Mike Bechler's Music Page

I been playing music, writing songs, and performing both solo, and with my partner, Geri McGilvray for over 30 years. I've flirted with electric rock, blues and country, but have finally come to realize what I knew all along, that a good song is a good song, no matter what genre it is written for or played in.

My primary instrument is guitar, but I play a bit of mandolin as well. When I play out, I play everything from gritty '60s rock to gospel, with a bit of country and blues. And when Geri and I play out, we play our own brand of folk, blues and country with vocal harmonies.

All the songs linked on this page are originals written by Mike Bechler, with the exception of "What Are You Doing Right Now" written by Geri McGilvray, and "I Wonder" (on Bandcamp/Ride the Wind) co-written by Mike Bechler and Geri McGilvray.

We do play covers when we perform but I do not post them on these sites.


Mike and Geri playing in our living room. Photo by Richard Pasco.

Soundcloud

Ordinary Day

Buddha and the Goddess

Old Mister Jones

Fourteen Sturdy Lumberjacks

Ordinary Means

The Devil and St Peter

Bandcamp

Note: you can sample songs on Bandcamp and then purchase them if you choose.

Fish

Shame On You

Old Mr. Jones

Jabberwock

Ordinary Day

Canary

Ride the Wind (album)

Youtube

Mike Bechler and Geri McGilvray singing "Grandpa Was a Sailor" at the Coho Cafe on the Stanford campus

Mike Bechler and Geri McGilvray singing four original songs on the main stage of the San Francisco Free Folk Festival, accompanied by Calvin Murasaki on violin.

A whole bunch of songs with Mike and Geri on youtube, posted by Rich Pasco

Jacksonville Tavern

Man with the Blues

Why Don't You Tell Me You're Leaving

Mockingbird

I Wonder

Grandpa Was a Sailor

How Would I Know?

Dreamer's Waltz

The Treasure

What Are You Doing Right Now (c) Geri McGilvray

Shame on You Baby

Contact Mike Bechler

mlb@thegrid.net.