Free Show! Lemhouse & Lipkind
Songwriter/guitarist/singer Mark Lemhouse and Harmonica player David Lipkind are veterans of thePacific Northwest music scene. Lemhouse is a critically acclaimed songwriter and guitarist originally from Memphis, Tennessee who relocated to Oregon in 2002 while on the heels of his first album, Big Lonesome Me Radio which garnered two Blues Music Award nominations for Best Album and Best New Artist. Sincethen, Lemhouse has toured the US and Europe as a solo artist bringing his razor wit and unique songwriting to the masses. Known as a skilled performer with a wide palette, he has played Blues, Roots Americana, and Rock festivals earning recognition as an exceptional performer with a style all his own. Lemhouse has shared the stage with a wide range of musicians spanning several different genres such a Black Francis (PIXIES) Aejandro Escovedo, Jimmie Vaughn, John Doe, Kelly Joe Phelps and Gary Clark Jr.
“Not only a gifted songwriter, but a stellar guitarist and vocalist as well” -SING OUT! Magazine
Harmonica player David Lipkind is a Portland, Oregon treasure and one of the most versatile players onthe scene. Having played Blues, Americana, Roots Music, and Rock with the likes of Lewi Longmire,The Portland Country Underground, I Can Lick any Son Of A Bitch In The House, Michael Dean Damron, Mark Lemhouse and countless others,
Lipkind has placed himself on the top of the list as one of the most desired and skilled harmonica virtuosos in the Pacific Northwest.
Originally from St. Louis David brought his adventurous spirit to the stages all around the US and Europe. Combining all of his favorite harp blowers (Doc Watson, Big Walter Horton, DeFord Bailey, Mark Ford, Sonny Boy I and II, among others), and fusing it with all of the guitar, fiddle tunes, horn players, and vocalists he has listened to over the years, has made him a unique and diverse player.
When asked about his diverse musical tastes, he replied, “well, I like Chinese food as well as Italian food. It’s the same with music. Good music is good music.” Like Frank Zappa said, “….people (are) fixated on one particular kind of a sound….one particular style….a lot of people….don’t even know what they are missing….music from other cultures….music from America from other periods, different styles….you may not like it all, but if you don’t know it even exists, how are you going to make up your mind