A breath of fresh air
Michael appearing as a soloist in The Forge at the Anvil Arts Centre in Basingstoke RG21 7QR on Friday 15 February 2019
Michael will be teaching blues guitar skills at the Acoustic Blues Weekend from Friday 2nd to Sunday 4th March 2018. It will be held at The Beacon, Wantage, Oxfordshire OX12 9BH (http://beaconwantage.co.uk). Classes will be conducted on Friday 2nd from 1pm to 5pm. From 8pm there will be a jam session. On Saturday 3rd, classes […]
Friday 8th December 2017 at the Tithe Barn at Bishop’s Cleeve, Cheltenham GL52 8LU. Show time is 8 o’clock and doors open 7:30. Tickets are £12 in advance and £15 at the door. Advance tickets available at the Vinyl Vault, 6 Cambray Place, Cheltenham GL52 1JS.
Michael will be appearing at the Tinner Hill Heritage Foundation on Sunday 15th October 2017. The performance will take place at The Falls Church on 155 East Broad St. (Route 7), Falls Church, Virginia 22046 from 5:00 to 8:00 pm.
Country Blues Intensive Guitar Workshop, 18-22 October 2017. Here is a link to their website: http://centrum.org/country-blues-intensive/. I am delighted to be returning to Port Townsend to teach guitar. The last time I was there I was teaching with John Dee Holman and Lightnin Wells in 2009. Also, I have fond memories of the Seattle area and […]
My ‘YouTube’ channel is called ‘Roachblues’. Here is a link: http://www.youtube.com/user/RoachBlues?feature=mhee. In addition to what’s posted on Roachblues, I have 3 more videos of interest from other sources saved in ‘My Favorites’.
Blues Week 2017 Sunday 30th July to Friday 4th August 2017 Hartpury College. Gloucester GL19 3BE, United Kingdom. For 17 years, I have been organizing this event and sharing my passion for teaching blues music. A big ‘thank you’ to all who have supported me in this journey. The dates for next year is Sunday 29th July […]
For years, I have been asked to give private guitar lessons outside of my work with Euroblues Promotions Limited and public performances. With this in mind, I filmed a tutorial DVD called ‘An Introduction to Country Blues Guitar’. The DVD contains all the basics along with close-up demonstrations to provide the perfect lesson. It’s for sale […]
I produced and co-wrote 3 original songs for my daughter Sadie who is in her 2nd year studying Jazz Piano at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. I released the EP on my Stella Records label. Here is a link: http://www.stellarecords.net/Sadie-Roach.html. Also, you can buy individual tracks online from iTunes and Amazon.