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The latest instructional DVD release from The Murphy Method is Harmony Singing Made Easy, featuring Bill Evans, Janet Beazley, and Chris Stuart along with Murphy Henry. Using some very familiar jam session standards - Will the Circle Be Unbroken, Bury Me Beneath the Willow, All the Good Times Are Past and Gone, Don’t This Road Look Rough [...]
Recently we have commented at length about the forthcoming Ralph Stanley autobiography. We though that you might be interested in some other bluegrass-related reading matter due for publication in the near future. A book about Tony Rice is scheduled to be released soon, before the end of the year, hopefully. The title is Still Inside: The [...]
Edward Morris has a piece up on the CMT Country Music Blog about Rhonda Vincent and her... shall we say, décolletage. The tongue-in-cheek article is titled Deep In The Bosom Of Bluegrass, and discusses the writer's favorable impression of Ms. Vincent's choice in clothing - and the reaction that the cover of her 2003 CD, [...]
This contribution comes from Casey Henry, a banjo player and writer living in Nashville, TN. She grew up in a bluegrass family with her parents (Red and Murphy Henry) performing as a band and running a bluegrass business (The Murphy Method), and her brother Chris playing mandolin. Christmas Eve for my family has always been [...]
Here's news of the latest release from banjo instructor Murphy Henry. Her company, The Murphy Method, has just released to DVD a slow-jam video featuring Murphy and daughter Casey. The DVD is titled Slow Jam with Murphy and Casey. The concept behind the project is that beginners often get frustrated trying to participate in jam [...]
The 3rd annual Midwest Banjo Camp is set for June 1-3, 2007 on the campus of Michigan State University in East Lansing, MI. The faculty includes many of the biggest names in bluegrass and old time banjo, such as Alan Munde, Bill Evans, Murphy Henry, Ken Perlman, Mike Seeger and Clarke Buehling. The camp sets [...]
Here is one more gallery of photos from Saturday at IBMA. I took these in the exhibit hall. Cherryholmes Jim Van Cleve Casey Henry Steve Huber Megan Lynch Reno and Rigsby Sizemore and Lawless Dan Miller Murphy Henry Tony Williams Fank Solivan II Joey Cox
This post is a contribution from Murphy Henry. Murphy is well know for her instructional method that uses no tab. Be sure to visit her site murphymethod.com to learn more about, and purchase, her teaching and instructional materials. I feel very fortunate to have known Louise Scruggs, even just a little bit. She seemed to [...]
Episode #11 of The GrassCast features interviews with banjo teacher Murphy Henry, and her daughter Casey Henry. Murphy is a performer, teacher, author, and small business owner in the bluegrass industry. She is also an engaging person with a passionate love for bluegrass music, and the more specifically, the banjo. Casey Henry is a talented [...]
This post is a contribution from Murphy Henry. Murphy is well know for her instructional method that uses no tab. Be sure to visit her site murphymethod.com to learn more about, and purchase, her teaching and instructional materials. I'm just back from a visit--my first visit, I'm embarrassed to say--to the Carter Family Fold in [...]
