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Patrick Joseph Murrihy is an Irish singer-songwriter from Mullagh, County Clare, Ireland. When not working on his own farm in Clare (where he breeds Wagyu cattle[citation needed]) he tours Ireland with his own band.[1][2]
As a youngster Murrihy learned songs from singers in his family, including his mother and two of his uncles. He started playing music professionally with Michael Sexton Snr (the céilí-band leader from Mullagh), Jimmy Warde and David Culligan. He played for a time with the Kilfenora Céilí Band, with whom he made two albums, and then teamed up with accordionist Seamus Shannon for twelve years.[1] They specialized in Irish traditional and country songs and dance music.[3] Before forming his own band he played in a band called The Bannermen.[citation needed]
He previously recorded with Harmac Records, which was sold to Ceol Records, Murrihy's current record label. He records in Martin O'Malley's Studios in Miltown Malbay.[1]
One of Murrihy's most popular songs is "Pat Murphy's Meadow", which was originally a poem, written in the late 1930s by J.M. Devine.[4] Murrihy recorded it in 1988, when it entered the Irish charts.[5]
Songs
[edit]Songs composed and recorded by P. J. Murrihy include the following:
- "The Music And County Clare"
Discography (albums)
[edit]- Pat Murphy's Meadow
- Bygone Days
- The Music Man from Clare
- My Father's House
- The Land of the Gael
- Absent Friends.
- Life in the Auld Dog Yet.
- The Land of the Gael.
- I Won't Up the Ante!
- Changing Times
- Keep Me in Mind
- The Wonder of the West
- Childhood Memories
With Seamus Shannon:
- My Native Sod
- From Roscommon to Clare
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Farmer's Journal Archived 2013-02-17 at archive.today
- ^ "An evening with PJ Murrihy and Seamus Shannon". Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ "Set Dancing News, October 2002". Archived from the original on 2 July 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ^ Pat Murphy's Meadow in the Green Man Review Archived 2010-12-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Flynn, Pat. "Fleadh '17 wheels set in motion with PJ Murrihy gig | The Clare Herald". Retrieved 28 February 2019.