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New music from internationally renowned violinist Chris Murphy transports us through time and space into a cinematic world of myth and mystery. Steeped in atmosphere and layered with musical tension and release, Songs From The Trees finds Murphy in typically expansive form; urgent and dramatic, the song’s timeless feel is enhanced by the endless landscape and big…

Most music makers are storytellers, to some degree, weavers of tales, imparters of wisdom, purveyors of wit…but artists like Chris Murphy are the story. I say this because, although his music is full of myriad people and fantastic places, tales both tall and relatable, and music drawn from across countries and cultures, geographies and genres… little in…

Murphy, returning for a fourth consecutive year as Maverick’s Artist at Large, has become woven into the very fabric of the festival. His soaring violin lines floated above Joseph’s towering guitar sound before the two instruments began answering one another in thrilling musical conversation. Sometimes everything fell away except drums, handclaps and voice before the…

Maverick is the oldest Americana festival in the UK, and this should be applauded and celebrated. It is no small feat to have got this so right for so long. Every year, there are familiar faces and new discoveries amongst the well-chosen, carefully-balanced acts. Returning to the festival this year was the mercurial, multi-talented Chris…

This new album is a live recording, captured last year at Sheffield’s The Dorothy Pax, now sadly closed. Murphy explains. “Playing my songs live, in front of an audience, alone—with nothing more than a violin, a few guitar pedals, and a vocal mic—is what I live for. This is my temple. My canvas. My potter’s…

Here is a spellbinding rendition of ‘Small Wonder’ by violin maestro, multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter Chris Murphy, who has just released a magical 12-song live album, “Live in England”. Recorded at the popular grassroots venue The Dorothy Pax in Sheffield, this collection showcases Murphy’s captivating, charismatic performances. The LA-based player is a serious talent, whose songs bring together raw…

We’re thrilled to share that “Wolves of Laredo” from Chris Murphy’s Live in England album was recently featured on BBC Radio Ulster’s The Late Show with John Kerr. Chris is honored to have his track played on such a respected platform and deeply appreciates the support from BBC Radio and its listeners. Sharing “Wolves of…

“A highlight in the Americana musical calendar is always the annual Maverick Festival in Suffolk.  The first Americana festival in the UK, Maverick has been attracting audiences to the barns of Easton Farm Park since 2008.  As other festivals struggle to survive in the current musical and economic climate, Maverick continues to draw in international…

“The magic formula? Which at first glance seems like a simple violin. It is almost impossible to grasp that one can get so much enthusiasm out of that one small instrument.” (Knopskaya, cultuurpakt.be) “He starts his act calmly and subdued and draws everyone’s attention and then builds up and conjures Irish-Celtic rhythms out of his…

“From the moment he steps onto the stage, you’ll be transported Into a world of emotion and artistry, where every note tells a story. Feel the energy surge through the crowd as Chris Murphy takes the stage. His electrifying looping live performances are legendary, and he’s ready to share that magle with you. From intimate…