Mike Cross

Mike Cross is one of folk music's most energetic performers. From the time he hits the stage to his closing tune, Cross serves up a turbocharged collection of humorous songs, sensitive ballads, Will Rogers-like tales, Delta blues, and Appalachian and Celtic fiddle tunes. During his shows, Cross switches effortlessly between fiddle and acoustic six-string and 12-string guitars. Cross had little interest in music until his junior year at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. Although he grew up in the backwoods of Tennessee, a region known for its storytellers and s...