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I am a pianist and composer and perform music based mainly in the Celtic and Scandinavian traditions, though other styles have been known to sneak in with some regularity. Long nights in jazz and salsa clubs have left their mark. Apparently there is also still a bit of a ’Boston accent’ in my playing, though I’ve been living in Copenhagen for a while. I’m also learning to play the mandolin in order to figure out why fiddlers complain about the difficulty of my tunes. Hopefully it doesn’t have anything to do with the bowing.
New projects, large and small, on the way. Check back soon ....
Rachel Hair and I have recently collaborated, performing a series of concerts together on harp and piano. Rachel also has a great new solo CD, Hubcaps and Potholes.
I have been one half of the duo Fromseier Rose, with Ditte Fromseier Mortensen on fiddle. Our contrasting styles and temperaments blend to provide a unique take on traditional music. Contradiction, our CD, also features the great Irish singer Niamh Parsons on three tracks. John O’Regan wrote in Irish Music Magazine, "Featuring many original compositions with its cool Nordic ambience, it isn’t your normal traditional CD. Ditte and Michael created an original music style with a strong basis in Irish, Danish and American traditional music and with modern acoustic elements."
You can download more music from the Fromseier Rose website. And, of course, you can 
And, whenever we happen to be in the same town at the same time, I do some collaborative composing with Alan Doherty. Alan plays flute with the wonderful Irish band Grada.
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