Hornby Island Blues Workshop

Michael Jerome Browne's accolades include Canadian Solo Folk Artist of the Year in 2008, Maple Blues Acoustic Artist Award Winner, International Blues Challenge Semi-Finalist, and three time Juno Award Nominee in both the Roots and Blues categories. Michael is a multi-instrumentalist, a songwriter, and a living encyclopedia of American Roots music.

Whether he's gliding a slide across his National guitar, pulling his bow over the fiddle strings to play a lively Cajun waltz, or flailing away on his gourd banjo Michael's passion and virtuosity always shine through. In the true tradition of folk music, his performances inspire us to see the interconnections between the many cultures and influences that gave birth to American Roots Music. Gospel, Blues, Old-Time, Country, Soul and Cajun. Michael Jerome Browne is a street-smart archivist, a great teacher and an absolute treasure.

Born in South Bend, Indiana, Michael is the son of English professors whose love of music and poetry inspired them to take their nine year old son to the great jazz, blues and folk clubs in their adopted home of Montreal. By the age of fourteen, MJB was already a regular on the vibrant folk and coffee house scene adding banjo, fiddle, and mandolin to his masterful command of all variety of guitars and harmonica.

A musician's musician, when he isn't performing his own material he is in demand backing up and recording with artists such as: Eric Bibb, Susie Arioli / Jordan Officer Band. We welcome Michael back to the Hornby Island Blues Workshop.