Mark Phillips

      September in Maine seems to be the nicest month. I went out for a good mountain bike ride around Farmington today and then went snorkeling in Clearwater Lake, or Pond, or whichever you want to call it. It was choppy…Read more

     I once read something that Stephen King wrote about writing. It went something like this, " In order to be a good writer, you have to be a good reader..." I think this is relevant to music, too. I always…Read more

      So I know this blog is usually about music but today I shall take a side track. As a singer, I truly believe that fitness is one of the single most important things you can do to be a better…Read more

      So I'm up later than I planned. I tried a recipe I found on the facebook and thought, wow, with some tweaking, I could use that recipe to make some home made power bars. It's taking longer to cook and…Read more

      So this month's song is A Prayer to Mandy. I chose this song for a couple of reasons. The primary reason is because I've spent a chunk of the summer at the New England Music Camp, the place where I…Read more

All of my favorite songwriters are storytellers, Tom Petty, Arlo Guthrie, Jimmy Buffett, and many others. I've been working on doing more storytelling in my songs over the years. I'm about to embark on a songwriting theme. The first time…Read more

So as I was thinking of which song to feature this month, I thought about when I had written the songs on this album. My memory is hazy but I know exactly where and about when I was when I…Read more

     On a recent evening, I was playing songs for my son as he was trying to go to sleep. I was lightly strumming a ukelele and quietly singing some tunes, including Hey Soul Sister, I Won't Back Down, Where Have…Read more

      While thinking of which song to highlight first, I was at a real loss. The story behind some of the songs were vague, I wanted to make it really relevant, and I wanted it to be interesting. I finally came…Read more

Hello all. I've been planning and thinking about my upcoming monthly story about my songs. I was doing some work on the website and on my new Reverbnation site (https://www.reverbnation.com/markphillips) and the memories were coming back to me. SOme of…Read more

Hello Markfans,
I've decided to do a new feature on my blog. Each month I'm going to feature one of my songs, along with a link so you can listen as you read the story about how and why…Read more

        So I like Mozart, Tom Petty, Gabriel Faure, Felix Mendelssohn, Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Beethoven, The Kingston Trio, John Denver (I am not ashamed), Led Zeppelin, Berlioz, Frank Zappa, Jimmy Buffett, etc. I like to listen and play a lot…Read more