Artist description Walt Michael's various musical incarnations, including Bottle Hill, Michael, McCreesh & Campbell, and now, Walt Michael & Co. have taken him from the coal camps of Appalachia to the Closing Ceremonies 0f the 13th Winter Olympic Games. He has touched the hearts of millions with his hammered dulicimer, guitar and voice. As an ensemble, Walt Michael & Co. moves gracefully from folk to Celtic to acapella gospel & bluegrass music, emphasizing at the same time the virtuosity of its individual members. He has recorded nine albums on the Flying Fish, Front Hall, Biograph & MCE labels. His music has been heard on ABC-TV (to a worldwide audience watching the Olympic Closing Ceremonies), NBC's Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, Broadway, the Nashville Network, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporations, PBS and numerous film projects.

Music Style Folk, Bluegrass, Traditional, Celtic

Group Members Walt Michael

Instruments Hamerred Dulcimer, Guitar

Albums "Bermudaful, Music for Hammered Dulcimer", "Step Stone", "Retrospective", "Live in Scotland: Legacy", "Smokey Mountain Gospel"

Press Reviews "Walt Michael has established himself as one of the most innovative and expressive of traditional musicians..." -- Lincoln Center "Walt Michael is a hammered dulcimerist of uncommon power". -- Frets Magazine "The gems of the night were undoubtedly Walt Michael & Co.... with tasteful panache they stole away all hearts, Walt making his dulcimer sound like a full orchestra tutti virtuosi!" -- Folk Music News, London "Wait Michael is a master of the hammered dulcimer and has a fine voice with an impressive vocal range. The standard of performance is second to none." -- Mid Ocean News, Bermuda They reaIly were stunning. Their joyful sound had a packed house begging for encores." -- Broadsheet, Scotland "Take the traditional--fiddles, hammered dulcimer, guitars; merged with the contemporary; add a touch of classical; and this group forges music that's fresh and alive." --Jerome Klein, The Charlotte Observer

Location New Windsor, MD - USA

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