Mick Doyle

Mick Doyle comes from a singing family. His father Robbie Doyle is always “good for an auld tune”. Mick’s playing of Irish music began in earnest through the influence of his uncle Joe “Bo Bo” Wren. Joe introduced Mick to the Dublin Sunday morning sessions at O Donoughes and Mother Redcaps. During these sessions he was heavily influenced by the story telling approach of certain Irish Musicians. Since those days he has jammed with many outstanding musicians from Dublin, Tralee, Doolin, and the United States. Ellis Island have been very honored to have on stage with them the likes of Davy Spillane, Kevin Glackin, Paul Dooley, and Keith Roberts. Once after attending a Fureys and Davey Arthur performance in Omaha, Mick sat down with Finbar Furey to talk of their love of the fight game and Mick was inspired by the words of Finbar who said singing is like fighting in that it has to be done with heart. “Always the heart son, sing with the heart” are the words which guide Mick in his performances.

Mick’s musical influences range from Luke Kelly, Christy Moore, and Paul Brady to more contemporary artists such as Van Morrison and Bono. As Mick would say himself, “I like any singer with a story to tell and a powerful, soulful and emotional way of giving the song to the audience”.