| Michael
McGoldrick History |
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| 1971 |
Born in Manchester to Irish parents. |
| 1987 |
Formed legendary Manchester folk rockers, Toss The Feathers,
with Eddie Sheehan (vocals, guitar), Dave Smylie (bass, vocals),
Peter Carberry (mandolin & accordian), Angela Usher (banjo &
whistle) and Martin Moylan (drums). Paul Usher replaced Martin Moylan
for the release of the singles 'The Crack Was 90' and 'Skidoo' |
| 1988 |
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Live At The 32 Club |
| Toss
The Feathers |
| Very rare CD
featuring the original line-up of legendary Manc Irish folk
rockers, Toss The Feathers, including Michael McGoldrick. |
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1989 |
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Columbus Eclipse |
| Toss
The Feathers |
| An 18 year old
'Mike Goldrick' played flute and whistles on this album, which
was hurridly put together when the band toured America. The
album was only half finished so the singles 'The Crack Was 90',
it's B-side 'Grogans Hornpipes/Toss The Feathers reels' and
the B-side to the 'Skidoo' single, 'Ride On', were added. |
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1991 |
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Awakening |
| Toss
The Feathers |
| Released by the
band's manager without their approval, the band, with a new
manager, re-released it with the title 'Rude Awakening'
in 1993. Alongside 'Mike Goldrick', the line-up now included
fiddle player Sean Regan instead of Peter
Carberry and Angela Usher. |
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| 1994 |
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| 1995 |
Became a father with birth of son, Rory |
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The Next Round |
| Toss
The Feathers |
| 'Michael Goldrick'
lined up alongside Barry James (vocals, guitar), Dave Smylie
(bass, vocals), Paul Usher (drums) and Andrew Dinan (fiddle,
mandolin) for this superb album which, alongside many McGoldrick-penned
tracks, included the track 'Skibereen', dedicated to Manc Irish
rock legend Phil Lynott. |
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Champions Of The North |
| Michael
McGoldrick & Dezi Donnelly |
| The 8 track CD
released to celebrate Michael McGoldrick and Dezi Donnelly's
success at the All-Ireland Championships. Interestingly, the
album cover had Michael's name incorrectly spelt as 'Mike
Goldrick'. |
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Many Happy Returns |
| Arcady |
| Michael found
time to appear on this second album from the Irish folk legends,
who's previous line-ups had boasted Frances Black and Sharon
Shannon. released June 1995 |
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1996
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Morning Rory |
| Michael
McGoldrick |
| Michael's debut
solo album, named after his newborn son and a parody of the
Oasis album 'Morning Glory'. A collection
of some of his favourite traditional reels together with his
own tune's 'Trip To Herve's', 'Custy's Trip To Brittany',
' Sailor On The Rock', 'Baby Rory's Slip Jig', September Reel'
and 'The Dub Reel'. Featured Ed Boyd on guitar. |
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Formed flute supergroup, Flook, with Becky Morris,
Sarah Allen and Brian Finnegan. Becky Morris was soon replaced by
guitarist Ed Boyd. |
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Flook! Live! |
| Flook |
| Superb live performance
from Michael and the band, featuring many McGoldrick-penned
tunes which are still performed by Flook today. Brian Finnegan
and Michael McGoldrick on wooden flutes, Sarah Allen on metal
flute and accordion, Ed Boyd on bazouki and guitar |
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1997
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Left Flook to join the Kate
Rusby Band, Scottish
folk legends Capercaillie
and celtic all stars, Lunasa |
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Hourglass  |
| Kate
Rusby |
| Michael
McGoldrick joined Kate Rusby's band, to play whistle and flute
alongside the likes of Scottish fiddler John McCusker. Largely
made up of traditional folk tunes, critics raved about the
debut from the Barnsley folkster. (Mar 1997) |
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Beautiful Wasteland |
| Capercaillie |
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introduction of Michael's flute playing to Capercaillie's
distinctive sound, especially on the McGoldrick-penned 'Kepplehall'
track, was to influence the future direction of the celtic
favourites. (Sep 1997) |
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Lunasa |
| Lunasa |
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Michael lined up once again alongside John McSherry in Lunasa,
the Irish supergroup which also included Waterboy/Sharon Shannon
bassist, Trevor Hutchinson. The album was recorded live and
included the McGoldrick-penned track 'Mi Na Samhna'. (Oct
1997) |
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together with John
McSherry, left Lunasa,
although both returned as guest on their next album (see below) |
| 1998
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1 Douar |
| Alan
Stivell |
| Michael McGoldrick
made a guest appearance on the 'One World' album by Breton
based Celtic harpist Alan Stivell. Other guest artists included
Youssou N'Dour, Jim Kerr, John Cale, Paddy Moloney and Khaled.
(July 1998) |
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| 1999 |
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Sleepless |
| Kate
Rusby |
| The
second album from the Kate Rusby band featuring Michael McGoldrick.
Again Michael played flute alongside the likes of John McCusker
on the whole Mercury-nominated album. The import CD also featured
2 extra tracks taken from the 'Cowsong' single. (May 1999) |
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Otherworld |
| Lunasa |
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Michael returned with John McSherry to make a guest appearance
on Lunasa's second album. Contributing the tracks 'Heaton
Chapel' and 'Taylor Bar/4am' amongst others. (Oct 1999) |
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Volume 1 - The Source |
| Big
Sky |
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Michael McGoldrick appeared as a guest artist on this Capercaillie
spin off project, with the Celtic Groove foundation (Charlie
McKerron and John Saich) teaming up with Laura McKerron to
produce a ground-breaking pop folk record. (Oct 1999) |
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Identities |
| Idir |
| Along
with Cappercaillie singer Karen Matheson, Michael McGoldrick
made a guest appearance on this Kabyle music tribute album from
Northern Algerian legend, Idir. Together they play on the track
'A Vava Inouva 2'. (1999) |
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| 2000
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Kate Rusby's 'Sleepless' album won BBC Folk Awards Best Album 2000
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Seal Maiden - A Celtic Musical |
| Karan
Casey & Friends |
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Michael McGoldrick made a guest appearance on this delightful
CD for children from Solas singer, Karan Casey. The result
is the story of an Irish legend told with the help of traditional
instruments, including Michael's flute, whistles and pipes.
(Jul 2000) |
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Nàdurra |
| Capercaillie |
| The
first Capercaillie studio album in 3 years included Michael
McGoldrick's famous 'Failte Gu Whalley Range ('Farewell To Whalley
Range)' amongst others. (Sep 2000) |
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| 2001 |
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Birth of second son, Aidan |
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Michael McGoldrick won BBC Folk Awards Instrumentalist of
The Year 2001 |
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The Winds Begin To Sing |
| Karan
Casey |
| Mike
McGoldrick joined up once more with Solas singer, Karan Casey,
to perform flute on her second solo album. Voted Best Folk
Album of 2001 by the readers of Irish Music Magazine, it featured
a number of traditional folk tracks. (Apr 2001) |
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Little Lights |
| Kate
Rusby |
| Michael's
third album with the Kate Rusby band again saw a mix of old
ballads with original folk tunes. He plays whistle and tenor
banjo alongside Kate's now husband John McCusker and guest musicians
Eddi Reader and John Jones amongst others. (May 2001) |
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Cambridge Folk Festival - a Celebration of Roots Music 1997-1999 |
| Various
Artists |
| Michael
appears with Kate Rusby on the track 'Cobblers Daughter', recorded
live at the Cambridge Folk Festival. (Jul 2001) |
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Two Journeys |
| Tim
O'Brien |
| Michael
McGoldrick appears on this brilliant album from American folk
musician Tim O'Brien. The album also features Paddy Keenan and
Karan Casey. (Nov 2001) |
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