GEORGE MURPHY will play an intimate show at Galway’s Mick Lally Theatre on Saturday March 12 as part of his upcoming nationwide tour.
The Dubliner originally made his mark via RTÉ’s You’re a Star, and subsequently went on to release four solo studio albums - Dreamed A Dream, So The Story Goes, The Ballad of Archie Thompson, and 2016’s Shadowman:The Stable Sessions. George also toured extensively with The High Kings filling the vacancy left by the departure of Martin Furey.
In 2018, when George decided to tour his solo show, he was told to find session musicians and work on a set. This led to the formation of his folk-rock band, The Rising Sons, now a collective of eight musicians.
They have since released the live album, The New Beginnings Tour, and the singles ‘Darndale to the States’ a true story of two young Dublin lads who, in 1985, managed to avoid authorities at train stations, ferry ports and airports to go on a journey to New York, and ‘Dublin Inspires’, which went to No 2 in the charts, with the video reaching 200K views.
“As a Dublin balladeer for many years I wanted a Dublin ballad of my own,” says George. “This is it. A tip of the hat to our nation’s capital and all the history, culture, tradition and characters it’s thrown up over the years”.
Tickets are €25, including booking fee, and available via www.ticketmaster.ie
