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Michelle Holding

About Me

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Acoustic Guitar Myspace Layouts in music myspace layoutsHaving learnt guitar from the age of 8, Michelle's style has changed beyond recognition (she hopes) over the years. Beginning with simple chords and hymns at school her Junior school teacher Joe Foley, a keen folkie taught Michelle her first simple fingerpicking pattern and re-enforced the love of folk being kindled at home. There has been no looking back! On to secondary and guitar lessons that hed to be in the classical style added another facet of Michelle's style. Here, school choirs brought confidence to Michelle's sound and Jazz bands helped her to learn to play bass. Whilst all this was going on, Michelle still found time to play folk at home, only coming out of "the closet" in 2006 at Droylsden Folk Festival and is being seen increasingly at folk clubs around the north west.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 7/12/2007
Band Members: Well, Michelle Holding obviously!!
Influences: So many to list, Kate Rusby, Nic Jones, Karine Polwart, Seth Lakeman, Cara Dillon, Kate and Anna McGarrigle, John Tams, Allan Taylor, Dave Jones, the Saw Doctors, Sting, Randy Newman, Richard Thompson, Aaron Jones and there's still loads more to add!
Sounds Like: To find out, buy Michelle's Debut album 1/4COMPLICATED, £8.00 plus £1.50 p+p, just click the paypal button....The term, "Lancashire's Kate Rusby" has been mentioned....which is very flattering! Please, you tell me...
Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Acoustic Fest Friday 27th Feb

Hello again,Just a quick shout out for the acousticfest gig I'm playing on 27th February. It's ticketed so I didn't want you to miss out!There are loads of great acts on, it should be a real fabulous ...
Posted by on Thu, 05 Feb 2009 23:47:00 GMT

English Ballads

Hi all, First and foremost, a very happy new year to you. On to the main attraction, as some of you will know, I am currently doing my English Literature dissertation on English Ballads. I would love ...
Posted by on Wed, 14 Jan 2009 01:58:00 GMT

Sounds Unplugged

What a fantastic night at the Moon and Sixpence pub in Glossop on Sunday. Despite miserable rain and the winter solstice making everything dark well before time, a keen band of music lovers made thei...
Posted by on Tue, 23 Dec 2008 01:23:00 GMT

Lounge bar 7/9th cancelled.

Hi, bad news I'm afraid, Lounge bar have had to cancel for this Sunday 7th. You'll all be pleased to know its nothing bad to do with me, I'm fit and healthy! So I'll see you at the next one the nexus...
Posted by on Thu, 04 Sep 2008 05:24:00 GMT

people and venues wanted for world tour!!

Welcome, congratulations for making it here. I'm doing a "world tour" of Manchester and some spots of the north west. The aim is to show the breadth of the acoustic scene (or world) near me. So far I...
Posted by on Thu, 10 Jul 2008 04:20:00 GMT

Hayfield...centre of the universe!!

hi, this bank holiday weekend, I know the BEST way to end it without that rubbish "eugh it's the monday and I'm back at work tomorrow feeling" because you've wasted the evening doing nothing. &n...
Posted by on Thu, 22 May 2008 10:13:00 GMT

radio play

Hi folks, just a quick note to let you know that Terry from Bishop FM has been playing some of the songs from my cd on his show, both this week and last. Also, I was invited to be on Oldham Comm...
Posted by on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:56:00 GMT

1/4Complicated

The album is finally all done and here in my hands! Although the official release date is Monday, I have added a Paypal button to my page just now so that you can pre-order one and I will get it ...
Posted by on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:50:00 GMT

ive got a cd you know!!

Well well, Today’s very exciting news is that I have a cd now!...Well almost, I have been and sorted out the mixes for the master cd today and I have it in my hand now. So it’s just a cas...
Posted by on Fri, 21 Mar 2008 14:16:00 GMT

if you only read 1 blog make it this one!! Get yourself some feelgood factor!

Race for life 2008, Thanks for making it here for a read, I am running the Race for Life with the Powderkegs Border Morris Team (who I dance for) on the 1st of June in Manchester. Because we are MAD, ...
Posted by on Fri, 22 Feb 2008 02:55:00 GMT