The duo was on a New England tour that featured a stop at The Buttonwood Tree in Middletown and graciously agreed to spend time with us on Aug. 19. Our thanks go to WSHU Engineer Tony Page for overseeing and mixing the sound at the session. You can learn much more about Mark Lemaire and Twilight at http://marklemaire.com We “bookended” the pre-recorded appearance of Mark Lemaire and Twilight with selections from other artists who hail from California (with the exception of Canada’s Finest Kind who performed a song written by Californian Carol Denney, a musical associate of Mark Lemaire), so that listeners enjoyed a show that was “Completely California.”
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I welcomed the duo of Mark Lemaire & Twilight (Mark’s singing partner Cindy van Empel) to Profiles in Folk and WSHU’s Studio A for more than an hour of conversation and performance. Mark, who grew up in New England and moved to Northern California in 1985, is a recording engineer who has been performing music since he was 12. He returned to performing live music in 2004 and in 2008 met Cindy, an urban planner with a musical background in choral groups, and realized how perfectly their voices blended. They have been performing together as Mark Lemaire and Twilight since. Mark is an accomplished songwriter and guitarist and has released two albums, “Rubato” and “Practice Makes Perfect.” He and Cindy are currently recording their first album as a group.
Listen to the live portion of the show