Mark McCusker

Born: North Philadelphia

Current
Residence: Roosevelt, New Jersey

Formal
Education: Undergraduate work at the University of Penna., Russian History, Cultural Anthropology & Religious Thought

Current Life
Status: Married and hopelessly in love with a wonderful, beautiful and inspiring woman, my very lovely wife, Manuela

Music: Performing Blues, Folk & Rock musician since 1972.
Diatonic Harmonica (Blues-Harp), unplugged or very amplified.
Baroque Recorder

Favorite
Instruments: Hohner 542 Golden Melodies 10-hole Diatonic Harmonicas

Amp: Sonny Jr. Four Ten

Mic: Vintage Shure “Green Bullet” Model 520 High-Impedance, customized by Tom Ellis.

Recent
Musical
History: Blues Harpist with Quantum Blues Band, Blues-harpist with The JoWymer Trio, blues/country/folk harmonica player
with David Penn & The Scofflaw Gentlemen, folk harmonica player with David Brahinsky & Friends

Musical
Influences: Robert Johnson, Sonny Terry, Howlin Wolf, Guy Davis, John Hammond Jr., John Hyatt, Chris Smither, Steve Earle,
Buddy Miller, Eric Clapton, Littlie Walter, Neil Young, Fairport Convention, etc. etc, etc.