Where the Folk Path Ends: Mark Brine's 'Lost Road' Finds Beauty in the Detour - By Christian Lamitschka for Country Music News International Magazine
Mark Brine is a true American music anomaly, a singer-songwriter who successfully bridged the '60s folk revival with the enduring spirit of traditional country and delta blues. Continue reading …
"I could listen to him sing all night long … he does a good job that boy does." -- Roy Acuff, Ernest Tubb Midnight Jamboree Appearance 1980
"A fine young man who I think has a great future." -- Hank Snow, Grand Ole Opry Debut 1992
“Brine’s work feels like a heartfelt love letter to a bygone era — no frills, just real stories.” – Spotify
"His Jimmie Rodgers tribute record was one of the great listening experiences of this reviewer's year to date. A DISCovery Award Winner for sure." -- Robert K. Oermann, Music Row
"Wild Blue Yodeler" -- Billboard
“Mark Brine does the best traditional American roots music that I have heard in quite a while.” -- John Shelton Ivany’s Top Twenty-One
“Listen closely and you will hear what roots songwriting is all about.” -– Roots Music Report
“Mark Brine is a temporal aberration. There's a healthy corps of folk and country singers who have their roots in the 1960s folk scene. Brine has his origins in that era -- but unlike most, he never left it.” -- Sarah Meador, Rambles.NET
"Since migrating from Cambridge, Mass to Nashville some four decades ago, Mark Brine has carved out a strong reputation as an uncompromising traditionalist on the country music scene which has made him one of the elder statesmen of Americana." -- Shaun Dale, Cosmik Debris Magazine
“Brine could easily have been added to the cast of ‘O Brother, Where Art Thou’ without raising an eyebrow. He belongs to that group of artists whose individuality and quirkiness consign them to the periphery of what’s commercially viable. But God bless him for not just being another cog in the musical wheel.” -- James McSweeney, Flyin’ Shoes
“Mark Brine must be Americana’s best kept secret … I tell you, I am absolutely knocked out by "for Karrie" and its warm stories and beautiful picking.” -- Pete Smith, Country Music Round Up
“Brine has made a long career of flying under the folk/country radar for some time and has picked up a bunch of awards and recognition just the same. A real Americana act, Brine fuses elements of all the stuff we’ve been listening to for years that you really can’t compare to anything else that’s sure to really draw you under it’s spell.” -- Chris Spector, Midwest Record Recap