Mark Steed Fosson (May 16, 1950 – November 2, 2018) was an American singer-… Read Full Bio ↴Mark Steed Fosson (May 16, 1950 – November 2, 2018) was an American singer-songwriter and American primitive guitarist who grew up in eastern Kentucky, where he began writing songs while he was still in his early teens. He got his start in the mid to late 1960s, playing in local rock bands until going into service with the Air Force in 1971, and returning home around 1974.
In the late 1970s, he sent some song demos to John Fahey's West Coast-based Takoma Records, and Fahey, impressed with what he heard, offered Fosson a recording deal. Fosson lost no time in relocating to Los Angeles and began recording, but as bad luck would have it, Takoma was in some difficulty, and the label soon folded. Fahey allowed Fosson to retain the master tapes of the sessions, however.
Located on the West Coast, Fosson met fellow songwriter Edward Tree, and the two began working together, forming the Bum Steers, a country-tinged group, in the late 1980s, eventually being invited to play the Grand Ol' Opry at the request of Porter Wagoner. Fosson's material appeared on several soundtracks through the 1990s. In 2001, he began collaborating with singer-songwriter Lisa O'Kane, who recorded several of his songs, including the No. 1 European single "Little Black Cloud" and Fosson also began recording a solo project, Jesus on a Greyhound, which was released on New Light Entertainment/Universal. The record drew positive reviews and Fosson was frequently compared to Americana music artists such as Ramblin' Jack Elliot, Joe Ely, John Prine and Guy Clark. The Fahey material finally saw the light of day as The Lost Takoma Sessions from Drag City Records in 2006. His song "Another Fine Day" was included on Volume 3 of the Imaginational Anthem acoustic guitar compilation from Tompkins Square Records.
On June 26, 2012, Tompkins Square released Digging In The Dust, a collection of early home recordings which led to Fosson's signing to Takoma Records. In May 2015, he released kY, a collection of instrumentals inspired by his time growing up in Kentucky and, in July 2017, his final album, Solo Guitar was released on Drag City Records.
On November 2, 2018, Fosson died of cancer.
Discography
The Bum Steers – Western Beat Records, 1995
Live At Cafe Voltaire – The Bum Steers – Voltaire Records, 1996
The Lost Takoma Sessions – Drag City Records, 2006
Jesus On A Greyhound – Big Otis Records, 2007
Imaginational Anthem Volume 3 – Tompkins Square Records, 2008
Hillbilly Hucklebuck – The Bum Steers – Western Beat Records, 2008
Digging In The Dust – Tompkins Square Records, 2012
kY – Big Otis Records, 2015
Solo Guitar – Drag City Records, 2017
In the late 1970s, he sent some song demos to John Fahey's West Coast-based Takoma Records, and Fahey, impressed with what he heard, offered Fosson a recording deal. Fosson lost no time in relocating to Los Angeles and began recording, but as bad luck would have it, Takoma was in some difficulty, and the label soon folded. Fahey allowed Fosson to retain the master tapes of the sessions, however.
Located on the West Coast, Fosson met fellow songwriter Edward Tree, and the two began working together, forming the Bum Steers, a country-tinged group, in the late 1980s, eventually being invited to play the Grand Ol' Opry at the request of Porter Wagoner. Fosson's material appeared on several soundtracks through the 1990s. In 2001, he began collaborating with singer-songwriter Lisa O'Kane, who recorded several of his songs, including the No. 1 European single "Little Black Cloud" and Fosson also began recording a solo project, Jesus on a Greyhound, which was released on New Light Entertainment/Universal. The record drew positive reviews and Fosson was frequently compared to Americana music artists such as Ramblin' Jack Elliot, Joe Ely, John Prine and Guy Clark. The Fahey material finally saw the light of day as The Lost Takoma Sessions from Drag City Records in 2006. His song "Another Fine Day" was included on Volume 3 of the Imaginational Anthem acoustic guitar compilation from Tompkins Square Records.
On June 26, 2012, Tompkins Square released Digging In The Dust, a collection of early home recordings which led to Fosson's signing to Takoma Records. In May 2015, he released kY, a collection of instrumentals inspired by his time growing up in Kentucky and, in July 2017, his final album, Solo Guitar was released on Drag City Records.
On November 2, 2018, Fosson died of cancer.
Discography
The Bum Steers – Western Beat Records, 1995
Live At Cafe Voltaire – The Bum Steers – Voltaire Records, 1996
The Lost Takoma Sessions – Drag City Records, 2006
Jesus On A Greyhound – Big Otis Records, 2007
Imaginational Anthem Volume 3 – Tompkins Square Records, 2008
Hillbilly Hucklebuck – The Bum Steers – Western Beat Records, 2008
Digging In The Dust – Tompkins Square Records, 2012
kY – Big Otis Records, 2015
Solo Guitar – Drag City Records, 2017
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@michaelgray2534
I can sympathize with Armstrong's dilemma concerning the conceptions of God she experienced early in her life. It's interesting she makes a distinction between her beliefs and faith, indicating she had the former but not the latter.
Thinking of God as a product of the creative imagination does allow her to avoid certain problems a theistic point of view has to contend with, however, it brings up others which are more difficult--- such as her idea God doesn't really exist, but is still somehow the most important reality in the world. That just seems a very strange direction to go.
Armstrong's views are unusual which makes this book an interesting one to discuss.
I look forward to the next installment.
@MrHdthegreat
LOL that intro
@mikkj1
Her early story illustrates a point that I have seen and experienced in my life: When intelligent people who are religious start questioning their faith, they generally question the religion first, then the existence of god. They are then at a crossroads - they can accept the non-existence of god, based on the lack of evidence, or, they can go in search of a god that fits their standards of believability. She is the latter. The difference between an intelligent theist and an atheist is the ability to see existence without a god in it. She saw no proof, and much to the contrary, but decided she just hadn't truly found the right "god".
My theory is that there as many different versions of any religion as there are adherents. We all personalize our beliefs, and religion would be no different.
@michaelsommers2356
How can she possibly claim to know what the earliest humans (however you want to define them) thought about religion? There is no evidence at all on which to base any such claims.
Further, the earliest religions I know of are all about propitiating the gods to keep them from doing something nasty to you.
@michaelsommers2356
God doesn't really exist, but is real? Does that make any sense at all? And said by a monotheist? If Yahweh doesn't exist but is real, why can't Zeus, who also doesn't exist, also be real?