Cohen and The Spirits

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Welcome at M&I Recording Studios "Worms" recording session

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Lavondo Thomas and Cohen

with Lavondo Thomas and Tbone

at Arlene's Grocery Dec. 11, 2016 Mark Cohen (guitar, vocal), Jivie (piano - off camera), Cliff Hackford (drums), Tony Tino (bass)

Moments of Grace opener Arlene's Grocery, December 11, 2016

Arlene's Grocery poster Poster for Arlene's Grocery show, December 11, 2016, show

At Fat Baby, Rivington St., NYC At Fat Baby, November 18, 2016 - Mark Cohen, Cliff Hackford, Ira Yuspeh

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Cliff Hackford at Fat Baby Cliff playing djembe, kahon, tambourine on bass drum pedal

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Cohen and The Spirits at Arlene's Grocery June 26 2016 Mark Cohen and Jivie

Mark Cohen, Cohen and The Spirits, at Arlene's Grocery June 28 2016 Mark Cohen

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Mark Cohen, Plutonium In session at M&I Recording Studios, NYC

Jivie, Plutonium Jivie on piano and organ at M&I Recording, Plutonium

Post rhythm session - Plutonium (l-r) Cliff Hackford, Tony Tino, Ira Yuspeh, Mark Cohen

Tony Tino - Plutonium in session at M&I Recording Studios, NYC

Tony Tino on bass Tony Tino playing behind Jon Bovi Jon, Bruce Springsteen and Kazee

Cliff Hackford in session - Plutonium at M&I Recording Studios, NYC

Cliff Hackford on tabla Cliff laying down tabla track on "To Sing My Song" on "Thank God For You," at M&I Recording Studios, NYC

Cliff Hackford Laying down drum tracks for "Dallas In November," at M&I Recording Studios, NYC

Mark Cohen at The Towne Crier At The Towne Crier, Beacon, NY, 10/15/15. Photo: Mike Montreys

Mark at the Towne Crier Mark at the Towne Crier Cafe, Beacon, NY, 10/15/15. Photo: Mike Montreys

Towne Crier Cafe, Beacon, NY, 10/15/15 "If I Had My Way" - final chord, Towne Crier, Beacon, NY, 10/15/15. Photo: Mike Montreys

Mark with Cira Montreys, photo by Mike Montreys at The Towne Crier, Beacon, NY, 10/15/15

Folk City's Mike Porce 100th Birthday Celebration at The Towne Crier The finale, "Goodnight Irene"

At the 100th birthday celebration of Mike Porco, owner of Folk City, at The Towne Crier Cafe, Beacon David Amram and Mark Cohen

100th birthday celebration of Folk City owner Mike Porco, at The Towne Crier Cave, Beacon, NY, Oct. David Amram, Mark Cohen, Mandy Frankin

Mark Cohen In performance, The Towne Crier Cafe, Beacon, NY

Hit it! Final flourish.

at Panchito's on MacDougal St. with Willie Nile and friends

Willie Nile and Mark Cohen at the Ken Regan Gallery Willie and Mark at the Ken Regan Gallery after a MacDougal St. dinner, July 8, 2015

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Willie and Mark at Ken Regan Gallery, 7/8/15 Willie and Mark looking at pics in Ken Regan's "All Access" book

A special show Willie Nile on piano, Mark Cohen on guitar, Jeff Hardy on stand-up bass.

Guitar riffing Mark at M&I Recording Studios, NYC

Mark and Jivie Hanging with Mitch and Ira at M&I Recording after a good session

The great Jivie Master of keys

Jivie and Mark Jivie and Mark post-session at M&I Recording Studios, NYC

Take 2, post-session at M&I (l-r) Ira Yuspeh, Mark Cohen, Mitch Yuspeh

Mitch and Ira Yuspeh at M&I Mitch and Ira Yuspeh at M&I Recording Studios, NYC

In the studio at M&I Mark and Mitch Yuspeh

At the controls at M&I Ira Yuspeh

"Thank God For You" vocal Ira Yuspeh at M&I Recording Studios, NYC, setting up vocal for "Thank God For You"

Post session at Satten Roads Recording Studio, Greenpoint, NY Jim Satten, Mark Cohen

In session, Satten Roads Recording Studio, Greenpoint, NY Mark Cohen, Jim Satten

At Satten Roads Recording Studio, Greenpoint, NY A great session, Jim Satten and Mark Cohen

At Satten Roads Recording, Greenpoint, NY Jim Satten, Mark Cohen

Classic Jim Jim Satten

Backup vocal session at Satten Roads Studio Jim Satten and Connie Harvey

Backup vocal session with Connie Harvey post-session with the great Connie Harvey, "To Be With You"

At M&I Recording, NYC Mark and Rusty Cloud

Session at M&I Recording, NYC Mark Cohen

Recording at M&I Mark Cohen in session at M&I Recording Studios, NYC

Good session Mark

Private show Mark playing "Buffalo"

House performance Mark and Eliot Z

Bob Prewitt Bob played his 12-string Rickenbacker guitar on the title song - "Moments of Grace"

Connie Harvey The great Connie Harvey

After a great session Leslie Hughes thumbs up

Post session at Satten Roads Recording Mark with backup vocalist Leslie Hughes

Colleen MacMahon Colleen sang backup vocals on "Buffalo"

Michael Blake Played the perfect sax solo on the title song of "Moments of Grace"

Ossining, NY, Earth Day Celebration What a great day!

Ossining, NY, Earth Day program Mark strikes final chord

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Sylvia and Tim's Memorial Day Gathering An informal performance at Sylvia and Tim's annual Memorial Day gathering in Holmes, NY

Dan Cipriano Dan Cipriano, Wilson Pickett in the background

At Woodstock Anniversary Towne Crier show with Richie Havens Closing chord, "Thank God For You"

In performance at The Towne Crier Cafe Mark at The Towne Crier Cafe in Beacon, NY

Cohen at The Towne Crier Towne Crier down home night

At The Towne Crier Cafe, Beacon, NY Mark Cohen and Phil Ciganer, owner of The Towne Crier Cafe

Woodstock Anniversary Concert ad, Richie Havens and Mark Cohen at The Towne Crier Was a great show

Mark Cohen and Jim Satten, and Nenad Bach band Memorial Day Concert at the Towne Crier (2011)

At the Gaslight, MacDougal St. Mark with Eric Frandsen, one of the finest guitarists and great pal of over 40 years

At the Gaslight, MacDougal St., NYC, January 2013 Mark at the Gaslight's closing show, photo by Jack Hirschorn

Gaslight series Cohen at the Gaslight, Jan. 2013. Photo by Jack Hirschorn.

At the Gaslight Mark and Nancy White

Around 1973 Mark Cohen

Mark Cohen in the day Some time around 1973

Mark Cohen press photo Mark Cohen press photo late 1980s

Folk City press release Nicely written, great days

Folk City flyer "Best of the Best" show (others deserved to be on the roster)

Folk City Village Voice ad mid-1970s

Folk City, June early '80s Village Voice ad

Broadside Benefit at Folk City Broadside Benefit at Folk City, August 23, 1979

Folk City, mid-'70s Pre-show, (l-r) Mark Cohen, Jack Hardy, Hugh Prestwood, Bob Potter, Roland Moussa, seated Mike Porco and Toshiko

Folk City Pre-show - (l-r) Mark Cohen, Jack Hardy, Hugh Prestwood, Bob Potter, Roland, (seated) Toshiko

On stage at Folk City Mark Cohen and Jack Hardy

Mark Pre-show at Folk City, mid-70s

Folk City, March 1975 (l-r) Mark Cohen, Bob Potter, Mike Porco, Jack Hardy, Hugh Prestwood, Toshiko, Roland

Speakeasy on MacDougal St. Village Voice ad for Speakeasy show, January 28, 1992

Letter to The New York Sun about Broadside Magazine Letter to The New York Sun about Sis Cunningham, Gordon Friesen, the Almanac Singers and Broadside Magazine, April 2006

A classic photo Mark Cohen, typing Sis Cunningham's autobiographical notes, with Gordon Friesen, standing. Sis was one of the Almanac Singers, and, with her husband Gordon, founded Broadside Magazine and first published the songs of so many of us, their door always open

Sundown by Sis Cunningham, Folkways Records Sis' album for Folkways. Mark Cohen played guitar behind Sis on several songs.

Sundown by Sis Cunningham, back cover Sundown back cover with song list, pics, and a nice note about Willie Nile, Sammy Walker and Mark Cohen being recent "Broadside discoveries." I play on several songs with Sis.

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Moments of Grace collage The Spirits - (top l-r): Dan Cipriano, Mark Cohen, Rusty Cloud, Michael Blake; (bottom row l-r): Leslie Hughes, Colleen MacMahon, Jim Satten, Connie Harvey, Cliff Hackford, Ira Yuspeh

Fare Well, Traveller Mark's first album for Folkways Records, 1977

Plutonium Mark's second Folkways Records album. The title song, about an accident at a nuclear power plant, was recorded two weeks before Three Mile Island.