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Murphy Henry

  • Murphy Method’s first advanced banjo camp

    February 6, 2018 | by John Lawless

    Murphy Henry is surely among the foundational members of the banjo instructional community. Since she lived in northern Florida, Murphy has taught both private and group lessons, and hosted banjo camps designed to teach others the joy of the five

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  • Murphy Method re-releases beginning banjo DVDs shot in HD

    July 10, 2017 | by John Lawless

    Murphy Henry has been creating instructional video for bluegrass players for so long with her Murphy Method, that she's had to circle back around and re-shoot some of the early lessons to keep up with the expectations of contemporary students. Since

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  • First Murphy Method mandolin camp in September

    April 21, 2016 | by John Lawless

    Long known for their successful banjo instructional efforts, The Murphy Method has announced their first ever mandolin camp this year, set to run September 23-25 in Winchester, VA. The company is the brainchild of Murphy Henry, a banjo teacher who started

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  • Kickstart Your Jamming: A New Approach To Banjo Improv

    January 21, 2015 | by John Lawless

    For years, Murphy Henry has been teaching banjo pickers all over the world, in private lessons, at camps and workshops, and with her Murphy Method lesson videos and DVDs. Throughout her focus has been to encourage students to memorize material

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  • Young Uns #3 – Marteka and William Lake

    July 11, 2014 | by Richard Thompson

    William and Marteka Lake are, as young uns, unusual in that they have received a lot of press already. They are creating quite a storm among social media followers also. Geoff Stelling, a very big fan of the duo, said as

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  • Scholarships for 2nd annual Women’s Banjo Camp

    April 24, 2014 | by John Lawless

    We banjo players have endured unkind banjo jokes for as long as we've been playing. Always derogatory, often at the expense of our intelligence, appearance or job prospects, these jabs sting the refined five stringer to the core. With Murphy and

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  • Seminars at IBMA 2013

    October 1, 2013 | by Tara Linhardt

    IBMA's World of Bluegrass gives folks many chances to meet and learn from others in the industry, both from experts on panels and just chances to mix, mingle and swap stories with other musicians, broadcasters, mangers, and festival promoters. I attended a

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  • A Review of Murphy Hicks Henry’s Pretty Good For A Girl

    July 19, 2013 | by Caroline Wright

    For those of you who might be in a hurry, here’s the abridged version right up front: Pretty Good For A Girl, Murphy Hicks Henry's epic history of women in bluegrass music, is a magnificent and important work, and if

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  • Scholarship available for Women’s Banjo Camp

    June 12, 2013 | by John Lawless

    Murphy Henry has announced that scholarship assistance is available for her first-ever Women's Banjo Camp, scheduled to run July 19-21 at the Courtyard Marriott in Winchester, VA. Instruction will be provided by Henry and her daughter, Casey. Free tuition is being offered

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  • Pretty Good for a Girl – Murphy Henry (the interview)

    April 29, 2013 | by Richard Thompson

    Pretty Good for a Girl is the rather grudging term often used in the past to damn with faint praise a female who is inclined to excel in some way. Murphy Hicks Henry, the author, has the good humour to use

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