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Murphy Campell is a ballad singer and old time banjo player with deep roots in Western North Carolina. Having just released her self-titled debut EP and with her upcoming album Revenant set to be released this winter, she is a fast rising star within the traditional community.
A contemporary clawhammer banjoist rooted in the influences of the Toe River valley, Murphy has developed a playing style that speaks to those familiar and unfamiliar with old time. With a bold but memorably sweet voice that demands the ear listens, Murphy has preserved countless ballads from her family tree.
Murphy's debut album, Revenant, is an act of preservation; over a dozen ballads from her ancestors recorded within an historic Mitchell county church less than a mile from where her family first settled hundreds of years ago. Performed with complete love and admiration for those who came before and complemented by her signature low-tuned gut string banjo, the record demonstrates that Murphy's age of 19 is not the age of her soul.
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