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Michael McGoldrick

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Michael McGoldrick
Michael McGoldrick live in at the Festival Interceltique de Lorient in 2012.
Michael McGoldrick live in at the Festival Interceltique de Lorient in 2012.
Background information
Birth nameMichael McGoldrick
Born (1971-11-26) 26 November 1971 (age 53)
Manchester, England
GenresCeltic, folk
Occupation(s)Multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer
Instrument(s)Irish flute, tin whistle, low whistle, uilleann pipes, tenor guitar, bodhrán, cittern, vocals
Years active1980s–present
LabelsVertical

Michael McGoldrick (born 26 November 1971, in Manchester, England)[1] is a folk musician who plays Irish flute, uilleann pipes, low whistle and bodhran. He also plays other instruments such as acoustic guitar, cittern, and mandolin.

Bands

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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.[1]

McGoldrick was a founder-member of the Celtic rock band Toss the Feathers while still at school.[1] He also competed at that time in the Fleadhanna with Dezi Donnelly (fiddle), whom he had met at local Comhaltas meetings.[1] 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.[1]

He was an early member of Lúnasa from 1997 until roughly 2000 and played on their first albums. He also joined Capercaillie in 1998, playing on six albums (one live) to date.[2]

McGoldrick has played regularly for Afro-Celt Sound System and Kate Rusby's band. As of 2011 he leads the Michael McGoldrick Band.

Between 1996 and the present, McGoldrick recorded five solo albums, all featuring an array of well-known supporting musicians: Morning Rory (1996) showcases his traditional skills. Fused, released in August 2000, explores several other musical genres including jazz;[3] although Wired, released in January 2006, takes the experimental approach of Fused even further, it was preceded by a duo album At First Light (2001), with award-winning uilleann piper John McSherry (also ex-Lúnasa) which goes back to traditional roots.[4] Aurora, released in 2010, features traditional as well as self-penned tunes, and a song (Waterbound) by a Louisiana master of old-time music, Dirk Powell.[5] McGoldrick's latest solo release is Arc (2018).

Between 2007 and 2013, McGoldrick played with the house band for the Transatlantic Sessions (Sessions 3-6) including performing some of his own compositions/arrangements.

In 2010 Michael replaced John McCusker, joining Tim O'Brien on Mark Knopfler's US leg of the Get Lucky Tour.[6] This being a success, he was invited (and accepted) to stay on for the remainder of the World Tour in Europe when John McCusker had returned. He went on to play on the next Mark Knopfler album, Privateering and played with the band for the subsequent World Tour. McGoldrick also recorded for the 'Ceol Tacsi' project with many other British and Irish artists.

Discography

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Solo/duo/trio

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Solo

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Year Album Notes
1996 Morning Rory Aughrim Records AUGH01
2000 Fused Vertical Records VERTCD051
2005 Wired Vertical Records VERTCD074
2010 Aurora Vertical Records VERTCD090
2018 Arc Vertical Records VERTCD111
2020 Waterman's (Live) Vertical Records

Duo/Trio

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Year Album w/Artists Notes
1995 Champions of the North Dezi Donnelly Magnetic Music
2001 At First Light John McSherry Vertical Records VERTCD061
2018 Dog in the Fog Dezi Donnelly Boxroom Music
2020 Mike McGoldrick & John Doyle John Doyle Boxroom Music
2022 At Our Leisure John Carty Racket Records
2024 Jamland Tim Edey
2012 Live John McCusker & John Doyle Vertical Records
2016 The Mark Radcliffe Folk Sessions John McCusker & John Doyle Smooth Operations
2018 The Wishing Tree John McCusker & John Doyle Under One Sky Records UOSR004
2020 The Reed That Bends in the Storm John McCusker & John Doyle Under One Sky Records UOSR007
2020 Christmas at Home John McCusker & John Doyle
2021 At Home This Spring (Live) John McCusker & John Doyle
2024 The Best Of John McCusker & John Doyle Under One Sky Records UOSR011

As band member of

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Year Album Band Notes
1988 Live at the 32 Toss the Feathers Bop Cassettes
1993 Rude Awakening Toss the Feathers
1995 The Next Round Toss the Feathers
1995 Many Happy Returns Arcady Dara Records DARACD080
1996 Flook! Live! Flook Small CD 9405
1997 Beautiful Wasteland Capercaillie Survival Records
1998 Dawn Till Dusk (The Best of Capercaillie) Capercaillie Survival Records
2000 Nàdurra Capercaillie Survival Records
2002 Live in Concert Capercaillie Survival Records
2003 Choice Language Capercaillie Vertical Records
2004 Grace And Pride: The Anthology 1984-2004 Capercaillie Survival Records
2008 Roses and Tears Capercaillie Vertical Records
2013 At the Heart of It All Capercaillie Vertical Records
2024 ReLoved Capercaillie Vertical Records
1998 Lúnasa Lúnasa Self-released
1999 Otherworld Lúnasa Green Linnet
2008 The Story So Far... Lúnasa Compass Records
1997 Hourglass Kate Rusby Compass Records
1998 Cowsong Kate Rusby Pure Records
1999 Sleepless Kate Rusby Compass Records
2001 Little Lights Kate Rusby Pure Records
2001 Withered And Died Kate Rusby Pure Records
2002 10 Kate Rusby Pure Records
2003 Underneath The Stars Kate Rusby Pure Records
2005 The Girl Who Couldn't Fly Kate Rusby Pure Records
2007 Awkward Annie Kate Rusby Pure Records
2012 20 Kate Rusby Pure Records, Mighty Village, & Island Records
2014 Ghost Kate Rusby Pure Records
2016 Life in a Paper Boat Kate Rusby Pure Records
2022 30: Happy Years Kate Rusby Pure Records
2000 All in a Life Eden's Bridge Straightway Records
2002 Isle of Tides Eden's Bridge Whole World Media Group
2005 New Celtic Worship Eden's Bridge Whole World Media Group
2005 Tunes Sharon Shannon, Frankie Gavin, Jim Murray Compass Records
2006 Upside Down Sharon Shannon, Dezi Donnelly, Jim Murray The Daisy Label
2007 Renegade Sharon Shannon, Dezi Donnelly, Jim Murray The Daisy Label
2011 Future Trad Collective Future Trad Collective Vertical Records
2001 Celtic Melt Celtic Melt Cavendish Music
2017 Usher's Island Usher's Island Vertical Records
2024 One for the Road The McGoldrick Family
2009 Border Reiver (Single) Mark Knopfler Reprise Records
2009 Get Lucky Mark Knopfler Reprise Records
2012 Privateering Mark Knopfler Mercury Records
2015 Tracker Mark Knopfler Verve
2018 Down the Road Wherever Mark Knopfler Virgin Records
2024 One Deep River Mark Knopfler EMI/British Grove

As guest artist/other

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Year Album Artist(s)
1997 Straight on No Problem Anthony John Clarke
1998 Spellbound Ten
1998 1 Douar Alan Stivell
1999 Volume 1: The Source Big Sky
1999 Volume 2: Release Afro Celt Sound System
1999 Identités Idir
1999 Missa Celtica John Cameron
2000 Seal Maiden Karan Casey
2000 Yella Hoose John McCusker
2000 New Celtic Music From Green Linnet Various
2000 Ceol Tacsi Various
2001 Two Journeys Tim O'Brien
2001 The Wind Begins To Sing Karan Casey
2002 Live Recordings From The William Kennedy Piping Festival Various
2002 50 US Cents Reel & Soul Association
2002 Warm & Tender Love (Single) Reel & Soul Association
2002 The Acoustic Folk Box Various
2002 Through the Round Window Eamonn Coyne
2002 Time To Fall Karen Matheson
2003 Distant Shore Karan Casey
2003 What Road? Session A9
2003 If Not Now e2K
2004 The Arms Dealer's Daughter Shooglenifty
2004 Musical Tour of New Zealand Billy Connolly
2004 Movin' Human Touch
2005 Shots Damien Dempsey
2005 ZOOM ZOOM ZOOM Aquarium
2005 Wayward Son John Doyle
2005 Downriver Karen Matheson
2005 Strategy Horace X
2005 Earthsongs Secret Garden
2005 The Essential Collection 1995–2005 Ten
2005 Hands Across The Water Various
2005 Folktopia - Music of Vertical Records, Vol. 1 Various
2005 The Furthest Wave Cathie Ryan
2005 Raining Up Máiréad
2006 My Secret Is My Silence Roddy Woomble
2006 The Seventh Veil Theresa Kavanagh
2006 Live Acoustic at the Jam House Ocean Colour Scene
2006 The Songs of The Radio Ballads Various
2006 Og Mhadainn Shamhraidh Kathleen MacInnes
2006 Música na Maleta Tejedor
2007 Peacetime Eddi Reader
2007 Cuilidh Julie Fowlis
2007 Prism Beth Nielsen Chapman
2007 Across The Black River Kevin Burke & Cal Scott
2008 Before the Ruin Kris Drever, John McCusker & Roddy Woomble
2008 Yella House + Goodnight Ginger John McCusker
2008 In Love + Love Heidi Talbot
2009 Imeall Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh
2009 Wells For Zoë - Water For Life Various
2010 Exiles Return John Doyle and Karan Casey
2010 On the Move Colin Farrell
2010 Bretonne Nolwenn Leroy
2010 Summer Hill Damien O'Kane
2010 Last Star Heidi Talbot
2010 Capture 1995-2010 Afro Celt Sound System
2010 Celtic Roots Various
2010 Transatlantic Sessions - Series 4: Volume 2 Transatlantic Sessions: Jerry Douglas, Aly Bain, & Various
2010 Transatlantic Sessions - Series 4: Volume 3 Transatlantic Sessions: Jerry Douglas, Aly Bain, & Various
2011 Transatlantic Sessions - Series 5: Volume 1 Transatlantic Sessions: Jerry Douglas, Aly Bain, & Various
2011 Shadow And Light John Doyle
2011 Out on the Edge Chris Dawson
2012 Ô Filles De L'Eau Nolwenn Leroy
2012 All The Way Home Cathy Jordan
2012 Only Boys Aloud Only Boys Aloud
2012 Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan Various
2012 Die Wanderhure - Best Of Stephan Massimo
2012 The Sailor's Revenge Bap Kennedy
2012 Five And Twenty Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham
2013 Angels Without Wings Heidi Talbot
2013 These Wilder Things Ruth Moody
2013 Полная Дискография Aquarium
2014 Gach Sgeul - Every Story Julie Fowlis
2014 Songs from Twisting River West of Eden
2014 Homecoming - A Scottish Fantasy Nicole Benedetti
2014 Transatlantic Session - Series 6: Volume 3 Transatlantic Sessions: Jerry Douglas, Aly Bain, & Various
2015 Make a Note Colin Farrell
2015 JEKYLL + HYDE Zac Brown Band
2015 Encore Heureux Zazie
2015 Complicated Game James McMurty
2015 Urram Karen Matheson
2015 Katie Morag (Music from the BBC Series) Donald Shaw
2015 The Widening Gyre Altan
2015 Vagabond Eddi Reader
2016 My Secret Is My Silence Roddy Woombie
2016 Altamira Mark Knopfler & Evelyn Glennie
2016 Hello Goodbye John McCusker
2016 Doolin' Doolin'
2016 The Seven Suns John McSherry
2016 The Pound Ridge Sessions Kevin Burke & John Brennan
2017 Alterum Julie Fowlis
2017 Pretty Little Troubles Malcolm Holcombe
2017 Searbh Siúcra Éilís Crean
2017 Pretty Peg Sam Kelly & The Lost Boys
2017 Celtic Colours Live, Vol. 5 Various
2017 Happy 2017 from Tim Edey! Tim Edey
2017 Hebrides - Islands on the Edge Soundtrack Various
2018 Cavalier Eddi Reader
2018 Folk Fever The Band of Love
2018 The Art of Forgetting Kyle Carey
2018 Banjophony Damien O'Kane & Ron Block
2018 Basque Selfie Korrontzi
2018 Love Is The Bridge Between Two Hearts Heidi Talbot & John McCusker
2019 Quarehawk Michael Walsh
2019 La Lluz Encesa Llan de Cubel
2019 Inversions Belinda O'Hooley
2020 The Path of Stones John Doyle
2020 Simply Whistle Pat Walsh
2020 Glackanacker The Black Brothers
2020 When I Wait For You Dirk Powell
2020 Earthbound Starless
2021 Songs for the Sparrows Nefesh Mountain
2021 Blue Shaman Abaji
2021 I Got Rhythm Tim Edey
2021 The Wishing Tree Sam Kelly & The Lost Boys
2021 Flook/McGoldrick Remixes Zazim
2022 Autumn Laura Auer
2022 Our Voices Echo Rura
2022 Women of the World Chris While & Julie Matthews
2022 Now and the Evermore Colin Hay
2022 Michael McGoldrick - Honesty Bar [Rua Soul Remix] Rua Soul
2022 Banjophonics Damien O'Kane & Ron Block
2023 The Best of John McCusker John McCusker
2023 Is It? Ben Howard
2023 Palm Bay Frost Palm Bay Frost
2023 Ozark Symphony Kelly Hunt
2023 Korrontzi 20 Korrontzi
2023 Live from Celtic Connections 2023 Transatlantic Sessions
2023 This is Something Constant Jack Rutter
2023 If Tomorrow Steph Geremia
2024 Live from Celtic Connections 2024 Transatlantic Sessions
2024 Songs of Clear Light Boris Grebenshchikov
2024 Returning Home Starless
2024 Andenes Del Tiempo Vicente Amigo
2024 Oceania Anya Hinkle
2024 Went To Walk Claudia Schwab
2024 Coming Home Cara Dillon
2024 Meanwhile Eric Clapton
2025 Trip to Herves Set (Single) Liam O'Connor

References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Michael Mc Goldrick.
  1. ^ a b c d e "Michael McGoldrick – celebrating one of the greatest Irish flautists of all time". Pride of Manchester. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Waterman's Live EP, by Michael McGoldrick". Michael McGoldrick. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  3. ^ Campbell, Al. "Fused". Review. AllMusic. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  4. ^ Anderson, Rick. "At First Light". Review. AllMusic. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  5. ^ Fyfe, Peter (6 February 2010). "Michael McGoldrick – Aurora". Review. Folk Radio UK. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Band | MarkKnopfler.com". Markknopfler.com. Archived from the original on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
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