New release May 20, 2021 available on all streaming platforms

By James Rogers | May 18, 2021
Halfway Around the World Single

HALFWAY AROUND THE WORLD  is the first track of American singer/songwriter/violinist Chris Murphy’s debut album (SOVEREIGN) on Friendly Folk Records.  The opening groove establishes an instant likeability and seductively sets up ‘the hook’, a mark of great songwriting. Murphy’s lyrics wrap the listener in the determined tones of good-natured rambling and wander lust as he refreshes the…

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Release April 20, 2021 – “TILL THE WORLD LIFTS ITS HEAD AGAIN”

By James Rogers | April 20, 2021
Till the World Lifts Its Head Again Single Cover

“TILL THE WORLD LIFTS ITS HEAD AGAIN” is the debut single for Friendly Folk Records by American singer/songwriter/violinist, Chris Murphy. A production of cross-Atlantic collaborations, the uncanny origin of the song comes from a pre-pandemic dream. The lyrics, though written in Fall of 2019, seem to insinuate, or prophesize the path of events and the…

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Chris Murphy on Spotify

By James Rogers | September 25, 2020

My discography is finally on Spotify. You can stream albums from my back catalog including Water Under The Bridge and The Tinker’s Dream here. 

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Long Long Time by Paul Haas out now on Teahouse Records

By James Rogers | September 25, 2020

I recently produced and played on the album “Long Long Time” by LA area Americana artist Paul Haas. The former trucker’s debut came out on Teahouse Records. You can purchase the album on Bandcamp and find it on your favorite streaming platform. Revisit our release party here. 

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Seven Crows – “Secrets Of Navigation” out next Friday (10/2)

By James Rogers | September 25, 2020

The debut album from my ambient project Seven Crows is out next Friday (10/2) on Teahouse Records.  Stream the first two singles, “Secrets Of Navigation” and “Two Swords,” on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2Rj2oiP2D8AGh5jgcsDlVs?si=YUAPW1lRS5WsqbV4HLEwNQ Presave the album here: https://ffm.to/gqkr984

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