P. J. Murrihy

Patrick Joseph Murrihy is an Irish singer-songwriter from Mullagh, County Clare, Ireland. When not working on his own farm in Clare (where he breeds Wagyu cattle) he tours Ireland with his own band.[1][2]

As a youngster Murrihy learned songs from singers in his family, including his mother and two of his uncles. He started playing music professionally with Michael Sexton Snr (the céilí-band leader from Mullagh), Jimmy Warde and David Culligan. He played for a time with the Kilfenora Céilí Band, with whom he made two albums, and then teamed up with accordionist Seamus Shannon for twelve years.[1] They specialized in Irish traditional and country songs and dance music.[3] Before forming his own band he played in a band called The Bannermen.

He previously recorded with Harmac Records, which was sold to Ceol Records, Murrihy's current record label. He records in Martin O'Malley's Studios in Miltown Malbay.[1]

One of Murrihy's most popular songs is "Pat Murphy's Meadow", which was originally a poem, written in the late 1930s by J.M. Devine.[4] Murrihy recorded it in 1988, when it entered the Irish charts.[5]

Songs

Songs composed and recorded by P. J. Murrihy include the following:

  • "The Music And County Clare"

Discography (albums)
  • Pat Murphy's Meadow
  • Bygone Days
  • The Music Man from Clare
  • My Father's House
  • The Land of the Gael
  • Absent Friends.
  • Life in the Auld Dog Yet.
  • The Land of the Gael.
  • I Won't Up the Ante!
  • Changing Times
  • Keep Me in Mind
  • The Wonder of the West
  • Childhood Memories

With Seamus Shannon:

  • My Native Sod
  • From Roscommon to Clare

References
  1. Farmer's Journal Archived 2013-02-17 at Archive.today
  2. "An evening with PJ Murrihy and Seamus Shannon". Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  3. "Set Dancing News, October 2002". Archived from the original on 2 July 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  4. Pat Murphy's Meadow in the Green Man Review Archived 2010-12-16 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Flynn, Pat. "Fleadh '17 wheels set in motion with PJ Murrihy gig | The Clare Herald". Retrieved 28 February 2019.
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