Bio
Joe Schwa: Back from the Dead
"Sometimes you just have to quit your job....and start a band."
Joe Schwa (a.k.a. "Joshua" spoken with a cajun creole) started out by riding his bike to open mics in uptown New Orleans with his acoustic guitar. That guitar survived Katrina, but not much else. In the wake of the flood and the fire, "Joe Schwa and the Scarlet Lettermen" formed and gigged around town for about a year, before disbanding.
28 years of movement in service to country has provided musical inspiration from many far-flung corners of the world: Bali, Spain, Nepal, Bahrain, Japan, Tanzania, New Zealand, Hawaii, and many others.
Recent global turmoil has reminded us of something - all 8 billion of us are connected. Music, art, dancing, revelry, and compassionate social connection are necessary to feed the soul. Especially after prolonged periods of isolation. We have a lot of making up to do.
SO...LET'S FUCKING GET INTO IT!!!