Michelle MacGregor: A recent transplant to the northern tundra from the rocky mountains of Colorado. A fiddle player with attitude and a self proclaimed rebel. Blame it on her mum who claims responsibility for Michelle’s interest in Celtic music. Mumsy admits to have listened repeatedly to the likes of The Chieftens and other Celtic groups while Michelle tapped her foot in the womb. Since then, Michelle has found her own sound with the fiddle by blending bits from the Scots, the Irish and a wee bit of Cape Breton influence thrown in for good measure! You may have seen Michelle touring the west coast with her old punk rock Celtic pirate band, or perhaps you have danced to her music at a Ceilidh or Contra dance. You may have also caught her at a local club/ pub playing acoustically with various band members. Or if the stars shine on you, you were lucky enough to see her playing on stage with Alasdair Fraser or Eileen Ivers. Michelle has also been seen whack’n the old goat and occasionally strumming the Mando just to keep folks wondering.

Quotes from Friends and Fans:

“ I gotta have me some of whatever she is drinking!”-Hal Landem, Boulder, Colorado

She’s so HOT” (it was 110 degrees out that day….) –Unknown Drunken Fan, Celtic Tavern, Denver, Colorado 2006

“Even more noteworthy was MacGregor's exceptional fiddle playing, which danced atop traditional arrangements with the ease and grace of Michael Flatley.” - Dave Herrera, Westword Magazine 2005 LInk to full Article