Joe Mersch Music

1 Mid-70's me.

2 Sierra Theatre, Susanville CA - '98

3 With Carol Wallace (Candy Ferner) - August, '78

4 With John Katchur, Susanville Guitar Workshop '98. Probably Bruce Cockburn's "Barrelhouse."

5 Katchur thinking "What is wrong with this Mersch dude?" Since the Bell's Palsy I make grimmacy faces when I sing. But I'm in good company - you should see Pierre Bensusan.

6 Rhenania-Moguntia House Concert - Mainz, Germany '85

7 With Carol Wallace and Tom Petersen - in the Peter, Paul and Mary tribute band that became Mystery Play. This would have been one of our first gigs.

8 A Joe and Janet promo shot from the mid-90's with our duelling D-28's.

9 House Concert with Janet Curci, Greg Lawrence, and Doug Lawrence - probably JT's "You Can Close Your Eyes."

10 My first musical partner was my sister, Julie (now Khia). We emulated the guitar and vocal harmony sounds of Steve and Darlene Lester, who were friends of my Dad's in Yucca Valley / Joshua Tree.

11 Joe and Janet at Drowsy Maggie's, early 90's

12 With Jim Earp at the Susanville "Guitar Heaven," '99

13 At Mikey's in Poway, late 90's. Possibly the release party for Jim Earp's "Smiles to Go."

14 A Mystery Play house concert, late 80's

15 "Walk This Burden Down" at an SBPC music event I participated in - '98/'99?

16 An informal set with Keith Duncan at a restaurant on the Lac de la Ganguise, near Castelnaudary in southwestern France. Keith was a fellow Middlebury student and also a musician. It wasn't long before we had a few tunes worked up.

17 One of our trips to San Juan de las Pulgas on the coast of Baja - working on our act.

18 Jim Earp with my Martin 0-28VS on the cover of his latest release (which we recorded at my place).

19 An anniversary party gig at a restaurant in San Diego - with Doug Lawrence, Janet Curci, and Greg Lawrence.

20 At Dan Smith's in Susanville '99, rehearsing for the "Guitar Heaven" concert.

21 Susanville Guitar Workshop '99, with Jim Earp and John Katchur.

22 With my original '53 Martin 000-18, probably "On 78 East" - since nobody's singing and this was my DADGAD guitar for gigs.

23 At Café Mozart in Bad Münster am Stein/Ebernburg, Germany - January '84

24 At Bistro Chez Pierre in Mainz, Germany - July '84

25 The one and only performance of Keith and the Teeth: me, Keith Duncan, David Duncan, and Reinhard Weeg. Mainz '85

26 John Hiatt's "Lipstick Sunset" with Dwayne McCobb at Water Canyon in Yucca Valley, 2004

27 Bruce Cockburn's "Mama Just Wants to Barrelhouse All Night Long" with John Katchur, Susanville '99

28 Ocean Beach Playhouse, March 2017 - der "Loriot-Abend"