Clarky's Closet
I narrate stories about, and the background to, my albums and my musicals. These include: Rock Songs, Love Songs, Children's Songs, Pop Songs, Sing Along with History songs and one longer show about how I put the entire poem of The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor to music. In this show I play all 21 songs that I wrote to cover the entire poem.
The other 35 shows contain five or six songs and one final podcast 37, where I talk about my Memories of Pip, when I played that part in the ABCs 1973 version of 7 Little Australians.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 28 minutes
- Episodes
- 37
- Years Active
- 2023
7 Little Australians - Memories of Pip
50 years ago, when I was 14, I was fortunate enough to be cast in the role of 'Pip' in the 1973, ABC production of Ethel Turner's: '7 Little Australians'.
This podcast is about my memor…
Penultimate Play Songs
Today, in my second last podcast, I have 8 songs for you. These are from my musical comedies but were not included in the first 8 podcasts.
Special thanks, as always, to Jessica Zamprogn…
The Antepenultimate Podcast
Do you know what 'Antepenultimate means? Well, you can either look it up, or listen to this podcast.
Special Thanks to:
Jessica Zamprogno for vocals on: 'This Feeling Inside', 'The Things…
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Today's show is about one of the great poems in English history.
If you have ever heard of 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner' by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, or if you've ever wondered what …
Educational Songs - Sing Along with History
Do you like singing? Would you like to sing whilst learning about ancient civilisations? Well, you're in luck. I have six of them and today I will play them for you and chat about them.
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Rock Songs 4
Today's show features some more of my rock songs.
Special thanks to:
Julian (Juz) Clark on 'Sagittarius to Gemini' and 'Door in the Middle'
and
Jason Garwood for guitar on 'Sagittarius to G…
Love Songs 3
Today is Show 30 and the end of Series 3, and we are back in love - well, not you and I, but me, mainly. Today I chat about some more of the Love Songs I have written over the years.
Spe…
A Mixed Bag 2
Today I chat about and play you songs from a variety of genres.
Special Thanks to:
The Band from the Lancer Barracks - Parramatta for playing 'The March of the Australian Light Horse' .…
Loss of Love 2
Today I chat about five more songs about losing love.
Special thanks to:
Imogen Clark on Piano for 'There Was You'
Jessica Zamprogno for vocal and Juz Clark for drums on 'Sorrow is the Oce…
Family Songs
Today I'll discuss and play for you some songs written for my family members, but I think they apply to all of us.
Special thanks to:
Imogen Clark (at 11 years old) on 'There is no Place…
Rock Songs 3
Today I'll be talking about, and playing you all, some more of my Rock songs.
A special thanks to Julian (Juz) Clark for drums on 'My Diary' and 'Memory' and to Tony Samperi for electric…
Love Songs 2
Would you like to play your lover a love song? Today are five more love songs for you from which to choose.
Special thanks to: Jessica Zamprogno for vocals on 'Finally I've Found a …
A Mixed Bag 1
Today I'll be chatting about and listening to a mixture of songs in different genres.
A special thanks to Craig Calhoun for co-writing Minera, playing bass and all instrumentation.
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Loss of Love 1
For anyone who likes reading lyrics while they listen, the lyrics for each song in each of the shows is now available at: markclark.com.au under the heading 'Lyrics to Podcasts' (top l…
Children's Songs 2
Have you ever been attacked by a fridge? Does your dad get kicked out for snoring? Today we're going to hear some more of my songs for children.
A special thanks to Jessica Zamprogno fo…
Rock Songs 2
Today I'll be chatting about some more of my rock songs: when and why they were written and how they came about.
Special thanks to Julian (Juz) Clark for his drums on 'My Bubble Burst'.
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Pop Songs 2
Show 20. The end of Season Two.
Today I'll be chatting about some more of my pop songs: when and why they were written and how they came about.
Special thanks to Jessica Zamprogno for sin…
Philosophical Songs
Today I talk about my philosophical songs. These were inspired by various texts I read, both scientific and religious, particularly in the late 1980s.
Special thanks to Julian (Juz) Clar…
Children's Songs 1
Do you like singing with your tongue stuck out? Do you love T-Rex? Today we're going to hear some of my songs for children.
A special thanks to Jessica Zamprogno for female vocals.
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Comedy Songs
In this week's show I will be chatting about half a dozen of my comedy songs.
Special thanks to Julian (Juz) Clark for drums on The Sad Story of Barry.
Time S…