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Aug 1 2022

August news - Marking time

A new month - a new tune!  My August single is Marking Time is a new country/blues acoustic guitar instrumental. 

For people working in the arts industry, life has been on hold this past couple of years, and phrases like…

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Jul 1 2022

New Music - Man On The Wire

July 1 is the release date for Man On The Wire. Co-written with Mark Cryle, the song details the life of one of Australia's most celebrated entertainers. 

Con Colleano - the 'Wizard of the Wire' - was an internationally…

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Jun 13 2022

New album with Richard Gilewitz

We interrupt normal transmission to bring you news of an unexpected musical surprise: a new duets album by Michael Fix & Richard Gilewitz - Echoes From The Past 

Richard, from the USA, has been a regular visitor to Australia, and…

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Jun 1 2022

Memories of a Traveller

New Single - June 1. This month's track is called The Traveller, a minor key fingerpicking guitar tune that twists & turns like a country lane, the sort of tune I might have been playing when the photo…

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May 3 2022

It's been a bumpy ride...

Last month I suggested we ride the Red Vespa, this time...it's a Bumpy Ride...I didn't plan the track sequencing this way - honest! - it's just the way the tracks are popping out each month.

Bumpy Ride is an acoustic…

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Apr 1 2022

April 1 - Let's Ride!

New single, plus video - April 1. 

If I were the motorbiking kind, I’d ride a Vespa. A red one. I’ve been threatening to buy a Vespa each time I’ve returned home from a tour of Italy, (and especially after…

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Mar 1 2022

Rainy Day Blues new song & video

Yes, it's the first of the month, and as promised, a new song, and video. 

Arriving on streaming platforms on March 1 is a new/old tune called Rainy Day Blues. 

Rainy Day Blues was composed over twenty years ago. No…

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Feb 1 2022

New music & video - Flâneur (Feb1)

Hello friends, 

On the first of every month, I will be releasing a new track. 

Arriving on streaming platforms on February 1 is a new solo piece called Flâneur. 

Flâneur is a peculiar French word that describes a person…

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Jan 8 2022

'North & South' now on streaming platforms

It's been 2 years since Christine Collister & I last performed together, in fact, our very last concert was in Gladstone (Qld), the night before the first wave of Covid lockdowns began in March 2020.

North & South is our…

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Dec 23 2021

And so this is Christmas...

My last newsletter for 2021...well, it's been quite a year, hasn't it! Even today, I learnt that Tasmania's Cygnet Folk Festival - where I was booked to perform in 3 weeks time - has been postponed to 2023, due to…

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Oct 29 2021

One Christmas Eve...

One Christmas Eve is the title of my newest album, featuring 13 stripped-back, peaceful, guitar arrangements of traditional Christmas Carols.

I wanted to re-create the mood of my childhood Christmases; we celebrated in the European tradition on Christmas Eve, by…

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May 8 2021

Michael Fix Guitar Camp - Wollongong June 5/6

My Wollongong Guitar Camp - twice re-scheduled due to Covid-19 - is going ahead! There are only a couple of spots left, so act fast!  

June 5-6, 2021 @ CentroCBD, Wollongong. Lunch included. Limited places, Info & Ticket Link

May 1 2021

Timelines reviews, ABC radio interview!

Just back from a tour around NSW, presenting a new show and album: Timelines - Australian Stories in Song 

It was really wonderful to performing again, and Mark Cryle & I had a lot of fun on the road together. 

…

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Apr 1 2021

April 1 - Launch of 'Timelines - Australian stories in Song'

Timelines; Australian Stories in Song is Live! 

Mark Cryle and I share a passion for keeping Australia’s chequered history alive - the good, the bad and the ugly - all revealed through a catalogue of new original songs. Our first…

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Mar 24 2021

Timelines is coming...

It's been a busy month; I can reveal a new project, announce a tour, and a new album! 

Timelines; Australian Stories in Song will be launched in April. Mark Cryle is a dear friend & highly regarded songwriter, and…

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Mar 15 2021

The Other Side - new single - online now!

Feb 4 2021

'The Other Side'

I just received some nice news...A tune I'd written in March 2020 'The Other Side' has won 'Best Tune' voted by Cygnet Folk Festival Song Competition. This track will be on my new album (released later in 2021) & is…

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Nov 16 2020

Christmas Takes me Home...

Master songsmith Allan Caswell & I have teamed up to write our first Christmas song together...

Christmas Takes Me Home was aimed at being an old school, classic Christmas song. “We didn’t want sleigh bells and snow or blinding heat…

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Sep 23 2020

Brisbane concert, & new music!

I'm excited to share a couple of news items with you today... 

For Brisbane friends: I will playing a concert set next week Sep 29, @ New Farm Bowls Club, where I'll be presenting a selection of brand-new tunes…

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Aug 5 2020

Video lessons now available...

I've been creating video lessons of some of my most requested tunes. Ive broken the songs down into sections, & each video in the lesson set focuses on a section. Each download includes 5 or 6 videos, plus detailed TAB/notation…

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Apr 29 2020

Duet: 'Stranger on the Shore' with Brian May

'Stranger on the Shore' was an instrumental hit in 1961, for clarinettist Acker Bilk. I remember hearing this track as a child (it was in my father's record collection) and as an 18yo, I took clarinet lessons, and this…

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Apr 23 2020

Isolation inspiration with Andrea (Italy) & Adam (Austria)

Andrea Valeri & Adam Rafferty are 2 players that Ive known for a long time, and over the years, we've played quite a few shows together, in Europe as well as Australia.

'Primo Incontro' is Italian for 'first meeting', and…

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Apr 21 2020

Isolation Inspiration...

I've been using this 'lock-down' time to develop my 'Do It Yourself' video skills; I've been posting almost daily videos, shot at my home in Brisbane. It's been fun connecting with musicians around my city, Australia, and around the world…

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Mar 9 2020

Collister & Fix - Final fling in Qld

Hi friends, 

Christine Collister & I conclude our North & South tour with a bunch of dates in Qld this week.

We can never take for granted the power of music to uplift and heal. We made emotional visit to…

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