Richard Murray: News

Richard has joined up with folk rock artist Dan Raza on bass. Check the calendar page for upcoming dates. Also get more info on his myspace http://www.myspace.com/danraza

Richard is currently in the process of recording new songs for 'Play Productions' at their famous Berwick St. studios in Soho. The single should be available on limited release later this year. The tracks are
a) I Knew You'd Understand
b) Drove Across The City

Richard is currently working with singer/songwriter Will Kevans. Check the dates page for upcoming shows and check out his site at www.WillKevans.com

Please take the time to vote for Richard in the 'STARNOW' talent competition! Just text STARNOW3943 to 84205 (and they promise not to send crap to your phone!) Thanks alot.

Please take a second to vote for Richard at John Peel's 'Unpredictible Porridge' site. The site has been set up by his son to discover and promote emerging talent. Just click this button, Thanks.

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Just what it says on the tin - Richard will be joining American rockers 'The Silver Seas' at the O2 Wireless festival this year. For more information see the calendar page and check out the band @ http://www.myspace.com/thesilverseas

Richard will be UkCountryRadio's "Spotlight UK Artist" for the weekend of June 27th - 29th. They will be playing Desert Wind tracks extensively during this period. It will also invlove discussions and a telephone interview with Richard. You can listen live @ www.UkCountryRadio.com

You can now get $5 off Richard's album Desert Wind at AimeStreet.com To get your gift card use the address below. http://amiestreet.com/_l/cdbaby

Richard is currently working with the soulful divas of Miss Golightly. You can see upcoming performances featuring Richard on guitar on the calendar page. You can find out more about the band on their MySpace page - http://www.myspace.com/misseygolightly

There's an audience video of Blueberry Wine performed at 'Le Derapage', Chamonix, France Apr '08 rattling around on Youtube. You can see it here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwJoeONoVW8

The Eden James Band (featuring Richard on bass) has been nominated for an Indy Music Award in the category of Best International Act.
We would be grateful if you and your friends can vote for us at the web site below! It will only take a few seconds and we sure would appreciate the support.

Here’s the link to vote -
http://www.indyawards.co. uk/2008/artist_voting.php/artists=Eden%20Jam

You can now see the Juggernaut of Rock live every Monday, Wednesday(acoustic), Friday and Saturday at 'La Terrasse' in Chamonix, France and every Thursdsay(acoustic) at 'Barred Up'.
These shows run from Dec '07 - Apr '08 and wont be listed on the gigs page here. Check out www.ConsumerRecords.co.uk/Juggernaut

Richard has just completed a very successful Scandinavian tour with hairy rockers 'The Juggernaut of Rock'. They will be continuing their tour in Chamonix, France from mid-December untill the Spring. They will be performing a mix of original and cover material both plugged and unplugged - for more info check out their site from the 'Links' page.
Richard will also be returning to the UK from time to time to do some select gigs here and there so keep an eye out.

Richards new album 'Desert Wind' will be released next month. Physical copies can be ordered here, check back to find out about download sites.

10 Oct
Hurrah, you can now listen to and buy the single 'I'll Never Learn' from ReverbNation.com via Richards Facebook page. The entire album will be available for physical release and download at the beginning of November - makes for the perfect Cristmans gift!

3 Oct
Richard will be touring Scandinavia throughout November with rock band 'Juggernaut of Rock', he and the band will then be leaving for France in December and will return in the Spring.

The new Eden James Band video for Hurt Me featuring Richard is now available for your perusal. You can find it on the Eden James Myspace page and on Youtube.

12 June Recording for Richard's debut album has now shifted from New Music Productions to Cave Productions in Notting Hill where he will be working with producer Rob Cass. Rob is a great producer - his credits include Robbie Williams, Liberty X, Will Young, Blue, Estelle and, wait for it... Jason Donovan. Should be very interesting.

27 Apr Filming has just been completed for Eden James' new music video for 'Hurt Me' from the Electric Charge album. The video features Richard titting around on bass and should be in circulation on MTV2 in the Autumn. Enjoy.
13 Feb You can see some rather blurrey photos taken by the audience of Richard and Vivs recent Borderline show here.

30 Jan Happy new year! Richard will be recording his first studio album beginning next month at New Music Productions studios in London. All being well it should be available this summer.

2006

5 Dec You can see a new Firelogic review here at MusicOMH

1 Nov
Richard will be performing regular dates with covers band 'The Sharks' over the coming months. The shows will not be listed here but for more information and booking email here.

20 Oct
I believe there is footage of the Ryder Cup promo, Richard, and Jay Scott kicking around on Youtube. Have a rummage around and see what you can find.

27 Sept
Check out a short clip of the soon to be renamed Jay Scott Band performing the song '24' live in Notting Hill earlier this month. It can be found here on icoros.com - just click on the video tab.

20 Sept
You can see a review of Viv Youell's new album 'Firelogic' here on the UkMusicSearch website. The album was produced by Richard and Viv and he performs on all tracks. There is also a live review of their live appearance at the Secret Garden Party Festival in August here on Music OMH.


5 July
Viv Youell's 'Firelogic' is now available. The album features Richard on various instruments and is produced by both he and Viv. Click here for more information and ordering.

15 June
Over the coming weeks Richard will be in the studio with Jay Scott and the band recording their debut album. More details soon.

14 June
Keep an eye out for Sky Sports ad campaign for this years Ryder Cup. Richard is presently recording the soundtrack and will begin filiming the ad this summer.

14 May
Richard is in the studio with Eden James this weekend putting down bass tracks for Eden's new album 'Electric Charge'. Check EdenJames.com for more info.

24 Jan Richard is still recording with Viv at Jools Holland's 'Helicon' Studios. Some photos of the sessions can be seen on the images page. He will be taking time out to perform with Spencer Brown in The Lost Boys. Check appearances page for details soon.

11 Jan Richard is presently recording the album 'Firelogic' with Viv Youell. It should be available in the spring. Check back for more details. They will be performing the new tracks at the Bedford Club on Feb 1.

2005

3 December 2005 Richard features on Emma-Jane Thommen's new album available in stores soon or from her website.

26 October 2005 Richard has also begun playing with Jay Scott. Check appearances for show dates.

8 October 2005 Richard is presently working with singer/songwriter Zein Simone. They will be performing at the Griots Black Cultural Fest 2005.

2 August 2005

Richard's songs can be heard on Always Country radio between 6pm-8pm . The Dave Hitt Show.

29 July 2005

E.J. Thommen is a piano-spanking Scottish female singer songwriter who Richard is presently recording with. There will be live appearances from the end of August.

27 July 2005

Richards songs will soon be in rotation on 'Always Country' radio. alwayscountry.net

20 July 2005

A feature interview with Viv Youell and Richard will appear in the August edition of 'Skylife' magazine. The magazine is distributed to all Chinese airlines so to read it you must fly to or from Aisa, and learn to read chinese - its probably worth it.

18 July 2005

Viv Youell and Richard have just recorded a studio performance and interview for 'Chit Chat Trio' with Steven Yang, Pearl River Radio in China FM97.4. The show will be broadcast on Sunday 24 July @ 9.30 AM local time.

11 July 2005

There will be an interview and live studio performance with Richard and Viv Youell on the 'Morning Brew' Show with Phil Whelan tomorrow. RDHK Radio in Hong Kong. The station will also be playing some of Richard's tracks over the following days.

8 July 2005

Richard wil be joining Viv Youell on a 2 week tour of China. Several dates are available on the appearances page. More to be confirmed.

03 March 2005

Added dates to the appearances page where you can see Richard play with Darshan.

31 January 2005

Added link to the Eden James website, a singer/songwriter who is currently working with Richard

18 January 2005

Richard is back after a successful tour of the UK with The
Rubber Plants, I hope you got a chance to see them. He will be working
mostly with "the Paul Cummings Band" over the Christmas and New Year period.
The Rubber Plants will be back in 2005 and a live DVD will be made available soon

2004

6 September 2004

Richard will be touring with The Rubber Plants from September until December. Sadly this means that Richard will not be playing with Fuse until further notice. Dates for performances of Rubber Plants will be posted as they are made available. In addition two links have been posted for Live 365 and The Rubber Plants.

14-17 Nov w/Juggernaut of Rock nightly 10pm
The Dubliner, Gothenburg, Sweden

5-11 Nov w/Juggernaut of Rock nightly 10pm
Molly Malone's, Helsinki, Finland

2&3 Nov w/Juggernaut of Rock 10pm¨ O'Connors, 753 20 Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden

1 Nov w/Eden James 8pm
Carling Academy Islington, N1 Centre, 16 Parkfield Street, London N1 0PS

- Buy tickets for Eden James @ Carling Academy (cheaper than door entry).

8 Oct w/Viv Youell 8pm
The Soho Revue Bar, Brewer Street, Soho, London W1F 0ED

7 Sept w/Eden James 8pm Nambucca, 596 Holloway Road, London N7 6LB

8 Aug w/Eden James 8.30pm The Cuban, Stables Market, Camden Town, London NW1 8AH

4 July w/Viv Youell 8.30pm The 12 Bar Club, Denmark Street, Soho, London WC2

14 Mar w/Eden James 8pm The Cuban, Stables Market, Camden Town, London NW1 8AH

5 Jan w/Viv Youell 7pm The Borderline, Orange Yard, Soho, London W1



2006

w/ Eden James 19 Dec
Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen, 2-4 Hoxton Square, London N1
8pm

w/ Viv Youell 11 Dec
The 12 Bar Club, Denmark St., Soho, London WC2H 8NL
7.45pm

w/ Jay Scott 2 Dec (charity show for Childline)
TBA

w/ Eden James 24 Nov - VENUE CORRECTION!
The Horse & Groom, 26 Curtain Road, Shoreditch, London EC2A 3NZ
8pm

w/ Viv Youell 17 Nov (MCPS-PRS Alliance showcase) Basement Bar, Berners Street, London W1T 6.30pm

w/ Viv Youell 9 Nov
The Poetry Cafe, 22 Betterton Street, London WC2H 9BX
7pm

w/ Jay Scott 16 Nov
93 Feet East, 150 Brick Lane, London E15 1DB
8pm

w/ Jay Scott 12 Nov
The Rock Garden, Covent Garden, London WC12
8pm

w/ Jay Scott (acoustic) 24 Oct
Viva Viva, 18 High Street, London N8 7BP
7pm

w/ Jay Scott 23 Oct
The Bedford, Balham, London SW12
8pm

w/ Jay Scott 13 Oct
The Artesian Well, Wandsworth Road, London SW8 3JF
9pm

w/ Jay Scott 10 Oct
The Railway Tavern, 131 Angel Lane, Stratford, London E15 1DB
8pm

w/ Jay Scott 6 Oct
Mau Mau Bar, 265 Portobello Road, Notting Hill, London W11 1LR
8pm

w/ Jay Scott 29 September
93 Feet East, 150 Brick Lane, London E1 6QL
8pm

w/ Jay Scott (acoustic) 26 Sept
Viva Viva, 18 High Street, London N8 7BP
8pm

w/ Jay Scott 20 Sept
Storm, Leicester Square, London WC2
8pm

w/ Jay Scott 17 Sept
Portobello Open Air Event, Ladbroke Grove, Notting Hill, London
2pm

The Lost Boys 16 Sept
The Four Seasons, Park Lane, London W1A
7.30pm

w/ Jay Scott 9 Sept
Mau Mau Bar, 265 Portobello Road, Notting Hill, London W11 1LR
8pm

w/ Jay Scott 6 Sept
Brodies, Canary Wharf, London E14 5HD
8pm

w/ Jay Scott 31 Aug
Edwards Bar, 2-4 King Street, Hammersmith, London W6 0QA
8pm

w/ Jay Scott 30 Aug
The Castle, 225 Portobello Road, Notting Hill, London W11 1LU
8pm

w/ The Viv Youell Band 18 - 20 Aug
Secret Garden Festival, Huntingdon, England
Up All Night Stage

w/ The Viv Youell Band 3 Aug (Album Launch!)
The Borderline, Orange Yard, London W1
7pm

w/ EJ Thommen 27 July
The Bedford, Balham, London SW12
8pm

w/ Jay Scott 14 July
The Spitz, Old Spitalfields Market, London E1
8pm

w/ Viv Youell 17 June
12 Bar Club, Denmark Street, Soho, London WC2
8pm

w/ Viv Youell 24 May
The Blag Club, 68 Notting Hill Gate, London W11 3HT
9pm

w/ Jay Scott 3 May
Storm, Leicester Square, London WC2
8.30pm

w/ Jay Scott 16 April
The Bedford, Balham, London SW12
9.30pm
w/ Jay Scott 29 March Colour Bar, Camden Town, London NW1 8pm

w/ Viv Youell 26 March
The Spice of Life, Cambridge Circus, London W1D
8pm

w/ Jay Scott 7 March First Out, St. Giles High St, Soho, London WC2
9pm

The Lost Boys 25 Feb The Lighthouse, Wimbledon, London SW19
11pm

w/ Viv Youell 15 Feb
Blag Club, 68 Notting Hill Gate, London
8pm

w/ Viv Youell 1 Feb The Bedford, Balham, London SW12 8pm

The Lost Boys 28 Jan The Royal Courts of Justice, Strand, London WC2A 2LL 11pm

2005

w/ Neil O'Hagan 27 Dec The Brass Monkey, Newry, N. Ireland 10pm

w/ Jay Scott 23 Nov 'No. 10', Goldbourne Road, London W10 Tickets @ Ticketweb

w/ EJ Thommen 17 Nov The Bedford, Balham, London SW12 8.30pm

w/ Zein Simone 2 Nov The Troubadour,Old Brompton Road, London SW5 9JA 8pm

w/ Jay Scott 30 Oct Marriot Hotel, 1 Broadway, Bexleyheath, Kent DA6 7JZ 7pm

w/ Zein Simone 28 Oct Griots Black Cultural Fest 2005, Baskerville Hall Hotel, Clyro Court, Hay-on-Wye, Powys HR3 5LE 10pm

w/ Viv Youel 24 Oct
The Betsy Trotwood, Farringdon Rd, Farringdon, London
9.15pm

w/ Viv Youell 2 Oct
The Rock Garden, Covent Garden, London WC2
3pm


w/ Eden James 8 Sept
12 Bar Club, Denmark Place, Soho, London
8.30pm

w/ E.J. Thommen 29 August (live webcast www.thebedford.co.uk)
The Bedford, Balham, London SW12
8.30pm

w/ Darshan 21 August
The Reach Festival, Burnley, England
2.30pm

w/ Viv Youell 20 July (wednesday)
Loft 345 - near Guangzhou Academy of Arts, China (south side of Pearl River)
Time 10pm

w/ Viv Youell 19 July (tuesday)
Zinc Bar & Cafe - Tiyu Xi Heng Jie, China (behind Teem Mall)
8pm

w/ Viv Youell 17 July
The Buddha Bar - Guangzhou - (Charity show for 'Joy in Action' )
Time 8.30pm

w/ Viv Youell 14 July (thursday)
The Buddha Bar - Guangzhou, Linhe Dong Lu, China
Time 9.30pm

w/ Viv Youell 12 July (tuesday)
The Fringe Club - Hong Kong, Central
8.30pm

W/ Darshan - 24th June 8pm - WestOne4, Kensington, London

Richard and Viv Youell as Acoustic duo - 9th June 8pm - Club Clear, Denmark Place, Soho, London

W/ Darshan - 18th May 8pm - Sound Republic, Leicester Square, London

Richard and Eden James - 2nd may - The Borderline, Orange Yard, London W1 , 8pm

Eden James & Richard - 29th April - The Playroom, Paddington St, London W1

Darshan & Richard - 8 April - the Boderline - Orange Yard, London W1

Darshan & Richard - 3rd April (bank holiday) - The Marquee Club - Hertford

Darshan & Richard - 21st March - Infinity Club - Mayfair, London W1

Eden James - The 12 Bar Club, Denmark Place, London W1, 10th march

The Paul Cummings Band - The Greenvale Hotel, Cookstown, 04 January 2005

The Paul Cummings Band - Somewhere in Draperstown, 01 Jan

2004

The Paul Cummings Band - The Old Inn, Crawfordsburn, 30 December 2004

The Paul Cummings Band -The Carrickdale Hotel, 28 December 2004

The Edmund Fox Band - Somewhere in Co. Mayo, 26 December 2004

w/ The Rubber Plants - playing throughout the UK from now until Christmas. Check www.therubberplants.com for tour details

The Fuse - Errigle Inn, Fridays throughout September

The Fuse - Errigle Inn, Belfast 20th August

Richard's acoustic sets in donegans have been extended through july

Richard Murray will be playing accostic sets every wednesday @ Donegans in Bangor during May and June.

The Fuse - Every Thursday night in May @ McEnaneys, Glen Road, Belfast from 10.30pm

Wednesday evening shows in June with John McNicholl @ the Live Lounge, Belfast TBA

Richard will also be teaching guitar classes @ Attic Art studios, Belfast.

The Fuse - Every Saturday night @ Donegans, Bangor from 10.30pm