Mike Agranoff

"If you're tired of the endless stream of singer/songwriters whose main goal in life seems to be MTV, check out this clever...veteran New Jersey musician/storyteller."
Dirty Linen

"You will never think of Folk Music the same after you attend a Mike Agranoff concert. Quite possibly the most reverent irreverent musician on the planet, Mike is absolutely irrepressible as he turns that genre inside out and back again in the blink of a twinkling eye. His parodies are legendary for their groan factor and insightful brilliance, but Mike is just as apt to restore an ancient heartfelt tune to its original splendor with his artful and deft guitar work. Mike Agranoff has been described as a “jokester-folkster” but that is just a part of his appeal. His eclectic love of all things musical is impossible to conceal. "
Flying Cat Music

"... one of my favorites. "
Ron Olesco, WFDU-FM

" ... a witty and astute folksinger ... known for his often hilarious songs that poke fun at his own profession, as well as doing things like condensing Shakespeare's Hamlet into a three-minute song."
Homegrown Music (disclaimer: While I have been instrumental in proliferating the 3-minute Hamlet song, it was written by Scotsman Adam MacNaughton. I merely translated it from heavy-duty Glaswegan Scots to American English. M.A.)

"I first heard Mike Agranoff sing 'Oor Hamlet' at the Philadelphia Folk Festival one year. I said to myself, 'I gotta get that song.' "
Michael Cooney

"Mike Agranoff is the guy who walks into a song circle at a folk festival at three in the morning and introduces some great British ballad which fits in perfectly with every other song and which he sings with a strong voice and a great sense of drama. His folk music knowledge and commitment to promoting artists and the music in general have made him a great resource. ... He is a word-smith and raconteur and that makes for a terrific live performance. The last time he played, he was competing with a concert upstairs and a flood downstairs - and he still wowed us."
Postcrypt Coffeehouse, New York City

"...What a memorable show!"
U'n I Coffeehouse, Springfield, MA

"This was an absolutely delightful show. Mike is a whirlwind and puts on a very live show; — he bounced us from traditional ballads to recitations to parodies to Joplin to a Bach violin concerto played on a concertina. Mike hasn't been with us for almost 20 years, and this was a too long delayed return to our stage for this one-of-a-kind folk impresario. This will be an evening we won't soon forget. "
Folk Music Society of Huntington, Huntington, NY