Mark Newton

Mark Newton becomes "Hillbilly Hemingway" (Dec 2006)

Like many in his craft, veteran bluegrass singer and bandleader Mark Newton became a working musician straight out of high school, and as he talks about his career and new album from his Nashville-area home, he quickly counts fingers and toes and expresses bemused surprise that his fast-approaching 50th birthday means that career now spans more than three decades. "Hillbilly Hemingway" is his third release fronting the Mark Newton Band and continues his long association with Virginia-based Rebel Records through a variety of solo and band projects he's been involved with.  ...