Lakeview Houseconcerts in Sharon, MA Presents:
Mark Stepakoff 2PM Sunday April 6th 2025 Potluck lunch at 1PM
RSVP to [email protected] to reserve a seat. You must get an invitation email from me to attend.
For more info about him see www.markstepakoff.com/
Call 508 528 0026 for questions leave a message.
$25 suggested donation in the tip jar but payment is optional. 100% of the donations go directly to the artists. There are no tickets, but please RSVP so I know how many will be here. Join us at 1PM here for a potluck lunch. Bring a dish, we supply drinks and ice cream.
Mark is someone I have known about for a long time but just recently met. I am very excited we were able to present him here in Sharon.
REVIEWS
"Singer-songwriter-guitarist Mark Stepakoff is no stranger to the pages of Metronome Magazine. A well known local folk and roots tactician that's been the recipient of many music and folk awards, Stepakoff is known for his humorous material and light-hearted ballads.
For his latest offering, The Sound of That, Mark delivers a collection of songs that are stamped with his trademark lyrics and playing. Just listen to his songs "We've Gotta Stop Meeting Like This". "I Like The Sound Of That", the Shel Silverstein cover "My Own Wikipedia Page" with clever new lyrics by Mark, and the upbeat "I Can't Wait To Wake Up Tomorrow" and see if he can't make a believer out of you. Good Stuff!" Metronome Magazine on "The Sound Of That"
"Boston singer-songwriter Mark Stepakoff provides homespun comfort with his seventh record, a 10-track collection of reflective Americana. Highlights from his rootsy storybook include "I Like the Sound of That," a toast to life's often-overlooked pleasures, and "My Own Wikipedia Page," a playful glimpse at the life of a folk singer, presented like Dr. Hook's recording of "The Cover of 'Rolling Stone."" - Victoria Wasylak, Boston Globe on "The Sound Of That"
"I am writing you personally to thank you for compiling your wildly astute holiday songs onto your latest album ("Yule Like This"). I have always had tremendous respect for your smart songwriting. "Your Favorite Christmas Song", "Watching Rudolph", and "Christmas In Bethlehem" are cued up for airplay. And, "Leonard Cohen Christmas" -- Wow! What a song, such truth." - Marilyn Rea Beyer, Midnight Special, WFMT Chicago on "Yule Like This"
"A great collection of offbeat holiday songs" - John Platt, WFUV New York on "Yule Like This"
"I'll be playing this all weekend . . . A really witty, witty writer. A crack of an album, well worth a listen." - Colin Fielding, Folk and Roots, Melbourne Australia on "Yule Like This"
"Mark Stepakoff is a songwriter's songcrafter. While he creates vivid tales of love and life that are close to his heart, Stepakoff maintains a universal message that resonates well with all who listen. On his latest well penned offering, "Any Port In A Storm", Stepakoff delivers an inventive collection of tunes that feature love, commemorative rememberance, gunmaking, sausage ingredients, the weather, bad recall, enduring love and a couple of April Fools. Well recorded and produced, al the songs vibrate with beautiful sentiment even when Stepakoff turns on his unique wit. Favored tracks include the revealing opening track, "Fires Gotta Burn", the meticulously crafted "Memory Museum", the clever prose of "Rottweilers", the enlightening "I Didn't Come This Far (To Only Come This Far)", and the uplifting jaunt of "April Fools" featuring a vocal duet with singer Rose Polenzani." - Metronome Magazine on "Any Port In A Storm"
"Fires Gotta Burn" is a killer opening track, somewhat reminiscent of the ice-cool stylings of Mark Knopfler. The remaining tracks, nearly all of them equally good, run the gamut from sweetly melancholic ("Memory Museum"; "I Didn't Come This Far") to jaunty country hokum ("Excuse Me for Living"; "Rottweilers") to slice-of-life tomfoolery (the excellent, John Prine-esque "Making Guns"; the gruesome and jolly "The Sausage Factory," reminiscent of the Holy Modal Rounders) to spare and stark love songs ("Talk About the Weather"; "Bad Memory"). Topping it all off are two decidedly odd songs, the mocking and treacly "They're Not Making Love Like That Anymore," and a sweetly swinging duet with Rose Polenzani, "April Fools." Nearly all of these songs are highly entertaining, written with wit and performed with verve. I would go to see this performer anytime. Highly recommended." - The Noise on "Any Port In A Storm"
"Just listened to a rarity -- an album where EVERY song is an A+. His name is Mark Stepakoff . . . This is one of the best songwriters I have ever heard." - Christine Lavin on "The Story Behind The Story"
"These are great songs, very John Prine. It's easy to be funny, but much harder to be witty, and make it look [so] effortless" - Mark Erelli on "The Story Behind The Story
"In the '60s, we had Shel Silverstein offering humorous songs with a bite. In 2006, we can turn to Mark Stepakoff to perform this vital service, and this album is an excellent introduction to his work. Mark has a way with words and he knows how to add the right piece of music to complement the lyrics and sentiments. "Worst Case Scenario" is probably one the most unusual love ditties you will hear in many a year. Yet the sentiments are true. I never expected to hear a catalogue of disasters incorporated into true romance. But Mark is not all about fun. Listen closely to "Regrets Only" and find a new perspective on how that innocuous phrase we see almost every day can bring heartbreak. The magic of this writer is how he can see this connection and then write a song about it. The love theme continues with "It Ain't Over," another lovely song about a dilemma brought about by love. "Amanda Peet" is his rather offbeat love song to the actress and a diatribe against overly thin people. Maybe if he has a crush on Amanda he could take his own advice as on "Means to an End." "Mighty Sam McClain" is a story/song and tribute to the blues legend of that name. It is also a chronicle of changing music popularity; as he says, "soul turned into disco and Sam lost his way." One of the best tracks on offer is "General Gao." Here again we get some history but also some fun. Who ever connected ancient Chinese wars with takeout food? Stepakoff does and ordering Chinese will never be the same. The saying goes that we should hide our profound messages in the long grass. Mark hides his in humour and it hits home all the more powerfully for that."-Rambles.net
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