Photo by Chiara Ambrosio

I am a musician, composer, performer and writer exploring how deeper listening and musicking can be healing and transformational for individuals, communities, societies and the environment. You can contact me here: mikeykirkpatrick@gmail.com.

Upcoming performances:

12th May at Off The Cuff, Herne Hill with Bonesandtheaft!

19th June on The Golden Hinde Pirate Ship, London Bridge. More information soon.

Recent performances:

16th March 2024: Zashiki Warashi – The Rainmaker, live at The Old Church Hackney, London
1st March 2024: Protest songs live at the Mayday Rooms for the launch of Tenement Press’ ‘An Anarchist’s Playbook’
21st December 2023 at Swedenborg Hall – Speak, Speak, I Listen (Bird Radio theatre collaboration)
17th December 2023 An Xmas Raft at The Horse Hospital, London (Bird Radio)
2nd December 2023 at the Yokimono Christmas Market at The Factory, Dalston (Zashiki Warashi Taiko and Flute Duo – 12pm and 2pm, Free)
25th November 2023 at The Book and Record Bar, Norwood, London (Bird Radio, Bonesandtheaft!)


Listen:

Bird Radio – ‘A musical storyteller of rare power. (Folk Roots)

Zashiki Warashi Taiko and Flute Duo

Nighthaunts

Bonesandtheaft!

MHDL Collective – creative outputs from Morbid Anatomy Classes

Publishing:

Child Be Strange Press – books for children of all ages

Radio:

Crookit Dreams Radio – Internet Radio for the Wild at Heart with Richard Sylvarnes

Teaching:

Online Classes for New York City’s Morbid Anatomy. Next Class: Musicking and Shamanism 7-week class starting 14th January 2024.

Goldsmiths Alchemy – Music Training and Youth Work Programme in London

Associate Lecturer and Researcher in Music and Education at Goldsmiths University

Flute playing, creative music making lessons and masterclasses online and in person (contact me for information)

Blog: