Cathal Murphy, Scotland On Sunday, 27 June 2021
Cathal Murphy | Un-Convention / Dragon Soop Artist of the Week, Scotland On Sunday, 27 June 2021
Words by Derick Mackinnon and Olaf Furniss. Read on Scotsman.com https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/music
As a teenager Cathal Murphy enjoyed a fair amount of success with Northern Irish contemporary folk band Cúig, touring extensively in Europe and the US, as well as having a track synced for a popular Air Lingus ad. However, after playing a gig in Edinburgh he decided to move to Scotland, decamping to the capital last year and embarking on a solo project which alludes to his love of jazz and pop.
The result is an impressive debut EP, evoking an 80s easy listening sound which belies his age (Murphy is 21), and which boasts the longest title of any release we have covered. And as an added bonus, the individual songs are accompanied by a brilliant short film shot by Sam Hurst, due out in mid-July. This will be preceded by a live performance Murphy recorded with his band in an Edinburgh plant shop Green. Meadows, but expect actual gigs in venues to be announced soon. A creative force to be reckoned with it looks like the capital is now home to a rising star, see https://cathalmurphy.co.uk/ | Facebook: @cathalmurphymusic | Instagram: @cathalmurphy_music | Twitter: @cathalmusic | Spotify
Un-Convention sponsors Artist of the Week in Scotland On Sunday
Un-Convention is a community interest company creating conferences, gigs and events for the makers and champions of independent music. 8-9 July at the O2 Ritz, Manchester, members of Radiohead, Mogwai, Slaves, LIFE, Frank Turner, + managers, labels, promoters, and industry organisations discuss the future of independent music https://www.unconventionhub.org/
Dragon Soop sponsors Artist of the Week in Scotland On Sunday Virtual OpenMic night #SOOPERSTARS2021 provides a platform to reach a new audience of over 150,000 submit a song on Twitter & Facebook anytime
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