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This is the official page of Multi-Instrumentalist Mike Morgan.
TARAN: I Might Have Been Something

Bands I've Played With: (reverse order - sort of)

Taran The Wild Geese Buster and his Merry Band Of Thieves Boogie Men Lil' Billy Brown The Rob Buck Band (of 10,000 maniacs) Slap Happy Joe Morgan, Altman, Cywinski The Dave Altman Project Rub The Buddha Thursday Society Jazz Band Exhibit A Arpad and The New Sons of the Industrial Revolution Bohemian Fringe U.S.Rocks City Lights Fat City Cold Steel Errant Crossroads

Frequently Asked Questions:

Q: Why did you leave the Wild Geese? It was most popular Celtic Band in the Northeast, the winner of the City Newspaper Critics Choice Award for Best Band in Rochester in 2003, and the Best Irish Band in 2005 according to WPXY listeners. Why exactly did you leave? A: Somebody had to! Life is filled with twists and turns. Mine turned in this direction. They are a great band and I wish them all the good fortune that life has to offer.

  • Q: What's a ZENDRUM?
  • A: Click Here... It's too hard to explain

  • Q: Are the bagpipes hard to play?
  • A: Yes. Imagine doing micro-surgery with your hands and holding a greased pig under your left arm while lifting weights with your face... All while people are laughing at you for trying!

  • Q: Is the Mandolin Hard To Play?
  • A: It Depends... How fat are your fingers?

  • Q: Can you play bagpipes at a funeral?
  • A: Yes... but not yours!

  • Q: Can you play bagpipes at a wedding?
  • A: Yes... but not mine!

  • Q: Don't you think the combination of Drums, Bagpipes and Mandolin is a little strange?
  • A: Have you met me? I'm a freak show... ask anybody! Everything I do is strange!

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    My Blog

    Why TRICK drums?

    So the time has come to buy a new drum kit. It used to be simple. There were only a handful of pro-level companies out there and they all made pretty good stuff. Ludwigs sounded like Ludwigs, Slingerl...
    Posted by on Thu, 25 Jan 2007 04:04:00 GMT

    My Drum Gear

    About My Drum Gear: Drums: Trick Blue Anodized Millusions KitThese are the best drums I have ever played. PERIOD. I was skeptical at first until I thought about the actual physics involved in&nb...
    Posted by on Sat, 12 Aug 2006 23:42:00 GMT

    ETHANOL SUCKS

    My first Blog, and its not about music. Its about sustainable energy. ETHANOL SUCKS and once again our government is on the bandwagon driving us down the road to yet another energy crisis. Late last ...
    Posted by on Wed, 09 Aug 2006 09:02:00 GMT