Carolyn Natasha Mark is a Canadian alternative country singer-songwriter. She has recorded as a solo artist and as a member of the duo

The Corn Sisters The Corn Sisters were a Canadian alternative country act formed in Vancouver in 1998 as a side project by Neko Case and Carolyn Mark. Case had already released a solo album ('' The Virginian'', 1997), while Mark had released six albums with her ...

with American colleague

Neko Case Neko Richelle Case (; born September 8, 1970) is an American singer-songwriter and member of the Canadian indie rock group the New Pornographers. Case has a powerful, untrained contralto voice, which has been described by contemporaries and cr ...

, as well as with the bands the Vinaigrettes,

Jr. Gone Wild Jr. Gone Wild is a Canadian country/ punk rock band based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The band toured for a number of years and recorded several albums in the 1980s and 1990s. After disbanding in 1995, the group began performing and recording ...

Showbusiness Giants Tom Holliston (born April 21, 1960) is a Canadian punk rock musician."Down time good time for Holliston solo tour". ''Calgary Herald'', September 18, 2013. Primarily associated with the bands Nomeansno and The Hanson Brothers, he also leads ...

, the Fixin's and the Metronome Cowboys. She has also provided backing vocals on recordings by

The Buttless Chaps The Buttless Chaps were a Canadian indie rock band from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. The group played a hybrid of punk, new wave and alternative country music. Band members included Dave Gowans on vocals, guitar and banjo, Morgan McDona ...

, Greenfield Main,

Frog Eyes Frog Eyes are an indie rock band from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada fronted by Carey Mercer. Their 2010 album Paul's Tomb: A Triumph was a longlisted nominee for the 2010 Polaris Music Prize. They have released eight albums and two EPs an ...

NQ Arbuckle NQ Arbuckle is a Canadian alternative country band based in Toronto, Ontario, consisting of Montreal-born Neville Quinlan (the NQ of the band's name), Mark Kesper, Peter Kesper, John Dinsmore and Jason Sniderman. History NQ Arbuckle was formed i ...

, Rhubarb Whiskey, Secret Emchy Society, and Blackout Beach. In 2006, Mark performed on

CBC Radio One CBC Radio One is the English-language news and information radio network of the publicly owned Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. It is commercial-free and offers local and national programming. It is available on AM and FM to 98 percent of C ...

's '' Fuse'' in collaboration with the band

Great Lake Swimmers Great Lake Swimmers is a Canadian folk rock band from Wainfleet, Ontario, and currently based in Toronto. The current touring line-up includes Tony Dekker on lead vocals, acoustic guitar and harmonica, Erik Arnesen on banjo, electric guitar and ...

,"Great Lake Swimmers Dive In"
'' Exclaim!'', April 2007. a collaboration which Mark herself described as "like putting a scorpion and a mouse in a tank together and seeing what happens". In 2009 she co-released ''Let's Just Stay Here'' with Toronto's

through Vancouver's

Mint Records Mint Records is a Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada-based independent record label founded in 1991, by friends and campus radio enthusiasts Randy Iwata and Bill Baker. Mint has put out over 150 releases, several of which have won Juno Awards. Hi ...

. The album was nominated for a 2010 Juno Award, in the Roots & Traditional Album category. The album was also one of

PopMatters ''PopMatters'' is an international online magazine of cultural criticism that covers aspects of popular culture. ''PopMatters'' publishes reviews, interviews, and essays on cultural products and expressions in areas such as music, television, fi ...

' top 10 album in their Best Country Music of 2009 list. In September 2016, Mark released her eighth solo album, ''Come! Back! Special!''

Discography

* ''At Home on Tour'' (1999, with Tolan McNeil) * ''Party Girl'' (2000) * '' The Other Women'' (2000, with

) * ''Terrible Hostess'' (2002) * ''The Pros and Cons of Collaboration'' (2004) * ''Just Married: An Album of Duets'' (2005) * ''Nothing Is Free'' (2007) * ''The Sound of the Tone / Echoes from the Last Resort'' (2009, with Tolan McNeil) * '' Let's Just Stay Here'' (2009, with

) * ''The Queen of Vancouver Island'' (2012) * ''Come! Back! Special!'' (2016)

References

External links

Carolyn Mark

Mint Records
Canadian alternative country singers 21st-century Canadian women singers Living people People from the Columbia-Shuswap Regional District Musicians from British Columbia Mint Records artists Year of birth missing (living people) Canadian women country singers Canadian women singer-songwriters Canadian singer-songwriters {{singer-songwriter-stub