About

Mike has been playing live and writing songs for over 30 years as a solo acoustic artist and front man for indie folks acts. He has played support gigs for household names such as Midge Ure of Ultravox and Live Aid fame and the likes of 90s Britpop heroes Dodgy with their hits In A Room and Good Enough For You. Plus many more at venues all over the north west of England.

He started working as a full professional guitar tutor and perfomer in 2005 having already been a hard working frontman in Manchester and Lancashire with Indian Runner and folk act Kaikoura in the late 90s. Then Sweeney Astray from 2014. 

Professionally he has taught students of all ages in school and privately at home for years at a time while playing residencies in cafes and bars, helping to run local festivals while recording and writing with trained musicians from top national music colleges.

In recent years Mike turned his attention to live paid gigs in pubs and at functions through It’s Live promotions and lastminutemusicians.com along with his own personal contacts gathered over three decades. He worked all over the country for agencies with a band. 

In October 2019 he took his first contract as a solo artist aboard a cruise ship through an agent in Manchester. Mike worked professionally on the Grand Princess which took passengers between San Francisco, Mexico and Hawaii. However, this potential career change was cut short by the pandemic and disruption to the cruise industry in March 2020.

In 2026 Mike is teaching guitar online providing professional courses. He is also playing live function gigs and writing his own songs.