his field. Although only in his
mid-30’s, Michael Cleveland,
a 2018 Grammy Nominee, has
reached plenty of those goals.
Cleveland began his love affair
with music by taking violin
lessons at only four years old.
This passion for the stringed instrument
led him to bluegrass
music. His teachers quickly labeled
him a musical prodigy.
“When I started taking lessons
at age 4,” he remembers, “I told
the teacher right up front that
I wanted to learn how to play
bluegrass and I wanted to play
‘Orange Blossom Special.'" Reluctant
as they were, his teachers
quickly found reason to his
rhyme, helping him progress to
the point when, at age 9, Michael
was invited to sit in with
the legendary Bill Monroe at
the Bean Blossom Bluegrass
Festival. During this time, he
visited the Smithville Fiddlers’
Jamboree and competed alongside
fiddle players of all ages
and skill levels. Soon after, he
brought his virtuosic style to
the Grand Ole Opry as a guest
of Alison Kraus, and was handpicked
for the International
Bluegrass Music Association’s
(IBMA) Bluegrass Youth All
Stars before he was 14. His
blistering prowess and technical
fluency have since marked
him as a sought-after musician,
leading to performances with
Vince Gill, Marty Stuart, Tim
O’Brien, J.D. Crowe and the
New South, Andy Statman,
and The Kruger Brothers in recent
years. However, it wasn’t
until 2006, when Michael
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formed his own band Michael
Cleveland & Flamekeeper,
that he found the right vehicle
for his musical vision, and he
hasn’t rested since, constantly
looking for new ways to push
himself and his music forward.
One would think that
with all of his life-long accolades,
his own award-winning
band, a concert tour, and celebrity
performances at the
Opry, that Cleveland would
have no more goals to shoot
for…but we know him better
than that. ‘Flamekeeper - The
Michael Cleveland Story’ is
a feature length documentary
film coming in 2018. To
follow Michael Cleveland’s
journey, go to www.flamekeeperband.
com or follow his
facebook page.
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