Mike McKenzie (singer/songwriter)

Mike McKenzie (born Michael McTernan) is a singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Edinburgh, Scotland.

In 2019 McKenzie won the inaugural BBC Radio Scotland Singer/Songwriter of the Year Award. The winner was determined by judges Fran Healy (Travis), Horse McDonald, Geoff Ellis (DF Concerts), Karine Polwart and Dee Bahl.[1]

Outside of his solo work, McKenzie is the lead vocalist for collaborative project PJ Moore & Co. alongside the Blue Nile's PJ Moore and composer Malcolm Lindsay. They released their debut album When a Good Day Comes in September 2022.[2]

He has performed at the Queen's Hall[3] and Rosslyn Chapel in Edinburgh,[4] the Albert Halls, Stirling,[5] and in Glasgow at the Hug & Pint,[6] the TRNSMT Festival,[7][8] and the Barrowland Ballroom.[9]

References
  1. "Mike McKenzie wins BBC Radio Scotland Singer/Songwriter Award 2019". www.bbc.com.
  2. "Blue Nile legend is back with a new album". HeraldScotland.
  3. "Horse: The Same Sky #30". The Queen's Hall.
  4. https://www.rosslynchapel.com/event/an-evening-with-you-are-lost-be-careful/
  5. "Albert Smalls - Horse".
  6. "First Footing: Mike Mckenzie, Amie Huckstep, Pippa Blundell, Shorthouse at The Hug and Pint, Glasgow on 18 Apr 2022". The Hug and Pint.
  7. "BBC Scotland - TRNSMT, 2021, Mike McKenzie". BBC.
  8. Crae, Ross. "TRNSMT: Relief overpowered nerves for King Tut's stage opener Mike McKenzie".
  9. "Symphonix Rock Orchestra". Tickets Scotland.


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