Mike Babyak's Triple Fret

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Mike Babyak's Triple Fret is an electric ensemble from North Carolina featuring Mike Babyak on lap steel and electric guitars, along with a rotating lineup of great instrumentalists, including Mike Rosado on percussion, and Leo Kishore on bass. Also look for special guests like Doug Carter, Scott Sawyer and Steve Kimock on guitar and Hank Smith on banjo.

Mike is also part of an all-instrumental act, called Monkey Navigated Robots, which includes New Day recording artist, Hank Smith on banjo, Leo Kishore on bass, and Rob Girardin on drums.

Next Shows

Friday, September, 5, Triple Fret--Full Band. Rusty Nail. 1310 S. 5th Ave., Wilmington, NC 28411 Phone: (910) 251-1888. Show time 10:00PM- 1AM. $3 for nonmembers.

Sunday, September, 28, Triple Fret--Full Band. Carrboro Music Festival. Cat's Cradle, 300 E. Main St. Carrboro, NC 27510. Phone:(919) 967-9053. Show time 4:30-5:15 PM. Free!

What we sound like

Check out our latest live recordings on the archive!

CLICK HERE to download high quality flac files, mp3s, or to stream.

Here are a few clips from other recent MNR and Triple Fret shows:

MNR with Special guest Steve Kimock at the Tavern on 2-25-07.

In Memory of Elizabeth Reed with Hank Smith on banjo.
Footprints with Scott Sawyer and Ben Palmer.
Skin a Cat
Monkey Dance
Don't Follow Me Home

Our live release for sale now! Our first "official" live album (still under the name Shape Shifters), "Live at Cat's Cradle," is available by download at emusiclive.com. For those without downloading capabilities, you can purchase a copy for $10 (plus postage) by writing Mike Babyak at triplefret@triplefret.com.

What we look like

New pics from Kurt Schlatzer from Tir Na Nog pub in Raleigh!

Pics by music photojournalist Todd E. Gaul of a recent appearance at Temple Ball with Wavy Gravy and an earlier show on our own.

Here's video clip from a recent Triple Fret show at the Lincoln Theater: Click here to view the video.
(For best results, right-mouse click the link and select "save as")

Click here for some photos of of Mike's acoustic set last fall with his old buddy, Steve Kimock, courtesy of Todd Gaul. To hear this set, click HERE.

Recent Press

Read a recent review of our show at the Lincoln Theater with Perpetual Groove at Homegrownmusic.com. (The review is the second one on the page.)

News

1/1/05
As part of a benefit for the Elaine A. Battaligno Charity fund, Mike Babyak and his old pal Steve Kimock performed an acoustic set at the de la Luz Performance Space in Carrboro, on Nov 13. Our little show raised about $250 for the EAB Fund, and the total for the night, which included a marvelous electric set later that evening by the Steve Kimock Band, was over $5000!! Congrats to all of you for supporting this worthy cause. You can download a copy of the acoustic set here. Wanna full-size copy of the poster above and further help the EAB fund? Visit eabfund.org and look for the EAB "Store" link.