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Tour Dates 2012

By siteAdmin | Published: January 10, 2012

Download Group Poster Download Michael Poster Download Michael and Teenie Poster Friday, 24th February 2012 @ 7.30 p.m. Hollybush Christian Fellowship, Newsham, Thirsk, YO7 4DH Guest speaker: Pal Borza’so (South Africa) Contact person: Hollybush Office 01845 587386 Saturday, 25th February @ 7.00 p.m. Bunwell Village Hall, The Turnpike, Bunwell, Norfolk Contact person: Mark Taylor Tel: 01953 788598 …read more

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Nashville Tennessee – October 2011

By siteAdmin | Published: November 16, 2011
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I thought I should update you on my recent trip to Nashville, Tennessee. You can download a PDF version of this post if you prefer (295 kB). It came about as Philip Anderson my producer moved from here in Orkney to Nashville with his family during early 2011. I had recorded all my previous seven albums …read more

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Autumn News

By siteAdmin | Published: October 12, 2011

Firstly, an update on Michael’s health. Whilst involved in leading worship and sharing new songs at a tent mission in June 2011, he asked the speakers to pray with him about his health. Since then he has felt physically well and although is aware of a few “scars” they simply act as a reminder, in …read more

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Gospel for Grampian Interview

By siteAdmin | Published: April 13, 2011

Michael was interviewed by Gospel for Grampian in Spring 2011 while in Aberdeen. You can listen to the interview which was originally aired on the 6th April, below. Reproduced here by kind permission of Gospel for Grampian.

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Hymns & Harmony – Review by Paul Davis

By siteAdmin | Published: April 13, 2011
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HYMNS & HARMONY ISLAND IMAGE RECORDS, IIR007 Reveiwed by Paul Davis What a gem! If ever devotional repertoire received from generations-past conjured up the well-beloved nostalgia of ‘tried-and-tested’ chapel-life, it is that of the celebrated evangelical hymnal. Nowadays, as this great hymnal set from the Harcus Family illustrates – the material is far from dead-and-buried. This …read more

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Beautiful – Review by Paul Davies

By siteAdmin | Published: April 13, 2011
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BEAUTIFUL ISLAND IMAGE RECORDS, IIR006 Reveiwed by Paul Davis Christine and Michael Harcus songs are insightful and deep, seeped in devotion. This album deserves to hit big.  Here’s a great contemporary folk-sound from the talented song-stylist Michael Harcus from the Orkney Islands. A quality performer with rich-deep, treacle-tones his gospel-balladeering style is biographical and engaging. Penned …read more

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Take a Moment – Review by Geoff Howlett

By siteAdmin | Published: April 13, 2011
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TAKE A MOMENT ISLAND IMAGE RECORDS, IIR004 Rating 8/10 Reveiwed by Geoff Howlett Michael Harcus and his wife Christine live on the island of Westray, which is one of the northern isles in Orkney. In 1998 he released his first album called “There Is”, and received invites to play in prisons, church’s and events. Since then, …read more

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Green Pastures – Review by Dave Deeks

By siteAdmin | Published: April 13, 2011
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GREEN PASTURES ISLAND IMAGE RECORDS, IIR003 Rating 7/10 Reveiwed by Dave Deeks Until a couple of weeks ago I was new to the name of Michael Harcus. Then Geoff Howlett reviewed his latest CD in last month’s NFN, I saw two of Michael‘s songs in the NCM Euro charts, and this earlier ‘Harcus’ CD popped through …read more

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On Day I’ll Know – Review by Tom Lennie

By siteAdmin | Published: March 20, 2011
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ONE DAY I’LL KNOW ISLAND IMAGE RECORDS, IIR005 Rating 8/10 Reveiwed by Tom Lennie – Cross Rhythms Review This north Scotland songsmith has released seven full length recordings in the past dozen years or so – this one, number five in the chain – somehow got missed in the review process. The 12-song collection is …read more

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Beautiful – Review, by Iain MacDonald

By siteAdmin | Published: March 18, 2011
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“BEAUTIFUL” BY MICHAEL HARCUS ISLAND IMAGE RECORDS, IIR006 Reviewed by Iain MacDonald This is the 6th album from Westray singer-songwriter, Michael Harcus and although the others have been hugely popular, the production quality of “Beautiful” lifts it onto a new plane altogether. The theme is exactly what you’d expect. Michael is an upfront Gospel singer and there’s …read more

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