MICHAEL CHISHOLM is a ragtime pianist, historian
and sheet music collector from Riverside, Calif. (formerly of
Sugar Land, Tex.). The ragtime bug bit him when he saw Jo Ann
Castle play on a rerun of The Lawrence Welk Show. Since then,
he’s been hooked. In addition to playing ragtime, he also
collects and archives original ragtime sheet music, with a collection
numbering into the thousands. Michael is currently an active
performer in the California ragtime circuit, having been featured
at the Sutter Creek, West Coast and Old Town Music Hall ragtime
festivals. This is his RagFest debut.