Tom Rush, Stephen Stills, Leonard Cohen, 60's & 70's Folk, Southern Blues, Rory Block, Wendy Waldman, John Hammond, Brewer&Shipley, Fred Neil, John Renbourn, Stefan Grossman
There is music in my family. My mother sang in the church choir, and her father played and taught a number of instruments. Listening to my brothers’ old 45’s, I would memorize the words to all the songs, but never had early aspirations to play musical instruments. It was the words I was most interested in, and I was writing poetry in grade school that Sister Robert Mary said was “a little different” for a good catholic boy. During the renaissance of music in the 60’s and early 70’s, I was most attracted to the softer folk music of Boston and Greenwich Village, but also enjoyed the likes of the Southern California bands and blues from the deep south. I didn’t get my first guitar until I was 17, and wrote my first song at maybe 18. College was a “study all day, play all night” affair. I formed a duet with long time friend Marc Mattix, and we hit the bars and coffee houses. (Eventually Marc taught me piano and violin, but he won’t admit to it.) After college, I got a real job and had a family, and music played a lesser role, although I continued to write songs. As the kids got older, I rekindled my taste for performing and produced a live CD, Woodinville Tracks, Live at Unity of Woodinville. A studio CD is in the works (where have you heard that before?). And Marc and I have come full circle to play together from time to time; you can hear him on some of the downloads from this site.
Hi Michael, I am enjoying your music now. I am hoping to play Seattle at some point, but nothing scheduled. It's only 6 hours drive, so I probably will at some point. I wish you a great week, Leah
- Hey there, Michael! A special greeting to my namesake, and a big "Thank you" for inviting me into your circle of friends. It is genuinely appreciated! You have some very cool music on your site!
Would love to know what you think of the tunes from my new CD. Please have a listen to the previews and post a comment on my MySpace page. THANKS!
hey there...i'm a singer songwriter guitarist from melbourne australia...songs from my new cd 'in the breeze' and photo videos are up and ready to listen to and look at...let me know what you think!
I am looking for help (venues, booking agents, bands/acts to do shows with) to set up a tour, this coming October and November 2008. I plan to start with the west coast of the U.S. Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, Seattle, then into Canada; Vancouver, Calgary, Winnipeg, then back to the U.S. to Duluth (have to see where Bob came from, I played Greenwich Village December 2007, so the journey continues…), then through North and South Dakota, Nebraska, Oklahoma, over to Nashville, then into Texas and back to Dallas where I lived and played 21 years ago, and of course Austin, then through New Mexico and Arizona back to L.A. to fly back home to Melbourne. Waiting to hear from you
Thanks for adding me, Michael. Great music. Awesome to hear someone that still writes fresh and meaningful lyrics. Your stuff is complex and catchy at the same time. Not an easy thing to pull off. Keep writing and getting it out there!
Ah Michael, You've got to remember that until recently, divorce was illegal in Ireland, and murder still is. When love's young dream turns into a nightmare one must be creative. Last winter I was singing rubbish in Ireland, and a man patted my husband's shoulder, saying "I'd be very careful if I were you, lad". Thanks for giving me a smile on a dreary morning. There'll be new tunes up soon from the CD releasing next month...best of luck to you with your own new venture. I'll watch for it. Cynthia
I am releasing my new CD 'Post Modern Folk' @ Bender Bar (635 High street, Thornbury) Friday 16 November. It is also my last show in Melbourne before I go to live in Barcelona for 2008!
Michael I really connected with Cowgirl's Dream. Great song! Thank you for your comment. You inspire me to continue sharing my passion for music. I value our friendship so please subscribe to my Blogs so we can stay connected.
Michael - Thank you for finding me and thanks for the friendship. My bio on my website reads a lot like yours! Family, music, etc. Keep up the great work - you are very talented.
