About Me

“Looking through a window into the story of someone else’s life can be a real gift.  Mike Buchman’s heart is well connected to his familiar places and people, and his music dances with the joy of those connections. Mike’s outside-the-box wordsmithing has led him into some interesting and unique thought processes. Here’s a guy that’s not afraid to sing about the coagulation of honey, or feeding tubes or even God in the language of feeling. He has the gift of making an audience listen, because, truth be told, he has something real to say.”
~ Lynette Hensley, Editor, Victory Review

“Mike Buchman – he’s my hero!”
~ Jim Page, Troubadour

Some of my most profound aural memories: The chugging rhythms and careening voices of Motown blasting from my father’s Dynakit stereo; singing along with Broadway’s whip-cracking wordplay; the morning sun shining like a red rubber ball through the three-inch speaker of my sister’s transistor radio; a box of rain and a cinnamon girl crackling from my first hi-fi. My songs don’t really sound like any of these, but the way I think about writing songs is certainly influenced by them.

My music draws deep from the wells of personal reflection and social justice. My observation and storytelling skills come from my experience as a journalist, poet and fiction writer, and communications director at a human services and social justice agency. A life-long fan of roots music, I picked up the guitar as a 42-year-old and began writing songs and performing out soon after.

I live in Ballard with my wife. Our daughter lives a couple thousand miles away.  I play around town at coffee shops and other acoustic-supportive venues. I am formerly a volunteer with Victory Music.

I’m retired from my career with Solid Ground, a human services and anti-poverty advocacy agency serving King County, where I produced Songs for Shelter, a CD compilation of Seattle musicians helping homeless families. I work part time at the Fretboard Journal.

For booking information email: mikebuchman@yahoo.com.