Biography

Irish raconteur, Hubert Murray, has a voice bursting from the soul. His Distorted-Folk sound came from a house of mix-tapes and stacks of old folk & blues records. He sifted through each one, de-composing their lyrics and melodies. His performances embody all that is best in modern roots music, combining energy, soul and storytelling. Hubert's songs feature lost loves, inner demons, compulsive liars & day-dreamers, rounded out with a masterful hand over the fretboard. His sound bows a head to the masters of melody and word such as; John Martyn, Beck, Laura Marling and Jeff Buckley. 

Background

Lost in a house of mix-tapes and stacks of folk and blues records, he sifted through each one, de-composing melodies under the wings of his older siblings. By 14 yrs of age Hubert was performing on stages in pubs, lying about his age to get on stage. He fronted two genre bending folk and bluegrass bands; Hot Rock Pilgrims and Lands End Bluegrass Band. They toured the the length and breath of Ireland and the UK, playing everything from folk clubs to the Royal Southbank Centre London, Isle of White fest, Cambridge Folk Fest as well as main stage slots at festivals in Europe. They gained the reputation as some of the finest players & performers on the bluegrass scene.

Solo Debut Album 2024

Hubert's newest musical venture sees him departing the territory of bluegrass and developing his voice as a folk and roots singer songwriter. His debut album ‘Everything Is Not As It Seems’ is set to be released in 2025. It was recorded in his bedroom and mixed and mastered by Ivan Jackman. Sinead O'Connor, Norma Winstone, Luka Bloom, David Keenan.

Hubert has worked with producers such as; Gavin Glass (Lisa Hannigan, Paul Brady, and Villagers), Joe McGrath of Hellfire Studios (Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, The Coronas, Loah, David Keenan, Wyvern Lingo), Josh Clarke (Kate Rusby, Damien O'Kane & Ron Bloc) & Jake Rousham (Nick Cave, Roger Daltrey, and Snow Patrol).