Mark Dudrow comes from a musical family and has been playing the cello since 1973, more recently delving into mandolins and guitars.
He has played and recorded with many artists in the Northern New Mexico/Colorado region including (but not limited to!): Bone Orchard, The Unstrung Heroes, Jenny Bird, Chipper Thompson, Mason Brown, Roger Landes, Don Richmond, Kim (Trieber) and the Caballeros and the cello section of the San Juan Symphony Orchestra.
Chipper, Kim and Mark sometimes appear as Les Noveau Antiquarians- not to be missed!
He performs regularly with Justin Dean, Taos area gutarist, fiddler,singer and songwriter- described as a" High Desert Acoustic Duo", The big news here is that Mark and Justin have actually recorded a CD which should be out this summer or fall!
They are shown here lurking in their favorite corner of Eske's Brew Pub in Taos, New Mexico, and in Mark's kitchen......
Mark also performs with virtuoso transgalactic cellist extraordinaire, Michael Kott in a duo known as CellosTwo. Look for their upcoming release by the same name any day now. They can be found regularly playing at the Adobe Bar in the Historic Taos Inn. They are cooking up a number of projects which may include the Hillbilly Cello Summit and the Arkansas River Cello Regatta.
“ I am always involved with musical projects: Teaching, practicing, performing, playing, recording and working out new ways to use the cello in solo performance outside the realm of classical music (Though I like to play classical too!!!!). Currently, I am working on a number of different projects including some free-form electronic jamming, celtic and bluegrass tunes…..and some modal Middle- Eastern and Balkan music, with the group Radio Free Bassanda, featuring Ben Wright on bass, Chipper Thompson on percussion, and Roger Landes on a myriad of stringed instruments. Roger is the mainstay of Zoukfest, an annual world music camp in Northern New Mexico."
performing at Hoover Auditorium, Lakeside OH, w Violinist Ed Caner 2007
performing with Bone Orchard at the Adobe Bar, Taos NM 2007.......................................Handmade Mandolin, by Taos Luthier, Tony Sutherland
2001- featured artist in the “Fiddling While Rome Burns” Ice Music Festival, playing cellos made of ice at 12,000 feet above sea level at the Taos Ski Valley.
2004- performed solo to open the dedication ceremony when the Great Sand Dunes became a National Park.
2006- contributing musician on two award winning projects at the New Mexico Music Awards, performed at the awards banquet with songwriter Stephanie Lee
2006-attended New Directions Cello Festival in Sacramento CA
2009- featured on Ice Cellos , Beaver Creek , Vail CO
2010- Release of first serious recording project- CellosTwo with Michael Kott
Mark performs primarily on a carbon fiber cello made by the Luis and Clark company in Boston. MA. He sometimes is spotted with a one-of-a-kind koa mandolin, created by Taos luthier, Tony Sutherland, or with whatever guitar happens to be lying around.
See the Schedule page for upcoming musical events....
Note : I am now accepting cello students in the Northern New Mexico /Southern CO area... contact me for more info! Look forward to meeting you""
Po Box 14 • Jaroso, CO 81138
Email: twistedcello @yahoo.com
