Sounds Irish, Acts Global - Explaining the Success of Ireland's Popular Music Industry - Michael Mary Murphy
Horslips: Advancing DIY and Enterprise in the Irish Music Scene
Sounds Irish, Acts Global - Explaining the Success of Ireland's Popular Music Industry - Michael Mary Murphy
Michael Mary Murphy [+]
Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Dublin
Michael Mary Murphy is a lecturer on the music industry at Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Dublin. He worked in the music industry for twenty years as an artist manager as well as an artist and repertoire (A&R) manager in New York and London. He has published a number of articles on the Irish music industry for academic journals and contributes to radio and print media outlets on Irish music industry topics.
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Musically, Horslips married progressive rock with Irish traditional music in an innovative way. But their influence on Ireland’s popular culture landscape went beyond their music. Their business approach set new standards for local acts, and indicated creative paths for self-expression and business success for Irish pop much.