Michael Cooney (musician)

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Michael Cooney (born January 1943, Carmel, California) [1] is an American folk and blues musician who performed during the folk music revival from the 1960s onward. He is known for his blues performances as well as for performing at, and organizing, many folk festivals. In 1963, he participated in a "Young Folksinger's Contest" at the Monterey Folk Festival; Barbara Dane was the contest judge and another contest participant was Janis Joplin.

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Cooney was the featured musical guest on a first-season episode of Sesame Street (episode 33, originally aired December 24, 1969). He performed at the Philadelphia Folk Festival 23 times from 1967 to 2001. [2]

Cooney served on the boards of the Newport Folk Festival and also the National Folk Festival. [3]

Instruments

Cooney sings and plays 6 and 12 string guitars, fretless and fretted banjos, ukulele, concertina, harmonica, Jew’s harp, and nose-flute.

Discography

References

  1. ↑ "Michael Cooney - Biographical Notes". Michael Cooney. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Previous Lineups - Philadelphia Folk Festival". Philadelphia Folk Festival. Philadelphia Folksong Society. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  3. ↑ Dunaway, David. Singing Out : An Oral History of America's Folk Music Revivals , p. 203 (Oxford University Press 2010).


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