MICHAEL KETEMER

Last Updated: NOVEMBER 2007: appeared recently in Events List

MUSICAL STYLES:
Celtic, Traditional, Renaissance (Covers & Originals)
Mostly Known for Finger Style Guitar with Vocal Accompaniment,
Michael also plays the Concertine, Mandolin. Tin Whistle, Bouzouki, & Bass

Solo Artist & PAST AND PRESENT BAND MEMBER OF:
Freshwater Trade, Mandolin Society, Convivio Chorus, Snaili Ceili, Rabeska 

Discounting some childish and indiscreet experiments with a mandolin, Michael's first instrument was the clarinet, which he blew dutifully and somewhat effectively until he was twenty years old.

At that time, he relocated to the wilds of Haliburton County, Ontario to pursue a career as an outdoor educator and wilderness guide.

The clarinet fell by the wayside in favour of a more campfire-friendly instrument, the guitar.

Exposure to the recordings of fingerstyle masters such as Leo Kottke, John Renbourn, and Pierre Bensusan was a strong influence on his backwoods six-string rambles, as was a trip to St. John's Newfoundland in 1976 which introduced him to traditional music.

While living in the woods of Haliburton, Michael also became a multi–instrumentalist and birchbark canoe builder.

Michael moved to Peterborough in the early 1990s to study at Trent University as a budding anthropologist. Eventually he learned it was more fun to participate in culture rather than study it, and so decided to become a full-time musician.

Since then, Michael Ketemer has played at venues across Central Ontario as a solo artist, and as a member of the folk bands Freshwater Trade, Carried Away and Rabeska. At present, Michael's favourite private vice is to play music in public.

Michael's debut CD, Yellow Stockings, was released in October 2005.

Visit Michael Ketemer's Website at www.michaelketemer.com 

Michael KETEMER has GUESTED WITH:
Glen Caradus, Reverend Ken, Curtis Driedger, Dianne Latchford, Ken Brown, Anne Delong, Rob Fortin, Susan Newman, Patricia Stone , Carl Agar, Clifford Ballantine, Ken Brown, Ron Craig, Anne Delong, Rob Fortin, Emily Glasspool, Sam Gleason, Roy Hagman, Maxine Mann, Judy Marshall, Barbara Ratz, Anna Tennent-Riddell, Jerry Vis, Oriah Wiersma, Justin Hiscox, Tanah Haney 

PETERBOROUGH Venues that Michael KETEMER has PERFORMed in:
Black Horse Pub, Elements, The Legendary Red Dog, St John's Anglican Church, Market Hall (The) 

Contact Information FOR MICHAEL KETEMER:
(705) 745-4092 or email info@michaelketemer.com  

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