MICHAEL MANDRELL – Michael tours regionally and nationally, playing solo as well as with many of the acoustic warrior road tribe, including Jenny Bird, Lynn Wedekind and Benjy Wertheimer. Kimberly Hass, executive producer of “Echoes,” observes: “Michael's hybrid guitar style reveals a guitarist of eclectic sensibilities and delicate technique. His music circles the globe in imagistic compositions.”

Michael honed his open-tuning guitar chops in the early 80's on the Texas folk circuit, performing with and opening for many prominent and upcoming artists such as Nancy Griffith, Lyle Lovett and John Gorka to name just a few. His recordings include “The Deepening Edge,” “The Great Spiral Dance” featured in the film “Stone Reader” by Mark Moskowitz, and more recently “Anjali” a mystical yoga/meditation CD which is a collaboative effort with Benjy Wertheimer, the stellar Tabla and Esraj player.

The newest release is a CD by Michael Mandrell and Jenny Bird called “Sanctuary.” Michael currently makes his home in Portland, Oregon.