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Artist
Jim Murdoch
4+ albums
folkinstrumentalNative American FluteWorld Musicmulti-cultural
about
Originally from Montana and with family ties to West Virginia and Appalachia, Jim first performed in the San Francisco Bay Area with The Pickle Family Circus as an apprentice clown and roustabout, appearing in clown and club juggling routines. Outside the ring, Jim pursued a variety of interests: jazz and classical piano, accordion, movement and dance, including five years studying flamenco dance, castanets and music with Rosa Montoya (niece of flamenco guitarist Carlos Montoya) in San Francisco. Jim performs at festivals and fairs up and down the west coast from 'Lompoc to Puyallup,' playing his own compositions, as well as traditional songs and presenting his solo clown show, "The Dogs Bark but the Caravan Moves On." * Seattle's Bumbershoot Festival of the Arts * The Los Angeles Shakespeare Festival * The Great Monterey Squid Festival * The San Francisco Festival of the Sea Jim released his first CD, a solo effort in the spring of 2006, "Waltz to the Sea," a collection of original and traditional music, including songs for cedar flute, Appalachian dulcimer, accordion, guitar, piano, vocals, harmonica and castanets. Jim is currently recording his second cd, "Yonder Shore." A collection of his new songs, including collaborations with good musical friends, who perform on Hawaiian guitar, violin, percussion, organ and vocals. Early demos of two of the new tunes, 'Lovely Little Marley' and 'Dusk & Dawn' can be heard on the audio page jimmurdoch.org/music.html In Octob
