Michael McCabe Guitarist Acoustic Guitarist from Portland, OR

"Michael was very professional and a pleasure to work with. He arrived early to set up, engaged the audience, and performed beautiful renditions of well-known hits as requested. The audience loved his music and stage presence and he even stayed after chatting with a few of the residents. We will definitely hire him again in the future. Highly recommended." R. "Great communication. We love his music choices and professionalism." K.K. - Michael performs on nylon and steel string guitar doing instrumentals and songs with vocals. He has performed events for Chevrolet, Ping Golf Corp, Oscar Meyer, Wells Fargo et al. Michael has crafted his performances to specialize in weddings and special events. He has performed his own concerts and opened for Herbie Hancock, Tom Scott and Scott Cossu as well. Michael's been performing weddings/events since 1988 in Washington and Oregon from The Dalles and Bend, Or. to Cannon Beach, Or. northern border of Washington to southern border of Oregon. His genre is Classical, Spanish Classical Spanish/Flamenco, Celtic, music of the 20's to the 50's, Bossa Nova, Brazilian, traditional Latin, Jazz, Gypsy Jazz, standards, 60's and 70's, Folk, Rock, Country, Blues, instrumentals with pop vocals. Michael loves to sing and has a vocal song list that most likely has your favorite tunes. Michael also uses a vocal harmonizer that adds harmonies that are truly awesome, like "Seven Birdges Road" by The Eagles. All the voices are there. He also uses a looper (recorder) that creates a one of a kind, unique, live composition. That's very special! Michael uses pro backing tracks that he plays the melody and improvises along with. He can sound like a full band or a small duo or trio. Michael also uses a drum machine that gets all the guests tapping their feet or up dancing. Having said all that Michael is fully capable of only solo acoustic guitar with no other electronics. You can taylor your event by hand picking your favorite song from his song list. Songs not on the list are always welcome. Even though Michael has released four Cd's of original compositions and one of cover songs and a Christmas Cd, he still feels his wonderful clients want popular songs to enhance their event. Imagine an evening of original music that most likely no one's heard yet or an evening of popular songs that bring back the best of memories and will stay with them long after the event is over. Even still he's had lots of requests for his own original songs. Michael bases his success on his variety of styles and his musical approach to each and every song, his great attitude and willingness to work with the client to make each event a success. He'll even play a little longer so as not be a clock watcher. Don't be surprised if he doesn't take a break at all for he loves to perform. And now a little more about Michael. He has received world wide airplay from the US, Canada, Britain to Japan. Local radio station in Portland, Or. KMHD FM 89.1 has aired his music since 1988 and KINK FM 102 radio. since 1991. His music is featured on "KINK Lights Out 9 and 10". Proceeds from sales go to the Oregon Food Bank. Michael and co-writer Kenyon Matthews won an American Eagle Award from the CMAA in 1996 for "Songwriter of the Year". Michael's recording "Come back to Sorrento" from his release "Amor" is used in a sitcom in Canada called "Alice, I Think". He released a Christmas CD called "Acoustic Christmas" in November 2006. And from that release the American Greetings Corporation is interested his recording of John Lennon's "Happy Xmas (War is Over)" in a John Lennon Christmas ornament. American Greetings Corporation was unable to clear the rights to use "Happy Xmas (War is Over)", so it didn't happen. All of his 55 recorded songs can be found on popular download sites: itunes, Musicforte, Rhapsody, etc. Currently he's recording songs he composed and performed at weddings. This new release is titled "Together As One". He has released five singles so far. Michael is always consistent in creating a wonderful and stress-less environment of musical excellence. A few clients have said, "The music with Michael was the easiest to take care of, stress free.". With more than thirty years of performing experience you'll receive the best professional music service you'd expect. Here's a quote: "Michael plays with passion that is so consistently missing from music these days. Listen to his writing. Listen to his guitar playing. You'll have a tough time finding one better". Kevin Welch former Music Director KINK Radio 102fm, Portland, Oregon.

• Dawn Is A Feeling-vocal | The Moody Blues
• The Morning: Another Morning-vocal | The Moody Blues
• Lunch Break: Peak Hour-vocal | The Moody Blues
• Tuesday Afternoon-vocal | The Moody Blues
• The Afternoon: Time To Get Away-vocal | The Moody Blues
• Evening: The Sunset vocal | The Moody Blues
• Evening: Twilight Time-vocal | The Moody Blues
• Nights In White Satin-vocal | The Moody Blues
• In My World-vocal | The Moody Blues
• Never Comes The Day-vocal | The Moody Blues
• Lovely To See You-vocal | The Moody Blues
• 1234 | Plain White Tees
• A Day in the Life of a Fool | Bonfa/Maria
• A Foggy Dew | Father P O'Neill
• A Whiter Shade Of Pale | Procol Harum
• Across the Universe | Beatles
• Adagio Cantabile | Beethoven
• Adelita | F. Tarrega
• Africa | Toto
• Air on a G String | J.S. Bach
• All Apologies | Nirvana
• All of Me | Simons and Marks
• All the Things We Are | Hammerstein/Kern
• Always On My Mind-vocal and instrumental | Willy Nelson
• Amazing Grace-vocal and instrumental | Traditional
• America-vocal and instrumental | Simon and Garfunkel
• Amor | G. Ruiz
• Angels We Have Heard On High | Traditional
• Annie's Song-vocal | John Denver
• As Time Goes By | Herman Hupfeld
• Ashoken Farewell | Jay Ungar
• Asturias (Leyenda) | Isaac Albeniz
• At Last | Gordon, Mack; Warren, Harry;
• Autumn Leaves-vocal and instrumental | Joseph Kosma
• Ava Maria | Franz Schubert
• Avalon | Vincent Rose
• Babe I'm Gonna Leave You | Led Zeppelin
• Baby Face | Gene Markey · Kathryn Scola
• Be Thou My Vision | Ancient Irish Hymn
• Besame Mucho | C. Velazquez
• Beyond The Sea | Bobbie Darin
• Black Dog | Led Zeppelin
• Blackbird | The Beatles
• Blowin' In The Wind | Bob Dylan
• Blue Bossa | Kenny Dorham
• Blue Christmas | Elvis
• Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain-vocal and instrumental | Willy Nelson
• Bluesette | Toots Thielemans
• Bring A Torch, Jeannette, Isabella | Traditional
• Brown Eyed Girl | Van Morrison
• Bye, Bye Blues | Hamm/Bennet/Lown/Gray
• California Dreamin' | The Mamas And Papas
• Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You | Frankie Valli
• Cannonball | Damien Rice
• Canon in D | Pachelbel
• Capricho Arabe | F. Sor
• Carol Of The Bells | Peter Wilhousky
• Catch The Wind-vocal and instrumental | Donovan
• Children's Dance | Alex deGrassi
• Chrisendy | Michael McCabe
• Cielito Lindo | Mendoza
• Clap | Steve Howe (Yes)
• Classical Gas | Mason Williams
• Colors-vocal | Donavan
• Come Back to Sorrento | Curtis/Curtis
• Come to My Window | Peter Finger
• Concerto in D major 1st movement | Vivaldi
• Concerto in D major 2nd movement | Vivaldi
• Corcovado | A. C. Jobim
• Coreidi | Michael McCabe
• Crazy Love vocal | Poco
• Crazy On You (into only) | Heart
• Crazy Train (Acoustic) | Ozzy Osbourne
• Crisindy | Michael McCabe
• Danny Boy (Londonderry Air) | Irish Aire
• Dear Prudence | Beatles
• Diary-vocal and instrumental | Bread
• Dust In The Wind | Kansas
• Edelweiss | Rogers/Hammerstein
• Eight Days A Week | Beatles
• El Condor Pasa | Traditional
• El Paso | Marty Robbins
• Eleanor Rigby-vocal | Beatles
• Enter Sandman-Part of a collage | Metallica
• Eutopia | Carlos Santana
• Everlong | The Foo Fighters
• Every Little Thing-vocal | Beatles
• Everything I do | Brian Adams
• Everything I Own-vocal and instrumental | Bread
• Fade To Black-Part of a collage | Metallica
• Fast Car | Tracy Chapman
• Father And Son-vocal | Cat Stevens
• Feel Like Making Love-vocal and instrumental | Bad Company
• Fishin' Blues | Fishin' Blues
• Fly Me To The Moon | Frank Sinatra
• Folson Prison Blues-vocal | Johnny Cash
• For No One-vocal | Beatles
• Forsty The Snowman | Bing Crosby
• Franky and Johnny | Franky and Johnny
• Gabriel's Oboe | Ennio Morricone
• Girl From Ipanima | C. Jobim
• Girl-vocal | The Beatles
• Greensleeves | Traditional
• Guantanamera | J.F. Diaz
• Hallelujah | Leonard Cohen
• Happy Together | The Turtles
• Happy Xmas (War Is Over) | John Lennon
• Heart Breaker | Led Zeppelin
• Heart Shaped Box | Nervana
• Here Comes Santa Claus | Elvis
• Here Comes the Sun-and vocal | The Beatles
• Here, There, and Everywhere | The Beatles
• Hero-Part of a collage | Metallica
• Hey Jude-vocal | Beatles
• Holiday-vocal and instrumental | Bee Gees
• Hornpipe | F. Handel
• Hotel California | The Eagles
• How Insensitive | A. C. Jobim
• I Can't Help Falling In Love-vocal and instrumental | Elvis
• I Don't Want To Spoil The Party-vocal | Beatles
• I Only Have Eyes For You | Dubin/Warren
• I Talk To The Wind vocal | King Crimson
• I Walk The Line-vocal | Johnny Cash
• I Want To Hold Your Hand-vocal | Beatles
• I Want You | Beatles
• I Will Love You | Fisher
• I Will-vocal and intrumental | Beatles
• I'll Be Back-vocal | Beatles
• I'll Follow The Sun-vocal | Beatles
• I'll see You In My Dreams | Jones/Kahn
• I'm Happy Just To Dance With You-vocal | Beatles
• I'm Yours | Jason Mraz
• I've Just Seen A Face-vocal | Beatles
• If | David Gates
• If I Fell | Beatles
• If I Fell-vocal and instrumental | Beatles
• If I Needed Someone-vocal | The Beatles
• Imagine | The Beatles
• Immigrant Song | Led Zeppelin
• In My Life | Beatles
• Into The Great Wide Open-vocal | Tom Petty
• Into White-vocal | Cat Stevens
• It Had To Be You | Jones/Kahn
• It's Only Love-vocal | Beatles
• Jesu, Joy of Man Desiring | Bach
• Jingle Bell Rock | Bobby Helms
• Joy To The World | Traditional
• Julia-vocal and instrumental | The Beatles
• Jussel | Michael McCabe
• Just Breathe | Pearl Jam
• Kasmir | Led Zeppelin
• Kathy's Song-vocal | Paul Simon
• Krisomas | Michael McCabe
• Kurkly | Michael McCabe
• La Bamba | Traditional
• La Cucaracha | Traditional
• La Paloma | S. D. Yradier
• Lagrima | F. Tarrega
• Leader Of The Band | Dan Fogelberg
• Learning To Fly-vocal | Tom Petty
• Let Me Call You Sweetheart | Leo Friedman
• Life's Been Good | Joe Walsh
• Little Wing | Jimi Hendrix
• Look to the Sky | A. C. Jobim
• Love Is All Around | The Trogs
• Love Is Real | John Lennon
• Love Will Keep Us Alive | Eagles
• Lullaby for Jacqueline (Letters to a Friend) | Michael McCabe
• Lyin' Eyes-vocal and instrumental | The Eagles
• Margaritaville-vocal | Jimmy Buffet
• Maria Elena | L. Barcelata
• Marry You | Bruno Mars
• Mattonya (Beyond Words) | Michael McCabe
• Maybe It's Time-vocal | Bradley Cooper
• Meditation | A. C. Jobim
• Michelle | The Beatles
• Michelle-vocal and instrumental | Beatles
• Minuet in G | J.S. Bach
• Misty | Rogers and Hart
• Monte Carlo (Beyond Words) | Michael McCabe
• Mood for a Day | Steve Howe (Yes)
• Moonshadow-vocal and instrumental | Cat Stevens
• Mother Natures Son | The Beatles
• Mr. Sandman | Pat Ballard
• Never Going Back Again-vocal | Fleetwood Mac
• Night and Day | Cole Porter
• No Reply-vocal | The Beatles
• Nothing Elas Matters-Part of a collage | Metallica
• Nowhere Man | Beatles
• O Come, All Ye Faithful | John Reading
• O Holy Night | Adolphe Adam
• Ob-La-Di,Ob-La-Da | The Beatles
• Ode To Billy Joe | Bobby Gentry
• Ode to Joy | Beethoven
• One of Us | Joan Osborne
• One Score (Letters to a Friend) | Michael McCabe
• One-Part of a collage | Metallica
• Open Arms | Journey
• Order of Magnitude | Doug Smith
• Orion-Part of a collage | Metallica
• Over the Hills and Far Away | Led Zepplin
• Peace on Earth | Luka Bloom
• Peaceful Easy Feelin'-vocal | The Eagles
• Perfect | Ed Sheeran
• Perfidia | Dominguez
• Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps | Farres
• Please, Please Me-vocal | The Beatles
• Poinciana | Simon
• Post Age (Letters to a Friend) | Michael McCabe
• Processional (Here comes the bride) | Richard Wagner
• Puff the Magic Dragon | Paul Stookie
• Purple Haze-vocal and instrumental | Jimi Hendrix
• Putin' On The Ritz | Irving Berlin arr.by Michael McCabe
• Recessional (there goes the bride) | Mendelssohn
• Rendezvous (Beyond Words) | Michael McCabe
• Requerdos | F. Terrega
• Rock and Roll | Led Zeppelin
• Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree | J. Marks
• Romanza | Anon.
• Roundabout | Yes
• Ruby Tuesday-vocal | The Rolling Stones
• Samba Pa Ti | Carlos Santana
• Satin Doll | Duke Ellington
• Seven Bridges Road with full vocals | The Eagles
• She Loves You-vocal | Beatles
• She's A Woman-vocal | Beatles
• She's Always A Woman to me | Billy Joel
• Shortin' Bread | African American folk song
• Silent Night | Franz Gruber
• Silver Bells | Johnny Mathis
• Simple Gifts | Traditional
• Sleeper's Awake | J.S. Bach
• So What | MIles Davis
• Solitary Man | Neil Diamond
• Something | The Beatles
• Song Sung blue-vocal and instrumental | Neil Diamond
• South of the Border | J. Kennedy
• Spanish Eyes | Kaempfert
• Spanish Folk Song | Anon.
• Spring Op.8, No.1 Movt.1 | Vivaldi
• St. James Infirmery | Joe Primrose/Irving Mills
• Stairway to Heaven | Led Zepplin
• Stompin' at the Savoy | Sampson/Web
• Stormy Monday | T-Bone Walker
• Study in E Minor | Carcassi
• Suite in D Minor | Robert de Vise
• Summer Samba | Astrud Gilberto
• Summertime | G. Gershwin
• Sweet Baby James-vocal | James Taylor
• Sweet Caroline-vocal and instrumental | Neil Diamond
• Sweet Georgia Brown | Bernie/Pinkard
• Sweet Home Alabama | L. Skynard
• Take It Easy-vocal | The Eagles
• take Me Home, Country Roads-vocal and instrumental | John Denver
• Take Me Out To The Ball Game | Albert Von Tilzer
• Take the "A" Train | Libby Cotton
• Tea For Two | Vincent Youmans and Irving Caesar
• Teach Your Children | CSNY
• Tears in Heaven | Eric Clapton
• Tell Me What You See-vocal | Beatles
• Tequila Sunrise-vocal | The Eagles
• Thank You | Dido
• The Beat Goes On | Sonny And Cher
• The Christmas Song | Mel Torme
• The Claw | Jerry Reed
• The Crystal Ship-vocal | The Doors
• The Days of Wine and Roses | H. Mancini
• The Little Drummer Boy | Davis, Onorati, Simeone
• The Naked Stalk | Michael Hegdes
• The Ocean | Led Zeppelin
• The Shadow of Your Smile | Mercer
• The Sounds of Silence-vocal and instrumental | Simon and Garfunkel
• The Thrill is Gone | B.B. King
• The Unforgiven-Part of a collage | Metallica
• The Very Thought Of You | Ray Noble
• The Wind Cries Mary | Jimi Hendrix
• The Wind-vocal | Cat Stevens
• There is Love | Paul Stookie
• They Can't Take That Away From Me | G.Gershwin
• Things We Said Today-vocal | Beatles
• This Land Is Your Land | Woody Guthrie
• Thoughts and Feelings | Bruce Becvar
• Tichelle | Michael McCabe
• Tico Tico | Abreu, Zequinha
• Tijuana Taxi | Herb Alpert
• Til Kingdom Come | Coldplay
• Time After Time | Cindy Lauper
• Time in a Bottle | Jim Croce
• To Love Somebody | Bee Gees
• Top of the World | The Carpenters
• Triste | A. C. Jobim
• Turn Around | Malvina Reynolds
• Two Score (Letters to a Friend) | Michael McCabe
• Unchained Melody | The Righteous Brothers
• Us and Them | Pink Floyd
• Valentine for Jacqueline(Beyond Words) | Michael McCabe
• Venus | Shocking Blue
• Vienna | Billy Joel
• Watch What Happens | Michel Legrand
• Wave | A. C. Jobim
• We Three Kings | Adapted by Michael McCabe
• Welcome Home-Part of a collage | Metallica
• What a Difference a Day Makes | Grever/Adams
• What a Wonderful World-vocal and instrumental | Weiss and Thiele
• What Child Is This | Traditional
• When I Fall in Love | Heyman, Edward; Young, Victor;
• When Sunny Get Blue | Fisher/Segal
• Where I May Roam-Part of a collage | Metallica
• While My Guitar Gently Weeps | The Beatles (Harrison)
• Whole Lota Love | Led Zeppelin
• Wild Flowers-vocal | Tom Petty
• Wild Thing-vocal | The Troggs
• Wild World-vocal | Cat Stevens
• Willow Weep for Me | Ann Ronell
• Windy And Warm | John D Loudermilk
• Winter Wonderland | Bernard/Smith
• With or Without You | U2
• Wonderful Tonight | Eric Clapton
• Yesterday-vocal and instrumental | The Beatles
• You Are My Sunshine | Jimmie Davis · Charles Mitchell
• You Won't See Me | Beatles
• You've Got To Hide Your Love Away-vocal | Beatles