Michelle Murray

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Singer/Songwriter Michelle Murray has been playing guitar and composing songs for over 25 years. An accomplished lyricist, her songs combine the sounds of folk, country, and a touch of the blues.

Throughout her years of performing, Michelle has opened shows for popular folk artists such as John Gorka and David Massengill. She has performed in various venues and festivals in the Washington D.C. area, including The 9 Songwriter Series, The New Deal Café, JV's Restaurant, Hershey's Restaurant, The Royal Mile Pub, The Montgomery County Fair, The Greenbelt Fall Festival and Greenman Festival, Jammin Java, Focus Music Concert Series, Caribou Coffee, Mountain Stage New Song Festival, Washington D.C's Fete De La Musique, and the Artomatic Arts Festival in Washington D.C.

She has also been a guest on Damien Einstein's show on WRNR-FM and her songs have received airplay on Mary Cliff's show, "Traditions."
Michelle has received multiple Wammie (Washington Area Music Award) nominations throughout the years, first for the "Water's Edge" CD, "Make a Choice," which received a 2005 Wammie nomination for best contemporary folk recording. Rick Kanton produced and performed on that CD. Michelle's solo CD, "Collection of Songs" received a 2006 Washington Area Music Association (WAMA) "Wammie" nomination for Best Contemporary Folk Recording, and in the same year, the trio she played in, Murray, Crump & Hatley, (with Rick Crump and Les Hatley) was nominated for best Contemporary Folk Duo/Group. In 2007 and 2008, her trio Chapter Three was also nominated for best Contemporary Folk Group and Contemporary Folk Recording.