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Danielle Murray

@daniellemurray

Parisian swing and pre-war jazz on the clarinet. Medieval dance tunes, folk recorder & fiddle and elfpunk.

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Danielle Murray
@daniellemurray Oct 17, 2023, 10:45 AM UTC

Blue Crow Mixtape

This is my latest mixtape for relaxation and study, made from informal recordings of me jamming with my teacher Marco Marconi. I have a few different musical projects running at the moment. There's o…

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Danielle Murray
@daniellemurray Sep 25, 2023, 11:15 PM UTC

Three pagan bangers for #ThreeTuneTuesday

So, I started a band (with @steevc, @purplesinger and @anna-newkey, among others) to play elfpunk, which is a genre I made up to describe punked-up versions of 17th century dance tunes, and bardcore,…

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Danielle Murray
@daniellemurray Jul 29, 2023, 11:58 AM UTC

#TTT Three Moon Songs

These three tunes are from a recent informal recording session at my place with @steevc on guitar, @purplesinger on piano and Bob S on flute and vocals. I've been recording a large number of moon-rel…

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Danielle Murray
@daniellemurray Jun 27, 2023, 2:56 PM UTC

Moon Songs Mixtape -- an hour of chill jazz on the clarinet

https://youtu.be/ao2Sk-3pVLI An hour of chill jazz tunes with the word "Moon" in the title. Me @daniellemurray on the clarinet, accompanied mostly by Marco Marconi on piano, but also by @steevc and @…

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Danielle Murray
@daniellemurray Jun 13, 2023, 3:59 PM UTC

Three Tune Tuesday: Sea of Love

This time I thought I'd focus on a single tune that has haunted me through the years, with different versions meaning different things to me at different stages of my life. The first version is the o…

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Danielle Murray
@daniellemurray Jun 5, 2023, 9:20 AM UTC

Green lanes, medieval trails

Distance covered: about 15 miles Time taken: 90 mins (with frequent stops/detours) Elevation: approx. 500 ft Bike: Specialized Turbo Levo HT I went on a twisty-turny ride into the hills south of Hitc…

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Danielle Murray
@daniellemurray May 20, 2023, 5:22 PM UTC

Greenway in Spring

It was a beautiful day for a longer e-bike ride, my first of the year. I bought my Specialized Turbo Levo HT just before lockdown, and it's still going strong, although Specialized did have to replac…

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Danielle Murray
@daniellemurray Apr 24, 2023, 3:38 PM UTC

Free Cat Mixtape

I thought I'd share a mixtape of recently recorded tracks with professional jazz pianist Marco Marconi. The title takes its name from the fact that it includes Tom Cat Blues by Jelly Roll Morton and…

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Danielle Murray
@daniellemurray Apr 11, 2023, 11:27 AM UTC

#TTT: Purple Swing at the Angel's Share

During the early days of the pandemic, when there were various restrictions on indoor public gatherings, our local group of musicians started holding our open mics at a whisky/whiskey bar in the cent…

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Danielle Murray
@daniellemurray Apr 4, 2023, 11:00 AM UTC

#ThreeTuneTuesday: Jamming across the wide waters

We had a special guest join us from across the water in County Wexford, Ireland at the weekend -- Anne-Marie Kearney, who sang and played through around a dozen tunes with us at the folk band rehears…

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