A person in a hat with a guitar, standing against a vibrant, abstract purple and pink background with floral and geometric patterns.

 Mark Dillon is a Calgary based musician; “You Gotta Move” is his latest single. It's off his upcoming album “The Bran Sessions”. While “You Gotta Move” is just Mark and a guitar, “The Barn Sessions” is a lively acoustic album featuring guest appearances from John Rutherford, Rowan Sherlock  and Jeff Kinsman from The Irish Descendants, Matt Snow from The Sea Dogs and many, many more. The Bran Sessions will be released later this fall. 

  Mark’s last EP “Scary Tales part 2” released in October of 2025 was recently nominated for “Blues Recording of the Year” at the YYC Music Awards. “Scary Tales part 2” features 4 Blues/Rock songs with spooky/Halloween themes. “Cherry Read” is a ghost story told by a Trucker, “Zombie King” what if zombies decided to dance instead of eating brains? “The Hearse Song” a reimagined children’s rhyme and “Dead Man’s Blues” What if you didn’t wake and put on your hat?

   In February of 2024 he released his Debut album “T.A. Vern’s”. The album was nominated for Blues Recording of the Year at the 2024 YYC Music Awards and landed on the National Blues, Bluegrass, and Country top 10.

   Mark’s first Halloween EP “Ghost Train and other scary tales part 1” was released on October 18th, 2024. It was also nominated for Blues Recording of the Year at the 2025 YYC Music Awards.

Mark released a Live album “Live at the meeting of the Blues Crew” on December 27th, 2024. This was a Bandcamp exclusive release. It was recorded in April of 2024 at a very intimate show for Mark’s closest supporters AKA The Blues Crew   

Mark's music is an exciting mix of Blues, Rock, and even a little bit of Country.

His music career began in St. John’s Newfoundland in 1995. He has spent 20 years playing with the metal band “Gales of Avalon” and producing albums for Alberta based acts like “Pecado”, “22X”, “Misanthropy”, “Moosifix”, and “Netheriel”. 

  During the pandemic Mark decided to embrace his lifelong love for The Blues and began live streaming a Blues show every Saturday night to entertain family and friends. This led to the writing and recording of his debut “T.A. Vern’s”.

A spooky Halloween-themed scene featuring a large orange moon with swirling clouds, and silhouetted figures of children playing and trick-or-treating on a dark night. There is a black cat with glowing eyes and a carved pumpkin on a ledge. The text reads 'Mark Dillon' and 'Scary Tales Part 2'.
Two men with long hair and beards are sitting at a bar with a red and green neon sign that reads "T. A. Vern's" above them. One man has a halo above his head, and the other has horns on his head. Behind them, there are paintings of angels and demons. The name "Mark Diller" is written at the bottom.
A spooky, dark illustration of a vintage steam train with a ghostly face on the front, traveling through a eerie landscape with leafless trees, a full moon with a skull face, and a full moonlit sky.
Promotional poster for Mark Dillon's live performance at the Meeting of the Blues Crew, featuring a colorful abstract image of a musician playing guitar, with the word 'LIVE' at the top.