Mark Ward CD Release Show at the Seaside on Friday, May 14th
It has been a long, long, long, time since we have seen Mark Ward play; so needless to say we were excited! Since it was the early show everyone was on the left side of the Seaside drinking their beers and mixed drinks. Mark asked us to finish up and head over to the right. It took a song or two for everyone to guzzle down the liquids but by Mark’s third song everyone was dancing and the spring dresses were twirling!
Mark Ward sounds wonderful alone but to have all of the instruments that you get with his full band is so cool! There were acoustic guitars, electric guitars, a banjo, ukulele, glockenspiel, whistling, drums, backup vocals, and clapping! It sounded full, on key, and was impossible not to move your feet to! The four piece including Joel Smith, Dan Spalding, Bryan Coats and of course Mark Ward. The night also included some “Slow and Sensitive” gems along with all of the fun fast songs!
Mark had his new CD “Through the Dark” for sale for $10 (since it is a CD Release show) and he even said he would throw in a copy of his 1st EP. Which he released in the 60’s with Jefferson Airplane. We giggled when you said that Mark, but I don’t think a lot of the room caught on. Mark Ward took the time to say thank you to everyone that showed up; friends, family, acquaintances. He also said that we would all be getting a Christmas Card. We are holding you to that Mark! Mark then went to say the titled track “Through the Dark” was going to be his last song. After the song was over, the crowd wasn’t over Mark; everyone started chanting one more, one more, one more!
Mark appeared back on stage and said that he normally likes to end sets on an “eh” note. Therefore he played a soft solo mellow tune and ended his CD Release show. The crowd still wanted more so Mark yelled “you can buy my CD and listen to my songs all of the time!” So Matt picked up a copy and we are listening to it right now. Thanks Mark, it was a perfect evening!
Photos courtesy of Matt Auclair.
