Mark Donato lived his first 18 years in Connellsville, PA,
graduated to Pittsburgh, saved $1000 and moved to New York City,
where he inherited a band.
He spent the late 1980s, the ‘90s and the early ‘00s bouncing
around New York's underground music scene, and then headed Upstate
to find a real garage where he could play his songs.
He's performed his own material under his own name, with Canoeful
of Strangers and with Spondee, a collaboration with Robin Goldwasser
for the fabled Hello Recording Club.
He's worked as a drummer, singer and harmonica player for John
Linnell (of They Might Be Giants) & the Statesmen; the legendary
country orchestra Flat Old World; Rosine; the Oswalds; and Amy
Allison and the Maudlins.
You should hear his songs.
[Rabbi with Red Hat—Green Beard painted by Jonathan Blum]
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