Hi Everyone,

I hope this note finds you all in good form. We had a really busy January. First of all I travelled to New York at the beginning of the month to attend a music conference. It was a lot of work but I really enjoyed my time there. New York is a fantastic city! There's always so much to do and see but we did a little bit of work too I promise!! Then I travelled to Florida to do some shows with Phil Coulter. It was really strange getting on the plane in New York where the weather was freezing and then arriving a few hours later in Florida where it was really sunny! We had a great time and the shows went really well. 

It was a real honour to perform with Phil. As you know I've recorded an album with Phil which I'm really excited about. I'll fill you all in all about the album when we are ready to release it. Now, back to Florida, I had a fantastic time and met great great people, most of which I hadn't met before so that was nice. It's always great to meet new people and share the music with them. I hope I get the chance to meet you all again somewhere. At the moment I'm back home in Ireland but I'm busy packing the suitcases again to head back to America to travel on Gertrude Byrne's Irish Cruise. This I is something I always look forward to.

I've been travelling on this cruise now for quite a few years so I'm looking forward to meet up with everyone again. This is a very special one as its the 25th Anniversary so that makes it extra special. I come home then for a couple of weeks before I head back to America in March. Some people have been wondering if I am doing anything to coincide with Saint Patricks Day in the States.

I can tell you that I am appearing at The New York Athletic Club on March 15th which promises to be a great night. I am doing some more concerts there but I don't have all the details yet. We will include them on the website as soon as we know. I think that's all the news for now.

Take care,

Michael.

CHRISTMAS CONCERT TOUR 2011

3rd December 2011 - 8pm St Lawrences GAA Community Centre, Crookstown, Co. Kildare. Ticket Information please contact Patricia Doyle 086-8175992

9th December 2011 - 8pm Our Lady Conceived Without Sin Church, Mitchelstown, Co. Cork. Concert organised by Parents Council and in aid of renovation work at CBS Primary School. Tickets available from Farrells Centra, Hylands Bookshop, CBS Primary School (025-24505) and Mitchelstown Post Office. Also, from Danny Ryans Music Shop, Tipperary Town. Hanleys Newsagents, Fermoy. Katie's Newsagent,Bank Place, Mallow. For further info please contact Martin Kelly 087-2385539

11th December 2011 - 8pm Church of the Most Holy Rosary, Abbeyleix, Laois. In aid of Laois Simon Community. For info contact Michael Morrissey 087-2845452 or Rebecca Garven 086-3451194 Tickets will be on sale from Andrew Shiel Victualler 057-8731403

16th December 2011 - 8pm Church of the Sacred Heart, Belmullet, Co Mayo. In Aid of Make a Wish Foundation. For info please contact Gerry Ring 086-2600456. Tickets on sale from Bank of Ireland, Belmullet. Cuffes Centra, Belmullet. Hotshot Records, Ballina.

21st December 2011 - 8pm St Marys Church, Irishtown, Clonmel, Co.Tipperary. In Aid of St Vincent De Paul. Featuring Marji Maxwell with The Tipperary Gospel Choir and Gospel Sound. Tickets on sale from St Marys Pastoral Centre, Clonmel. St Peters & St Pauls Pastoral Centre, Clonmel. Noel Fahys, Cashel and Kingstons Shoe Shop, Tipperary Town.

27th December 2011 - Seven Oaks Hotel, Carlow Town - In memory of Amy Lawler. Special guests on the night include: Crystal Swing, Joe Cuddy, Mary Darcy and Nikky Keeley. For further information please contact John Kissane 086-6075552 or Seven Oaks Hotel 059-9131308

***NEWSFLASH***

MICHAEL'S NEW SINGLE "LOCKLIN'S BAR" RELEASE DATE FRIDAY 22ND OCTOBER (AVAILABLE AS A DOWNLOAD. mUSIC VIDEO AVAILABLE TO VIEW NOW ON YOUTUBE!!!!

Friday 9th Oct sees the release of the new Michael English album 'Portrait Of My Love'  Be sure to pick yourself up a copy!! 

Don't forget to tune into the Late Late Show on Friday 9th Oct to see Michael perform one of the tracks from his latest album 'Portrait Of My Love' Released 9th Oct 2009. 

Hello everyone,

I hope this letter finds you well. Just a short update to keep you informed on what I will be doing over the next while.

Over the last few months we have been choosing songs to record on my new album and I have started recording in London with Nigel Wright.

I really enjoy recording and watching how it all comes together and working with Nigel is a great experience so I'm having a nice time in London at the moment. I'm really happy with all the tracks we have chosen and hope that you will like them too!

We will be recording for the next month in and then it's back home to do all the various preparations for the release of the album which will be released in the Autumn.

It was really great to meet all of my friends and supporters while out on the road on my recent Irish concert tour. My favourite thing in the world is performing live and so I enjoyed every minute of it. Hopefully, when the new album is released I will be back out there doing some more shows.

We had a lot of enquiries asking when we will be doing some shows in the UK. We are working on this at the moment. Hopefully the new album will be released in the UK and we will be touring over there then. I can't wait to bring the show across the water and meet all of my friends over there. I have done many tours in the UK and always enjoy them.

I notice on my website that some people sign the guestbook and ask for various requests. Maybe in the future, if you do have any queries, you might leave your email address so we can contact you and try our best to fulfill those requests.

That's all the news for now. I really hope you like the new album when it's released.

Bye for now,
Michael.