Mike McGoldrick
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Michael McGoldrick live in Bury, Greater Manchester in 2013
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Michael McGoldrick |
| Born |
26 November 1971 Manchester, England |
| Genres | Celtic, folk |
| Occupation(s) | multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer |
| Instruments | Irish flute, Tin whistle, low whistle, uillean pipes, tenor guitar, bodhrán, Vocals |
| Years active | 1980s – present |
| Labels | Vertical |
| Associated acts | Flook, Lúnasa, Kate Rusby, Mark Knopfler, John McSherry, Transatlantic Sessions, Usher's Island |
Michael McGoldrick (born 26 November 1971, Manchester, England) is an English Low whistle, Irish flute, Uillean pipes, tin whistle and bodhran player. He also plays other instruments such as guitar and mandolin in some of his tracks.
McGoldrick has been a member of several influential bands. In 1994 he was awarded the BBC Young Tradition Award, and in 2001 he was given the Instrumentalist of the Year award at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.
McGoldrick was a founder-member of the Celtic rock band Toss the Feathers while still at school. He also competed at that time in the Fleadhanna with Dezi Donnelly (fiddle) and John-Jo Kelly (bodhrán), whom he had met at local Comhaltas meetings. He made appearances at various local and national festivals and ran whistle/flute workshops at the Cambridge Folk Festival and for Folkworks on their "Flutopia" concert tour.
McGoldrick formed the band Fluke! (later renamed as Flook) with Brian Finnegan and Sarah Allen in November 1995. After one tour, he left to pursue other projects.
He was an early member of Lúnasa from 1997 until roughly 2000 and played on their first albums. He also joined Capercaillie in 1997, playing on four albums.
In 1999 recorded three albums with Edens bridge, "All in a Life," "Isle of Tides," and "Live - In a Little Room." He also recorded two albums with members of the band, "The View From the North" under the band name of Northern Lights, and "Celtic Melt."
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