Bio

Mark Shipley leans into his folk rock and graying roots with a lyrical soul and gravelly straight-man voice. He adores poking fun at the universal, emotional, comical and often uncomfortable realities we’re all too busy or afraid to discuss in polite company.

He finds inspiration in the words and music of Leonard Cohen, Patti Smith, Adam Duritz, Matt Berninger, Nicolas Carpenter, his brother Scott and son Jacob.

Mark’s songs reflect his roles as the child, friend, lover, husband, father, employee, entrepreneur, and caregiver, with the wisdom of someone much closer to the end than the beginning.

From where he sits, he only has so much time to say what’s weighing on his mind, so he better get a move on.