In Memory of Mike Finnigan

As you can see today is my birthday and I wanted to honor my Dad and The Mike Finnigan School of Music. My wish is to keep this amazing school going. So the best way I can do that is to ask people to donate to the music school and Historic Stiefel Theatre in Salina, KS ! The links are below ⬇️.
I’m Slowly wrapping up my birthday weekend. Friday we had an amazing Libra party and Saturday to now we were at Long Beach , WA at the coast for my birthday celebration! The fun started on Friday and still going.
I haven’t read all of my awesome birthday wishes just yet. Howbeit, thank you for your thoughtful wishes and love on my birthday!

https://mikefinniganschoolofmusic.com

Thank you and love you all!
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Mike Finnigan
Heather Howse
Kelly Finnigan

Mike Finnigan School of Music Written by: Kelly Finnigan, August 2021 Widely respected and world renowned musician, keyboardist and vocalist Mike Finnigan who played along side dozens of musics biggest names has passed away, at age 76. After battling cancer for 15 months, Finnigan died on Tuesday, August 10th at USC Norris can.....

Got grief-stricken and surreal news this morning about Kal David passed this morning! Kal has been a great friend of my dad and mom’s as his beautiful wife Lauri! Kal and my dad had played together and with over 50 plus years! Kal was playing when my dad took my mom on their first date!
We lost another wonderful man in this world and music. I know that Kal, my dad and many other incredible musicians are jamming.
I love you Lauri and if you need anything, you can call us anytime!

THIS is what Bonnie Raitt is doing for Mike Finnigan’s Music School of Music Foundation. with .repost
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Did you miss out on getting tickets for Bonnie's sold out Aug 9th show at in Salina, KS? Now is your chance to enter a charity raffle drawing to WIN TWO FRONT ROW TICKETS to the show!

Head to the link in bio, make a $100 tax-deductible donation to the Stiefel Theatre (for their Mike Finnigan School of Music program), and you will be entered to win 2 front row tickets to the show on August 9th. Every $100 donation = 1 raffle ticket. The more donations you make, the better your chance of winning! A big thanks to Bonnie for donating these front row tickets. The ticket winner will be announced Monday, August 8th at 3:00 p.m. Central Standard Time.

Donations to the Mike Finnigan School of Music go toward student scholarships, instruments, and equipment to better facilitate learning. All donations are tax deductible. Your donation will help the music school continue to grow and remain a lasting tribute to Bonnie's friend, band mate and all-around beloved musician, Mike Finnigan.

Amazing, how wonderful, thoughtful and lovely of Bonnie Raitt and band to do this!
Means the world to my mom, Kelly and I.
Thank you!

Go to https://www.stiefeltheatre.org/shows/donate-to-win

Love this!

Always. 🎶

Tomorrow will be a year since we lost our beautiful, intelligent, lovely, wonderful, hardworking, witty, family oriented, creative, funny, goofy, fun, and amazing wife, step-mom, grandma, sister, aunt,
best friend, and godmother Toadie! And 9 days will be a year since we lost my Daddio!

In Memory of Mike Finnigan
Mike Finnigan
Heather Howse

Missing you today, Daddio!
Love you oh so!
Thank you!

What a beautiful day it was at the Shaboo Stage! Willimantic, CT
06/11/2022
New update!
Bill Ray (who designed the website), Bill Scully, Tony Braunagel, Heather Howse and I put a website
mikefinniganschoolofmusic.com
There’s a lot of work to be done still but it’s up and running. There will be pictures, news, stories and up coming updates on what has and will be happening. It is crazy that it has 10 months on Friday since my dad has passed away. A lot has happened and some incredible things are going to happen in the future. Excited to see what will be happening! New journeys and adventures.

Please go and check it out the website and please spread the word about it too.
You can also donate as well on the website as well.

Thank you for your continuous support, love and friendship.
We are so lucky to have you all!
Much love

What an awe-inspiring day it was yesterday at the Shaboo Stage in Willimentic, CT. David and Marylin Fosters, Shaboo, friends, staff, volunteers and artists did an astonishing job with The Michael Finnigan Memorial Shaboo Concert to Benefit on behalf of my dad and other incredible organizations! It was and will definitely be a memorable day for us for a very long time! It means the world to The Finnigans. We are truly blessed, grateful and pleased to have amazing friends!
Moreover, My mom, Kelly and I wanted to say with the most full-hearted thank you to David “Lefty” and Marylin Foster for the astonishing philanthropy of $50,000 for scholarships for the Mike Finnigan School of Music at the Stiefel Theater in Salina, Ks. There is no words to describe how much it means to us and the kids that will be able to follow their dreams of learning the wondrous ways about music.

My mom and I are in Hampton, CT visiting one of my dad best friend David “Lefty” and his lovely wife Marylin this weekend due to David and Shaboo putting a memorial and benefit concert on the behalf of my dad tomorrow! Feel so honored and proud to be a Finnigan and having them honoring my dad! It’s gonna be a wonderful and memorable day.

Thank you everyone for helping us make sure our mom Candy have a lovely birthday and making her feel truly loved.

Hey There Family and Friends,

At the outset, let me take this opportunity to thank each and every one of you guys for your support, compassion and lifting up the Finnigan family these past two years. We feel truly blessed to have such amazing friends and family, you’re the best . It has been just over nine months since our father/husband slipped away in joining that heavenly choir. It is still very surreal and continues at times so hard to comprehend. This past year had certainly been a roller coaster of the highs and low in this thing we call life. Navigating the lows has at time been very difficult but the sun continues to rise and with it I want to share some brighter moments that always comes following the storm. Last Thursday at the Blues Music Awards in Memphis, the Pinetop Perkins Awards, our dad was honored by receiving the award for best Instrumental Piano Player, daddio would have been humbled beyond belief. Kelly Finnigan and the Monophonics new album, Sage Motel, comes out this Friday, May 13th on Colemine Records. This will be their fifth studio album, check it out. Finally, on June 11th on the Shaboo Stage in Willimantic, CT., our dear friend, David “Lefty” Foster is hosting a benefit for his community honoring our dad and the Mike Finnigan School of Music. However, this is not the reason I’m sending you this communication. It was two years ago on May 18th my dad was diagnosed with liver cancer, that day coincided with my mother’s birthday. Some birthday present, huh. These last two years have been so strenuous for so many, but I wanted to do something special this year for my mom’s birthday. I wanted to have a party but she wouldn’t have it! So this is the deal, I thought that this would be the best gift I could give her. As you all know, Candy is the last person to do something nice or except things for herself. I’m asking you to please take a moment and let’s all show Lil Mommy the love on her birthday (today)!
Kelly and I thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
Love,
Bridget “Bee” and Kelly Finnigan

P.S. thank you Bill Scully for your expertise with this!

Tonight in Memphis, TN at the 43rd Blues Music Awards, my dad won the Instrumentalist-Piano (Pinetop Perkins Piano Player Awards)! Incredibly proud of my Daddio. Over joyed but heartbroken. Nevertheless, I’m so glad that Kelly, my mom and I were able to make an acceptance video to honor, represent and appreciate my dad, all the nominees, musicians and The Blues Foundation. Congratulations to the other winners of the night.

My mom, Kelly and I wanted to take a moment to thank you each one of you who wished my dad a blessed heavenly birthday! Y’all made us feel so loved. We are truly grateful to have just wonderful friends, family in our lives. And also his dedicated fans!
Kelly, my mom and I definitely had a bittersweet day but it was sweeter than bitter.
Much love to y’all!
🥰🙏🏻🥳😇🎂🎶🤟🏻🍀☝🏻💛
Candy, Bridget and Kelly

Happy Bday, my Daddio! Love and miss you like no other! Xo🙏🏻🎂🥰🍀🎵🎶😇

Honoring the Finnigans and my Daddio!

Happy St. Patrick’s Day from the FINNIGANS!
💚🎵🥰🙏🏻🧑🏼‍🎤🧚🏻‍♂️🍀🌈🥔🎶💚

🥰🙏🏻🙌🏻🤗

Can’t believe it is 6 months today since you been gone, Daddy! It feels like a lifetime. Keep helping us get through the days! 143 always and forever. ❤️ #143

In a day, it will be our first New Year without you Daddio, but please help mom, Kell, friends, family and I to have more love, laughter, healthy, happiness and smiles this year. Cause we are truly sad you’re not here in this crazy ass world. You sure would have a lot to say and try to make it a better place. So give us the strength and courage, my Daddio!
🙏🏻🤟🏻🥰❤️‍🩹😇🥰👨🏻‍🦱🌈🎹🎤🎼🍀🌹

UrB 🐝
Miss and love you so much!

As hard as it has been being home these few days. To be able to see Kelly and The Atonements, these last few days has been very helpful. The last three nights were fun. Our mom and I were able to see Kelly and The Atonements Christmas tour and some great friends/family. We are so lucky to have amazing, loving, thoughtful, fun, funny and supportive friends/family! They are making it a little bit easier. Love you guys! .j.blair ❤️ happyholidays2021

My Kansas peeps! Kelly Finnigan and Monophonics are gonna be playing in KC and Wichita this Friday and Saturday!
My mom and I will be at both shows! Hope to see you guys!

Traveling to see my Godsister, and this! Thank you daddy! Breathtaking beautiful! Love and miss you so!

https://www.instagram.com/p/CWWvW89vM1q/?utm_medium=copy_link

Last year I put out a Christmas album via @coleminerecords and the feedback was incredible, so I want to do something special for you this holiday season! I’m hopeful this will become an annual tour and will only grow into a unique experience that we can share together every December! I am very excited to announce that myself and The Atonements will be doing 4 California shows to celebrate “A Joyful Sound”. I’m delighted to have my talented friend @nicky_egan open up the shows and share her debut record on stage for the very first time. We’re really looking forward to celebrating this holiday season with you! Give the gift of music…tickets available in bio! #kellyfinnigan #kellyfinniganandtheatonements #ajoyfulsound #livemusic #soulmusic #coleminerecords #concert #tour #california #westcoast #christmasalbum #holidayseason #merrychristmas #christmasmusic #transistorsound #nickyeganmusic #givethegiftofmusic

It’s Kingies time!! C’mon Kings do it for my dad who has been a long time fan to the Kings! kickass!
J.J. knows that this time of the year was his favorite and going to the games with you! Going to the games was his highlights of the fall! Go Kings!!!

Now, I know where I got the love of wearing overalls from!
My cute Daddio probably in the early 70’s.

“A Hog-Killin' Time- Having a really fun time.”

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