A Few Reviews of Michael
"Michael effortlessly tugs at your heart, stirs the embers of
your memories and your passion for a beauty many other people often
miss or take for granted. He brings it to your attention like few
songwriters can. Everything he sings about is familiar but a
listener still needs to be reminded.
Michael Troy does this with his eight magical tunes on
"I Am American," and he does it in such a pleasing and
satisfying manner."
John Apice - No Depression
"Michael's songs are some of the most deeply beautiful
and wise I've encountered. "Here I Am" is an absolute miracle
of poetry and vision."
Andrew Calhoun - Waterbug Records
"This night's for lovers of songs of substance and integrity, songs that
matter. Michael writes with honesty, compassion and intense love - songs
of family, friends, loyalties and beliefs, and of the hurt and hope of
life's experience. His distinctive granite edged voice, strong with a
Massachusetts brogue, lends credence to the stories he sings...
From a flyer announcing Michael's 9/18/2009 performance
at Uncle Calvin's Coffee House, Dallas, Texas.
"Just tell Michael to keep writing and singing. He's a real
treasure"
Pete & Maura Kennedy
"Michael Troy writes some of the best lyrics I've heard in a
long time!"
Sonny Ochs
"Michael inhabits his songs, not in an analytical sense,
but rather as a form of universal connection and communion
with the human spirit."
From Southcoast Tribune
"Michael Troy's songs tell the stories of people we
recognize instantly. Mined from wisdom and experience
hard-won, his language and poetry reveal true meaning sifted
from raw fact, and, like our best songwriters, he leads us to
revelations about ourselves. This is a songwriter who bears
repeated listening."
Geoff Bartley
"Michael Troy. Born and raised in the tough mill town of Fall River, MA, in many ways his life reflects that of the common folk. Having spent parts of his life as a carpenter, mill-worker, and fisherman, and most of his adult life as a husband and father, Michael has traveled many paths.
But one might be too quick to judge the man, his life,
or his talents as anything common. His working-class background
can camouflage that creative flame that burns within him. And
the man is talented. His words immediately strike me with
their gut felt honesty and truth. How long has it been since a
singer/songwriter really touched your soul...no I mean really got
inside! A wonderful storyteller with melody, a deep rich voice,
excellent finger-pickin' skills and something of substance to say.
What more can we ask for in a modern troubador? By all means give
him a listen."
Scott MacKinnon-Folk/Roots Music
Director, WSMU 91.1fm, Dartmouth, MA
"I had never heard of Michael Troy until they sent me Whispers
In The Wind. The needle hasn't even completely settled on how great
I think this guy and his album really is, but I can't stop playing
it. He's like the Tom Pacheco of Fall River Mass."
Tom Neff