Daily Antidote of Song: Making each day better, one song at a time!

Tues. June 27 @ 12pm EST

Mick’s original songs display a fondness for the word craft of Ira Gershwin and Cole Porter, and he is equally at home in styles as far ranging as the gritty folk music of Tom Waits, Bob Dylan, and Woody Guthrie, and the roots old time of the Carter Family and the Georgia Skillet Lickers. His vocal personas are reminiscent of the wistful crooning of Rudy Vallee and the soulful growl of Satchmo. A lifelong admirer of Fats Waller, Charlie Chaplin, and music hall singer Harry Lauder, Mick’s delivery demonstrates his affinity for pathos and humoresque.

The piano compositions of Mick Kinney are grounded in the early 20th century Ragtime of Joplin and Lamb, yet incorporate numerous influences of other genres into a genuine pan-American style. Not unlike current Terra Verde pianists, or their antecedents such as Gottschalk, Nazareth, and Jelly Roll Morton, Kinney’s pieces could well have been written in the Romantic Period. His approach is more hemispheric than provincial, making frequent use of Habenera and Tango motifs, while drawing from the manifold sources of his own career catalogue.

In addition to his inimitable stage presence, Mick is also a beloved teacher of fiddle, piano, guitar, banjo, and music theory in his home of Atlanta and at workshops around the country and abroad. He has been on the staff at prestigious music camps like the Swannanoa Gathering, Florida Rhapsody, the Georgia Folk Festival, Alabama Folk Life, Nashville’s Breakin’ Up Winter, and has also taught American Roots music on tour in Italy to great acclaim (both for his musicality, and for his communication in Italo-Fren-Spanglish!)

A recipient of the Georgia Council for the Arts Folklife Grant, Mick was a longtime collaborator with Georgia music legend Stranger Malone, whose music he continues to preserve and perform. Mick now serves as roots music consultant for the Georgia Humanities Council, and has produced numerous events celebrating Georgia’s rich musical heritage from the Appalachian mountains to the coastal plains.

Join us each day at 12 noon for the inspiration, connection, and joy of singing together! Our growing community includes song leaders and participants from across the country and around the world.

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