Mike Stevens - harmonica cat

Mike Stevens should be a lot more famous.

Okay, if you are into bluegrass music or if you are a harmonica freak, chances are you already know Mike Stevens. But he should be even more famous than he already is.

Mike plays the little ten hole diatonic harmonica - known to a lot of people as a blues harp. He can coax sounds out of it you would not believe. He has played the Grande Ol' Opry over 300 times, many of those with bluegrass legends Jim and Jesse and the Virginia boys.

But don't pigeon hole Mike.

He is equally comfortable playing straight up blues, rock and experimental music. (Check out his CD Normally Anomaly - it is quite bizarre in places - dark and mysterious in others - it's a great recording!). He also plays in a duo with an incredible banjo/fiddle/guitar player Raymond McLean.

Mike is also deeply involved in bringing music (and musical instruments) to First Nations People in Northern Canada.

He has a couple of folk-roots CDs on the Borealis label. You can get all his CDs - folk, bluegrass and experimental through his website. And if he inspires your inner harmonica player, Mike has an instructional book.