The Devil on the Stairs
Mark Mulholland
Solo album
MARK MULHOLLAND WEBSITE SELECTION
Various Albums Tracks
2022
REVOLUTIONS GO IN CIRCLES
Mark Mulholland
Release 27/5/22
THE DEVIL ON THE STAIRS
Mark Mulholland
2019
KUMA
Kankou
2019
MEDICINE TUNES
Tony Rose
2018
THE DARKNESS BETWEEN THE LEAVES
Alba Griot Ensemble
2018
ROLL HIGH & ROLL GOOD - SONGS OF TONY ROSE
Various Artists
2018
SOMEWHERE ELSE
Rummage
2016
AFRO-HAITIAN EXPERIMENTAL ORCHESTRA
Afro-Haitian Experimental Orchestra
2016
NEW PLANET
Joe Armstrong
2016
CHAOPHONIES
Frankétienne & Mark Mulholland
2014
WAITING FOR THE STORM
Mark Mulholland & Craig Ward
2012
THE CACTUS AND THE DRAGON
Mark Mulholland
2011
NEW ADVENTURES
Two Dollar Bash
2011
LOST RIVER
Two Dollar Bash
2008
ON THE ROAD
Two Dollar Bash
2007
TWO DOLLAR BASH
Two Dollar Bash
2007
FUNTENI BE BI DE
Funteni Baby
2017
Moving On - Mark Mulholland - Revolutions go in Circles
New Adventures - Two Dollar Bash - New Adventures
Walk a While - Mark Mulholland - Revolutions go in Circles
Claret Blue - Rummage - Somewhere Else
Ville schizophonique - Frankétienne & Mark Mulholland - Chaophonies
River Walk - Mark Mulholland - Revolutions go in Circles
Taking A Taxi - Two Dollar Bash - Two Dollar Bash
Waiting for the storm - Mark Mulholland & Craig Ward - Waiting for the Storm
The Cactus and the Dragon - Mark Mulholland - The Cactus and the Dragon
When It's Over - Mark Mulholland - The Devil on the Stairs
Moving On - Mark Mulholland - Revolutions go in Circles
River Walk - Mark Mulholland - Revolutions go in Circles
Walk a While - Mark Mulholland - Revolutions go in Circles
Drowning - Mark Mulholland - The Devil on the Stairs
When It's Over - Mark Mulholland - The Devil on the Stairs
Don't Want To Hear You Laugh - Mark Mulholland - The Devil on the Stairs
Sigi - Kankou - Kuma
Da - Kankou - Kuma
Kuma - Kankou - Kuma
When I Walk will you Follow - Tony Rose - Medicine Tunes
South of the Border - Tony Rose - Medicine Tunes
Getting it Together - Tony Rose - Medicine Tunes
Melt my Blues Away - Alba Griot Ensemble - The Darkness Between the Leaves
Long Way Home - Alba Griot Ensemble - The Darkness Between the Leaves
Horonia - Alba Griot Ensemble - The Darkness Between the Leaves
Joe Armstrong and friends - You Dont do Nothing Wrong - Various Artists - Roll High & Roll Good
The Mayhaws - Old Woman - Various Artists - Roll High & Roll Good
The Slaters - So Blue - Various Artists - Roll High & Roll Good
Claret Blue - Rummage - Somewhere Else
Departure Lounge Blues - Rummage - Somewhere Else
Hoodathunkit - Rummage - Somewhere Else
Salilento - Afro-Haitian Experimental Orchestra - Afro-Haitian Experimental Orchestra
Bade-Zile - Afro-Haitian Experimental Orchestra - Afro-Haitian Experimental Orchestra
Mon-Ami-Tezin - Afro-Haitian Experimental Orchestra - Afro-Haitian Experimental Orchestra
You Don't Get it - Joe Armstrong - New Planet
Guilt Ridden Blues - Joe Armstrong - New Planet
New Planet - Joe Armstrong - New Planet
Mots et Rêves - Frankétienne & Mark Mulholland - Chaophonies
Ville schizophonique - Frankétienne & Mark Mulholland - Chaophonies
Bleu fou - Frankétienne & Mark Mulholland - Chaophonies
All the doors are open - Mark Mulholland & Craig Ward - Waiting for the Storm
Waiting for the storm - Mark Mulholland & Craig Ward - Waiting for the Storm
A strange place - Mark Mulholland & Craig Ward - Waiting for the Storm
Why d'you Treat me This Way - Mark Mulholland - The Cactus and the Dragon
Another Falling Star - Mark Mulholland - The Cactus and the Dragon
The Cactus and the Dragon - Mark Mulholland - The Cactus and the Dragon
New Adventures - Two Dollar Bash - New Adventures
Blame it on me - Two Dollar Bash - New Adventures
Same old lie - Two Dollar Bash - New Adventures
Blue Skies Once Again - Two Dollar Bash - Lost River
Man In Black - Two Dollar Bash - Lost River
Reprobate - Two Dollar Bash - Lost River
Roulez, Roulez - Two Dollar Bash - On the Road
Tomorrow Never Comes - Two Dollar Bash - On the Road
Whisky - Two Dollar Bash - On the Road
Old Mail Train - Two Dollar Bash - Two Dollar Bash
Taking A Taxi - Two Dollar Bash - Two Dollar Bash
The Devil And The Angel - Two Dollar Bash - Two Dollar Bash
Anw te Kele fe - Funteni Baby - Funteni Be Bi De
Funteni Be Bi De - Funteni Baby - Funteni Be Bi De
Mvulu - Funteni Baby - Funteni Be Bi De
A fine collection of bittersweet songs. An inventive, melodic guitarist with a warm and expressive singing voice; flashes of Jansch, Perrett, and Dylan; conjuring long languid afternoons and melancholy drawn-out nights in distant cities. A delightful variety of styles which unfold gradually to reward the attentive listener.
“A great late-night reflective collection, incandescently candlelit and replete with swirling psych tinges of the early Roy Harper or Robert Wyatt and the desultory poetry of Townes Van Zandt. A truly special purchase.” Maverick ****
Cannery Row Records is pleased to re-issue Scottish singer-songwriter Mark Mulholland’s first solo album, “The Devil on the Stairs”, a double album consisting of one volume of studio tracks and a second disc recorded live at a concert in 2005 in London’s legendary 12 Bar Club (which sadly since fell victim to “redevelopment”).
Born in Glasgow, from an early age Mark Mulholland was gripped by the twin passions of music and travel, and spent years moving around, with sojourns in various parts of Ireland, the south of France, Germany and Prague, busking and picking up gigs, forming bands, as well as swapping songs and jamming with musicians he met along the way. In 1996, on tour around Europe with his band Impure Thoughts, he stopped in Berlin for some gigs spread over a few weeks. The van died, the band put down roots in the city, and Mark ended up staying for 14 years, playing with Impure Thoughts and their acoustic alter ego, Two Dollar Bash, setting up a concert venue and a second hand bookshop, and starting a regular Sunday night songwriter’s open mic/jam session, which has continued, now run by a friend, for more than 20 years. Originally released by the UK label Troubadour, and produced by the Australian engineer Dugald Jayes, “The Devil on the Stairs” comes from this period, when Berlin was a melting pot of musicians and artists passing through (or not…), and the album features an impressive array of guests: Australian musicians Chris Hughes (drums, percussion), Chris Russell (organ) and Molly Knight (vocals), Mark’s bandmates from Two Dollar Bash, Tony Rose, Joe Armstrong and Matt de Harp, American harmonica player Keeley Brineman, Belgian keyboard player Nico Mansy and Mark’s sister Orla on violin.
The double album set showcases Mark’s songwriting, guitar playing and singing, covering a variety of styles including folk, blues and rock. As the American guitarist and singer Bill Hangley Jr., said, “When I play his songs, I find out quickly who among my listeners knows what it’s like to fall in love, or fall apart, or dream a drunken dream, or smile at a sunrise from the back of a truck. Those people are the ones who say, “Wow, what a great song.”
Infos
2019 (reissue of 2008 release)
Cannery Row Records CRR 1927
Produced by Dugald Jayes