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This article is about the musician. For the Irish Gaelic footballer, see Michael McGoldrick (Gaelic footballer).
Michael McGoldrick in Lorient in 2013.

Michael McGoldrick (born 1971, Manchester, England) is an Irish flute and tin whistle player. He also plays the Uilleann pipes and low whistle.

Bands

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 two albums. He also joined Capercaillie in 1997, playing on two albums.

In 1999 he joined Eden's Bridge and recorded three albums with them, "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."

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

He has recorded four solo albums: Morning Rory showcases his traditional skills. Fused explores several other musical genres including trance, while Wired, released in October 2005, takes the experimental approach of Fused even further. His latest album Aurora, released in 2010, is less experimental but still adventurous. He also recorded an album, At First Light, with John McSherry (also ex-Lúnasa) going back to his traditional roots.

In 2010 Michael replaced John McCusker, joining Tim O'Brien on Mark Knopfler's US leg of the Get Lucky Tour. 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.

Albums

Solo/duo/trio

  • Morning Rory – Aughgrim Records AUGH01 (1996)
  • Fused – Vertical Records VERTCD051 (2000)
  • At First Light (with John McSherry) – Vertical Records VERTCD061 (2001)
  • Wired – Vertical Records VERTCD074 (2005)
  • Aurora – Vertical Records VERTCD090 (2010)
          1. Freefalling Reels: If You Go First/Frankie's/Freefalling
          2. Late Nights at the Central: Late Nights at the Central/Heart Shaped Wood/Lost In Blackstick/Christy's Carrots
          3. Mackerel and Tatties: Becks Verandah/Perth Reel/Mackerel and Tatties (Tatties and Herring)/Salton de San Martin
          4. Annam Cara/Ships in the Night
          5. Mickey's Reels: Old Mickey McKiernan's/My Sweetheart Jane/ Old School Master
          6. Stone of Destiny/Cora's Tune
          7. Corrievreckan: Corrievreckan/The Stonewaller/Jonah's Crossing
          8. Pontivy
          9. Waterbound
          10. Baltimore Beginners: Baltimore Beginners/Pitt Street Jig/Brendan's Birthday
          11. The Jolly Angler: The Jolly Angler/The Cotton Tree/The Magnet Reel
          12. Tunin Dre
  • Live (with John McCusker & John Doyle, 2009 tour) – Vertical Records (2012)

As band member of

Flook

  • Flook! Live! (Flook) – Small CD 9405 (1996)

Toss the Feathers

  • Live at the 32 Club (Toss the Feathers) – ? (1988)
  • Rude Awakening (Toss the Feathers) – Magnetic Music MMMRCD301 (1993)
  • Columbus Eclipse (Toss the Feathers) – Magnetic Music MMMRCD401 (1989 & 1993)
  • Awakening (Toss the Feathers) – ? (1991)
  • TTF'94 Live (Toss the Feathers) – ? (1994)
  • The Next Round (Toss the Feathers) – Magnetic Music MMMRCD1004 (1995)

Arcady

  • Many Happy Returns (Arcady) – Dara Records DARACD080 (1995)

Eden's Bridge

  • All in a Life EMI (2000)
  • Isle of Tides (2002)
  • Live - In a Little Room (2004)
  • Richard Lacy, Michael McGoldrick etc - *Celtic Melt" (2008)
  • Northern Lights - The View from the North (2012)

Capercaillie

Lúnasa

Kate Rusby

  • Hourglass (Kate Rusby) – Pure Records PRCD02 (1997)
  • Sleepless (Kate Rusby) – Pure Records PRCD06 (1999)
  • Little Lights (Kate Rusby) – Pure Records PRCD07 (2001)

Sharon Shannon, Frankie Gavin / Dezi Donnelly, Jim Murray

  • Tunes (Sharon Shannon, Frankie Gavin, Jim Murray) – Compass (2005)
  • Upside Down (Sharon Shannon, Dezi Donnelly, Jim Murray) – Daisy Label (2006)
  • Renegade (Sharon Shannon, Dezi Donnelly, Jim Murray – Daisy Label (2007)

As guest artist

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