The Not the Sea EP has been supported by KCC Arts Service, and has been a whole family project. I'm very lucky to live with a bunch of very talented people: my husband Alvin Sweeney has engineered and mixed the tracks, with our son Leon playing guitar on two, and our daughter Anna playing violin on two.

Our space within the world and our relationship with various stages of our lives is a running theme, with nostalgia for the past, finding beauty in the present,  and fears for the future all being explored.

The EP can be ordered on BandCamp here: sharonmurphymusic.bandcamp.com/album/not-the-sea

All songs written by Sharon Murphy

Engineered, programmed & mixed by Alvin Sweeney
Vocals, piano, duduk & percussion by Sharon Murphy
Guitar by Leon Thomas Sweeney
Violin by Anna Sweeney

A Hidden Door production, supported by KCC Arts Service.

© Sharon Murphy 2023

Not the Sea EP - 2023

Hello music lovers!

This is the title track off my EP.
Not the Sea is a song about letting go of the past and slowly coming to terms with the present through engagement with the natural world all around us. I hope you like it. 

A digital release of the EP can be ordered on BandCamp here: https://sharonmurphymusic.bandcamp.com/album/not-the-sea

Written by Sharon Murphy

Engineered and mixed by Alvin Sweeney
Vocals and piano by Sharon Murphy
Guitar by Leon Thomas Sweeney

A Hidden Door production, supported by KCC Arts Service.

© Sharon Murphy 2023

Not The Sea

Remember Nothing is a song full of nostalgia and memories of those who played a starring role in my life during my teenage years into my early twenties; a time of life that is full of intensity and adventure.

A digital copy of the Not the Sea EP can be ordered on BandCamp here: sharonmurphymusic.bandcamp.com/album/not-the-sea

Written by Sharon Murphy

Engineered and mixed by Alvin Sweeney
Vocals and piano by Sharon Murphy
Guitar by Leon Thomas Sweeney
Violin by Anna Sweeney 

A Hidden Door production, supported by KCC Arts Service.

© Sharon Murphy 2023

Remember Nothing

Sleepwalking is a punchy funeral march of sorts, wondering what it is we are blindly walking towards if the use of Artificial Intelligence isn't regulated soon and well!
That said, it's a fun song that makes me laugh when I listen to it now!

A digital copy of the EP can be ordered on BandCamp here: sharonmurphymusic.bandcamp.com/album/not-the-sea

Written by Sharon Murphy
String arrangement by Anna Sweeney

Engineered and mixed by Alvin Sweeney
Vocals, piano & percussion by Sharon Murphy
Violin by Anna Sweeney

A Hidden Door production, supported by KCC Arts Service.

© Sharon Murphy 2023

Sleepwalking

The Way you Live was inspired by a quote from Irish writer Anne Enright, who suggests that it's better to have a breakdown early on in life, learning the tools to put yourself back together again, rather than walking an eternal tightrope. Great advice I think!

A digital copy of the Not the Sea EP can be ordered on BandCamp here: sharonmurphymusic.bandcamp.com/album/not-the-sea

Written by Sharon Murphy

Engineered, programmed & mixed by Alvin Sweeney
Vocals, piano & duduk by Sharon Murphy

A Hidden Door production, supported by KCC Arts Service.

© Sharon Murphy 2023

The Way You Live

I am a songwriter, musician and arts & health practitioner from Ireland.
My most recent output has been the creation of Embrace Music’s song cycle 'Murmurations' with my colleague Sadhbh O’Sullivan, as part of an Irish Hospice Foundation initiative, a 2022 EP of piano instrumentals called 'Decades', and my 2023 EP of songs Not the Sea

https://sharonmurphymusic.bandcamp.com/follow_me