Who Are The Galway Rogues?

Michael and Dan began playing together in sessions around Savannah in 2006 before becoming founding members of the Savannah Ceili Band (2007-2019).  The pair first performed as a duo in 2012 for the opening of Fia Rua Irish Pub in Richmond Hill.  They teamed up again in 2023 before becoming a permanent duo in 2024 after Seldom Sober disbanded.  Throughout the years, Michael and Dan have performed at festivals, theaters, pubs, parties, weddings, and other events throughout the Lowcountry.  Along with fiddler Colleen Settle, Michael and Dan opened for The Young Wolfe Tones in 2007.

Michael is a Bostonian who moved to Savannah in 2005.  He plays acoustic guitar and is the lead singer and frontman for The Galway Rogues.  Michael has been performing Irish music professionally since 1995 and has been mentored by some of the finest Irish folk musicians of the twentieth century, including Robbie O'Connell and the legendary Liam Clancy.   Michael is also influenced by a variety of American folk musicians from Pete Seeger to Bill Staines.  Prior to teaming up with Dan to form The Galway Rogues, he played in several Irish bands, including Seldom Sober (2007-2024), and appeared as a solo act.  He has opened for Robbie O'Connell and Aoife Clancy.   Michael currently serves as Vice President of the Savannah Folk Music Society and is host of the Celtic Traditions Irish Music Podcast.