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For 25 years, and with no sign of slowing, violinist Chris Murphy has made a living by writing, performing and recording original music. For Murphy, the path forward is charted by looking backwards to the troubadours and minstrels of ages past. “In another era,” he says, “I would have played square dances and loved it. I would have been a court musician in Versailles in the 17th Century or a violinist in a circus orchestra.” For Chris Murphy, inspiration spans eras and aesthetics, but the fundamentals are the same.
Born into an Irish-Italian family near New York City, Murphy was surrounded by the disparate and eclectic sounds of his neighbours’ traditional music. “I heard and was influenced by everything – from Italian-mandolin music to bluegrass and folk, to Latin music,” he says. Inevitably, he discovered rock ‘n’ roll, claiming still further influence from some of rock’s most adventurous and eclectic icons: Lou Reed and Ry Cooder, Bob Dylan and Richard Thompson.
He learned about Turkish and Indian music and then studied composition at Boston’s New England Conservatory of Music. A longtime instrumental dabbler, Murphy has mostly taught himself how to play percussion, guitar and mandolin, even some Eastern instruments, but he found his proper match at 22 when he picked up the violin.
Murphy has amassed a deep catalogue of solo and collaborative albums and made cameo appearances on records by Har Mar Superstar and The Dandy Warhols, among others. His diverse and chameleon-like talents make him a sought after composer and collaborator for film and television.
As he searches for new ways to communicate through music, fusing styles and techniques from across the globe — a unique fabric of world music, he calls it — Murphy finds his element on the stage, where spontaneity and improvisation reign.“ As ever, Murphy re-forges the past to make a new way.
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