Marc Douglas Berardo is an American singer-songwriter. He was born in

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, and raised in Rye, New York. He currently resides in Westerly, Rhode Island. Berardo's songwriting has been compared to that of John Prine,

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and

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and an acoustic

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. Berardo has been referred to as a possessing a "lonesome, clear voice easily carries an aching beauty" as well displaying musicianship with "fluid, melodic string arrangements based on his acoustic guitar". About Berardo's 2013 release, Whalebone, John Apice wrote in No Depression, "The performances are sincere, fluid, charming and above all gripping". Videos from singles released in 2022 and 2023, The Hard Part (2022), Waiting on A Brand New Day (2022), and Letting You Blow Away (2023) were premiered by Americana Highways.

Recognition

Berardo has been recognized in national song contests and showcases. He was awarded the 2014 Michael Terry People's Choice Award at the

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Performing Songwriter Contest. Berardo was also finalist in the 2015

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Songwriting Competition, the 2014 Grassy Hill Kerrville New Folk Songwriting Competition at the

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, the 2014

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Songwriter Showcase, and the 2010 Sisters Folk Festival.

Radio

Quiet Places (featuring

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) Passing Through and Ruby from the Downhauler CD made the FOLKDJ-L radio list of Top Albums and Songs of April 2011. My Mistakes (co-written with Abbie Gardner of

and My Friend from Whalebone made the Folk DJ radio list of the Top Folk Albums, Songs, Artists and Labels of September 2013. The Beauty Of This Now released in 2024 made

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Folk Chart for June 2024. SiriusXM Program Director and on-air host of the The Village (Sirius XM) Mary Sue Twohy included Downhauler on her 2011 list of favorite soundtracks.

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added The Hard Part single and songs from The Beauty Of This Now to rotation. In September 2015, Mary Sue hosted Berardo on The Village Folk show that she later featured on a rebroadcast of 2015 listener favorites. Berardo was also a guest on Berardo Folk Music with

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Touring

As a working musician, Berardo tours year-round. He has shared stages with a number of well recognized artists and performers including:

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; John Haitt;

, Livingston Taylor,

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, Kevin Welch, Guy Clark, The Pousette-Dart Band and

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. Berardo performed in the round at the

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in Nashville, TN.

Discography

Albums

* '' Further On Tomorrow'', Hayloft Records, 1998 * '' Second Chance'', Hayloft Records, 2000 * '' As You Make Your Way'', Hayloft Records, 2003 * '' Harbor'', Prime Numbers Recordings, 2005 * '' Downhauler'', Horizon Music Group, 2011 * ''

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'', Milo Productions, 2013 * '' The Beauty Of This Now'', SHC Music Tribe, 2024

Singles

* ''The Hard Part'', 2022 * ''Waiting On A Brand New Day''2022 * ''Letting You Blow Away''2023

References

External links

Marc Douglas Berardo
Official Website {{DEFAULTSORT:Berardo, Marc Douglas Living people 1969 births American folk singers American male singer-songwriters Fast Folk artists People from Westerly, Rhode Island Singer-songwriters from Rhode Island Singer-songwriters from New York (state)