"Mike Dugger was a founding member of Scartaglen - one of the premier American Celtic groups of the past 15 years.

With the release of his solo CD, he is reasserting himself as one of America's most talented Irish musicians. A multi-instrumentalist, Mike has proven himself a willing student of the 'pure drop'. In the early days of Scartaglen, Mike started out as a guitarist and vocalist and later moved on to include tenor banjo and mandolin.

In 1985 he started to study the fiddle and unmistakable talent was evident right from the start. Michael wanted to learn all he could about the different styles and forms of Irish fiddle music - so he went straight to the best; he has studied with the innovative master fiddler Eileen Ivers, ex-Bothy and current Patrick Street fiddler Kevin Burke, as well as the Mid-West's own Rebecca Pringle. A gifted teacher himself, Michael teaches fiddle and tenor banjo at the celebrated Celtic Week of The Swannanoa Gathering in North Carolina."

Review by Irish Traditional Music List, Dublin:

" Over all, Mike has brought together a complete collection of balanced, well-arranged, compelling and utterly listenable music. The engineering is superbly clean and the instruments, which include various combinations....are crisp and beautifully articulated. Mike sings on several tracks and his voice is mellow, assured, and engaging ...superb musicians playing at their best.:" Reviewer: R.C. Hamilton