Harpist David Michael 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,
taking up bouzouki, 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.
In 1990 he moved to Port Townsend where he operates his independent record label
Purnima Productions. He has become somewhat of an institution for his
impromptu concerts aboard Washington State Ferries, but for several years,
David, alone and with his musical partner Randy Mead, spent summers abroad,
busking in Scandanavia.
From these adventures came many
great stories - each providing more than just a glimpse into the life of an
itinerant musician. Enjoy.
