Born in Omaha, Nebraska in 1967, Michael Lee Firkins was born into a musical family with a father who played pedal steel guitar and a mother who played the piano. Firkins also listened to classic rock such as Led Zeppelin, AC/DC and Lynyrd Skynyrd and widened his listening spectrum to include the great country pickers as he grew older. When Firkins finished his professional demo in the late 80’s and sent it to Shrapnel label owner Mike Varney, Varney who was blown away with Firkin’s fresh approach to instrumental music and immediately signed him to the guitar centric label.
Cactus Cruz
Cactus Cruz
Direct download full album: $9.99
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Available on CD 
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Shrapnel Records
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"Cactus Cruz" is Firkins' third instrumental masterpiece which displays his inimitable faux slide guitar solos over compositions that range from rock to bluegrass to jazz swing, combining for a cohesive album that many guitar fans fervently hailed.
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| 1 | Freeway Lines |
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| 2 | Grandma Dynomite |
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| 3 | Saturday Night |
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| 4 | Kick Ass Bill |
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| 5 | Dollar Blues |
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| 6 | Midnight Surf |
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| 7 | Where Am I? |
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| 8 | San Lucas |
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| 9 | I Witness |
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| 10 | Sanford & Son |
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| 11 | Reprise |
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