More live gig dates announced for 2017
More gig dates have been added taking in the back half of the year. You can have a look at all the dates announced so far here on Mark’s gig guide page. Click here for the gig guide
Surprises in store for 2017, says Mark
2016 was a massive year for Mark that included (amongst other things) a prestigious APRA award nomination, raising over $30,000 for Cystic Fibrosis with the Big Band Benefit Concert and countless gigs up and down the East Coast of Australia. Now Mark plans to head back into the studio to record more original songs in […]
Mark’s Top 2015 Music Moments
2015 was a huge year of musical goodness for Mark. Here are his 5 top music moments of 2015. “Ok… is this mic on…? 1. Being nominated for an APRA songwriters award with Morgan Evans. Being in the room eating dinner next to the likes of Peter Garrett, 360*, Daniel Johns, Jimmy Barnes was pretty wild. A […]
Mark Wells Benefit Concert Awards $30,000 for Cystic Fibrosis Research
Mark is incredibly proud to announce that the Big Band Benefit Concert raised over $30,000 in funds for Cystic Fibrosis Research. This year Mark has awarded to funds to a exciting new research project which will explore novel therapies for Cystic Fibrosis. Congratulations to the researchers Hock Tay, Max Plank, Steven Maltby and Paul Foster Mark […]
Mark Wells nominated for APRA Award
Mark Nominated For Prestigious APRA Songwriting Award Mark is very pleased to announce he’s been nominated for APRA Country Work of the Year in 2015 for his song “One Eye For an Eye”, co-written with Morgan Evans. The song was released as the lead single from Morgan’s debut album released last year and achieved high […]
Mark Wells and Morgan Evans Release Christmas Song
This song was written one morning as part of a Songwriting Challenge for ABC Radio. We decided to record and film it as Christmas present for all the folks that have supported us this year!
Watch the CMC live performance
Live from CMC Rocks the Hunter. The band ripping through a version of their first single off the “Long Walk Home” album, “Give it Up”, with guest banjo player Hamish Davidson.
Mark takes us on “The Long Walk Home” track by track
Mark walks us through the inspiration, meaning and recording of each song on his latest album. Give it Up This song was written about what it’s like to have a vice and all the contradictory thoughts that go with it. I wrote it with Catherine Britt and Morgan Evans and it was the first time […]
Mark’s long awaited full length album launch announced for June 1st!
Award winning Newcastle bred singer-songwriter, Mark Wells, will release his first full-length CD The Long Walk Home on Friday 1st June at Lizotte’s Newcastle. The event will feature a live performance by Wells with a full seven-piece band, and will feature a few special guests including local songstress Melody Pool. All the songs on the […]
Mark to release full length debut album in 2011
There was plenty happening for Mark at the CMC Rocks the Hunter festival on the weekend just gone, but Mark won’t get to put his feet up just yet, as he heads back into the studio to put the finishing touches on his forthcoming debut full-length album. Mark has been working on the project since […]