Fall schedule and Tumbleweed wrap-up

I’m really excited about my little Fall Tour for 2011! I’ll be sharing the stage with some songwriting legends, including Kat Eggleston and Bill Davie, at venues from Egan’s Ballard Jam House to the C&P Coffee Company. All the details are on the Schedule page!

My song Common Threads that Bind was named the Alternate at the Tumbleweed Music Festival 2011 songwriting competition. Yep, ranked 11 out of 10! (Really 11 out of 40-ish, the best of the losers!) But, I was invited to perform it for the festival’s closing show and so had the chance to play to my biggest audience ever, some 250-300 people! It sounds much better live now than the little demo I sent in to the competition, but if you want to check that out, go to the Attic Tapes page and listen in.

Tumbleweed’s amazing community vibe makes it a really special festival. A big part of that was the Victory Music Open Mic stage. Thanks to all the volunteers who helped set up, MC and run sound. Hope to see you there next year!

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Welcome to Mike Buchman Music!

“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,
(all) in the language of feeling.

“He has the gift of making an audience listen, because, truth be told, he has something real to say.”

~ Victory Review

Welcome to my little corner to the web. I’m a performing songwriter from Seattle, WA. This site has some information about me, samples of my music & lyrics, performance schedule, photos and videos, articles I’ve written about some of my favorite musicians and other fun stuff.

Please poke around, listen to the tunes, sign the Guest Book, and let me know what you think!

I’m always looking for gigs at house concerts, cafes and other acoustic friendly venues. Email me if you have any idea!

~Mike

This video was shot at the Victory Music open mic at the Q Cafe by my friend Steve Miller (not that Steve Miller). The song is called Just 18.

Playing at the "Songs for Shelter" benefit at Egan's Ballard Jam House, November, 2009

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