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About Me

Mike Fitzmaurice is the bassist for Colcannon Colcannon Home Page You can also find them here @ myspace. Colcannon My Space Page Mike is also a freelance bassist. Performing "The Rich Tapestry of Whatever Comes Along" (*Farrel Lowe)Mike also performs regularly or sporadically with "Laughing Hands", "Three Little Words", "Bog Blossom", "The Erhupla Ensemble", "Goat Magnet", Goat Magnet My Space Page "The Greeley Philharmonic", "The Boulder Philharmonic", "The Mercury Ensemble", Mercury Ensemble My Space Page "Inside The Orchestra" (a school program written by Tom Jensen and sponsored by the "Junior Symphony Guild" of Denver), and can be heard playing Jazz in and around Denver with (he's happy to say) some of the areas Finest.Mikes first CD as a Composer/Producer was released in August 2007 It is tittled "The Continuing Adventures of Hajji Baba" and is "new music inspired by an old book". The music is eclectic and instrumental and features world class musicians on a variety of acoustic instruments. There is also a bonus track where Mike plays two bass parts and erhu and that track "Lament for Dave McKennan" is posted here.You can follow this link to a fifth track.Link to: Mike FitzmauriceMike is also a major fan of the ukulele and plays the baritone version of that instrument.Thanks for stopping by. Myspace Backgrounds image from MyspaceSpin.comI edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4

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Member Since: 7/15/2006
Band Website: colcannon.com
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The Tracks you here on this site are from Mikes first CD as a composer/producer. The tittle is "The Continuing Adventures of Hajji Baba" and is a collection of tunes inspired by the book "The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan" written by James Morier and first published in 1824. Personnel: Aaron Lande; Violin, Art Lande; Drum Set, Melodica, various Percussion. Ed Contreras; Udu & Ric, Brian Mullins; Udu, Gopichan & Shruti Box, Bawu, Dombra, Bass Harmonica, Mark Harris; Soprano Sax, Rod Garnett; assorted Flutes, Glenn Taylor; Pedal Steel Guitar, Ty Burhoe; Tabla, Kathleen McLellan; Darabukka & Tombak, James Hoskins: Gudulka, Mark Diamond and Myself both on Double Bass, and I also play Erhu and Bass Harmonica. cdbaby/mikefitzmaurice
Influences: Many
Sounds Like: The Continuing Adventures of Hajji Babba is "New music inspired by an old book" The book, "The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Isphan" was first published in 1824 and written by James Morier. Mike is now happy to say that he has been gifted a copy of the sequel "Hajji Baba in England".Though the book is almost 200 hundred years old, the music is contemporary, written by Mike and performed by some of the best musicians anywhere, mostly live in one room. So one could call it "Quasi Middle Eastern Chamber Jazz" or you can follow this link and be the first to write a review. cdbaby/mikefitzmaurice
Record Label: Oxford Road Records
Type of Label: Indie