Mark O'Shea (musician)
Mark O'Shea (born 16 February 1977) is an Australian singer-songwriter. He had a solo career in the 1990s, before forming the band Zinc (band), Zinc in 2002. In 2007, he formed O'Shea (band), O'Shea with his wife Jay. Biography 1977–2001: Solo career Mark O'Shea was born on 16 February 1977. At the age of 16 in 1993, O'Shea won the Gympie Music Muster talent competition which subsequently led to a record deal with ABC Country. Mark's debut album ''None Of The Above'' was released in 1996 and he won Golden Guitar Awards at the Country Music Association Awards, CMAA in 1996 and 1997. 2002–2007: Zinc In 2002, Mark formed the rock/pop group Zinc (band), Zinc with brother John O'Shea and Adam Ray. The band released one studio album in 2005 and disbanded in 2007. In 2006, Mark toured as a guitarist for Ronn Moss. 2007–present: O'Shea In 2007, Mark and wife Jay moved to Nashville, Tennessee and began performing as a duo. In 2010, the pair began hosting their own TV show call ...
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Country Music
Country (also called country and western) is a popular music, music genre originating in the southern regions of the United States, both the American South and American southwest, the Southwest. First produced in the 1920s, country music is primarily focused on singing Narrative, stories about Working class in the United States, working-class and blue-collar worker, blue-collar American life. Country music is known for its ballads and dance tunes (i.e., "Honky-tonk#Music, honky-tonk music") with simple form, folk lyrics, and harmonies generally accompanied by instruments such as banjos, fiddles, harmonicas, and many types of guitar (including acoustic guitar, acoustic, electric guitar, electric, steel guitar, steel, and resonator guitar, resonator guitars). Though it is primarily rooted in various forms of American folk music, such as old-time music and Appalachian music, many other traditions, including African-American, Music of Mexico, Mexican, Music of Ireland, Irish, and ...
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