Mark Johnson

A total blast.
- 'Feet To The Beat'- The Acoustic Trio.
- Live at The Dome- Tufnell Park- London.
- At the annual Kinks Fan Club Konvention.

~Dandy- Kinks Kover
~Breaking Out- Oliver Warren
~Take Me Home Country Roads- John Denver Cover
~Little Starlet- Oliver Warren
~Waterloo Sunset- Kinks Kover

…the stage is set! Soundcheck is complete!
Live at ‘The Dome’ Tufnell Park, London with Oliver and Louisa Warren- many thanks extended to both Peter Warren and Bill Orton. On the occasion of The Kinks Fan Cub Konvention 2025- supporting The Kast Off Kinks- More to follow…
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#londongig

…an action packed evening complete with ‘mood lighting’ at The Mole Hole…
~ Chim Chim Cheree- Mary Poppins cover
~ Brain damage- Pink Floyd cover
~ Eclipse- Pink Floyd cover
~ Encore! = Won’t get fooled again- The Who cover

Photo by Tracey with thanks
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#singerlife #guitaristlife

YouTube video by Martin Howard Season of the Witch (Donovan) - Martin Howard and Mark Johnson

… “must be the season of the witch” …
Vocal by myself-
video and all music by Martin Howard-
happy Halloween folks!
= youtu.be/0nLHnI8PE_k?...

…a fine evening at The Dog House- Ashford Kent UK hosted by Duncan Randall…

~Chim Chim Cheree- Mary Poppins Cover.
~Young hearts run free- Candi Staton Cover.
~Sea of Heartbreak- Don Gibson Cover.
~New World in the Morning- Roger Whittaker cover.
~Won’t get fooled again- The Who Cover.

…this weekend I will mostly be listening to…

…My favourite gig of the year so far…
Epic is a good word.
Privileged to be in the crowd at the Half Moon Putney.
Highlights were, or course, too many to mention-
congrats to Dave Robinson- he being the not so ‘Mystery Glue’ that bonded it all together
Bob Andrews RIP. - you will not be forgotten.

…”they told me that it was all black and white”...

Under the covers down in The Mole Hole.
~ young hearts run free- Candi Staton cover
~ back to school days- Graham Parker cover
~ won’t get fooled again- The Who cover
~ comfortably numb- Pink Floyd cover
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#coversongsinger #acousticrocklive

…supporting Elvis for the Elliot Holmes Memorial Fund…
Next stop. Las Vegas!
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#tributeshow #tributeband #elvisforever #elvisfan

Fabulous! As always.

…holiday reading…please don’t confuse that with a holiday In Reading!

…chilling in the green room at The Mole Hole following a three song set=
~Sound of the Sirens- Oliver Warren cover.
~Badlands- Springsteen Cover.
~Won’t get fooled again- The Who Cover.
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#singer #guitarist

Love it! - A bar band classic 4 chord turnaround. Great for jam nights

YouTube video by Cappure Midnight River Crew Scirocco

Va! Va! Voom! The sun’s out- time to get the bike out youtu.be/47k56G7myKM?...

Good to see so much great talent stepping up to honour Bob- very much looking forward to seeing this show- see ya there.

While I’m Still Counting This is a new collaboration with Mark Johnson, leader of the Midnight River Crew. Music and instrumentation (guitars, bass, electric piano and drums) by me. Lyrics and vocals by Mark. While I’m Sti

...it's been awhile- However here is my brand new original music collaboration with Martin Howard.
- Lyric and Vocal by Myself- All instrumentation and production by Martin.
More to follow…- Best Mark J.
soundcloud.com/user-9689935...

…returned to The Mole Hole where a very warm and friendly welcome and a comfortable chair were provided.
- Sundown- Bruce Springsteen
- Run for home- Alan Hull & Lindisfarne
- New world in the morning- Roger Whitaker
- Photo by The Governor, Tracey Paterson with thanks.

…was smokin'!
in the marquee at the 'Weald of Kent Steam Show'.
set=
Land of Hope & Dreams-
Over the River Tonight.
See My Friends- KInks.
Leaving Memphis.
California- Florence Sommerville.
Heroes- Bowie
Love’s Flame.
I Can See Clearly- J Nash.
Distant Sound of Thunder.
Life During Wartime- T Heads

- Next solo acoustic show-
- Radio Ashford music tent- Sunday 3rd August @ 13:00.
- Little Engeham Farm, Woodchurch. TN26 3QY.
- Original songs with influential covers from Talking Heads, Crowded House, The Kinks, and more......
- See you in the marquee- Looking forward to it!

A collection of my Deserted Island discs…- open.spotify.com/playlist/0rd...

7th July at The Grey Lady-
The Distant Sound of Thunder.
Life During Wartime/Purple Haze= Talking Heads/Hendrix cover.
Leaving Memphis
California- Florence Sommerville
The Night Still Falls.
Westerly Winds/Hickory Wind= Isabella Coulstock/Gram Parsons
Over the river tonight.
See my friends- Kinks

5 July at The Grey Lady Music Lounge

I'm Your Puppet- J & B Purify cover
Sea of Heartbreak- Don Gibson
The Distant Sound of Thunder.
Life During Wartime/Purple Haze= Talking Heads
Leaving Memphis
California- Florence Sommerville
Secret Paradise.
Distant Sun= Crowded House
The Night Still Falls.

Magnificent! A stunning LP.

…at the Doghouse Ashford for their Country Music event- a couple of Country waltzes…
- it’s four in the morning- Faron Young cover.
- California- Florence Sommerville cover.
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#country #countrymusicartist #countrymusic #waltzdance #acousticmusic #singerlife #guitaristlife

…was comfortably seated at the Orpington Acoustic session.
- California- Florence Sommerville cover
- New world in the morning- Roger Whitaker cover.
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#singerlife #guitarlife #vocalist

And The late great Bob Andrews on keys. Fabulous.

…joined in the fun at The Jolly Drayman…
- the distant sound of thunder
- life during wartime/ Purple haze- Talking heads / Hendrix cover
- land of hope and dreams- Springsteen cover
California- Florence Sommerville cover
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#originalmusic #coversongs

live at The Dog House small Hall
- MRC songs with companion covers=
- The Distant Sound of Thunder.
- Life During Wartime / Purple Haze- Talking Heads / Hendrix cover.
- Leaving Memphis
- California- Florence Sommerville cover
- Westerly Winds / Hickory Wind- Isabella Coulstock / Gram Parsons cover

Absolutely shocked to hear this. Such a great musician and producer.

…joined in the fun at The Jolly Miller…
Comfortably Numb- Floyd cover.
The lights of LA County- Lyle Lovett Cover.
Beeswing- Richard Thompson Cover.
Photo by Leya Jane Moore with thanks.
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#singersongwriters #singer #singerlife #guitarists