Mike joined
Blue Daze in February 2001. Mike began
playing fiddle at the age of 12, and was significantly influenced by the old
time fiddle stylings of his father. Through his father, Mike has been directly
influenced by many legendary bluegrass figures including Kenny Baker, Bill
Monroe, Don Reno, Mac McGaha, and Scotty Stoneman. Mike began playing with local
Maryland bands in 1975, and spent several years in the late 70s with Lenny
Whitehead and Mike Jenkins in the Overland Express. A four-time fiddle champion
at Maryland’s Deer Creek Fiddler’s Convention, Mike can dazzle the audience with
a hot fiddle tune or provide fitting lines to support the Blue Daze vocals. Mike
currently resides in Baltimore, Maryland.
Mike joined
Blue Daze in February 2001. Mike began
playing fiddle at the age of 12, and was significantly influenced by the old
time fiddle stylings of his father. Through his father, Mike has been directly
influenced by many legendary bluegrass figures including Kenny Baker, Bill
Monroe, Don Reno, Mac McGaha, and Scotty Stoneman. Mike began playing with local
Maryland bands in 1975, and spent several years in the late 70s with Lenny
Whitehead and Mike Jenkins in the Overland Express. A four-time fiddle champion
at Maryland’s Deer Creek Fiddler’s Convention, Mike can dazzle the audience with
a hot fiddle tune or provide fitting lines to support the Blue Daze vocals. Mike
currently resides in Baltimore, Maryland.