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Mark "Sharkey" McEwen is an American, California-born musician and record producer, currently living in the Hudson Valley area of
Mark "Sharkey" McEwen is an American, California-born musician and record producer, currently living in the Hudson Valley area of New York
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. He is the lead guitarist for the group Gandalf Murphy and the Slambovian Circus of Dreams
The Slambovian Circus of Dreams is a Hudson Valley, New York based band which was founded in Sleepy Hollow in 1998. The band's music is a form of folk rock, americana and is sometimes described as "Hillbilly Pink Floyd," or "Punk Classical Hill ...
, aka The Grand Slambovians, where he also plays mandolin
A mandolin ( it, mandolino ; literally "small mandola") is a stringed musical instrument in the lute family and is generally plucked with a pick. It most commonly has four courses of doubled strings tuned in unison, thus giving a total of 8 ...
and provides backup vocals.
Biography
Born into a musical family, Mark "Sharkey" McEwen began learning to play the electric guitar from his older brother from the age of 11. In the mid to late 1970s, he performed in a number of rock groups around his home turf of northern California, and was performing professionally by the age of 17. In 1980 McEwen moved to Hollywood, CA and in 1981 was a founding member of the LA based group Boy along with Freddy Moore, who released the EP "Boy Next Door" in 1983. From 1985, McEwen took a few years off from music in pursuit of a deeper purpose. Shortly after moving to New York in 1990, Sharkey joined the New York City based hard rock group, The Ancestors, who released the album ''Brigadoon'' in 1994 which he co-produced. In 1998, Joziah Longo, Tink Lloyd, Tony Zuzulo and Sharkey McEwen formed the Hudson Valley-based group, Gandalf Murphy and the Slambovian Circus of Dreams, with whom he continues to perform. His son Ben McEwen plays with him from time to time performing at local venues under the name Sharkey & The Sparks.Discography
*'' Parasite'' - Boy (Film soundtrack) (1982) *'' Next Door'' - Boy Radioactive Records (1983) *'' Scarred'' (Film Soundtrack) - Boy (1984) *''The Ancestors'' - The Ancestors (1988) *''The Enemies Dance'' - The Ancestors (1991) *'' Brigadoon'' (1994) *''Big Brown Sofa'' (session musician) - Pat McGuire Band (1997) *''Love Songs For Astronauts'' (musician, co-writer, co-producer) - Pat McGuire Band (2001) *'' A Good Thief Tips His Hat'' -Gandalf Murphy and the Slambovian Circus of Dreams
The Slambovian Circus of Dreams is a Hudson Valley, New York based band which was founded in Sleepy Hollow in 1998. The band's music is a form of folk rock, americana and is sometimes described as "Hillbilly Pink Floyd," or "Punk Classical Hill ...
(1999)
*''Live from the Puppet House'' - Gandalf Murphy and the Slambovian Circus of Dreams
The Slambovian Circus of Dreams is a Hudson Valley, New York based band which was founded in Sleepy Hollow in 1998. The band's music is a form of folk rock, americana and is sometimes described as "Hillbilly Pink Floyd," or "Punk Classical Hill ...
(1999) ut of print*''Time of Wonder'' (Producer) - Stefan des Lauriers (1999)
*''Live from WDST - Acoustic Breakfast'' - Gandalf Murphy and the Slambovian Circus of Dreams
The Slambovian Circus of Dreams is a Hudson Valley, New York based band which was founded in Sleepy Hollow in 1998. The band's music is a form of folk rock, americana and is sometimes described as "Hillbilly Pink Floyd," or "Punk Classical Hill ...
ut of print*''Live at the Towne Crier'' - Gandalf Murphy and the Slambovian Circus of Dreams
The Slambovian Circus of Dreams is a Hudson Valley, New York based band which was founded in Sleepy Hollow in 1998. The band's music is a form of folk rock, americana and is sometimes described as "Hillbilly Pink Floyd," or "Punk Classical Hill ...
(2001)
*''Stand'' (session musician) - The Kennedys (2003)
*''Flapjacks from the Sky - Gandalf Murphy and the Slambovian Circus of Dreams
The Slambovian Circus of Dreams is a Hudson Valley, New York based band which was founded in Sleepy Hollow in 1998. The band's music is a form of folk rock, americana and is sometimes described as "Hillbilly Pink Floyd," or "Punk Classical Hill ...
(2004)
*''Christmas at the Towne Crier'' - Gandalf Murphy and the Slambovian Circus of Dreams
The Slambovian Circus of Dreams is a Hudson Valley, New York based band which was founded in Sleepy Hollow in 1998. The band's music is a form of folk rock, americana and is sometimes described as "Hillbilly Pink Floyd," or "Punk Classical Hill ...
(2004)
*''On A Night Before Christmas (Live)'' - Sloan Wainwright (with Gandalf Murphy and the Slambovian Circus of Dreams
The Slambovian Circus of Dreams is a Hudson Valley, New York based band which was founded in Sleepy Hollow in 1998. The band's music is a form of folk rock, americana and is sometimes described as "Hillbilly Pink Floyd," or "Punk Classical Hill ...
) (2005)
*''A Night at the Puppet House'' - Gandalf Murphy and the Slambovian Circus of Dreams
The Slambovian Circus of Dreams is a Hudson Valley, New York based band which was founded in Sleepy Hollow in 1998. The band's music is a form of folk rock, americana and is sometimes described as "Hillbilly Pink Floyd," or "Punk Classical Hill ...
(2005)
*''Flapjacks from the Sky'' 12" vinyl - Gandalf Murphy and the Slambovian Circus of Dreams
The Slambovian Circus of Dreams is a Hudson Valley, New York based band which was founded in Sleepy Hollow in 1998. The band's music is a form of folk rock, americana and is sometimes described as "Hillbilly Pink Floyd," or "Punk Classical Hill ...
(2005)
*''Flapjacks from the Sky Live Concert DVD'' - Gandalf Murphy and the Slambovian Circus of Dreams
The Slambovian Circus of Dreams is a Hudson Valley, New York based band which was founded in Sleepy Hollow in 1998. The band's music is a form of folk rock, americana and is sometimes described as "Hillbilly Pink Floyd," or "Punk Classical Hill ...
(2006)
*''Collected Works 2007'' - Boy. General Records
General Records was a small American record label during the late 1930s and early 1940s. Its most notable releases are piano solos recorded by Jelly Roll Morton in December 1939 late in his career.
History
Established around 1939, General Records ...
(2007)
*"Falcon Ridge Folk Festival" - Hillsdale NY - July 21, Live recording (2006)
*"Roots on the River", Bellows Falls, VT - June 9, Live recording (2007)
*"Ancient Murphy Greatest Hits of the 20th Century" A collection of tracks by a previous incarnation of the band as The Ancestors. (2007)
*"The Great Unravel" Gandalf Murphy and the Slambovian Circus of Dreams
The Slambovian Circus of Dreams is a Hudson Valley, New York based band which was founded in Sleepy Hollow in 1998. The band's music is a form of folk rock, americana and is sometimes described as "Hillbilly Pink Floyd," or "Punk Classical Hill ...
Studio recording (2008)
*"A Very Slambovian Christmas" Gandalf Murphy and the Slambovian Circus of Dreams
The Slambovian Circus of Dreams is a Hudson Valley, New York based band which was founded in Sleepy Hollow in 1998. The band's music is a form of folk rock, americana and is sometimes described as "Hillbilly Pink Floyd," or "Punk Classical Hill ...
Live Recording (2008)
*"The Grand Slambovians" Gandalf Murphy and the Slambovian Circus of Dreams
The Slambovian Circus of Dreams is a Hudson Valley, New York based band which was founded in Sleepy Hollow in 1998. The band's music is a form of folk rock, americana and is sometimes described as "Hillbilly Pink Floyd," or "Punk Classical Hill ...
Studio recording (2011)
*"Folk!" Gandalf Murphy and the Slambovian Circus of Dreams
The Slambovian Circus of Dreams is a Hudson Valley, New York based band which was founded in Sleepy Hollow in 1998. The band's music is a form of folk rock, americana and is sometimes described as "Hillbilly Pink Floyd," or "Punk Classical Hill ...
Studio recording (2013)
*"A Box Of Everything" Gandalf Murphy and the Slambovian Circus of Dreams
The Slambovian Circus of Dreams is a Hudson Valley, New York based band which was founded in Sleepy Hollow in 1998. The band's music is a form of folk rock, americana and is sometimes described as "Hillbilly Pink Floyd," or "Punk Classical Hill ...
Studio recording (2014)
See also
*References
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