Majella Murphy
Encyclopedia
Majella Murphy is a Kilkenny
born singer–songwriter
with critical acclaim.
Born in 1973 she released one album in 2007 "Brave new world", the first Album globally to be released on a mobile phone
by Sony Ericsson
.
including Electric Picnic
and has appeared on many TV shows including the 2009 edition of The Raw Sessions
Her style is eclectic and includes many influences including Bob Dylan
, Irish Trad
, Jimmy MacCarthy and Christy Moore
. Often likened to Mary Black
she has carved out a niche spot on the Irish music
scene. She is a regular contributor to the RTE 1
radio show
, the Joe Duffy show.
Majella has also been one of the first artists to speak in public of the sexual abuse she endured as a child, taking the perpetrator to court and winning her cases, both criminally and civil in court. She chose to go public to quash the mis-placed shame that is slapped on victims of sexual abuse. She is now working on her second album and first book, which she describes as a thriller, more of the mind than anything else.
She is a recovering alcoholic and anorexic/bulimic and lives to sing and play music, to write and be herself.
It's a weird story, but one that might be worth listening to, if she's willing to tell it.
She appeared on 'The Late Late Show', on the 14th of jan 2011.
Kilkenny
Kilkenny is a city and is the county town of the eponymous County Kilkenny in Ireland. It is situated on both banks of the River Nore in the province of Leinster, in the south-east of Ireland...
born singer–songwriter
Singer–songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
with critical acclaim.
Born in 1973 she released one album in 2007 "Brave new world", the first Album globally to be released on a mobile phone
Mobile phone
A mobile phone is a device which can make and receive telephone calls over a radio link whilst moving around a wide geographic area. It does so by connecting to a cellular network provided by a mobile network operator...
by Sony Ericsson
Sony Ericsson
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB is a joint venture established on October 1, 2001 by the Japanese consumer electronics company Sony Corporation and the Swedish telecommunications company Ericsson to manufacture mobile phones....
.
Music
She has played at some of Ireland's biggest festivalsMusic festival
A music festival is a festival oriented towards music that is sometimes presented with a theme such as musical genre, nationality or locality of musicians, or holiday. They are commonly held outdoors, and are often inclusive of other attractions such as food and merchandise vending machines,...
including Electric Picnic
Electric Picnic
The 2005 festival took place on Saturday 3 September and Sunday 4 September. It is best remembered for Arcade Fire's performance which came before their subsequent mainstream success...
and has appeared on many TV shows including the 2009 edition of The Raw Sessions
The Raw Sessions
The Raw Sessions is an Irish interactive music television programme broadcast on RTÉ Two in 2009. The country's first ever rockumentary series, it is presented by Dez Ryan and follows the attempts of eight musical acts to write and record an original composition in the space of twelve hours...
Her style is eclectic and includes many influences including Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...
, Irish Trad
Folk music of Ireland
The folk music of Ireland is the generic term for music that has been created in various genres in Ireland.-History:...
, Jimmy MacCarthy and Christy Moore
Christy Moore
Christopher Andrew "Christy" Moore is a popular Irish folk singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He is well known as one of the founding members of Planxty and Moving Hearts...
. Often likened to Mary Black
Mary Black
Mary Black is an Irish singer. She is well known as an interpreter of both folk and contemporary material which has made her a major recording artist in her native Ireland, and in many other parts of the world....
she has carved out a niche spot on the Irish music
Music of Ireland
Irish Music is the generic term for music that has been created in various genres on the island of Ireland.The indigenous music of the island is termed Irish traditional music. It has remained vibrant through the 20th, and into the 21st century, despite globalizing cultural forces...
scene. She is a regular contributor to the RTE 1
RTÉ One
RTÉ One is the flagship television channel of Raidió Teilifís Éireann , and it is the most popular and most watched television channel in Ireland. It was launched as Telefís Éireann on 31 December 1961, it was renamed RTÉ Television in 1966, and it was renamed as RTÉ One upon the launch of RTÉ...
radio show
Radio programming
Radio programming is the Broadcast programming of a Radio format or content that is organized for Commercial broadcasting and Public broadcasting radio stations....
, the Joe Duffy show.
Majella has also been one of the first artists to speak in public of the sexual abuse she endured as a child, taking the perpetrator to court and winning her cases, both criminally and civil in court. She chose to go public to quash the mis-placed shame that is slapped on victims of sexual abuse. She is now working on her second album and first book, which she describes as a thriller, more of the mind than anything else.
She is a recovering alcoholic and anorexic/bulimic and lives to sing and play music, to write and be herself.
It's a weird story, but one that might be worth listening to, if she's willing to tell it.
She appeared on 'The Late Late Show', on the 14th of jan 2011.