About Michael

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Michael is a native of Weymouth, MA who moved to Savannah in 2005.  He plays acoustic guitar and is currently the lead singer and front man for The Galway Rogues in addition to occasional solo gigs.  Michael has been performing Irish music professionally since April 7, 1995 and has been mentored by some of the finest Irish folk musicians of the twentieth century, including Robbie O'Connell and the legendary Liam Clancy.   Michael is also influenced by a variety of American folk musicians from Pete Seeger to Bill Staines.   

Michael's music has been featured on   the Love Letters Podcast from the Boston Globe and PRX (S2,E5), Marc Gunn's Irish & Celtic Music Podcast,  Georgia Traveler (E806), Hometown Homicide (S2 E3), WGPB Radio's Morning Edition, and radio shows as far away as New Zealand. Michael currently serves as Vice President of the Savannah Folk Music Society.  

George Naha, a NYC session musician who toured with Aretha Franklin, Roy Orbison, and others, taught Michael the basics of guitar playing in 1994.  The late Bob McDonough of The O'Reilly's taught Michael how to play folk music on guitar from 1994-1996.   While training to be a professional musician, Michael sang for Harry Belafonte in 1994 with the exclusive Fairfield University Chamber Choir.  Michael was producer and co-host of Celtic Traditions on WERS radio in Boston from 1994-1997 and hosted other iterations of the show on WRUU radio in Savannah and the Celtic Traditions podcast.

Opened for Robbie O'Connell 1998 & 1999

Opened for Aoife Clancy 2003

Opened for Derek Warfield & The Young Wolfe Tones 2007 & 2008

Savannah First Friday for Folk Music 2007-Present

Gaels of Irish Music at Emma Kelly Theater in Statesboro, GA 2009

Tybee Post Theater 2016

Charleston Music Hall 2019 & 2020

Trustees Theater, Savannah, GA 2008

MLK Arena, Savannah, GA 2013-2020

Over 30 Pubs in 6 states

Played for Grand Opening of:

Fia Rua Irish Pub, Richmond Hill, GA

McGraw's Irish Pub, Savannah, GA

Debellation Brewing Co., Richmond Hill, GA

Wexford Irish Pub, Savannah, GA

Festivals:

Beaufort Irish Festival

Lowcountry Irish Festival

Camden Irish Fest

Darien Fall Festival

Darien Scottish Heritage Festival

Savannah Irish Festival 

Savannah Tara Feis

Savannah Scottish Games

Savannah Pecan Festival

Savannah Folk Festival

Celtic Heritage Festival

Gray's Reef Ocean Film Festival

Tybee Island Music Festival

Swamp Hippie Festival

Wexford Pub St. Patrick's Festival

Other Venues:

Wentworth by the Sea, New Castle, NH

Hampton Beach, NH

Crosswinds Golf Club, Plymouth, MA 

Knights of Columbus, Wakefield, MA

Gore Estate, Waltham, MA

Norwell High School, Norwell, MA

Norwell Middle School, Norwell, MA

Barnes & Noble Cafe, Braintree, MA

St. Peter Claver Catholic Church, Macon, GA

River St. International Marketplace, Savannah, GA
Savannah Parade Grand Marshall's Breakfast

Charles Morris Center, Savannah, GA

Kehoe Ironworks, Savannah, GA

Georgia State Railroad Museum, Savannah, GA

Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport

Unitarian Universalist Church, Savannah, GA

Upper East River, Savannah, GA

Hyatt Hotel, Savannah, GA

Forsyth Park, Savannah, GA

Tiedeman Park, Savannah, GA

Madison Square, Savannah, GA

Wright Square, Savannah, GA

City Market, Savannah, GA

Victory North, Savannah, GA

Knights of Columbus, Savannah, GA

Ancient Order of Hibernians, Savannah, GA

St. Paul the Apostle Episcopal Church, Savannah, GA
Daughters of Ireland Auction Dinner, Savannah, GA

American Legion, Savannah, GA

Trinity Methodist Church, Savannah, GA

Ships of the Sea Museum, Savannah, GA    

Savannah Yacht Club, Savannah, GA 

Savannah Station, Savannah, GA

The Sentient Bean, Savannah, GA

Landings Golf Club, Savannah, GA

Savannah Golf Club, Savannah, GA

Savannah Quarters Golf Club, Pooler, GA

St. John the Beloved Catholic Church, Summerville, SC

Montage Palmetto Bluff, Bluffton, SC

Belfair, Bluffton, SC

Sun City, Bluffton, SC

University of South Carolina at Beaufort, Hilton Head, SC Campus

Holy Family Catholic Church, Hilton Head, SC

Sea Pines Country Club, Hilton Head, SC  

Shipyard Men's Club Dinner, Hilton Head, SC

Skull Creek Boathouse, Hilton Head, SC

Happy Place Yoga Studio, Kissimmee, FL

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Fundraisers/Nursing Homes And More