One Day Guitar Workshop with Thomas Leeb
Delighted to announce that myself and Thomas Leeb will be hosting a one-day guitar workshop in Newry on saturday 31st March. Numbers will be limited and there will be four hours of masterclasses from myself and Thomas during the day following by a concert in the evening. This is open to all ages, young and old, but probably not suitable for beginners. If you're interested get in touch with me. Look forward to seeing you!
[12/02/12]
December 2011
I was featured on BBC Radio again this week - an interview and some of my original music. You can listen to it by copying this link and pasting it into your browser:
http://soundcloud.com/mickey-murphy/yourplaceandmine2011
Still busy playing and teaching, and recently I played 1st guitar in a great version of Jesus Christ Superstar. Looking forward to some time off over Christmas to work on new material and repertoire for next year. Speaking of next year, I'm now trying to organise gigs for 2012 so if anyone is organising festivals, clubs, etc., please get in touch.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all!
[12/12/11]
September 2011
Summer's over and I'm looking forward to seeing all my guitar students in school again. It's been a good summer and I've played some great festivals promoting the new album. Coming up this month is Godspell in Newry (6th-9th) followed by Clonakilty Guitar Festival (16th-18th)with George Lowden and then headlining Hammersmith Acoustic Guitar Night in London on the 24th.
[01/09/11]
Guitar Summer School
I'm off to Austria in a few weeks to teach at the Thomas Leeb Guitar Bootcamp. There are still places available on this years course if anyone is interested. Dates are 9th-15th July and guest tutor this year is celtic virtuoso Tony McManus. More info at www.ThomasLeeb.com or watch this video to get a flavour of what it's like:
http://youtu.be/qh89gFtx2Bc
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[16/06/11]
Turais on iTunes
My album is now available to download on both iTunes and Napster.
[13/06/11]
BBC Interview & Album Review
Spent the last few weeks promoting the new album. Here is a recent review from an online magazine called NI Acoustic Review:
http://ni-acousticreview.moonfruit.com/#/mickey-murphy-turais/4551583574
You may also listen to a recent interview I did with Colum Sands on his BBC Radio show:
http://soundcloud.com/mickey-murphy/bbc-interview-with-colum-sands#
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[31/05/11]
On The Road
Back on the road again - I'm leaving tonight for a few shows in Scotland over the weekend. They're all in the Highlands which is a beautiful place but very far away - as far north as you can go on the mainland. Friday night is in Lairg Village Hall, Saturday night is in Kinlochbervie Village Hall and Sunday night is in Mossett Tavern, Forres.
Looking forward to it.
[12/05/11]
Album Launch
Big thank you to everyone who turned up at the album launch last night. It was great to see so many friends in one place at the same time and a pleasure to play for you all. Thanks again to my student Shane McCartan for a great performance as support artist and to George Lowden for the very flattering introduction he gave me. That auditorium is also a great venue which doesn't get enough use as a live venue.
[11/05/11]
Welcome
Hello and welcome to my newly redesigned website. Things were getting a bit rusty here so I've had the site brought up to date which was long overdue. Check back here regularly as I hope to keep you informed of where I'm playing and what I'm up to.
Regards
Mickey
[10/05/11]