Mark Buerschaper Indie Singer/Songwriter

While Mark's albums feature a full arrangement of instruments, he performs as a solo performer with guitar and harmonica. As a story teller, you can expect tales of love, social observations, cautionary tales, interesting tales of everyday experiences as well as stories drawn from media headlines and much more.

The show will run two hours with a 10 minute break in the middle of the performance. Mark does not do any cover material due to the vast catalog of original material that he has written over the years. While appearing to have an appearance as a stereotypical folk artist, Mark is innovative with his combinations of rock, blues, folk and early progressive rock influenced songs.

Mark Buerschaper began his songwriting days at the Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago. While not a traditional folk music songwriter, Mark combines elements of Folk, Blues, Rock and a multitude of diverse musical influences that form his unique style.

While residing in Chicago, Mark wrote and recorded his first two albums, "No Figment of Imagination" and "Triple Love Bookends". Upon moving to Nashville in 2010 he began to perform at writer's nights and various restaurants and taverns. It was at this time he recorded "Nashville Byline", "My Work Pages", "Teleclipse" and "When Gold Turns to Tin". Upon relocating to the Cumberland Plateau in Eastern Tennessee, He recorded his latest efforts which are "Trickle Down Towns" and his latest album "One Year B.C."
As he heads into 2025 Mark is releasing music and videos from his latest album "Detach Roof Before Assembly" while performing live shows and writing material for his next release. In addition to this site, Mark may be contacted through Facebook, Youtube and Instagram. Please subscribe to these channels to keep up with the latest information, and be sure to sign the guest book on (link hidden).

In terms of stage setups, Mark plugs his guitar into a special effects box that splits into stereo channels. One microphone is used for vocals and the lighting is preferred to be indirect and bright enough to see the fretboard of the guitar as well as Mark and preferably no blinding spotlights is a preferred during the performance. The volume should be loud enough to be clearly heard over audience conversations.