Michelle Cashman
Super Short Bio:
Michelle Cashman's music is a blend of Americana troubadour storytelling. With captivating melodic innovation, dry wit, and a voice imbued with living, vivid history, Michelle's songs journey through 18 years of sobriety, from the depths of despair to self-love. Imagine Jason Isbell's introspection delivered with a feminine grace. Each note tells a story of triumph, making Michelle's music a powerful fusion of folk storytelling and Americana grit.
There's a reason her purely acoustic album 'Grace' was featured as ABC Country's album of the week in 2023."
Longer Bio:
Michelle Cashman is an independent singer, songwriter, and storyteller creating music to connect deeply with her audiences who come from all walks of life.
“I believe everything Michelle Cashman sings. She’s the kind of woman who changes the atmosphere of the room the moment she steps in front of a mic. That’s a rare gift.” - Lachlan Bryan
Michelle began her musical journey at the age of 14 when she began writing songs, finding music was a powerful way for her to process her world and express herself in the truest way possible. Songwriting has stayed a core practice for Michelle through a topsy-turvy lived experience from youth homelessness, single parenthood, carving out a path as an independent musician, conquering addictions and breaking intergenerational patterns and healing trauma. The result is that her songs and stories are able to touch on a vast range of experiences that resonate with a wide collection of people.
Michelle’s sound can be described as Americana; Acoustic-based folk with a slight country twist that’s centred around heartfelt storytelling.
“Michelle Cashman moves you because she always sings directly from the heart… the fact that she has a great voice is a bonus” - Allan Caswell
Michelle appeared as a finalist on The Voice in 2018 as part of Team Boy George. Michelle has previously supported touring artists including Daryl Braithwaite, Beccy Cole, Adam Harvey, Adam Brand, and Paul Kelly
Michelle completed the Senior Country Music Academy in Tamworth, 2020, and attended a host of songwriting retreats that resulted in collaborations with other artists like Lyn Bowtell, Lachlan Bryan and Melody Moko.
Releasing her first official radio release as an independent artist, “Guys Like You”, in February 2020, Michelle debuted at number 2 on the iTunes chart and spend 18 weeks at the top of the official Music Network Radio Airplay Charts, receiving radio play overseas and Australia wide, including CMC, CMT and high rotation on ABC radio and Kix FM.
Her latest offering, a completely acoustic album, “All The Mountains I Must Climb”, is a collection of songs and stories translating the times Michelle has encountered, and overcome, insurmountable odds.
Michelle Cashman gifts audiences a powerful insight into her heart and soul before imparting the knowledge that if she can climb all the mountains she has in her lifetime – so too can you.
To find out more about Michelle visit www.michellecashman.com or follow her on Facebook and Instagram @michellecashmanmusic
“Michelle has a vocal ability and focus rarely seen, that gives me chills every time” - Chalkie White
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Michelle Cashman: Americana troubadour with captivating melodies and a voice with living vivid history. Imagine Jason Isbell's introspection delivered with a feminine grace. A powerful fusion of folk storytelling and Americana grit.
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