Michael McNevin & Midnight Cowboy

Come and join us for an amazing night with Michael McNevin and the film Midnight Cowboy. No cover and wonderful. Hosted by Ginger Murray.

Midnight Cowboy, 1969
https://www.criterion.com/films/29369-midnight-cowboy
Film courtesy of Shannon Ellery Hubbell of lewtonbus.net.

Michael McNevin – Songwriter has a vivid brand of story telling. He grew up in the train town of Niles, CA, in the east bay hills of the SF Bay with his three older brothers. His songs read like short stories, full of heart, humor, and a keen eye for detail. Accomplished guitar work and seasoned vocals underscore the characters and places he comes across in his travels. He started his career in East Bay bars, mixing in six-months busking the streets and subways of New York. Michael has since logged 25 years on the U.S. songwriter circuit, playing some of the bigger music festivals around. He tours as a solo act in the US and parts of Europe, and occasionally gets a band together as McNevin & The Spokes. He’s shared hall stages with Johnny Cash & The Carter Family, Donovan, Shawn Colvin, Utah Phillips, Christine Lavin, Richie Havens, Iris Dement, Greg Brown, The T Sisters, California Honeydrops, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, and many of others. He’s been a main-stager at Strawberry, High Sierra, Kerrville, Redwood Ramble, American River, and Philly Folk Festivals. Winner of the Kerrville New-Folk award in Texas, a “DYI Artist Of The Year” for Performing Songwriter Magazine, 7-time winner of “Song Of The Year” for West Coast Songwriters. He’s had TV features on CBS Evening Magazine, NBC, and ABC, and numerous reviews in mags and rags around the states.
www.michaelmcnevin.com

“…heard you on the KFOG acoustic Sunday morning show …bagging groceries and an Etch-A-Sketch. Two of my historical accomplishments — dig the tunes.”
~ Tony Bennett

“I don’t know what’s best about ‘Sketch’ – Michael McNevin’s music or his Etch-A-Sketch drawings that accompany each song. McNevin is a singer songwriter of the highest order…”
~ Acoustic Guitar Magazine

“Secondhand Story” is an evocative peek into a stranger’s life.”
~ Chicago Tribune

“The talent of Michael McNevin lies in his ability to extract juicy bits of life from his surroundings and let a tale unravel from each one.”
~ The Performing Songwriter Magazine

Recent house concert clip:
https://www.facebook.com/caroline.testard.5/videos/10155299004411981/hc_ref=ARQWbnlg8qY6orPeXyrOAzEDwpX_TJ3xniHmOaL1iEcmL6HQvhzQGPDO5u3LuZ-5cnM

Michael also owns and operates “The Mudpuddle Shop”, a converted 1920’s 15’x15′ barbershop in Niles, now into it’s 13th year. When he’s not on tour, the shop serves as a creative hive for concerts, swaps, jams, and songwriting workshops. He’s also an Etch A Sketch artist of some renown (not kidding) – he illustrates his lyrics on the little red toy, dumfounding audiences. His drawings have hung proudly in galleries around the country, the Baseball Hall Of Fame, and on the Mudpuddle Shop walls, waiting for an earthquake.