Mark_Buerschape

Nashville, TN, USA

I started my musical journey like many other musicians, which consisted of being in a high school cover band after taking two years of lessons. After the obligatory cars, drugs and booze faze, I tried to join/form some bands in the 80's, I became disillusioned with the lack of dedication and personal issues of band members. This led to a period of about 10 years, during which I worked as a maintenance technician at a Chicago hospital while studying at the local Union hall. Bored with the studies at the hall, I decided to take singing and songwriting classes at the Old Town School of Folk Music. It was a revelation. I found that I had more to offer as a songwriter than as a lead guitarist and found it more fulfilling. Soon afterwards I played any coffeehouse and festival that would have me on the Chicago folk scene. 20 years later, I have released 7+ albums that can be heard on Spotify.