The Murphy Method In Action!
Casey Henry Here's a video featuring the Snow River String Band from Alaska playing at the Anchorage Folk Festival on January 17, 2014. The banjo player, Max, is one of my Skype students. We've only...
View ArticleNow You Can Subscribe To The Blog By Email!!
Casey Henry At long last, and after MANY requests from people, I finally figured out how to get the blog to send people email when we make a new post. Just enter your email address in the box beneath...
View ArticleBluegrass Unlimited Reviews Banjo Backup For Fiddle Tunes
In the January 2014 issue of Bluegrass Unlimited a fantastic review of our DVD Banjo Backup For Fiddle Tunes appears. You can read the whole thing right here.
View ArticleCustom Lesson Update
Casey Henry Here's what I've been up to for the last month or so. These are the new custom lessons I've added to my list. You can order them all here on my website. Lost Highway (I) Watch clip. - Hank...
View ArticleCustom Lesson Update
Casey Henry Here are the new songs I've added to my list of lessons in the last month or so: Bookends (Simon and Garfunkel) (A) Watch clip. - This is a little something different. Beautiful little...
View ArticleTwo New Videos from Augusta Heritage Bluegrass Week
Murphy and Casey appeared at the after-lunch roundup during Bluegrass Week at the Augusta Heritage Center in Elkins, WV, July 29, 2014. "Lonesome Road Blues" was the first tune ever recorded by a woman...
View ArticleThe Patuxent Banjo Project
Casey Henry This article originally appeared in the pages of Banjo Newsletter magazine in December 2013. They kindly gave permission for us to reprint it here. Buy the CD here! When I heard about the...
View ArticleCustom Lesson Update
Casey Henry I have a bunch of new custom lesson I've added to my list and here they are: Big Country (Bela Fleck) (A) Watch clip. - This is a great tune of Bela's. Definitely advanced, but on the scale...
View ArticleCustom Lesson Update
Casey Henry Here are the recent additions to my (now quite long) list of custom banjo lessons. As always they can be ordered directly from my website. The Battle Belongs To The Lord (B) Watch clip. -...
View ArticleTip Jar Jam: Keep Your Hand On The Gospel Plow
Murphy Henry I've been trying to write this blog about the Wednesday night jam--which turned out to be all women--for two days, but it's just not happening. As Jim Croce sings, "Every time I try to...
View ArticleMurphy’s Distinguished Achievement Award
How time does fly! The three months since our last post here have been filled with camps, swimming, a new mandolin DVD release, the IBMA convention, and one huge award for Murphy. The IBMA honored her...
View Article“Pretty Good For A Girl” on Banjo Cafe’s Summer Reading List
We've just crossed into summer, so we thought it would be an appropriate time to direct you to this Summer Reading List over on Banjo Cafe. Murphy's book "Pretty Good For A Girl" graces it, along with...
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