Michael Cullen Murphy

Singer Songwriter, living in the U.K. Born, U.S.A. 1967. He grew up in Nashville Tennessee and Centreville Alabama in the U.S.A. Moving to the U.K. in the late 1970s. In 2021 Nick Saloman of the Bevis Frond who was ceasing to release on his Woznorow record label and starting a new label, Blue Matter, heard songs originally intended for a self release; he asked to release the Lp on Record and Cd as 'All Change At The 5 and Dime'. His style is hard to pin down, but seems to be a combination of Country influences, Gothic Americana, touches of Folk and Folk Psych and with personal experience often at the centre of many of the songs. Songs which fit into the tradition of the Singer Songwriter. His lyrics are often concerned with the passage of time, love and family and utilise the imagery of the natural world to express these themes. His sound has been likened to Calexico, Iron and Wine, Bruce Cockburn, Nick Drake and Tim Buckley. He says he's been influenced variously by, Roy Harper, Nick Drake, Steve Young, Ashra Temple, Gong, George Jones, Townes Van Zandt, The Velvet Underground, Pentangle, Fairport Convention, The Handsome Family, The Trees, Anne Briggs, Bridget St. John, Earth Opera, John Martyn, Sandy Denny and The incredible String Band.