Biography

Accomplishments
Michelle is a passionate Singer-Songwriter known for her gritt and soulful voice and genre-bending sound, which blends elements of blues, folk, and americana, with a background in music that spans 30 years of performing at festivals, listening rooms, restaurants, bars, house concerts around the country.
Michelle has competed songwriting festivals such as Kerrville newfolk competition  ( 2004 and 2007 ) and the Vic Heyman South Florida Folk Festival, ( where she won in 2009 )
Michelle has shared the stage with artists such Rachel Bissex, Tom Prasada Rao, Jim Bizer, David Llewellyn, Freebo, Beth Wood, Ruthie Foster, and has opened for Susan Werner, Jack Williams, Vance Gilbert, Dana Cooper, Michael Johnson, Cathie Ryan.  Michelle Currently plays around central FL and hosts a once a month songwriter in the round called "Michelle Ingrhams" Infinite Ale Songwriter in the Round 

Some memorable places that Michelle has performed at 
The Bluebird Cafe ( Nashville )
Two Way Street (Chicago )
Off Broadway (St Louis )
Jefferson Freedom (Dallas Texas )
Uncle Calvins ( Fort Worth Texas )
CSPS ( Cedar Rapids IA )
Cousin Andy's (Murphyboro IL )
Kerrville Folk Festival (Kerrville Tx)
Occasional House Concerts ( Plainfield VT )
ACMA listening room (Fort Myers, FL )
Anderson Fair ( Houston, Tx )
Bayou House Concerts ( Austin Tx )
Shack in the Back ( Fort Lauderdale, FL )
Labyrinth Cafe (Oakland Park, Fl )
Wild Hog In the Woods ( Madison Wi )
Cafe Carpe ( Fort Atkinson, Wi )
The Listening Room ( Hastings NE )
Uncommon Ground ( Chicago )
Coffee With a Conscience ( Westifield Nj)
Flowers In The Desert ( Chappell Hill Tx )


Discography
Michelle, while she was with the Dalziels, released 6 CD's full of original songs, which she still performs as a soloist. Among these are the crowd favorite, and Kerrville's Newfolk pick, TOPANGA CANYON, and South Florida Folk Festival's winning song, YOU FIND ME. 
CD's include

WAITING FOR THE REVOLUTION
GREATER THAN I
DIARY
THINKING OUTLOUD ( Chris Rosser )
ANOTHER ROLLER COASTER ( Viking Records with Bruce Swedien )
DRAGONFLIES. ( Gatorbone Records )

You can find them all here at cdbaby.com

Michelle just released her latest CD, to be released in November 2024. 
 Ready Or Not  with special guests Pat Bergeson, John Law, Eric Schwartz, Radislov Lorkavic, Tuck Tucker, and Charlie Chadwick, Anthony Sferlazza, Chris Rosser, and more. It is chocked full of songs from personal challenges to memoirs.
One fan describes her music as "Beautiful and sometimes so moving it's uncomfortable." 

Reviews:

"Michelle is the star of her own unfolding story. Her stage presence resonates strength while projecting warmth with a magical smile. She is a strong guitarist with a powerful voice that she uses with great skill, providing interesting vocal effects that are part of her great style, and she writes great songs that come straight from her heart," - Bob Patterson, Gamble Rogers folk festival, St. Augustine FL, Host of the Songwriter In The Round at The Corner Bar in St. Augustine.