Murphy's Lore are one of the eastern regions most established folk rock bands and have played across the UK and Europe over the last decade.
The material often strays across genre's as diverse as punk, rockabilly and country to blues, traditional and ska.
Collectively the band has played support for artists as diverse as "Show Of Hands", Chris Wood, Andy Cutting, Karen Tweed and Ian Carr (The Two Duos Quartet), Ade Edmondson and the Bad Shepherds, "UK Subs", "Anti-Nowhere League" and "The Business".
Longevity and reputation has seen the band go on to headline and close
"HACHFEST", East Anglia's largest 3-day charity festival,
"LOCKSTOCK", a one day festival in Suffolk which showcases some of the regions best roots and acoustic based groups,
"WORSTEAD FESTIVAL", a 3-day village festival in the heart of Norfolk,
"GREENPEACE FAIR", Greenpeace's biggest fundraising event in the UK,
"JELLYFEST" in Norfolk
"WIVENHOE MAYFAIR" in Essex which clocked up 6000 people in 2009 and
"HENHAM STEAM RALLY"
As well as their regional success the band performed 7 gigs on 6 stages at
"GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL 2009" including "Cafe Avalon", "Small World", Mandala" and "Hurly Burly" ------------------------------------------------------------
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-----= "GRAPEVINE" CD Review, September 2008 Edition = The bands first studio album "Lore of the Land" was released at the beginning of 2008.
The album was recorded at the Sickroom Studios, Kings Lynn and is produced by Owen Turner.
It contains much of the bands own material and some rehashing of old gems from artists including Leadbelly and Hank Williams. It was recorded mostly live with minimal overdubs.
Its a contagious blend of folk fused with punk country blues and a subtle twist of dub, infectious violin melodies, speedy harmonica and screaming slide guitar work, and all the while bass and drums keep it all stomping along enthusiastically.
The album was recorded following the tragic death of original flautist and whistle player Amie-Rae Drennan and the emotions surface on "Song for Amie", the bands passionate tribute to her.
The bands lighter side is reflected on "Nuts" a blues song that takes a suggestive look at peanuts and "Settin the woods on fire", a Hank Williams song about heavy drinking ploughmen.
The Instrumentals slide between styles, apparent in tracks like "Dandelion", where a few verses of dub suddenly rips into a full blown irish tune and "Morgan's Tune" which starts hauntingly and calming then quickly escalates and tears your head off with a dose of eastern european gypsy influence.
Murphys Lore show that they can be entertaining and serious and everything in between.
The Album songs reach across subjects including love, war, racism, slavery and drinking and shows the band is able to make you smile and dance as well as think. ------------------------------------------------------------
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