He has played in concert with the highly renowned fiddle player Frankie Gavin in The NCH Dublin for St Patrick's Day celebrations. In 2005 he played and recorded with Edel Fox (former TG4 young musician of the year) as well as with Seamie O Dowd and fiddle hero Brian Rooney. In 2006 he joined John Carty’s "At The Racket" with whom he recorded their third album, “It’s Not Racket Science”.

In 2009, Michael also joined John McSherry and Donal O'Connor's established group "At First Light", touring and performing regularly with the band.

He also played bouzouki in the Tribute to The Bothy Band, alongside such stalwarts of the traditional world as Mike McGoldrick, Cathy Jordan and John McSherry. They have played sell out shows, one of those being to 30,000 festival goers in Galicia, Spain. He has played on both Dave Sheridan's albums and has moulded a new driving Bouzouki and Guitar accompaniment with exceptionally tasteful chord progressions

Michaels current work includes –

Guitar/bouozuki player and arranger with At First Light,

Guitar/bouzouki player with Dave Sheridan,Donal & Michael Mc Cague Trio,

Guitarist with At The Racket.

The following are a selection of albums on which he has recorded/arranged for –

Idir - by At First Light (arrangement, guitar and bouzouki)

Bits N Pieces - Donal Mc Cague (arranger,production, guitar, bouzouki, piano, tenor guitar)

Banjo - Stevie Dunne - (arrangement, guitar,bouzouki)

Its Not Racket Science - At The Racket(arrangement, guitar, tenor guitar, bouzouki),Drivin' Leitrim Timber - Dave Sheridan (guitar/bouzouki/arranger)

Sheridan's Guesthouse - Dave Sheridan -(arranger,bouzouki, guitar)

Edel Fox & Ronan O Flaherty (guitar,bouzouki, arranger)

He has toured with Teada, The Bothy Band Tribute Band, and The John Carty - Brian Rooney Duet.

He has also played in concert with the following acts -

Frankie Gavin,

Tommy Peoples,

Dermot Byrne and Brid Harper

Enda Scahill (We banjo 3),

Paul Bradley

Barry Brady (Frankie Gavin and De Dannan)

The John Mc Sherry Trio (inc John Mc Sherry and Francis Mc Illduff)

The Mulcahy Family,

John Wynne and John Mc Evoy,

Oliver Loughlin and Damien O Brien,

Seamus Tansey,

John Joe Kelly (Flook)

Brian Mc Grath.

The following are but some of the major festivals at which he has performed-

Kansas Irish Fest,

Wallnut Valley Bluegrass Fest, Winfield, Kansas,

Irish Fest , Jackson Mississippi,

Lommel Irish Fest, Belgium,

Irish Fest, Oulu, Finland,

Frankie Gavin International Festival

Return To Camden Fest, London,

Joe Mooney Summer School Drumshanbo,

The Brantry Music Weekend, Tyrone.

Celticimes Festival, French Alps.

Michael has tutored privately for years and continues to do so in Galway where he now resides.

He teaches guitar bouzouki to advanced professional levels and fiddle, banjo and concertina to intermediate levels.

He has played fiddle since the age of 7, banjo since he was 10 years old and concertina from age 17 onwards.

He has a deep interest in Music Composition within the idiom of Irish Music and is currently completing an album consisting entirely of self-composed works in the Irish Traditional format. This should be due for release in March 2014.