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Michael Rose

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Musician of World, Classical and Folk
A.k.a. Michael G. Rose

Pianist - Folk/Roots Michael G. Rose was born and raised in Boston. He began his music career in high school jamming with Peter Barnes in the back of Ernie Spence's station wagon on the way to dances in New Hampshire. In contrast to his influence on their musical careers, the fact that Ernie was their high school vice-principal in charge of discipline seems to have had remarkably little effect on Peter and Michael. A number of years later, while making slow progress at his day job as a Physics Ph.D. student in Pennsylvania, Michael performed and composed for the classical-Celtic crossover trio Barolk Folk. Their recordings have won national recognition in the U.S., including a NAIRD Honorable Mention for Holiday Music and the Parent's Choice Gold Award. He also studied classical guitar with Mark Maxwell and played for New England Contra Dances with the decidedly non-classical Dr. Twamley's Audio Snakes. Attracted by the weather and the food, Michael moved to Copenhagen in 1991. He has been a member of the Scottish folk-rock band MacMortensen's and toured with the Danish band Suleskaer He has studied Latin jazz piano with Søren Scharff. Michael also coproduced Morten Alfred Høirup's CD Vingaarden. Michael is also performing in a duo with Scottish harper Rachel Hair.

Instruments

• Guitar
• Piano

Genres

• World
• Classical
• Folk

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