Mark Harrison
21st June 2025 8:00pm (Doors open at 7:00 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
Nobody writes songs like MARK HARRISON.
Constantly touring and multi-awards-nominated, Mark Harrison has a reputation for being unlike anyone else out there.Described at BBC Radio 2 as an artist who ‘makes you think afresh’, and by countless audience members and reviewers as ‘uplifting and ‘inspirational’, his highly individual music takes him to some of the top venues and festivals in the UK, attracting acclaim wherever he goes.
With his outstanding tunes, wry observations, striking rhythms and stunning guitar playing, Mark Harrison is widely considered one of the most original and interesting artists around. You won’t hear anything else quite like him.
Mark’s live shows are well-known not only for the memorable songs but also for his introductions to them, delivered in a manner often described as ‘wry’ and ‘dry’.
Mark has been frequently heard on BBC Radio 2, including on its Pick of the Week show on a playlist containing many of the world’s top pop artists, and on the Radio 2 Folk Show.
Mark has released eight albums, which have been unanimously acclaimed across a wide range of areas of the music world, receiving a very great deal of airplay and highly enthusiastic reviews in the UK, Europe and the US.
· Everybody should be talking about Mark Harrison (Classic Rock magazine)
· He takes very real things that happen in life and makes you think afresh about them (Paul Jones, BBC Radio 2)
· a bit different and kinda groovy too (Cerys Matthews, BBC Radio 2)
· a fantastic musician, he's got a great voice and what a songwriter! What a glorious sound he makes (Frank Hennessey, BBC Radio)
· great stage presence … innovative…… if Top Of The Pops was still around, he might well be on it’ (Jazz FM)
· perhaps all you need is empathy for other people’s lives. Mark has that (Folking)
· charismatic live performances (RnR magazine)
· fresh as morning sunshine and as sharp as a well-honed razor (Folkwords)
Links:
Website:
http://www.markharrisonrootsmusic.com/
Music:
http://www.markharrisonrootsmusic.com/music.php
Films:
What Son House Said, featured on BBC Radio 2 Pick Of The Week: https://youtu.be/HjTdXvZxG2c
Live at The Minack Theatre, Cornwall:
Toolmaker’s Blues:
Them And Us: