“I first saw Michael Mullen on the stage at the Starry Plough in Berkeley in the year 2000. It was a Tempest concert, and the music had me on my feet dancing the entire time. Michael’s energy was boundless, jumping up and down on stage, and running down into the crowd, all the while playing fast and furious on his fiddle. I was mesmerized. It was not long after that I dusted off my childhood violin and began learning Irish jigs and reels myself.
Since then I have had the good fortune to play in sessions with Michael and to hear him at various times with Tempest, Caliban and Greenbridge. Jaya and I asked him to play for our wedding ceremony in 2004 (we walked down the aisle to Sour Grass and Granite). Now we are bringing Michael to Auburn for all our friends to hear. We know you will enjoy this talented fiddler as much as we do.”—Sharon Carl
Stepping out on his own, bringing you foot-stomping fiddle tunes and stirring songs with solo performances you won’t soon forget. Performing by himself on violin, guitar, and voice, Michael can create a huge sound, building from a single instrument up to a finish that is almost orchestral in it's power. Fiddle--Guitar--Voice. Michael is a Trio Of One.
Melanie O'Reilly and Sean O'Nuallain, who played Auburn House Concerts in 2007 and 2009, appear as guest artists on the Rights of Man track on Michael Mullen's CD, Fiddler's Creed. Michael writes: Jazzy versions of this tune have been recorded before—it seems to lend itself to that—but this is a string jazz 'Hot Club of County Clare' take on it.
