Michael William Harrison
Ft. Worth, TX
Michael William Harrison is now in his tenth year as a folksinger of American, Irish and Scottish folksongs. Michael cut his music teeth in Detroit some time back as a singing drummer working with folk music icon, Michael Smith (“The Dutchman”). The mid-seventy’s demise of many of the folk music rooms left him in search of a new direction and in 1977 he headed for Texas.
After several years in and out of country-rock bands Michael decided to follow his heart and return to folk music – as a solo performer. “It was about this time that I saw Riverdance,” he said, “and was simply moved. As a kid growing up in Detroit, individual heritage was not something we carried around; but, it was understood in my family that we were Irish and English and I now know that my great-grandmother came from Dunmore in County Galway. Riverdance brought my Irish spirit rushing to the surface and I wanted to embrace that heritage. Since I was just starting out as a solo folksinger, singing some Irish folksongs was a logical avenue, besides – I can’t dance a lick.”
Michael can be found performing at pubs, festivals, coffeehouses and house concerts from Dallas/Ft. Worth across Texas and the U.S.