JoE mAn MuRpHy
Genre:, Acoustic, Alt. Country, Blues, Roots
JoE mAn Murphy began writing music over 15 years ago living and playing in Dublin (Ireland). Dublin's vibrant music scene was a great place to learn the art of songwriting in a country filled with widely varying music styles. In 2005 JoE mAn moved to Adelaide and quickly became established on the Adelaide music scene. Over that time JoE mAn released two EP's with two songs reaching the Triple J unearthed top10. Playing over 100 shows in the last three years JoE mAn has shared the stage with some of Australia's finest Blues, Roots and Folk musicians such as: Daniel Champagne, Cal Williams Jnr, Jackson Firebird, Vorn Doolette, Tom West, Ben Roberts, Emily Smart and Simon Kelly to name a few. In 2010 JoE mAn began working on his first album recording 10 blues and roots stomping tracks. The album was released at the Wheatsheaf Hotel to a capacity crowd and has been very successful around Adelaide. Since the launch JoE mAn's music has spread throughout Adelaide after performances at the Semaphore Music Festival, SA Folk Centre and an all star Guitar battle at the Wheatsheaf with Vorn Doolette, Ben Roberts and tom West. With lots more lined up its going to be an exciting few months ahead.
