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The Murphy Beds - Eamon O'Leary & Jefferson Hamer
- Eamon O’Leary – Bouzouki, Guitar, Vocals
- Jefferson Hamer – Guitar, Mandolin, Vocals
- “their great feat turns out to be taking what’s best of the classic Irish folk revival without falling into any of its clichés. The resulting album bears repeated listening from start to finish, with ten beautiful, crystalline songs.” –Huffington Post
- 1.Rise Up My Darling04:22
- 2.Bonny George Campbell04:33
- 3.Lovely Willie05:12
- 4.Come In (The False True Love)03:49
- 5.The Old Churchyard03:47
- 6.Sweet Bann Water06:21
- 7.Young Emily06:03
- 8.Her Bright Smile Haunts Me Still04:43
- 9.The Navvy Boy04:05
- 10.Donal Og05:26
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Eamon started playing Irish music while growing up in Dublin. When he moved to New York City in the early 90’s, he immersed himself in the city’s traditional music scene and travelled widely, performing with many of the great players in Irish music. In 2004 he and fiddler Patrick Ourceau released the album Live at Mona’s. Eamon has taught at many traditional music programs around the world and also records and performs original music. His last solo album, All Souls, was released on Reveal Records in 2018. Other recent recordings of note include The Alt with John Doyle and Nuala Kennedy, and The Immigrant Band, a joint old-time and Irish endeavor with John Doyle, John Herrmann, and Rafe and Clelia Stefanini.
Jefferson is a guitarist and singer based in Brooklyn, NY. His latest self-produced solo release, Alameda, features eight original tracks with contributions by John Fatum, Jeff Picker, Sarah Jarosz, Hannah Read, Dylan Foley, and others. In 2013, he and songwriter Anais Mitchell won a BBC Radio 2 Folk Award for Child Ballads, a collection of new adaptations of English and Scottish folk songs. He has also recently recorded albums with Session Americana, Sarah Jarosz, and Kristin Andreassen. Acoustic Guitar magazine wrote, “A gifted guitarist and singer, Hamer is able to hit close harmonies… and weave gorgeous instrumental lines.”
