Mark’s mandolin music is a memorable blend of bluegrass, jazz, rock, Irish, country, jam-band, Latin, newgrass, folk, and blues influences. Mark’s tunes sound like classics yet are refreshingly new as interpreted through his diversified musical lens.
Mark has been composing and sharing the joy of music for years. He is on many published recordings including over 50 original compositions with performances by Grammy Award winning artists.
Album covers of some of the published music Mark is on.
Below is a brief video of the live recording for Skipping Stones, at Digital Underground Recording Studio in Nashville Tennessee. Order of appearance: Randy Kohrs (Resonator Guitar); Mark Daly (Mandolin); Andy Leftwich (Fiddle); Todd Parks (Double Bass); and Jeff Autry (Guitar). Scott Vestal (Banjo), Chris Brown (Drums), and Jeff Taylor (Accordion) tracked their parts later.
Mark has performed, recorded with, or opened for many musicians including Charlie Daniels, Peter Rowan, Michael Cleveland, Bela Fleck, Jeff Coffin, Scott Vestal, Clay Hess, Randy Kohrs, Andy Leftwich, Henry Butler, John Cowan, Don Felder, Kenny Baker & Josh Graves, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, The Goshorn Brothers (Larry and Tim Goshorn, Pure Prairie League), Voodoo Loons, Jeff Taylor, Todd Parks, Jimmy VanCleve, Chris Brown, Alice Vestal, Jeff Autry, Michael Martin Murphey, Paul Schmitz, Taylor Farley & Bluerock, Wade Krauss and Don Watson (1980 Olympics in Lake Placed), Dennis O’Hagan & Company, Billy McCarthy, Chris Hooks, Iron Rooster (Canada), Mail Order Brides (Canada), The Lashnitz Brothers Band, Shannon Tanner, Marc Cole, Erik Sears, Jeff Miller, CW Mundy, HardDrive, Nick Lloyd, Bob Kennedy, Ray Deaton, Russell Moore, Robin Lacy, Rob Dixon, Nick Tucker, the Zen Tricksters, among others.
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Mark has been blessed with several God-given talents. He is a professional American impressionist painter: (www.markdaly.com). Mark is author of several business leadership books including Ten Treasures Strategic Playbook that have helped thousands of organizations and people, worldwide. Mark has used learning’s from these experiences to be a better musician.
An interested audience watching Mark paint in Paris, France.