Joe is available to perform solo harmonica concerts or even a solo "National Anthem."

He has done this around the world at museums, colleges, blues festivals, harmonica festivals and at
"The Country Music Hall of Fame".

Solo performances are often done in conjunction with a harmonica history lecture or workshop.

Joe may be the world's only expert on the earliest diatonic harmonica styles and its players

Joe plays solo
 
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with Eric Noden (Chicago, IL )     
Visit the New Filisko & Noden Duo web page.   
Joe and Eric at Buddy Guy's Legends    photo by Alex Cuevas
  • Joe's soul brother and possibly perfect musical match.  Joe has known and admired Eric for years but only started gigging with him early in 2004. They have already graced the stages of the Chicago Blues Fest, the American Music Fest, the Two Way Street Coffee House and Buddy Guy's Legends.  Acoustic Blues and ragtime at its finest, with a touch of amplified harp. They also offer teaching seminars as a duo.

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with Dr David Evans ( see interview) of Memphis, TN (Country Blues)
 
  • Joe and Dr. Evans first gigged together at the Schorndorfer Gitarrentage in 2004.  Since then they have presented their true and pure blues to the Gennett Records Foundation, Paramount Blues Festival, and the Mississippi Valley Blues Fest in Davenport Iowa

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with Richard Sleigh  of Philipsburg, Pennsylvania        (Railroad Songs)
 

  • Harmonica Technician and musician extraordinaire, Richard Sleigh and Joe have a unique duo that showcases railroad songs with a heavy emphasis on the harmonica.  They have performed at the Altoona Railroad Festival in Pennsylvania in 2004.
 

On the Mainline                Folk duo with Anita Miller-Drendel ( Joliet, IL)
 
  • Joe and Anita  Miller-Drendel bring
    together a totally unique folk duo showcasing tasteful and utterly
    unpredictable arrangements of
    angelic vocals, harmonica, guitar
    and washboard.

 

with Stuart Norton  of Bloomington, IN
  • Joe and Indiana legend, Stuart Norton had their debut gig at the Bean Blossom Blues fest and were quickly hired to play the Buckeye Harmonica Fest.  Stuart's mega-talented wife, Cathi, has also been know to make guest appearances.  
 

with Georg Schroeter  of Kiel, Germany
 
  • Joe and Georg made their debut concert performance during the Harmonica Master's Workshop in Trossingen Germany.  That performance made enough of an impression to get them scheduled again to again as a duo for the World Harmonica Fest in November 2005. 

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The Carl Davis Band (Chicago, IL)
 

Joe has played with Carl Davis and wowed audiences now for over 5 years.  This is the perfect opportunity to hear Joe cut loose with plenty of rip roaring traditional Chicago Amplified Blues alongside of the burning guitar and smooth vocals of Carl Davis.

 photo by Alex Cuevas
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   Filisko & Noden "Live"
is available at bluebeatmusic.com

 

 

"the original eric noden" (2008),  features Joe on "Salt Rock Blues" and "Weep and Moan."

Glenn Kaiser's new CD (2006) "Bound For Glory" features Joe playing on the song "This Train."

You can hear some of Joe's acoustic and amplified playing on the
David Jacobs-Strain CD  "An Ocean Or A Teardrop"

and he also recorded with the Carl Davis Band for the CD "Twangaroo Daddio"

And have to mention . . . Joe recorded a track with
Grant Dermody on the CD "Crossing That River"

Joe recorded with Al Miller on the
title track of the 2000 release
"In Between Time"

 
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