I am a singer/songwriter from Brisbane, Australia.

From an early age I was exposed to a variety of music due to the diverse tastes within my family. During my teens I became attracted to folk music.

 I loved the music of great story-telling songwriters whether or not they were labelled as “folk”. Chief among them were artists such as Gordon Lightfoot, James Taylor, Neil Diamond, Tom Paxton, Paul Simon and Aussies Mike McClellan and John Williamson. Later, I was introduced to the music of Stan Rogers, Gordon Bok and Dougie Maclean.  Here again I encountered storytellers whose lyrics were rich in imagery and whose melodies enhanced that imagery enabling the stories to be told.

I’ve been performing in and around the folk music scene in South-East Queensland since the early 1990s. Over the years I have been fortunate to have shared the stage at folk clubs and festivals with many of the region’s wonderful artists and song-writers. They have helped me develop as a writer and performer.

I have made three Albums to date and have been involved with recordings made by other artists. It seems songwriters are supposed to write songs about love, I’ve got a few; about travelling, yes I‘ve written a couple of those. I’ve got some about the issues of the day as I see them and hey, I’ve even got a food song or two in the mix!

My most recent CD, released in April 2011 features four songs that were co-written with other great local songwriters and I feel especially privileged to have had the opportunity to write with them.

Mark Davidson

2011.