You are in the right place for the David Michael concert, taking place Thursday March 28 2024 at 7:00 PM Pacific Time.
Refresh this page with up to the moment info.
Go Back
Trinity United Methodist’s Candlelight Concerts
is proud to present the return of Celtic harpist David Michael, who will be performing at the Candlelight Concert series at Trinity United Methodist Church on Thursday, March 28th at 7:00 PM for one set with no intermission. This will be a live concert with doors opening at 6:30 PM.
The performance will also be streamed live at https://trinityumcpt.org/concerts where you will find a link for the Candlelight Concerts Online and ways to donate. The concert will also be simulcast on KPTZ FM 91.9.
Admission to the concert is free (really!), with a suggested donation $15 per person. You are most welcome to attend whether you choose to donate or not, no questions asked. Half of the proceeds from this concert will go to the performer’s chosen charity, OlyCAP. OlyCAP supports local individuals and families, providing them with essential groceries, rental assistance, utility support, and other critical necessities.
Celtic harpist David Michael is an international performer, recording artist, composer, producer, author and multi-instrumentalist. A pioneer of World Fusion music and teacher of free-form improvisation, he seeks the common ground between many genres and has performed and recorded with master ethnic musicians and members of major symphonies.
Since 1990 he has resided in Port Townsend where he operates his independent recording label Purnima Productions. To date he has produced 26 CDs of original music as a solo artist and in collaboration with many other artists such as Nancy Rumbel, Benjy Wertheimer, Steve Gorn, Jami Sieber, Michael Mandrell, Gwen Franz, Ann Lindquist and the late Randy Mead. His music has been featured on syndicated radio shows, cable and network television, documentaries and in nature films.
David Michael grew up in Seattle and has been playing stringed instruments most of his life. He studied cello and piano as a child, gravitated to guitar as a teenager and went on to become a singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He later studied Flamenco guitar, played Lebanese pop tunes on a Greek bouzouki in a belly dance troupe and collaborated with master musicians from India. He took up viola-da-gamba, psalteries, zithers and other harp-like instruments before eventually realizing he’d been “trying to make a guitar sound like a harp” for years. In 1983 he discovered his forte, the Celtic harp, which most of his original compositions since then are based upon.
David became somewhat of an institution for his impromptu harp concerts aboard Washington State Ferries. He played regularly on the Whidbey Island/Port Townsend run for 17 years until “homeland security” concerns capsized his busking stint there in 2007 to the dismay of his many fans and his saga touched off an international media storm. He has also toured Europe, performing in castles, cultural centers and as a busker in the walking streets of Scandinavia. His travelogue is documented in his book: Busker – Tales of a Renegade Harpist.
Trinity United Methodist Church is located at 609 Taylor Street, across from the Community Center, in Uptown. Attendees should plan on arriving early – doors will open at 6:30. Masks are strongly encouraged for in-person attendees.