Average Joes was formed in December of 2008. Since then the foursome has been working to build and hone an entertaining and varied repertoire to accomplish their stated goal of entertaining you, the audience.

A dedication to the barbershop style and recognition of the hard work of the composer and arranger shapes the Joes’ presentation of the songs they sing. “The song’s the thing”

Eric Ruthenberg is a trained musician, but a geek at heart.  He directs the Concord NH chapter, the Concord Coachmen, and was a high school chorus director for 13 years.  He currently fixes computers and handles other geeky matters at the MSPCA Angell Animal Medical Center in Boston, MA.  

Eric's hobbies are photography and arranging music.  Having been the tallest baritone in Overdrive for many years, he is very excited to be in the Average Joes as its shortest tenor.  He currently lives in Nashua with his above average girlfriend, Becca.

Matt Mercier is a lifelong Barbershopper, having begun his singing career with the Nashua NH Granite Statesmen at the tender age of 15. Since then he's sung in several notable quartets including Potential Favorites, From the Heart, New Day, Northeast Connection and most recently Club.406. He was, in no uncertain terms, the tallest tenor in each (Thanks Eric). Matt currently sings with the Mighty, Mighty Coachmen of Concord NH. Matt is an entrepreneur who owns and operates a technology consulting and services company, deals in real estate, and owns three Unfranchises.

Matt loves to play (at) golf, enjoys an occasional poker game, and lives in Hooksett NH with his far, far above average wife Gina and their cat Rajah and Zeke the Wonder Dog.
Average Joe Marc is proud to be the newest and most attractive member of the quartet.

Marc is a second generation barbershopper and grew up singing tags in the backseat of the family car. Sometimes there were even people sitting with him!
 
In recent years, Marc has been an active member of the Northeast District’s barbershop community, singing Tenor with the quartet Sing City and Bari with Inside Track. Marc is also a former Baritone section leader of the Nashua Granite Statesmen.

Marc holds a B.A. in Music from Skidmore College and has sung with a number of all-male a cappella groups including the Skidmore Bandersnatchers (yes, that’s really the name) and the Multi-Colored Ties from Northport, NY.
 
Marc builds nerdy mobile apps for a living and lives in Littleton, MA with his beautiful wife and 2 young sons. In his spare time, Marc enjoys changing diapers and figuring out where that smell is coming from.

Kirk Young sings bass in the quartet. Kirk is a Barbershopper of vast experience, having even worked at the Barbershop Harmony Society headquarters as a Music Specialist.

Kirk has had a rich quartet career, starting with the Management, with whom he won his first Northeastern District Championship. Kirk also sang with Matt in Club.406. Kirk is an accomplished arranger and a Certified Music Category Judge in the Barbershop Harmony Society. Kirk is on the Board of Review for that category.

Kirk is a Music Educator in Tilton NH Where he lives with his beautiful and far above average family; His beautiful wife Heather and sons Conner and Eric. 

Please take some time and introduce yourself to the guys. They value the friendships built along the way as much as any part of the amazing hobby they enjoy.