson for honest feedback that made a couple of these songs better. Walt Wilkins for Shiners at the Moravia Store. Sam Baker for shaman duties and reminding me to write it down. Josh Grider for cracking the code on including the “monkey song.” Shari Smith and all my family at Antlers and Acorns – you guys make the Blueridge sing. Nathaniel, Scott, and Rob for lifelong friendships that carried me here. My R Street tribe – Listening party? All the crowdfunders – I hope you guys are proud of what we made. Jason Weinheimer for seeing what I saw and hearing what I heard. My kids and their amazing partners; Caitlin & Ryan, Alec & Gabby, Noah & Jaysen, and my “sidekick” Ellie. Maisie, Arlo, Arthur, and August – who still think “Pop” rocks. And finally, to my person, Kim (“She’s crazy and paints like god”) – You are my “Saving Grace.”
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Unless You Move 4:260:00/4:26
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Tarrant County 3:250:00/3:25
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To Feel Alive 5:200:00/5:20
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The Meanness 5:160:00/5:16
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Come Sunday Morning 5:310:00/5:31
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Mid-Life Crisis 5:090:00/5:09
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Stowaway 4:100:00/4:10
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0:00/3:41
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Genevieve 3:510:00/3:51
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Waitin' On Jack 5:260:00/5:26
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All I Needed 5:130:00/5:13
“...a stark look at the nature of human frailty and failure, and the effects it leaves on his protagonists and their loved ones. It is, at times, a brutal assessment, but Currey prefers to go for honesty over happy endings and easy morality plays.” - Joe McSpadden
“...combines masterful songwriting and refreshingly accomplished musicianship with a voice that’s as comforting as your best childhood memory. ...an essay in Americana.” - Viola Krouse
“...a consummate storyteller who knows how to pull all the right strings in all the right ways.” - Rachel Cholst