Gigs
I've been playing live music at bars in and around Glasgow, weddings and functions since 2000. I currently play regularly in bars such as Molly Malone's (Hope St), O'Neill's (Merchant Sq), Òran Mór (Byres Rd), Committee Room 9 (John St) and Birdhouse (Thornwood).
As well as a solo act, I play as a duo with Damien Swail under the imaginative name Damien & Michael.
My repertoire is very eclectic, with a wide range of acoustic covers of pop, rock, folk across every era. I also write and record original material.
I played in Waxy O'Connor's (West George St) 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, before moving to a fortnightly early Saturday evening slot for a further 9 years. I have also played regular slots in Buck's Bar (West Regent St), SoHo (Miller St), O'Neill's (Sauchiehall St), The Courtyard (West Nile St) and The Queens Park Café (Victoria Rd).
In 2008, I co-wrote and recorded a couple of albums with Maggie Devlin, as Yo Como. We donated proceeds from Give A Sunrise downloads to Ripple Africa.
In 2001/2002, I played with Sarcassa, a six piece band fronted by Emma Joyce.
In 2000/2001, I hosted the weekly open mic session Unplugged in Queen Margaret Union, University of Glasgow with Jerzy Kolodziej.
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