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Cowboy Music, Classic Country, Country Music, Folk Music, Singer-songwriter, Western, Bluegrass, Wildfire
Concerts
Nov
21
Michael Martin Murphey's Cowboy Christmas
Colorado Springs
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Nov
22
Michael Martin Murphey's Cowboy Christmas
Colorado Springs
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Nov
23
Avalon Theatre
Grand Junction
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Nov
24
Michael Martin Murphey's Cowboy Christmas
Fort Collins
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Nov
30
Michael Martin Murphey's Cowboy Christmas
Kerrville
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Dec
01
Michael Martin Murphey's Cowboy Christmas
Kerrville
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Dec
05
Michael Martin Murphey's Cowboy Christmas
Odessa
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Dec
06
Michael Martin Murphey's Cowboy Christmas
Raton
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Dec
07
Michael Martin Murphey's Cowboy Christmas
Alto
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Dec
08
Michael Martin Murphey's Cowboy Christmas
Santa Fe
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Dec
09
Michael Martin Murphey's Cowboy Christmas
Amarillo
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Dec
10
Michael Martin Murphey's Cowboy Christmas
Lubbock
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Dec
11
Michael Martin Murphey's Cowboy Christmas
Lubbock
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Dec
12
Texas Cowboy's Christmas Ball
Anson
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Dec
14
Michael Martin Murphey's Cowboy Christmas Ball
Enid
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Dec
15
Michael Martin Murphey's Cowboy Christmas
Mcpherson
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Dec
16
Michael Martin Murphey's Cowboy Christmas
Waco
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Dec
18
Michael Martin Murphey's Cowboy Christmas
Corpus Christi
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Dec
19
Michael Martin Murphey's Cowboy Christmas
Grand Prairie
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Dec
20
Michael Martin Murphey's Cowboy Christmas (Dinner and Ball)
Chappell Hill
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Dec
22
Cowboy Christmas
Austin
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Feb
01
Live Recording of Cowboy Songs Album at National Cowboy Poetry Gathering 40th
Elko
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Mar
27
Legacy Concert Series with Michael Martin Murphey
Tulsa
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Mar
28
An Evening With Michael Martin Murphey
Edwardsville
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About Michael Martin Murphey
It’s September, 1972. The legendary Armadillo World Headquarters in Austin, TX is hosting two nights of sold-out shows with headliner Michael Martin Murphey and his opening act Willie Nelson. Until now, the Armadillo has presented mostly rock acts.
Rolling Stone magazine has heard the shows might be special so it sends their top man in Texas, Chet Flippo, to cover the event. Flippo soon declares in Rolling Stone that Murphey is “the best new songwriter in America.”
Murphey has just released his acclaimed genre-bending Geronimo’s Cadillac, and on this night he and Nelson present their unique fusions of pop, rock, folk, cowboy ballads, hard-core country, jazz and reddirt bluegrass. It is a night that defies all the music norms of the time; a night that some will call “the birth of modern Americana music.”
“Murphey was a key player in the Austin phenomenon,” Craig Havighurst of WMOT — The String recently observed. “Murphey, along with Willie Nelson, Jerry Jeff Walker and others forged a country-rock hybrid that became the foundation for the progressive folk music field we now call ‘Americana’.”
Now 50 years after he began pioneering that music scene and laid the foundation for what we now call Americana music, Murphey presents Austinology: Alleys of Austin. It is both a celebration of that era and a look at the seminal period that turned Austin into one of the music capitals of the world.
Native Texan Murphey already had songwriting success in Los Angeles when he returned to Texas and landed in Austin in the late 1960s. Still, Murphey says moving to Austin made him a better songwriter and a better performer due to the friendly association with other writers and performers who followed him to Austin and gave birth a burgeoning creative community that included Jerry Jeff Walker, Willie Nelson, Jimmy Buffett, Gary P. Nunn and other soon-to-be legends like Guy Clark and Townes Van Zandt.
For Austinology: Alleys of Austin, Murphey chose music styles that defined the period as he explores why it perpetuated itself. He is joined by several artists who were part of that era as well as those influenced by the work the originators created:
• Willie Nelson (on “Alleys of Austin” and “Cosmic Cowboy”)
• Steve Earle (on “Geronimo’s Cadillac”),
• Lyle Lovett (on “Alleys of Austin,” “Cosmic Cowboy” and “Drunken Lady of the Morning”)
• Kelly Willis and Bruce Robison (on “Little Bird”)
• Jerry Jeff Walker (on “Cosmic Cowboy,” “Alleys of Austin”)
• Amy Grant (on “Wildfire”)
• Randy Rogers (“Backslider’s Wine”)
• The Last Bandoleros (on Guy Clark’s “LA Freeway”)
“This album is not just about my songs,” Murphey said. “It’s about style and substance that makes a song that stands the test of time, a song that has a chance of living on in the Great American Songbook.
“So I did my personal take on songs by Guy Clark, Townes Van Zandt, Jerry Jeff Walker, Allan Damron as well as songs made popular by Willie and Waylon,” he continued. “I stayed with songs that came out when I was there – between 1968 and 1974 — because I personally experienced what the impact of that songwriting style was on the culture. [Laughs] Because I was there, you know? And I grew up with the mix that created the original American music: African- American Blues and Spirituals, Tejano/Irish/ German/ Cowboy Ballads and Dance tunes including Native American music.”
Murphey has traveled extensively and engaged in ranching throughout the West, but remained a Texas resident through it all, even as he topped the International and National Pop, Country, Bluegrass and Western music charts with such huge crossover hits as “Wildfire,” “Carolina In The Pines,” “What’s Forever For,” “Long Line of Love,” “Geronimo’s Cadillac” and “Cowboy Logic.”
Through all the chart-jumping and genre busting, Murphey has remained constant to an honest, sincere approach to his songwriting. He is no more country than rock, no more bluegrass than classical, no more folk than jazz. He is, rather, a true AMERICAN songwriter. His stubborn determination to be the best songwriter possible has led to his songs being covered by such artists as Lyle Lovett, John Denver, Kenny Rogers, Hoyt Axton, Cher, Manfred Mann, Michael Nesmith of the Monkees, and more.
Murphey came of age in the local Southwestern folk music scene, starting with a Bohemian club called the Rubiyat in Dallas and other acoustic venues in Austin, Houston, Oklahoma City, Tulsa and Denver.
After briefly attending the University of North Texas (which had its own thriving music school), Murphey transferred to UCLA and worked his way through college as a singer / songwriter while excelling as a student of poetry, songwriter and performer.
But a growing family and the pull of his Texas Cowboy roots brought him back to Austin in 1968 – where he began a new musical movement with the help of Rod Kennedy (founder of Kerrville Folk Festival), Segle Fry (club manager and folksinger) and UT ethnomusicologist Roger Abrams. In May of 2018, the Country Music Hall of Fame honored Murphey’s contribution as a founding member of the Austin music scene as part of their three year Outlaws and Armadillos exhibit. He’s come full circle to his Cowboy roots, having recently been given the Lifetime Achievement Award by the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum and Cowboy Hall of Fame.
Perhaps most striking about Austinology: Alleys of Austin is how good songs weather the years, which is precisely why such celebrated songwriters as Earle, Grant, Walker, Nelson, Lovett and as artists like Garth Brooks, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Ray Wylie Hubbard and more cite Murphey as a major influence on their own craft.
With the release of Michael Martin Murphey’s Austinology: Alleys of Austin, his legacy is impacting new generations.
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Cowboy Music, Classic Country, Country Music, Folk Music, Singer-songwriter, Western, Bluegrass, Wildfire
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What fans are saying
Calvin
Outstanding show in a terrific venue. Highlight of the show was Michael and Ryan collaborating with some of Nashville’s extraordinarily talented students from the Nashville School of the Arts. Ryan’s playing was phenomenal and Michael’s voice is as strong as ever. Best concert of the year!
Franklin Theatre
Franklin, TN
Oct 26, 2022
Dan
What a unique and beautiful outdoor setting for the dinner and show. Delicious BBQ dinner and dessert followed by a great show put on by Michael Martin Murphey, backed by his son Ryan on guitar and mandolin and long-time bass player Gary Roller. Truly enjoyable evening.
Rocking 3M Chuckwagon Shows
Red River, NM
Jul 05, 2024
Cheryl
This venue was perfect and the performing was outstanding. What a great night! I will definitely be back to the Kessler! Loved the talent of all band members and really love the new music Michael and Ryan are creating. Congrats to another year MMM!
The Kessler Theater
Dallas, TX
Mar 15, 2023
Rocky
He had a great show. his lead guitar player is fantastic, great venue as well!!! Last time I saw him was at west fest at Eiteljorg Museum In Indianapolis I think about 1990 wow that was 33 years ago!! 10 rating
Brown County Playhouse
Nashville, IN
Oct 27, 2023
Rosanne
The show was great. This was the first show at this outdoor venue, which Michael Martin Murphey helped design. Besides Gary Roller and Carrin Mari, we had Paul P on drums and Kyle, the Fiddin Man. I think it went very well.
Western Heritage Park
Panhandle, TX
Sep 24, 2024
Michael Martin Murphey Tour Cities
Colorado Springs, CO
Fort Collins, CO
Kerrville, TX
Grand Junction, CO
Grand Prairie, TX
Odessa, TX
Raton, NM
Lubbock, TX
Austin, TX
Enid, OK
Corpus Christi, TX
McPherson, KS
Waco, TX
Amarillo, TX
Anson, TX
Santa Fe, NM
Elko, NV
Tulsa, OK
Edwardsville, IL
Frequently Asked Questions About Michael Martin Murphey
Concerts & Tour Date Information
Is Michael Martin Murphey on tour?
Yes, Michael Martin Murphey is currently on tour. If you’re interested in attending an upcoming
Michael Martin Murphey concert, make sure to grab your tickets in advance. The Michael Martin Murphey tour
is scheduled for 24 dates across 19 cities. Get
information on all upcoming tour dates and tickets for 2024-2025 with Hypebot.
How many upcoming tour dates is Michael Martin Murphey scheduled to play?
Michael Martin Murphey is scheduled to play 24 shows between 2024-2025. Buy
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When does the Michael Martin Murphey tour start?
Michael Martin Murphey’s tour starts Nov 21, 2024 and ends on Mar 28, 2025.
They will play 19 cities; their most recent concert was held in
Colorado Springs at Boot Barn Hall and their next upcoming concert
will be in Fort Collins at The Lincoln Center.
What venues is Michael Martin Murphey performing at?
As part of the Michael Martin Murphey tour, Michael Martin Murphey is scheduled to play across the following
venues and cities:
2024 Tour Dates:
Nov 21 - Colorado Springs,
CO @ Boot Barn Hall
Nov 22 - Colorado Springs,
CO @ Boot Barn Hall
Nov 23 - Grand Junction,
CO @ Avalon Theatre
Nov 24 - Fort Collins,
CO @ The Lincoln Center
Nov 30 - Kerrville,
TX @ Kathleen C. Cailloux City Center For The Performing Arts
Dec 01 - Kerrville,
TX @ Kathleen C. Cailloux City Center For The Performing Arts
Dec 05 - Odessa,
TX @ The Ector Theatre
Dec 06 - Raton,
NM @ Historic Shuler Theater
Dec 07 - Alto,
NM @ Spencer Theater For The Performing Arts
Dec 08 - Santa Fe,
NM @ St. Francis Auditorium
Dec 09 - Amarillo,
TX @ Amarillo Little Theatre
Dec 10 - Lubbock,
TX @ Cactus Theater
Dec 11 - Lubbock,
TX @ Cactus Theater
Dec 12 - Anson,
TX @ Pioneer Hall
Dec 14 - Enid,
OK @ Chisholm Trail Expo Center
Dec 15 - Mcpherson,
KS @ McPherson Opera House
Dec 16 - Waco,
TX @ Waco Hippodrome Theatre
Dec 18 - Corpus Christi,
TX @ Texas A&M University- Corpus Christi Performing Arts Center
Dec 19 - Grand Prairie,
TX @ Texas Trust CU Theatre
Dec 20 - Chappell Hill,
TX @ Texas Ranch Life
Dec 22 - Austin,
TX @ Paramount Theatre
2025 Tour Dates:
Feb 01 - Elko,
NV @ Western Folklife Center
Mar 27 - Tulsa,
OK @ The Church Studio
Mar 28 - Edwardsville,
IL @ Wildey Theatre