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Murrows Boys

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Our debut release is out now! Mp3s and CDs can be purchased at CD Baby

James, Greg and Ken blend shards of folk, blues, rock and a shred of country into their own sound. It’s part Up North and backwoods, part heartland and ghost town, part city streets and urban grit. The result is a minimalistic acoustic sound. Dynamics remain, but without the volume.
The lyrics of Murrow’s Boys plunge into society, exposing its foibles, quirks and quandaries, showing exactly how it affects just plain folks. They pack listeners in an old Ford and trek along Michigan’s forgotten roads and well-traveled highways, through the unforgiving city and sleepy jerkwater towns, and into the lives of men and women who struggle to make sense of life as they know it. And lucky for the passengers along for the ride, Murrow’s Boys don’t need a map – even when entering parts unknown.

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Member Since: 08/11/2006
Band Website: http://www.murrowsboys.com
Band Members: James Murphy (guitar, bass, vocals),
Greg Marten (guitar, bass, vocals, mandolin), and
Ken Marten (harmonica, hand percussion)
Influences: Everyday folks, big city streets, backroads, and lakeside towns.

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Record Label: Do-It-Yourself

My Blog

Happy New Year! Download a free mp3 from Murrows Boys...

Hello and Happy New Year! The premier of our light-hearted song Attack of the Crab Monsters recently aired on Wolfman Mac's Nightmare Sinema on My TV 20 in Detroit. As a "thank you" for everyone's su...
Posted by on Fri, 02 Jan 2009 02:22:00 GMT

Murrows Boys TV debut on Nightmare Sinema in Detroit tonite

A video of us playing our song Attack of the Crab Monsters will be airing as part of Wolfman Mac's  Nightmare Sinema broadcast on WMYD, Detroit's My TV20 tonight, Jan. 20th. The featured movie starts ...
Posted by on Sat, 20 Dec 2008 17:12:00 GMT

Thanks for coming to our CD release performance!

To our old and new friends, We're very grateful to those of you who were able to attend our CD release performance at the Plymouth Coffee Bean last night! The place was full and, it see...
Posted by on Sun, 05 Oct 2008 14:17:00 GMT

Murrows Boys on Americana Roots Review Episode 68

A big, "Thank you!" goes out to Ray Randall for playing the song Parts Unknown from the new Murrow's Boys CD on episode 68 of the Americana Roots Review podcast. Listen to episode ...
Posted by on Sat, 20 Sep 2008 01:50:00 GMT

Murrows Boy wins award, sort of

Ken made a small contribution to the disc that recently received the Detroit Music Award for "Best R&B/Blues Recording," which was announced at the DMA ceremony the evening of April 20 at Detroit'...
Posted by on Thu, 10 May 2007 18:32:00 GMT

Jackson Coffee Company was packed

The Jackson Coffee Company is doing something right. The venue was crammed with area adults and teens for our Friday, April 20 appearance.When the weather is warm and the teens head downtown, the comp...
Posted by on Sat, 28 Apr 2007 15:24:00 GMT

Radio Interview

To promote the Jackson Coffee Company show on Friday, April 20, Ken did an on-air interview with the DJs at Home.FM 106.9, Spring Arbor University's radio station, earlier in the week.It was a real ki...
Posted by on Sun, 22 Apr 2007 20:28:00 GMT

An exchange of music for appreciation

The Saturday, April 14 show at the Coffee Exchange indowntown Adrian went very well. We debuted two neworiginals, "So" and "Many Falls." The latter is a sadtune (lyrics penned by James) that also feat...
Posted by on Fri, 20 Apr 2007 10:17:00 GMT

Return to 1923

Our second show at Café 1923 in Hamtramck (Friday, March 2) started out a bit rocky. Driving from Windsor, Kengot stuck in a tunnel traffic snafu; the bridge was closed because of an accident, and ALL...
Posted by on Mon, 09 Apr 2007 16:17:00 GMT

A cold day in Hillsdale

We shared the bill at the Hillsdale Annex with theMeandering Minstrel, who said that a bitter coldevening kept most of its members from venturing forth(Saturday, Feb. 24). No matter. We had a fun time...
Posted by on Mon, 09 Apr 2007 16:07:00 GMT