Michael J Tinker is a multi-faceted musician, known around the world as one of the UK’s premier children’s songwriters. Since going pro in 2011, he has released ten albums. After touring his folk music, primarily with folk-trio Bright Season, Michael turned to focus on his music for children, releasing seven albums, audio dramas, a ‘TV’ series, books and more. In 2023 Michael returned to writing music for a more grown-up audience and released his tenth studio album entitled When There Are No Words—an honest and raw reflection on grief and hope in light of his own Dad’s death in 2021. In December 2025 he released a follow up album Standing at the Corner of the Universe. Michael has toured around the world in both hemispheres.
As well as playing music Michael is on the organising team of the Rabbit Room’s Hutchmoot UK and also contributes through seminars, performances and running the sound.
Michael is a committed Christian and his faith plays a central role in all his music making, even if the songs are not always explicitly about God.
