Hubert Murray is a Galway-born, Tullamore-based musician. His Distorted-Folk sound evolved from being lost in a house of mix-tapes and stacks of old folk & blues records. He sifted through each one, de-composing their lyrics and melodies. Hubert’s songs feature lost loves, inner demons, compulsive liars & daydreamers.
On his latest single “Arrow”, Hubert Murray offers up a tender, no-frills folk ballad that’s carried by poetic yet accessible songwriting and inviting harmonies that tempt the listener to join in. The organic approach to the recording leaves little for the bones of the song to hide behind, bringing a sense of intimacy to the track that Murray seems to feel right at home in.Â
“When I read Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s poem The Arrow and a Song (Written in 1845), a complete melody flowed out like a dream. The words are about when you let a song loose into the world, you wonder where it will end up, who will listen to it and how it will be interpreted. There is a sense of mystery and fear in releasing new art into the world, much like an arrow shot aimlessly into the heavens,” says Wadsworth.
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I really enjoyed this. Hubert’s quote about mystery and fear in putting art out into the world comes through in the song, in a mature, almost melancholy sort of way. Kudos!