Folk
United States
Mark Lavengood
2,475
![Listen to Hallelujah (It's Christmas Day) [feat. Mark Lavengood] by Major Murphy, see lyrics, music video & more!](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music211/v4/5b/40/e4/5b40e48b-c8f6-ed9b-623b-b64f927708d1/60721.jpg/375x375bb.webp "Listen to Hallelujah (It's Christmas Day) [feat. Mark Lavengood] by Major Murphy, see lyrics, music video & more!")
About Mark Lavengood
In the artist’s words:
Describe one of your earliest musical memories in detail.
Blues on the Mall in downtown Grand Rapids when I was a kid. Blues greats tearing it up, and the whole city showing up to get down together. I've spent my whole career chasing that feeling.
What are your top 3 all-time favorite albums on Apple Music, and why? Why did you choose these three albums in particular?
Béla Fleck & The Flecktones, The Bluegrass Sessions - Tales from the Acoustic Planet, Vol. 2
Charly Garcia, Cronicas: Charly García
Steppin' In It, Simple Tunes for Troubled Times
Béla and Jerry Douglas rewired my brain on what these instruments can do. Charly García is Bowie and Lennon in one person. And Steppin' In It are Michigan boys who taught a lot of us how to play Midwest Americana.
Find a song of yours on Apple Music that you love and tell us what makes it special. Tell us why you chose this song.
“Sliding Rock (feat. Billy Strings)”
I wrote it on the road in Brevard, North Carolina, home of the real Sliding Rock, while touring with Lindsay Lou. Then I brought it to the studio with Billy, Josh Rilko and Keith Billik, and the band just slayed it.
What’s one of the most memorable moments in your career so far?
MC'ing Billy Strings' first Ionia Freak Fair in August 2026. I spent the weekend introducing bands I love, sitting in wherever they'd have me, and dancing in the crowd with a whole lot of Michigan.
Is there anything left on your bucket list as an artist or band?
Plenty. Our new record, Wake Up, is on the way, and I want to take this band out to the Rockies and the coasts, to rooms where we have to earn it. Mostly I want to keep doing this until my hands quit.
Similar to: Mark Lavengood
Discover more music and artists similar to Mark Lavengood, like Billy Strings, Billy Failing, Lindsay Lou
