Exciting Fall Shaping Up

Hey Everybody! This fall is shaping up to be pretty exciting. I'm planning on getting out on the road for a few larger stretches of tours - I'm excited about that and will let you know more as I know it. I'll be visiting radio stations along the way, saying thank you for playing my music, and begging them to keep doing it. And hopefully visiting schools and churches and sharing HOPE along the road. (Well, not on the side of the road...you know what I mean!) PLUS: I'm actually working on some new music...I know, all my music is NEW to most people. But, I have a few Christmas concerts booked (with a few more on the way!) and so I thought it'd be nice to do a Christmas CD. I'm thrilled to be able to share this new stuff (and traditional tunes!) with you over the coming months. I have some new HOPE t-shirts ready to make their debut...and possibly a book that I'll be getting printed off and ready to hand over to you and all your friends. Thanks especially to: WECC, KCFB/KTIG, WHCB, KCRN, WTGN, KPOF, Pilgrim Radio Network, WAFT, WBGW, WCSE, WDYD, WFST, WGMA, WJFY, WLIH, WMVV and WXML for playing "Here's Your Life!"

Mark Smeby Interview w/Wendell Gafford of Creative Promotions

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Throwing A Party

"Why must my life be so hard?" I ask myself because I can't find a spare stamp and still don't have a record deal. High class problems, that really aren't problems. Silly, right? Still, things are pretty quiet around here. Inquiry emails sent out rarely get responses. Phone calls are useless. How in the world am I supposed to have an amazing life if people aren't willing to do their part to help me out? Sometimes, I'm just baffled by the amount of potential I seem to be drowning in.

A few years ago, in conversation with a friend, we decided that we could waste our lives waiting to be invited to all the cool parties. Meaning, sometimes it seems like the "people that have" (in the music industry, but really anywhere!) keep getting, and the "people that don't have" don't get anything. I'm talking about opportunities here, pardon the difficult analogy. But me and my friend decided that if we were tired of waiting to be invited to other people's parties, the best answer would be to throw our own.

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Crosslake

Thank you so much for coming to my concert at Crosslake Lutheran Church! I hope you had a good time.

As promised, here's a link to a free download of my song "Pilgrim Man" - a song that I hope will be an encouragement to you. Please feel free to share the song with anyone you'd like.

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD SONG
This will take you to another page - just click on the words "free download," it will "prepare" the song, then click "download" to start the actual download.

If you'd like to order a copy of the entire CD, I'll mail you one for $15, including shipping & handling! You can send me a note & check or money order to MARK SMEBY PO BOX 1371, BRENTWOOD, TN 37024. I also have PayPal if you'd like to pay that way. If that's the case, please send me an email with your name, address & paypal account username - and I'll send you a copy. Please let me know if you'd like it autographed, too! All my music is also available on iTunes and other digital outlets.

I'd love to come do a concert for you sometime - shoot me an email and let me know if you know a place that might be good!

Want to connect on Facebook? You can find me at: facebook.com/MarkSmeby

Just Watch Me (Kirby Puckett Version)

Kirby Puckett was one of my heroes. He was an amazing player for the MN Twins. He defied the odds. In spite of what everyone told him he was capable of doing, he showed them otherwise. I combined excerpts from his Hall of Fame induction speech with my song "Just Watch Me" from my Pilgrim Man CD. I hope this inspires you as much as it does me. Please download and share with someone you think would appreciate it!

Just Watch Me (Kirby Puckett Version) by Mark Smeby