"A musical match made in hillbilly heaven"
Heritage Review

SCHEDULE

Thurs, April 29 2010: Mike plays at The Upstage in Port Townsend 6:00 to 9:00 or later. No cover.

Saturday, May 15 2010: Mike plays at Kingston Farmer's Market in Kingston 10:00 until about 2:00.

Saturday, June 26 2010: Mike plays at Kingston Farmer's Market in Kingston 10:00 until about 2:00.

Wednesday, Aug 4 2010: Mike plays at Port Townsend Farmer's Market 3:00 PM until about 6:00.

Sat, Sept 4 2010: Mike's a finalist in the Tumbleweed Festival songwriting contest in Richland.

Sun, Sept 4 2010: Mike plays at the West Stage at the Tumbleweed Festival in Richland. 12:30 - 1:15

Sun, Sept 4 2010: Mike is giving a workshop in Fingerpicking for Vocal Backup at the Tumbleweed Festival in Richland. 3:30 - 4:15 in workshop Space 2.

Saturday, Sept 11 2010: Tugboat Bromberg is putting something together at the Nautical Festival in Poort Townsend. Details later.

Saturday, October 16 2010: Mike plays at Poulsbo Farmer's Market in Poulsbo 10:00 until Noon.

HONORS

Smoke Creek song nominated for
2004 Best Traditional Folk Song

Murray's Cosmopolis takes 3rd place in the 2005
Tumbleweed Festival Songwriting Contest.

Murray's Grandma Read the Bible (Grandpa Held the Snakes) was a
Just Plain Folks national lyric contest finalist.

With a new title, Grandpa Held the Snakes won the 2009 Tumbleweed Festival Songwriting Contest!!.

One of Mike's newest songs,Pass It On is a finalist in the 2010 Tumbleweed Festival Songwriting Contest.

CAUGHT IN THE ACT


Jack Olmstead caught Mike live at the 2009 Festival of American Fiddle Tunes Participants Concert


Mike at the Upstage in Port Townsend, filmed by Letitia, Port Townsend poet


See it on Port Townsend Peeps.

Mike was featured on the first of the hour-long "Studio Concerts" series, produced by Jonathan Stratman. The concert is shown periodically on Port Townsend cable TV. Check the PT-Leader for the schedule.


Here's a cut from that show (thanx to Nancy Botta)


Read the article from the Port Townsend Leader.

Mike once appeared on West Coast Live. (He likes to say he opened for Elliot Gould.)


Band History

       



Jim Bicknell, March, 2002

Remembering Jim Bicknell