Irish born, United States-based singer/songwriter Mark Dignam crafts accessible, politically charged, witty, and reflective observations of life, love, and death in the spirit of
Van Morrison,
Billy Bragg,
John Wesley Harding, and
Josh Ritter. Originally a Dublin busker (alongside
Frames/
Swell Season frontman
Glenn Hansard), Dignam released numerous albums before earning international acclaim for 2005’s stark Box Heart Man. Monumental Way followed in 2010. ~ James Christopher Monger