Last minute show at Alberta St opening for Round Mountain.
Saturday, January 23, 9pm
Alberta St Public House
We will be playing a show with my good friend Will West and Lara Michel at a great new venue in Downtown Sellwood.
The Woods
Friday, January 15, 2010
SW Milwaukie Avenue
Portland, OR
National Flower is an independent music project led by singer/songwriter/producer Michael Sheridan. Depending on mood and venue, the lineup can include any combination of Ji Tanzer, Rebecca Sanborn, Sly Pig, Sam Howard, Annalisa Tornfelt, Scott Pemberton or Paul Brainard.
Michael’s music has been featured on ABC (Brothers & Sisters, Notes From The Underbelly, Wildfire), FOX (Party Of Five), TNT (Saving Grace), WB (One Tree Hill, Jack & Bobby, Summerland), CW (The Beautiful Life), MTV (Real World, Date My Mom
Editor’s Choice_”Best Of 2006″
#1 DIY Record of 2006
Performing Songwriter Magazine
“Rise & Fall” A Winner of the Mountain Stage NewSong Contest
“Top Sellers” On CDBaby (Michael Meanwhile & Farewell Michael Meanwhile)
“Sweeping universal narratives and steel-guitar weepers with a touch of Muscle Shoals soul, rolling from strength to strength on the back of his bands empathetic accompaniment.”
The Oregonian
“Rise and Fall is in my personal heavy rotation. Something about Michael Sheridan’s voice and that saxophone…”
Performing Songwriter
“On …Farewell Michael Meanwhile, guitar, horn and organ flourishes are sprinkled throughout Sheridan’s songs, and a fog of melancholy hangs over the entire album. But the best feature of National Flower’s sound is Sheridan’s soaring melodies, which fit nicely on the same shelf as his rock contemporaries.”
The Bulletin
“If John Mayer suddenly decided that he was a true songwriter – rather than another polished pop sensation whose now teaming up with Kanye West and whoever else has the next big radio shimmer – he would probably be close to Michael Sheridan. It’s been a while since I’ve heard a CD that actually shines. Back in the days when Toad the Wet Sprocket and R.E.M. were household names, this CD would have been sitting right at the top of the pile. Unfortunately, those days are gone and a great CD such as Coming Quietly, is pushed into the background. The simplicity and ease of this CD is exactly what is so refreshing about Sheridan. As Sheridan says in “Riot,” “wish we could start a riot.” I wish we could somehow infuse more songwriting into our radio stations; if we could, we may come up with Michael Meanwhile. Until then, we must love our independent artists and pick up a copy of Coming Quietly, by Michael Meanwhile.”
In Music We Trust!
