Mark Dvorak served for 30 years as an inte gral member of the faculty at the Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago \, IL\, and has spent a lifetime following in the musical steps of Woody G uthrie. He has performed in nearly all of the United States and released s eventeen albums of traditional and original music. In 2008 Dvorak received the Woodstock Folk Festival Lifetime Achievement Award and in 2012 WFMT 9 8.7 fm Fine Arts Radio named him &ldquo\;Chicago&rsquo\;s official troubad our.&rdquo\; In 2013 he received the FARM Lantern Bearer Award from Folk A lliance International.
\n&ldquo\; I hate a song that makes you think you are not any good. I hate a song that makes you think you&rsquo\;re bo rn to lost. Bound to lose. No good to nobody. No good for nothin&rsquo\;. I am out to sing the songs that will prove to you that this is your world& hellip\; I am out to sing the songs that&rsquo\;ll make you take pride in yourself.&rdquo\;
\n- Woodrow Wilson Guthrie
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