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"Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and cannot remain silent." Victor Hugo ---------------------------------------------------- These Joni Mitchell lyrics make me blush!!!!............ I feel your leg under the table Leaning into mine I feel renewed, I feel disabled, By these bonfires in my spine, I don't know who the arsonist was, Which incendiary soul? But all I ever wanted Was just to come in from the cold.??

Aaah...MAD WITHIN REASON.....Well..this is an album that is timeless and a complete joy to listen to not just for the timbre and dynamics of Mr Murphy's voice, but also for the range of styles he covers and dark lyrics. Here's a taster from 'Comfortable Cage'....... She spoke of him in whispers that fell on every ear Then waited in the bedroom for the ghost to reappear Through every wicked instinct, through the perfume and restraint A perfect mediocrity with not as much as one complaint..... Check out the new website and some of my photographs taken during performances and studio recording sessions on http://www.ljmurphy.com/ AND on www.myspace.com/ljmurphyband

Jazz, Folk (I love people who sing in their regional accents, like Kate Rusby in her Yorkshire accent, Kris Drever in his Scottish (Orcadian?)accent, John Spillane in his native Cork accent), Country Music, Rock, Soul, Motown, Blues, Roots, "World" (Mali & Senegal etc (Yossou N'Dour singing Sama Guent is sublime!!! Habib Koite, Oliver Mutukudze (Wake up Wake up open your eyes!)etc. Music to raise your temperature - Afro(Cuban,Garifuna, Congolese, Senegalese etc) Music to cool you down, music to make you feel naughty,) Fado..Gypsy...etc (ISN'T ALL MUSIC, WORLD MUSIC?????) Chantys & other sea and river songs, Pirate songs, Medieval French, Contemporary French (Jacques Brel (I know he's Belgian!), Charles Trenet,but what about the music from all those French films too....especially Belleville Rendezvous. Irish (Fiddle & Box) Dave Munnelly's box playing has to be seen and heard to be believed, R & B. Classical (String and Piano) Pablo Casals, Paul Tortelier, Jacqueline Du Pre, Yo Yo Ma, David Oistrakh, Daniel Baremboin to name some, Percussion (Marimba & Drums), Trumpet and saxophone (The Marsalis Brothers, Julio (2 Grammys)Padron but most incredibly the unique and exceptional trumpet player Chris Botti who suspends you in space and time and sensation in a way that I've never heard since, Trombone some mean playing from (at Rev Vince Andersons Monday shindig!) the phenomenol Dave Smith who plays in at least 50 bands, Stan Getz & Paul Desmond) Brass Bands (The Colliery types) Opera (Callas, Jessey Norman, Angela Gheorghiou,Carreras, Domingo, Pavarotti,Bocelli) My lovely friend Rick Snyder who translates his multiple personality surplus into a variety of music styles and plays a mean guitar. The Beatles (Mostly Lennon & Harrison)'The Family'of James Taylor, Carole King, Carly Simon, and Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan & The Stones, Roberta Flack and the late great Donny Hathaway, The Waterboys and a million others. There is so much good music out there!! And finally.... the sound of my daughter Malini's voice in 'Blocks' Track 6 'Hunter's Handbook' Tokyo Adventures. ............................................. One of my favourite days in Dublin was with one of my dearest friend Antoine Cummings who plays World Music on Raidio na Life in Dublin. This is a meticulously sourced programme and the passion with which Antoine puts the programme together is obvious when you hear his selection of music and the relevant information that goes with it. I learnt to speak Gaelic phonetically as it is an Irish language station. Do listen to Antoine's show Gach. You can pick it up anywhere in the world on your internet:(WWW.RNL106.COM). GMT/BST 1900 on any Wednesday or the repeat on Saturdays 1200.

It is rare that I will ask you to switch off the music on my player and listen to this video clip of MILES FROM INDIA. Go ahead! Do it! Listen! But, only the once OK? My player has great music, so come back and listen to it! If you have the opportunity, do go and see these extraordinary musicians perform live. I saw them at Iridium in New York and it has to be the singularly most mystical, magical, mind blowing orgasmic musical experience that I have ever had. It blew surreal out of the water! And there we were sitting a table away from our musical heroes. Can you imagine having a long conversation with legendary Pete Cosey about his music? I can't but it happened! Am I gushing...well, just a bit! Just listening to this makes my spine tingle...in a good way!

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