RENT YOUR ATV at WEEZIE’S of RED RIVER and ANGEL FIRE!NM! Thanks to Chris at @weeziesredriverangelfire they fixed my flat tire and I made my RED RIVER show on time!
These guys are real neighbors!- MURPH
Looking forward to a full house tonight in Red River at the Rocking 3M Chuckwagon. A few tickets still available online (link in bio) or through Texas Reds Office in downtown Red River! It's a magical evening you won't want to miss! Please share, like and comment! If you can't make it tonight, we're here all summer...come on down!
The Stage is Set for our 2024 Season starting tomorrow. Join Michael with his son Ryan and long time band member Gary Roller in July for amazing evening of dinner and concert under the stars at the beautiful Rocking 3M Ampitheater. Upcoming shows June 29, July 3, and July 6. These evenings are magical...make your trip this year!
TICKETS - Available through link in my bio
Rain or Shine!
Last night I played for the Texas Press Association on the Lucky B Bison Ranch near Bryan, Texas. My thanks to Mike Hodges, President of the TPA for bringing to play for hundreds of folk representing small town newspapers of Texas.
Happy Father’s Day to all from a grateful American Father! This picture was taken at my concert in Granbury, TX on Flag Day last Friday; the flag is the first ”Stars and Stripes” American flag of the 13 colonies. Here’s to the Founding Fathers!
Looking forward to Murph's SOLD OUT show in Granbury at Granbury Live tonight! Check with Box office for any releases or returns! It's a solo acoustic show. We love @granburylive , go to a show there is you haven't!
I proudly sing the National Anthem whenever I’m at great event like the Weatherford,Texas Sheriff’s Posse Rodeo. I am a new member of the Weatherford Sheriff’s Posse! Forever West!
Father's Day is coming up and we have some special gifts for your Dad! Plan ahead and go to the Murph store for 20% off storewide on everything including CD's, Vinyl, T's, Flash Drives, Custom knives, and even his signed Custom Guitars...Use CODE: DAD2024 at check out. Link in Bio!
I wish everyone an inspiring and prayerful Memorial Day. My family has a long history of military service, dating back to Col. A.G. Murphey, who fought in the American Revolution. The veteran I knew best was my grandfather, Pinkney Lavary Murphey, Chief Quartermaster of the U.S. Navy during World War II, present at the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
Known as "Spud", my he joined the Navy at 16, serving with Admiral Nimitz on the battleship Arizona during WWI. He became the Lightweight Boxing Champion of the Pacific Fleet. He briefly lived in Dallas and married my grandmother, Myrtle Degan, but re-enlisted at Admiral Nimitz's request as WWII loomed, serving past retirement age.
I called him “Grandaddy Spud.” He learned to play the mandolin and ukulele. He was a fun-loving, rough-and-tumble Irish sailor. He gave me a ukulele when I was 6 and a Martin D-28 guitar when I was 16. This guitar has a special place in my heart; I wrote many songs with that guitar, including “Wildfire,” “Geronimo’s Cadillac,” “Carolina in the Pines,” and others. On my album “Cosmic Cowboy Souvenir,” I included “Honolulu” in memory of my grandfather. It captures his joy in living in Hawaii and the sorrow of burying his Seabee buddies.
The song was also on “AUSTINOLOGY: Alleys of Austin,” recorded with my son, Ryan, who never knew his great-grandfather but channels his musical spirit. It features Mickey Raphael, harmonica player for Willie Nelson. Mickey and Ryan both knew my father, P.L. Murphey Jr., who carried Grandaddy Spud's spirit when he played the ukulele with me and my brother, Mark.
Here’s to the soldiers who bravely led the charge against the Evil Empire. Link in my bio for the "Honolulu" song.
DRIFTIN’ COWBOY JOURNAL: My GREAT RIVERS & NORTHWOODS TOUR ends at City Winery St. Louis on the Mississippi this Sunday…I love hanging my hat at “up close and personal/perfect acoustics” venues such as legendary DAKOTA in Minneapolis, the GRAND OSHKOSH, WI, and great venues in FERGUS FALLS, MN; GRAND RAPIDS, MN (Mississippi Headwaters!); WORTHINGTON. MN; BANGOR, WI;
