Michael Berk


Michael Berk came to the Isle of Man with Roland Chadwick to play the Big Wheel Blues Festival in 2005 as a duo "String Theory".

They played a series of gig that Jonno Gollow organised for them including headlining the Blues Festival on Friday night - support was from Tim Hain Band and a then not very well known local band ... Back Door Slam.

Michael has played gigs for JonnoPromotions every year since then. He brought Jon Gomm to the Island for the Nu-Coustic Guitar Night in November 2006 and in 2007 bought the Acoustic Madness team with him (Amrit Sond & Pete Smith plus Chris Williams).

Michael Berk supported Juan Martin at the inaugural IOM & MGP GuitarFest in August 2008 and then played on the same bill as Pierre Bensusan and Gordon Giltrap at the September 2009 IOM & MGP GuitarFest (a JonnoPromotions event).

Mike is no longer a professional musician - but owns and runs the 'Round Midnight Jazz & Blues Bar in London's Islington.

"The lone man and his music could fill a stadium with sound. Acknowledging this, he is one of a VERY small elite. The spectrum of sounds that radiate from his instrument are so full and vibrant that much like a fine claret, there is simply no need to complicate. Most excitingly of all, he, like claret, will only improve with age."
- Blah Blah Magazine (March 2005)

"Some of the craziest acoustic guitar playing i've ever seen... The man has such quick fingers that just as you thought you knew the tune he was playing he'd plough into something else. This was a guitarist you couldn't take your eyes off." - Steven Hughes, The Wokingham Times

http://www.rock-n-reel.co.uk/news.cfm?id=71

http://www.manx.net/default.asp?id=18&articleid=8973

http://www.iomtoday.co.im/what-where-when/Snap-up-your-tickets-now.5403737.jp

http://www.iomtoday.co.im/what-where-when/Top-musicians-head-to-the.5042741.jp

http://www.michaelberk.com

http://www.myspace.com/michaelberkacoustic

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Other links

http://www.bigwheelblues.com/2006/2005_Main_Stage_Reviews.html

http://www.iomtoday.co.im/articles-from-deleted-sections/GUITARISTS-BOOKED.1786703.jp

http://www.iomtoday.co.im/what-where-when/Michael-Berk-making-fourth-visit.4415204.jp

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