Michelle Held
@michelleheld.bsky.social
Folk Singer-Songwriter. One song away from figuring it all out.
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I sent out my second-ever email last month. I’m going to try to make it more than a once per year thing. If you wish to know my musical happenings, please make sure to sign up here: eepurl.com/gc9wDL 📷 TJ
Been working on a new song and relearning how to walk this week. No big deal.
August 2, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Been working on a new song and relearning how to walk this week. No big deal.
Always trying to come to terms with carrying on the day-to-day while devastation unfolds all around. My heart aches for the flood victims in Texas.
July 6, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Always trying to come to terms with carrying on the day-to-day while devastation unfolds all around. My heart aches for the flood victims in Texas.
Breath is an anchor.
May 9, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Breath is an anchor.
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“I think this says that they will not tolerate us being active participants in our democracy—they want an autocracy,” Emily Feiner told Mother Jones.
Meet the 64-year-old retired social worker who went viral after being forcibly removed from her representative's town hall.
Meet the 64-year-old retired social worker who went viral after being forcibly removed from her representative's town hall.
May 6, 2025 at 8:45 PM
“I think this says that they will not tolerate us being active participants in our democracy—they want an autocracy,” Emily Feiner told Mother Jones.
Meet the 64-year-old retired social worker who went viral after being forcibly removed from her representative's town hall.
Meet the 64-year-old retired social worker who went viral after being forcibly removed from her representative's town hall.
The stillness of Sunday morning—the sacred space between the effort and the obligation.
April 13, 2025 at 1:43 PM
The stillness of Sunday morning—the sacred space between the effort and the obligation.
Helpless. The first song my fingers ever found on a guitar. Born from Neil Young’s memories of polio as a child—the lyrics don’t say it, but it’s felt. Thank you, Neil. #neilyoung #helpless #legendarysongs
April 6, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Helpless. The first song my fingers ever found on a guitar. Born from Neil Young’s memories of polio as a child—the lyrics don’t say it, but it’s felt. Thank you, Neil. #neilyoung #helpless #legendarysongs
What rhymes with unfathomable?
March 11, 2025 at 11:44 PM
What rhymes with unfathomable?
Thank you, @geoffwilbur.bsky.social 🙏
One year ago today at Geoff Wilbur's Music Blog, I reviewed widely-acclaimed (and rightfully so!) Metro Detroit #folk singer-songwriter @michelleheld.bsky.social's single "The World Moves On." Check out the review, if you missed it, and give Michelle a listen. geoffwilburmusic.com/2024/02/18/m...
Single Review: Michelle Held – “The World Moves On”
Single Review of Michelle Held: “The World Moves On” Michelle Held has been one of Metro Detroit’s most amazing folk singers for the last decade. (For a quick glimpse into Michell…
geoffwilburmusic.com
February 20, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Thank you, @geoffwilbur.bsky.social 🙏
An excerpt from my friend Albert Crim:
“At the end of the day though? It’s wealth inequality. NOBODY should be a billionaire in a world where even one person is starving. If that is at all controversial to you, you’ve left the discussion among actual human beings.”
“At the end of the day though? It’s wealth inequality. NOBODY should be a billionaire in a world where even one person is starving. If that is at all controversial to you, you’ve left the discussion among actual human beings.”
February 8, 2025 at 7:27 PM
An excerpt from my friend Albert Crim:
“At the end of the day though? It’s wealth inequality. NOBODY should be a billionaire in a world where even one person is starving. If that is at all controversial to you, you’ve left the discussion among actual human beings.”
“At the end of the day though? It’s wealth inequality. NOBODY should be a billionaire in a world where even one person is starving. If that is at all controversial to you, you’ve left the discussion among actual human beings.”
"I keep arguing with people about sense in songs. They don’t have to make sense." -Brian Eno
January 22, 2025 at 9:56 PM
"I keep arguing with people about sense in songs. They don’t have to make sense." -Brian Eno
I sent out my second-ever email last month. I’m going to try to make it more than a once per year thing. If you wish to know my musical happenings, please make sure to sign up here: eepurl.com/gc9wDL 📷 TJ
January 4, 2025 at 8:08 PM
I sent out my second-ever email last month. I’m going to try to make it more than a once per year thing. If you wish to know my musical happenings, please make sure to sign up here: eepurl.com/gc9wDL 📷 TJ
Taking time to reflect, realign, and give myself credit for the resilience that’s carried me through this year.
December 16, 2024 at 6:31 PM
Taking time to reflect, realign, and give myself credit for the resilience that’s carried me through this year.
Where have all my hundreds of guitar picks gone? This is one of the greatest mysteries.
November 22, 2024 at 4:37 PM
Where have all my hundreds of guitar picks gone? This is one of the greatest mysteries.
Hi Bluesky, nice to meet you. Yesterday I cried. Today I tried to shift my energy towards things I can control, like exercise and nutrition. I made a kale salad with homemade tahini dressing and spent over an hour at the gym. Small victories.
November 15, 2024 at 10:52 PM
Hi Bluesky, nice to meet you. Yesterday I cried. Today I tried to shift my energy towards things I can control, like exercise and nutrition. I made a kale salad with homemade tahini dressing and spent over an hour at the gym. Small victories.