Mark Stewart - Walnutt
They say this story began in 1969 and Walnutt has little choice other than to accept this for fact.
Okay, so take 1969 and add 15 years, make it 1984. Mark Stewart put down his air guitar and picked up an electric guitar that he bought used from a neighbor kid. The need for a drummer became strong and so Mark built a drum set of buckets, trash cans, old fan cages and junk. The kid next door, Charles, soon earned the nickname "bucket" and title "drummer". Life on Walnutgrove Lane was never the same again. Mark's passion for building skateboard ramps and forts gave way to art, building stages, multi-media projects, parties and music.
In 1999, 30 years after this story began, Mark picked up a used guitar once again and formed Walnut Grove Band (WGB), a fairly well-known, ever-changing original roots rock band based in Virginia, near to DC. Soon, Mark became known as Walnutt and was working with various instruments in studio/live settings, producing small events and just generally being an active and artistic songwriting dude. 10+ years of working with several great musicians in Walnut Grove Band has been rewarding and challenging.
As of 2010, the solo Walnutt project consumes most of Mark's spare time & energy, with a new CD slated for Spring release and eventually some shows to follow.
Walnutt still enjoys songwriting, working with vocals, electric & acoustic guitar, bass guitar, keyboard, synth, percussion, drums, beat boxes, various noise makers, self-recording, digital photography and video.
Never one to stay still or in one place for too long, Mark is steadily working and evaluating. There's always something happening in the walnutt grove and often it means good times, hard work, living.
Some places Walnutt's been
Gathering of Guests & Ghosts 3, Strasburg, Virginia
Virginia Brewing Company, Winchester, VA
Opequon Inn Barn, Boyce, VA
Ubiquitopia/Harvest Moon, Gore, VA
Sylvan Theatre/Washington Monument, DC
SoundQuilt Music Festival, Virginia
Stewart-Matheny Farm, Strasburg, VA
Endless Summer Gathering, Ft Washington, Maryland
Pickeral Street Block Party, White Plains, MD
Eclipse Jam, Fairfax, VA
Ed’s Taproom, West Virginia
Band Camp by Village Bicycle, Virginia
Hotel Charles, Maryland
Jammin Java, Vienna, VA
Bangkok Blues, Falls Church, VA
The Fool festival, Virginia
Ned Devine's, Fairfax, VA
State Theater, Falls Church, Virginia
The Pour House, Raleigh, North Carolina
Seashore State Park/First Landing, Virginia Beach, VA
Club Boyds, Frederick, Maryland
Phil’s Grill, Viginia Beach
Cecilfest in Virginia/Maryland
Highlawn Pavillion, Harrisonburg, VA
Spaghetti Fest, Virginia
Wilderness Jam, Gore, Virginia
420 Jam Fest, Gore, Virginia
Champions Billiards, Maryland
Balls Bluff Tavern, Leesburg, Virginia
Kings Court Tavern, Leesburg, Virginia
Westmoreland Arts & Crafts Festival, Virginia
Bluemont Fair, Virginia
King of the Wings, Winchester, Virginia
Haymarket Days, Haymarket, Virginia
Steakmasters, Gainesville, Virginia
Spring Fest / Cinco de Mayo, Virginia
May Jam, Virginia
Blue Ridge Fire & Rescue, Bluemont, VA
GK Hall, Berryville, VA
Barefoot Pelican, Sterling, Vigrinia
Santa Fe Café, Maryland
Louie’s, Silver Spring, Maryland
Basin Street, Sterling, VA
Alston’s Pub (The Pub), Harrisonburg, Virginia
The Little Grill, Harrisonburg, Virginia
Gathering of Guests & Ghosts, Virginia
Big Dogs Off-Road, Gore, Virginia
Gobbler’s Knob (Beth’s), Winchester Virginia
Brewbakers, Winchester, Virginia
Coalie Harry’s, Virginia
Sweet Caroline’s, Winchester, Virginia
The Vault, Baltimore, Maryland
The Velvet Lounge, Washington, DC
Shark Club, Centreville, VA
Firehouse Grill, Fairfax, VA
Ragtime Café, Arlington, VA
Fat Tuesday’s, Fairfax, VA
Shenanigans, Leesburg, VA
The Barn, Bluemont, Va
The Retreat, Bluemont, VA
Cole’s Point Marina, VA
DC 9, Washington D.C.
Strasburg Theater, Strasburg, VA
The Grove Garage, Chantilly, VA
Country Roads, Hedgesville, West VA
Zig’s, Alexandria, VA
Live at Best Checks, Sterling, VA
Lars from Mars TV show, Arlington, VA
Walnut Grove Block Party, South Riding, VA
ShortMan’s Fall-Down, Chantilly, VA
Common Threads Gathering, Gore, VA
Salvage Festival, Gore, Virginia
Cox’s Farm Fall Festival, Fairfax, VA
Bistro Bistro, Reston, VA
Festival of the Equinox, VA
Treehugger’s Ball Festival, West VA
Three Pieces & a Biscuit Festival, Chantilly, VA
Main Street, Fairfax, VA
McPool Party, Alexandria, VA
Roadtrippin’ with Bill Wright Radio Show, MD
Wes & Kimba’s, Maryland
Sunshine Daydream Music Campground, West VA
123 Pleasant Street, Morgantown, W VA
Morgantown Sound Radio, Morgantown, W VA
Cary Street Café, Richmond, VA
Freedom Festival, Gray Bear Lodge, Berkeley Springs, West VA
Summer Solstice Gathering, Peace in the Valley Festival, West VA
Fuzzy’s Fall-Down, King George, VA
Retreat Jam on the River, Shenandoah, VA
Clifford Park, Virginia
Mason District Fair, Fairfax, VA
Natural Chimney’s, Virginia
Mt Solon, Virginia
South Riding Inn, Virginia
Rhodeside Grill, Arlington, VA
Sign of the Whale, Falls Church, VA
The Royal, Baltimore, MD
East Coast Billiards, Woodbridge, VA
Stacatto, Adam's Morgan. Washington DC
DB Comm’s Halloween Bash, Harrisonburg, VA
Downtown Saloon (Payne's Biker Bar/Cafe), Leesburg, VA
Music Monthly, MD
Washington Post, D.C.
Winchester Star, Winchester, VA
FOX 99.3 FM, Winchester, VA
Washington City Paper, D.C.
XM Radio
JamBase.com
Google Video
CD Baby
iTunes
...and many more!
Some folks Walnutt has shared the stage with
Walnut Grove Band
Jebus
No Use for Humans
Waterband
Ubiquitone
Astronomers
Soul Amputation
Curly & the Rocket
Lagerhead
Michael Barry-Rec
Power Pirate
This Day Waits
G-13
Nanjemoy Creek Boys
Joe Herbert & Indoe Loop
JimiBeckBlues
Mood Cultivation Project
Zen
Poogie Bell
Davisson Brothers Band
Zen
Switchman
Fried Moose
Space Station Integration
CJ the DJ
Papa Funk
DJ Williams Projekt
Intense City
Funk Me Fester
Time in Motion Evolution Band
Vision Through Sound
DJ Sonido Attractivo
Man Mountain Jr
Machu Picchu
Peter Tuerk
Furnace Mountain Band
Hillbilly Gypsies
Sleepfeeder
Poon Johnson & The Mountaineers
Lifted Vision
Family Tree
Mobias Project
The Ordinary Way
Kate Curtis Hohman
Angie Head
Nefrit El-or
Buster Brown & The Get Down
Laidback
!Bonsai
The Hip Replacement
The Next Step
Onthebus
Kettle
Orchard Boys
Mozely Rose
Andrew Kasab
BanjerDan
ATFG
Rolie Polie /Suburban Nightmare
Red Oranges
NUMA
Midnight Spaghetti & The Chocolate G-Strings
Unfortunate Sons
The Woodshedders
Rick Derringer
Georgia Satellites
Cliff Street
Black River Circus
Three Fifths
The Rez
Big Enough Band
Allan Harrington
Sunflower Company
Magnolia Blue
Trees
MJ Project
Junk Nugget
BluFunk
Vince Welnick
Lunar Stew
Natural Born Easy
The Jones
Blankus Larry
Sage
Ekoostik Hookah
Arjun
Politicks
The Crawford Players
All Mighty Senators
Data Frogs
Old Crow Medicine Show
Hackensaw Boys
TKO
Eric Davis
Black River Circus
According to Hoyle
Fast Eddie
Grickle Grass
Earthbound Shakedown
Madd Mother Moose
Mountain Momma
Buck Gooter
After Destiny
Clyde Wrenn
Book of Kills
Spaceheaters
American Sinner
Cutest Puppy in the World
Zefira
Calf Mountain Jam
GTA
Flashing Midnight
DJ Solace
Joshua Josh Papreck
Lights Fantastic
Dawg House Audio
DB Communications
Garbaz
Super Walker and Katie
T-roy
Kris Brown
…and many, many more!
