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NBrand new studio track from the Portland Oregon compliation CD FIRE WATER

SHAKE EM ON DOWN.MP3
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  Featuring Joe on Guitar, banjo and Vocal, Jimi Bott on Drums,
  Jason Honl on Bass and David Lipkind on harmonica

  This album was recorded at the White Eagle Saloon over a two month period capturing the finest moments of the JMQ live shows. This cd represents an Ode to some of Joe's influences while also throwing in some new ones and some from his last release Rain of Days.
  

• album price # Choose how many, and click Orders sent by CD Baby. You can also call 1-800-BUY-MY-CD to order by phone. JOE MCMURRIAN QUARTET: Live at the White Eagle $12.97 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

• Purchase cd and listen to all tracks here: CDBABY.com
  
• Sample Tracks

  1. Broken Window
  2. Bogg Dog
  3. Deep Water Roads/Coo Coo Bird
  4. Last Fair Deal (Johnson)
  5. Broke Down ENgine (McTell)
  6. Moby's Blues
  7. Blue Meadow
  8. Going Down South ( McDowell)
  9. Bear Creek (Carter Family)
  10. Rather Be Th eDevil (James)
  11. Preach'n Son House 

• * Free downloadable live MP3 tracks not available on the cd:

• Coo Coo Bird - White Eagle tapes 2008
  Poor Ol' Mattie - White Eagle Tapes 2008
  Shake Em Down - White Eagle Tapes 2008
  Skies of Gray - White Eagle Tapes 2008
  Standing on a Bridge - White Eagle Tapes 2008
  Bogg Dog - Mission Theater, Portland OR.2008
  

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Photo: Andrew Walsh



Announcing the release of Joe's new studio CD :
Rain of days
Joe McMurrian: Guitar 6 & 12 string, Vocal, Banjo
Jason Honl: Bass
Jason Stewart: Drums
David Lipkind: Harmonica

NEWS!: Rain of Days is now officially available in Japan in collaboration with
BSMF Records visit their site and see Joe's page.

"It's refreshing to hear traditional acoustic blues get a modern makeover and still maintain an allegiance to its roots. Sounds like a tall order, but the 15 tracks here are solid proof that it can be pulled off with moving, honest results. Using a precise and strong finger picking and slide style, McMurrian wastes no time showing that he is tremendously adept at both guitar and banjo, able to beautifully manipulate each instrument and give every song a unique sound. Adding to that, 14 of the 15 songs here are original compositions(the exception being the opening track, a wonderfully revamped take on the traditional "Going to Memphis to See Her There"), and 11 feature his equally jaw-dropping backing band. As if this wasn't enough, McMurrian's gravelly vocals and gray-tinted lyrics sync perfectly with the mood and feeling of each distinct offering, allowing this album to be varied and cohesive all at once"
CDBABY.com 2006

Voted as one of the #5 Independent releases of 2006 by the
International Blues Foundation of Memphis

#5 on Japan's Tower records Blues charts

1.   Going to Memphis to See Her There ( Traditional/McMurrian)
2.   Deep Water Roads (McMurrian)
3.   I had a Bogg Dog (McMurrian)
4.   Fisherman (McMurrian)
5.   Neck of The Bay (McMurrian)
6.   Broken Window Blues (McMurrian)
7.   Northern Skies of Gray (McMurrian)
8.   Standing on a Bridge (McMurrian)
9.   My Fair Ruin (McMurrian)
10. Crows in the Meadow (McMurrian)
11. Green (McMurrian)
12. Cotton Wood (McMurrian)
13. All our Hearts on Fire (McMurrian)
14. I released the Watch Bird (McMurrian)
15. Rain of Days (McMurrian)

CDBABY.com - the best place to buy a cd! You can also sample more tracks there as well.

"Blues, Folk songwriter/guitarist Joe McMurrian has released a very impressive new collection of songs entitled Rain of Days. 15 tracks total, 14 originals, 11 with his impressive Portland based band: Jason Honl on Bass, Jason Stewart on Drums. David Lipkind of Spigot and I Can Lick Any SOB guests on three tracks with a masterfull harmonica flare. Joe's trademark acoustic guitar style is on display here in force, but never overpowers these gorgeously deep songs. His inventiveness with improvisational moments shine throughout this collection of songs. Four songs are solo spotlighting Joe's command of the lone guitar/voice. His subtle use of complex rhythmic overlays, slide and finger style imbelishments become a vehicle to propel the songs towards unexpected levels. The first track, Going to Memphis to See Her There, is an forcefull hats off to Fred McDowell, R.L Burnside and Big Joe Williams that starts the disk off to an impressive beginning. For the remaining 14 tracks, McMurrian delivers a rarely heard conglomeration of influences and original style driven by a high energy improvisational Blues based approach. Coated with a smolderingly smooth vocal delivery painting ethereal pictures of places, moments, relationships, memories and metaphysical observations. Like his contemporaries Alvin Youngblood Hart, Chris Smither, Kelly Joe Phelps, or the late Chris Whitley, Joe isn't content rehashin 70-year old licks. He's looking for, and finding new routes...while taking some old roads to get there.."
Montana Arts and Culture Music review 2006

Dredge 2004 (no this is not a guitar tuning)

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1. Hardum Hills (McMurrian)

2. Boat of Stone (McMurrian)

3. Old Clothes in a flicker (McMurrian) Yes it's a five string!

4.  Gentle Man Blues (McMurrian)

5 .   Over the Hill (Martin)

6. Cypress Box Glow (McMurrian) Radio Kbo0 90.7

7 .  Dredge (McMurrian)

8.  Blue Meadow (McMurrian)

9 . Seeli

10. Rope is Thin (McMurrian)

11. Luise (traditional)

12. Wood House (McMurrian)

" Joe McMurrian is a great, gritty singer and a fluid fingerstyle guitarist with more than a little Delta influence in his sound - and the artistic moxie to make it sound fresh yet timeless"
Oregonian, A&E music review.

Rural fingerstyle fluidity across a rhythmic delta blues intensity. An amazing listen.."
Kpsu Radio, Portland, OR, 2003

UNDER THE SUN 2001

"Under the Sun, the new CD from acoustic blues musician Joe McMurrrian is hauntingly beautiful, with its sliding, rythmic delta guitar sounds, and joe's 'Dylan like' interpretations of traditional standards and his own works"
Los Angeles Times 2002

TRACKS:

THE GENTLEMAN AND THE PROMISCUOUS LADY (McMurrian)

EAST VIRGINIA BLUES

MR. SO N' SO (McMurrian)

OVER THE HILL

JOE'S CAFE (FARMER FILLED TOWN) (McMurrian)

HABIT MAN (McMurrian)

OMIE WISE

WATER TRAIL(McMurrian)

LITTLE RAY (McMurrian)

DRYING OUT THE REDWOODS (McMurrian)

MOVING ON (McMurrian)

THE FISHERMANS EYE (McMurrian)

WISHING WELL (McMurrian)

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*Links to various influencial artists* for Bill