News and Events

• August 2000 - Mike wins Carhartt Survival Story Telling Contest at 2000
  Alaska State Fair.

• September 2001 - Irish singer, Seamus Kennedy records Mike's song
  "Wilderness Letters" on his CD - A Smile And A Tear

• November 2001 - Mike's song "Little Jim" wins Best Alaskana Song in the
  APRN Song of the Year Contest

• April 2002 - Mike's song "William Wallace" was signed to music publishing
  house Keyshavon Music located in Platteville, Wisconsin

• May 2002 - Mike's song "A Pint Of Your Beer" was signed to Transition Music Corp. in Hollywood, California.  Hopefully to be placed in a movie or TV show sometime in the future.

• August 2002 - Mike wins Carhartt Survival Story Telling Contest at 2002 Alaska State Fair.

• November 2002 - Mike's song "Evil Freddy" wins Judges' Choice Award at the APRN Song of the Year Contest

• February 2003 - Mike wins Grand Champion status at the 2003 Fur Rendezvous Story Telling Contest in Anchorage.

• August 2003 - Mike wins 2nd place at the Carhartt Survival Story Telling Contest at 2003 Alaska State Fair.

• February 2004 - Mike takes 2nd place at the 2004 Fur Rendezvous Story Telling Contest (missed 1st place by only 1 point).

• December 2004 - Mike's song "Little Jim" gets published in anthology book about the 1964 Alaska Good Friday Earthquake, "The Day Trees Bent To The Ground".

• January 2005 - Transition Music Corp. in Hollywood, California signs 7 more of Mike's songs to publishing contracts.  These songs will be submitted for consideration in a movie project about Alaska.  The songs selected are "Calypso In Alaska", "High Country", "Highway of Dreams", "Little Jim", "Talkeetna Waltz", "Tired of These Rainy Day Blues" and "Trailer Park Song". 

• August 2005 - Mike travels to England and performs at Broadstairs Folk Week Festival along with several Folk Clubs in London, Lancashire and Wales.

• October 2005 - The Aurora Waldorf School's ukulele class has recorded "Morris The Moose" on their new CD.

• December 2005 - Seamus Kennedy records another of Mike's songs, "Back In The Clydesdale", on his new CD - Party Pieces

• June 2007 - Mike wins top story telling honors at the Alaska Scottish Highland Games "Tall Tale Telling Contest".

• April 2008 - Seamus Kennedy records "Little Jim" on his new CD - Sailing Ships and Sailing Men.

• June 2010 - Rogues  & Wenches record "Back In The Clydesdale" on their new CD recorded in Anchorage, Alaska.