Upcoming Gigs

Fri 21 Jun 2013, 9.30PM with Damien at Molly's
Sat 22 Jun 2013, 9.30PM with Damien at O'Neill's Sauchiehall
Sat 29 Jun 2013, 5.00PM at Waxy's
Fri 5 Jul 2013, 9.00PM at Committee Room 9
Sat 13 Jul 2013, 5.00PM at Waxy's

About Me

I've been playing live music in and around Glasgow since 2000.

I play in Waxy O'Connor's (West George St) every second Saturday early evening. I've been a regular at Waxy's for a while, playing every Thursday & Sunday night (and later just Thursdays) from 2002 until 2011, first as part of the Mock Turtlenecks and then as a solo act.

Once a month I stand on the balcony and look down over Committee Room 9, guitar in hand.

I play as a duo with Damien Swail under the imaginative name of 'Damien & Michael' in Molly Malone's (Hope St) and O'Neill's (Sauchiehall St).

I have also played regular slots over the years in The Courtyard (West Nile St) and The Queens Park Café (Victoria Rd).

I co-wrote and recorded a couple of albums with Maggie Devlin, as Yo Como. Give A Sunrise is still available for download from our site with proceeds going to Ripple Africa.

During 2001/2002 I played regularly with Sarcassa, a six piece band fronted by Emma Joyce.

I hosted the weekly open mic session Unplugged in Queen Margaret Union, University of Glasgow during 2000/2001 with Jerzy Kolodziej (another former Turtleneck).

I'm also interested in sound engineering & production and try to record and produce regularly.

A few of my favorite artists are: Barenaked Ladies, The Beatles, Ben Folds Five, Coldplay, Dave Matthews Band, Tommy Emmanuel, Fairport Convention, Jack Johnson, Tom McRae, Joni Mitchell, Pink Floyd, Radiohead, The Shins, Simon & Garfunkel and Rufus Wainwright.

My Repertoire

I've played an ecletic mix of songs over the years. You can have a look and see a selection of songs I currently play in my solo repertoire and take a look at my usual set list with Damien to get an idea of the type of songs we play as a duo.