I've released several new singles over the past few months, including my seasonal song "Autumn Colors" and earlier, "Wise Direction" in honor of my Dad. Both of those will be part of my upcoming album which should be released in late December or early January. In addition I"ll be releasing a new Hanukkah Song, soon, so stay tuned for that! More good news, my bluegrass band No Part of Nothin' has resumed monthly Sunday shows at Outta the Way Cafe, the next show is Sunday, Dec. 10th. And I'll be part of a couple of other holiday shows, including a Derwood Christmas annual show at Outta the Way Cafe on Dec. 21st and the Songwriter's Association of Washington showcase at Hank Dietle's on Dec. 20th. More info on those shows coming soon in my calendar on this site. Finally, I recently learned that one of my Christmas songs, "Why I Love Christmas," is going to be featured in a holiday movie, more on that to come! For the latest information you can also visit my site at michellemurraymusic.com
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My song "Home Away from Home" was featured on FOUR episodes of the Young and Restless, on May 19th, June 15th, August 17th and October 26th. Very excited about this latest placement, which ran for over a minute, with vocals and all! The song was co-written with and produced by the very talented John Trupp!
Also, one of my songs, "In Your Warmth," written with Scott Free, was featured in the January 25, 2021 episode of the Young and Restless. The song is part of my latest EP, "In Your Warmth - Songs of Love" and is available on all major platforms. Both songs are also available for purchase on this site.
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My song “Too Much Ain’t Enough (Hootenanny Hip Hop)” was released today!
It's available on Spotify, Amazon and host of other platforms. Check it out!
https://smarturl.it/TooMuchAintEnough
This song was also recently heard in MTV's The Busch Family Brewed, ep. 106. My first music placement!
Hope you enjoy the song!
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BIG NEWS - my first television placement! I recently found out that a song I wrote with Scott Free is going to be in a new MTV Reality show called "Busch Family Brewed" which debuted on March 5th. It's an Instrumental placement of our song ‘Hootenanny Hip Hop.’ The show our song appears on will air on Thursday, March 19th at 9pm! http://www.mtv.com/shows/the-busch-family-brewed
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Songs from my latest EP, “This Life, My Life,” have recently received airplay on some fine stations and radio shows including:
WOWD 94.3 FM/Takoma Radio: Forbidden Alliance show hosted by Robbie White and Weasel
WTMD 89.7 FM: Weasel’s Wild Weekend Show
Quote from Weasel: "Folk, Bluegrass, Country either solo or with a band Michelle Murray imbeds her music with the soul searching introspection of a consumate singer-songwriter."
WERA 96.7 FM: Mary Cliff’s “Traditions” Show
WFDU 89.1 FM: Ron Olesko’s Tradition’s Show
Thanks to all of these hosts for playing my music and for supporting local music!
The EP, This Life, My Life is available on iTunes
Amazon.com and on Spotify!
In addition to performing regularly, I also host a bluegrass radio show on @Bluegrass Country Radio, weeknights from 6-7 pm on Bluegrass Country Radio on bluegrasscountry.org.
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In the last several years, I’ve ventured into working with other songwriters and this EP is a product of those collaborations. On four out of the five songs, I’ve had the privilege of working with some wonderful songwriters who have become good friends – Scott Free, who also produced the songs and Michelle Leverette, and extremely talented lyricist and melody writer. Both Michelle and Scott live across the country – Michelle is in Texas and Scott in Arizona – so this has also been a new venture into long distance collaborations! I also wrote one of the songs with another long distance friend, Terry Blackwell – a heck of a picker and songwriter!
Special thanks to Scott Free, who has not only produced and co-written on these songs, but has also been a great friend, mentor, and has always encouraged me when I’ve been down and always believed in me, and has put up with all my rambling and complaints ;). And Michelle Leverette, my other collaborator who has a magical way with words!
Several of the songs on this EP have been signed to music publishers, so I’d like to give a special thanks to Michelle Lockey, who introduced me to the world of songwriting for film and TV, and who encouraged me to attend the Taxi Road Rally (an annual songwriter’s convention). It was through this rally that I met Michelle, Scott, Terry and many other talented songwriters/collaborators from all over the globe! Thanks to all of you!
Thanks to the musicians who contributed to this EP including bluegrass bandmates Jeff Karn, an amazing harmony singer and mandolin player, and Evan Sands a great banjo player who just knows how to have fun! Also Stephen Eckstrom, who provided some sweet harmonica stylings on “Daddy’s Hand” and Shayne Green who played a mean banjo and mando on One More Train Ride Home
My new EP, "This Life, My Life," is now available online! You can now get it on:
iTunes:https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/this-life-my-life-ep/1358003831
on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07BC6YNDT
and Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/14JPqy5ZNqJDG5j0oDGzUr
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Great stuff happening! Buck Stone and I (of the bluegrass band the Bucktones) and who also perform as the duo of Murray and Stone, will be part of an Everly Brothers Tribute show at the Barns of Wolf Trap on October 11, 2014. It's one of the tribute shows put on by Ron Newmyer. We played the first one at Gypsy Sally's in June.
Meanwhile, the Bucktones continue to gig around town and will be at the Smokin Hot Bar and Grille on July 25th,and the Takoma Park Folk Festival on Sept 7th, 2014. I'm also recordings songs in the studio with my other bandmate, Michelle Lockey (our band is called Michelle Michelle) and we recently finished recording our latest song, Easy to Love, soon. We've also got some gigs coming up, including the Potomac Grill on Oct. 25. Finally I look forward to performing at another Songwriters Showcase at Outta the Way Cafe on August 7th.
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Lot's happening this winter! Buck Stone and the Bucktones, the bluegrass/country group I'm in was just nominated for a Wammie (Washington Area Music Association) award for best country group. Very exciting news! We'll be playing at Smokin' Hot Bar and Grille in Glenwood MD this Saturday, Feb. 8 from 9pm till midnight. Then on February 15th I'll be a musical guest, along with Greg Dillon and Dalton Potter, at Craig Cumming's show at Quench Restaurant on Feb. 15th. Finally on Feb. 22, Michelle Michelle (the duo of Michelle Lockey and Michelle Murray) will be playing at the Kozi Cafe from 7-9pm.
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So much has been happening in the last year..I joined a bluegrass band, Buck Stone and the Bucktones, just teamed up with fellow songwriter Michelle Lockey to form a duo called Michelle Michelle, and just got back from a Taxi Songwriters Road Rally and I'm now inspired to make some new recordings, write some new songs and start pitching them!
Michelle and I plan to start recording some songs together soon. Plus we are having our debut show, plus Michelle Lockey's CD Release party on Saturday, December 14th at Dickey's BBQ in Germantown MD. Should be a great night!
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May looks like it's going to be a busy month: Two Deal shows--The TV John show taping on May 5 at 11 a.m. and May 8th 7-9 p.m. the Main Street Cafe on May 18th and SAW Showcase at the Electric Maid that I'll be hosting and performing in.
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Musical Happenings: New songs and shows!
I've released several new singles over the past few months, including my seasonal song "Autumn Colors" and earlier, "Wise Direction" in honor of my Dad. Both of those will be part of my upcoming album which should be released in late December or early January. In addition I"ll be releasing a new Hanukkah Song, soon, so stay tuned for that! More good news, my bluegrass band No Part of Nothin' has resumed monthly Sunday shows at Outta the Way Cafe, the next show is Sunday, Dec. 10th. And I'll be part of a couple of other holiday shows, including a Derwood Christmas annual show at Outta the Way Cafe on Dec. 21st and the Songwriter's Association of Washington showcase at Hank Dietle's on Dec. 20th. More info on those shows coming soon in my calendar on this site. Finally, I recently learned that one of my Christmas songs, "Why I Love Christmas," is going to be featured in a holiday movie, more on that to come! For the latest information you can also visit my site at michellemurraymusic.com
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Song Placements on The Young and Restless!
My song "Home Away from Home" was featured on FOUR episodes of the Young and Restless, on May 19th, June 15th, August 17th and October 26th. Very excited about this latest placement, which ran for over a minute, with vocals and all! The song was co-written with and produced by the very talented John Trupp!
Also, one of my songs, "In Your Warmth," written with Scott Free, was featured in the January 25, 2021 episode of the Young and Restless. The song is part of my latest EP, "In Your Warmth - Songs of Love" and is available on all major platforms. Both songs are also available for purchase on this site.
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New Song Released!
My song “Too Much Ain’t Enough (Hootenanny Hip Hop)” was released today! It's available on Spotify, Amazon and host of other platforms. Check it out! https://smarturl.it/TooMuchAintEnough
This song was also recently heard in MTV's The Busch Family Brewed, ep. 106. My first music placement!
Hope you enjoy the song!
Reply
My First TV Placement!
BIG NEWS - my first television placement! I recently found out that a song I wrote with Scott Free is going to be in a new MTV Reality show called "Busch Family Brewed" which debuted on March 5th. It's an Instrumental placement of our song ‘Hootenanny Hip Hop.’ The show our song appears on will air on Thursday, March 19th at 9pm! http://www.mtv.com/shows/the-busch-family-brewed
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Radio Airplay!
Songs from my latest EP, “This Life, My Life,” have recently received airplay on some fine stations and radio shows including: WOWD 94.3 FM/Takoma Radio: Forbidden Alliance show hosted by Robbie White and Weasel WTMD 89.7 FM: Weasel’s Wild Weekend Show
Quote from Weasel: "Folk, Bluegrass, Country either solo or with a band Michelle Murray imbeds her music with the soul searching introspection of a consumate singer-songwriter."
WERA 96.7 FM: Mary Cliff’s “Traditions” Show
WFDU 89.1 FM: Ron Olesko’s Tradition’s Show
Thanks to all of these hosts for playing my music and for supporting local music! The EP, This Life, My Life is available on iTunes Amazon.com and on Spotify!
In addition to performing regularly, I also host a bluegrass radio show on @Bluegrass Country Radio, weeknights from 6-7 pm on Bluegrass Country Radio on bluegrasscountry.org.
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My New EP: This Life, My Life!
In the last several years, I’ve ventured into working with other songwriters and this EP is a product of those collaborations. On four out of the five songs, I’ve had the privilege of working with some wonderful songwriters who have become good friends – Scott Free, who also produced the songs and Michelle Leverette, and extremely talented lyricist and melody writer. Both Michelle and Scott live across the country – Michelle is in Texas and Scott in Arizona – so this has also been a new venture into long distance collaborations! I also wrote one of the songs with another long distance friend, Terry Blackwell – a heck of a picker and songwriter!
Special thanks to Scott Free, who has not only produced and co-written on these songs, but has also been a great friend, mentor, and has always encouraged me when I’ve been down and always believed in me, and has put up with all my rambling and complaints ;). And Michelle Leverette, my other collaborator who has a magical way with words! Several of the songs on this EP have been signed to music publishers, so I’d like to give a special thanks to Michelle Lockey, who introduced me to the world of songwriting for film and TV, and who encouraged me to attend the Taxi Road Rally (an annual songwriter’s convention). It was through this rally that I met Michelle, Scott, Terry and many other talented songwriters/collaborators from all over the globe! Thanks to all of you!
Thanks to the musicians who contributed to this EP including bluegrass bandmates Jeff Karn, an amazing harmony singer and mandolin player, and Evan Sands a great banjo player who just knows how to have fun! Also Stephen Eckstrom, who provided some sweet harmonica stylings on “Daddy’s Hand” and Shayne Green who played a mean banjo and mando on One More Train Ride Home
My new EP, "This Life, My Life," is now available online! You can now get it on: iTunes:https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/this-life-my-life-ep/1358003831 on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07BC6YNDT and Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/14JPqy5ZNqJDG5j0oDGzUr
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Musical Adventures continue
Great stuff happening! Buck Stone and I (of the bluegrass band the Bucktones) and who also perform as the duo of Murray and Stone, will be part of an Everly Brothers Tribute show at the Barns of Wolf Trap on October 11, 2014. It's one of the tribute shows put on by Ron Newmyer. We played the first one at Gypsy Sally's in June. Meanwhile, the Bucktones continue to gig around town and will be at the Smokin Hot Bar and Grille on July 25th,and the Takoma Park Folk Festival on Sept 7th, 2014. I'm also recordings songs in the studio with my other bandmate, Michelle Lockey (our band is called Michelle Michelle) and we recently finished recording our latest song, Easy to Love, soon. We've also got some gigs coming up, including the Potomac Grill on Oct. 25. Finally I look forward to performing at another Songwriters Showcase at Outta the Way Cafe on August 7th.
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Cool Music Stuff coming up!
Lot's happening this winter! Buck Stone and the Bucktones, the bluegrass/country group I'm in was just nominated for a Wammie (Washington Area Music Association) award for best country group. Very exciting news! We'll be playing at Smokin' Hot Bar and Grille in Glenwood MD this Saturday, Feb. 8 from 9pm till midnight. Then on February 15th I'll be a musical guest, along with Greg Dillon and Dalton Potter, at Craig Cumming's show at Quench Restaurant on Feb. 15th. Finally on Feb. 22, Michelle Michelle (the duo of Michelle Lockey and Michelle Murray) will be playing at the Kozi Cafe from 7-9pm.
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New Musical Adventures
So much has been happening in the last year..I joined a bluegrass band, Buck Stone and the Bucktones, just teamed up with fellow songwriter Michelle Lockey to form a duo called Michelle Michelle, and just got back from a Taxi Songwriters Road Rally and I'm now inspired to make some new recordings, write some new songs and start pitching them!
Michelle and I plan to start recording some songs together soon. Plus we are having our debut show, plus Michelle Lockey's CD Release party on Saturday, December 14th at Dickey's BBQ in Germantown MD. Should be a great night!
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May is getting busy!
May looks like it's going to be a busy month: Two Deal shows--The TV John show taping on May 5 at 11 a.m. and May 8th 7-9 p.m. the Main Street Cafe on May 18th and SAW Showcase at the Electric Maid that I'll be hosting and performing in.
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