Victoria based singer songwriter Carolyn Mark displayed some superb guitar playing, catchy melodies and a lot of wit at the Tongue N Groove, July 28. She had approximately 50 people for the only show in the city on a slow Thursday night.

She was full of good cheer and great music, beaming ear-to-ear, cracking jokes with drummer Pat Phillips about flooding their borrowed suburban Lethbridge house as soon as they moved in.

 She played a strong set of original music.

Her mesmerizing voice was reminiscent of  Sheryl Crow and Kim Stockwood with a touch of jazz. Her lyrics were quirky and catchy. And her on stage charisma was infectious throughout as she danced, sang and joked.
One of many first set highlights was when she sang an ode to drinking bourbon which segued into a few bars of Dolly Parton’s “Jolene.”

 She started her second set solo and showed more of her jazzy side , making saxophone sounds with her mouth and was joined by her drummer two  songs in.

One of the highlights was a “waltz in E” which she said she wrote for her parents which included one of many inspirational lyrical moments, which went along the lines of “there are two kinds of women, the exciting new mistress and the boring old wife. There’s the one that got away and the one that paved the way. I just want to be the one that got away with it.”