The Gravel-Aires
Vancouver - British Columbia - Canada

The Gravel-Aires are Mark Branscombe, singer/songwriter guitarist and harmonica player with Michael Mahoney, singer, guitarist/dobro & mandolin player.

The duet plays contemporary Acoustic Roots, North-Americana, Country and Blues music. The duet is currently performing in Vancouver area pubs, clubs and cafes. The Gravel-Aires have released their first album of original music “National Avenue” in spring of 2018.  About the Gravel-Aires:

~ Mark Branscombe - Since 1978 a guitarist singer and songwriter with Mud Bay, a Vancouver blues rock band; crossing paths with Albert Collins, Koko Taylor, James Brown, John Hammond Jr. and opening shows for Stevie Ray Vaughn, James Cotton, James Hunter, Long John Baldry as well as Canadian bluesmen Jim Byrnes, Big Dave McClean. Discography with Mud Bay - https://store.cdbaby.com/Artist/TheMudBayBluesBand 

2014 – Mark’s 1st solo album "Grandview". The indie released album was co-produced with Melissa Bandura, pd Wohl and Jesse Waldman. The album features pop, country, rock, blues R&B and folk songs https://markbranscombe.bandcamp.com/releases

Mark has also worked concurrently as a singer, songwriter and guitarist with Vancouver pop group, The Ormidales https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-ormidales/275403422?ign-mpt=uo%3D5

~ Michael Mahoney: Guitars, mandolins, dobros, banjo..anything with strings.
Mike draws from a wide spectrum of musical interests, including Appalachian bluegrass, Nashville and outlaw country, Delta blues, rock'n roll, R&B, punk rock and contemporary alternative rock and Americana. Mike is also an abstract painter and an avid reader of history books.