Michael J. Merenda Jr.
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Michael J. Merenda, Jr. is a singer-songwriter with the American folk band, the Mammals. He plays guitar, banjo, ukulele and percussion. He also has a solo career and performs with the Jay Ungar and Molly Mason Family Band.
Merenda was raised in Durham, New Hampshire. He is married to Ruth Ungar, daughter of Jay Ungar and Lyn Hardy.
Biography
Michael grew up in Durham, New Hampshire, where his father [1] is a faculty member at the University of New Hampshireref>Barry, John W., "Individualism Shines Through Work of Duo" Poughkeepsie Journal 21 November, 2003. Retrieved:4 September, 2007</ref>. He graduating with a creative writing degree from Bowdoin College in Maine and moved to New York City [1].
As a teenager Michael started out playing percussion with the band Skarotum with his brother Chris. He started playing drums in elementary school, started playing the guitar in sixth grade and picked up the banjo after he met Ruth Ungar in 1998 [2].
In 2000 Michael moved to Western Massachusetts and in 2001 he, Ruth Ungar and Tao Rodriguez-Seeger started The Mammals[3].
Notes
- ^ Michael's bio http://www.michaelmerenda.com/bio.html
- ^ Huffman, William A. http://www.wirenh.com/Music/Music_-_general/The_Mammals_20041124176.html
- ^ Himes, Geoffrey "Old School" Baltimore City Paper 26 November, 2004. Retrieved 4 September, 2007
Discography
Solo
- Trapped in the Valley (2000)
- Election Day (2004)
- Quiver (2006)
With The Mammals
- Born Live (2001)
- Evolver (2002)
- Migration (EP)(2004)
- Rock That Babe (2004)
- Departure (2006)
External Links
http://www.michaelmerenda.com/
Michael's myspace page
Skarotum's myspace page