Mark Shark and Joe-Mack McCarthy

Please join us for a evening featuring songs from the Great American Songbook - (Stella by Starlight, Two Sleepy PeopleBlue In Green, Sunday Kinda Love etc.) and Blues - (Trouble In Mind, Mother Earth, St. Louis Blues etc.)

Mark Shark

Celebrated Multi - Instrumentalist - Author – Composer – Performer – Educator, Mark Shark is thrilled to bring his unique talents to the beautiful Pacific Northwest. During his long and storied career, Mark has been fortunate to share the stage and studio with many of his own personal heroes (Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt, John Trudell, Jesse Ed Davis, Taj Mahal, Kris Kristofferson, Bob Dylan.)

A master of slide and alternate tunings Mark’s passion for musical exploration and his best- selling book "The Tao of Tunings" (Hal Leonard) has informed and inspired players and aficionados around the world.

His songwriting is featured on Taj Mahal & The Phantom Blues Bands' most recent record release "Time” (May 2026) with the catchy, salsa flavored "You Put The Whammy On Me”.

For more information on Mark Shark please visit:

Tao of Tunings.com

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Joe-Mack McCarthy

Joe-Mack McCarthy - Native son from Coquille, Waterfront Blues Festival alumni player and pillar of the Pacific Northwest music scene for well over two decades. Joe-Mack has shared the stage and studio with incredibly talented artists such as Curtis Salgado, Lloyd Jones, Carlton Jackson, Chris Mercer, Jimi Bott, Kevin Selfe, Louis Pain, Karen Lovely, Ben Rice, Ty Curtis, Peter Dammann, Tony Coleman, Michael Osborn, La Rhonda Steele, and many others.

His arranging and charting skills are in high demand and Joe-Mack is a much sought after session and touring musician whose last international tour with The Proven Ones (Kid Ramos, Jimi Bott, Anthony Geraci, Brian Templeton & Willie J. Campbell) fulfilled a lifelong dream.