Mike Hansen

Michael Hansen is a banjo player from Forest Hill, Maryland. He has taken some ques from Joe Thompson, Dirk Powell, Tony Ellis, and Otis Taylor (among others....like Matt Noonan). He began playing the banjo in high school and has since added the guitar, harmonica, ukulele, kazoo & jug to his repertoire. He cut his teeth playing live at a Salisbury area open mic…the now defunct Aesop’s Table. After that he spent a year playing in various venues in the lower 48 states as well as in some very prestigious pubs in Ireland. Michael then spent some time playing around Asheville, North Carolina...and then he moved to Baltimore, Maryland. Currently Michael lives in Ithaca, New York...where he is learning from many great musicians...old & young.