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Come and see Michael and Jon Sanders at the Freight
A veritable feast of Irish music is yours for the enjoying tonight as singer Michael Black and virtuoso multi-instrumentalist Jon Sanders take the stage at the Freight & Salvage on 12 November 2009. For more information click here

Michael Black and Jon Sanders on Tour
Michael will be teaming up with the virtuoso musician, Jon Sanders in November for a tour of California.  Jon is a remarkable musician who is plays guitar/bouzouki/ukulele and has performed with many of Ireland’s best musicians as well as a host of international musicians.

Two new video's
Watch two video's of Michael and Shay Black performing. These two video's where broadcasted on the Irish TV Station TG4 in December 2008 and where recorded at the Plough and Stars.

The Black Family are going Cruising!
Shay, Michael and Mary have confirmed their participation in the 19th annual Irish Festival Cruise.  This has become a tradition for members of the Black Family and on the 2010 cruise they will be joined by some very special family "guests".  The cruise runs from January 23-30, 2010 aboard MSC’s Poesia.  We sail roundtrip from Fort Lauderdale and are calling on the lush tropics of San Juan, St. Maarten, Tortola and Nassau. This has become a wonderful way of meeting and partying with other great Irish singers and musicians.  The 2010 cruise will include The Karan Casey Band, the great balladeer Johnny McEvoy, The Elders, Tommy Sands, to name a few. This is an event not to be missed. For further info: www.irishtours.com

2009 Gigs
Michael will give several concerts in June. He will also join the Black Family at the Skagen Festival in Denmark in July. See gigs for all details.

Tracks online
You can now listen to several of tracks by Michael using the music player on this page. The tracks include some of his solo-work, some The Black Brothers and The Black Family songs, some new instrumental songs with James Kelly and even a hilarious live recording called Bat in Boisedale, more about that recording can be found here.

Guestbook and album samples
Samples of all tracks of Michael Black's solo album are now available. We also added a guestbook to the site, so sign the guestbook and tells us what you think of michael's solo album and his site.

Website Online
Today, 30 May 2008, Michael Black's website has gone online. See all Michael's upcoming gigs, view and listen to his solo album, read his biography or get some impressions of Michael and his life.

 

 

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Michael
Michael's solo album was voted “Album of the Year” by Celtic Connections (Radio show broadcast in 22 states).
The Irish Times in its review of the album noted, “There's enough pristine music tucked inside this solo collection ….to power a rocket.
Irish Music Magazine stated, This is an album that’s beautifully simple and simply beautiful….Michael’s voice shines through on every track”
 
 
   

 

 

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