Michael Futreal, musician and multimedia artist


live at Art in the Park

Upcoming Free Show

We'll be returning to our favorite annual event. Arts, food, and music beneath the pines out near Cross Lake.

Art in the Park
Richard Fleming Park
7649 W Lakeshore Dr, Shreveport, LA
12-1:30pm, Sat. Nov. 8, 2025

cover of Beyond the Fields We Know

Latest Album

Beyond the Fields We Know (2024)

Twang Darkly's eigth album is a mix of live band recordings and whimsical solo creations. Handmade electric dulcimers and flutes abound, along with many surprises.

Bandcamp
Shreve Memorial Library LOGJAM

see more albums


I create original instrumental rural space music focusing primarily upon instruments that I hand-build such as chromatic dulcimers, mountain dulcimers, and tone-hole flutes. I work alone and with my trio Twang Darkly, releasing recordings via youtube and through streaming, download, and CD. You can find out much more about me, my music, how others have responded to my work, or just take a look at my artist resume.

illustration of my instruments (click for more information)
various instruments I've built; find out more

Likewise, I experiment with filmmaking and animation as source material and visualization for music.

Other Endeavors

I'm currently acting as Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology at Centanry College of Louisiana. Once upon a time, I was also the college's web developer.

I've done professional web and multimedia consulting over the years, with a particular focus on database driven web tools.


Social Media

@TwangDarkly@sunny.garden (mastodon)
instagram/michaelfutreal
youtube/@michaelfutreal
facebook/twangdarkly (music | public)
facebook/michael.futreal (personal)

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