Briege Murphy at Newry Museum
Hailing from Forkhill, Briege grew up in a family steeped in traditional music. Her first album, ‘The Longest Road’ was released to critical acclaim, followed by ‘The Sea and other Songs’, a Folk Roots album of the year. Other albums include ‘From Now On’ in which she sings songs that she grew up with, combining her love of Irish traditional and American folk. Briege has performed at festivals from Cambridge to Cork and Oslo to Ballyshannon. Her songs have been recorded by artists like Niamh Parsons and Frances Black.