Michael McGoldrick1971年出生于曼彻斯特的爱尔兰家庭，曾获得2006年BBC民谣音乐家奖。Michael McGoldrick从小在传统的爱尔兰家庭长大，15岁已获得了全爱尔兰长笛奖。1998年，Michael McGoldrick被邀请加入著名的苏格兰民谣乐队Capercaillie.
by MacKenzie Wilson
Multi-instrumentalist Michael McGoldrick has been playing traditional Irish music since his early childhood days in the dismal working class town of Manchester, England, thanks to his influential parents and thickly absorbed cultural background. By his mid-teens, McGoldrick had become so enthralled with his music that he was already playing with one of Manchester's beloved Celtic-rock bands, Toss the Feathers. His craft at playing the flute was absolutely exciting and moving; his incredible folk-rock contributions led him to work to other bands such as Afro Celt Sound System and Capercaillie. In 2000 the praise continued as McGoldrick was named the Best Overseas Artist in the Irish Music Magazine Readers Poll. That same year, McGoldrick released his first album Fused.
