Chris Murphy

 CHRIS MURPHY

Musician Pub July 19th 2023

So First off... this gig at the The Musician Pub was a total stunner... possibly the best performance ever in the venue... i ended up high as a kite and almost speechless... so, who delivered the show... tonight we saw Chris Murphy.

Chris is not only a violinist, he also plays mandolin, sings and writes songs and tunes... but that is hardly covering it.

He started with a couple of his own tunes in irish style, an air and a jig followed by a song... from there he took us on a journey around the USA delivering tunes and songs in the style of the musics of much of the country, covering among others, bluegrass, country, ragtime, blues...

He playing is absolutely magnificent... not only playing violin, but using tape loops on stage to multi layer the fiddle... both bowed and plucked/strummed... creating waves of sound and music that build and build into something quite magnificent. The multi-layered fiddles at times being hauntingly beautiful and ethereal, as in Hyacinth, and at other times breathtaking and exciting.

The show never slacked or dipped... the playing and use of the multilayering was at all times rivetting...

Chris delivered some 2 hours 20 minutes of stunning music... and i havent mentioned that mindblowing final piece... a long extended fiddle piece that started quietly and built and built just ripped along leaving everyone ecstatic and breathless... he wandered out into the audience and sat at a table while playing much of this piece... and when he returned to the stage and finished the crowd stood to cheer him...

No hype.. no exaggeration... Chris Murphy is a phenomenal musician and entertainer who had no trouble at all establishing a rapport with the audience and 140 minute show seemed to be over in just a few minutes.

This was a special... outstanding... memorable show... and i am so thrilled to have been there to witness it

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