In With the New: We asked a few (of our many) Old South music luminaires about their 2024 Chris Murphy counts last year’s Wortley Jazz and Blues- Festival as a 2024 highlight. He spearheads the crowd- drawing event along with Marty Verweel, Brian Ball and Marga- ret Hopkins, and also performs. He looks forward to the 2025 Festival, planned for August 17, to feature seven ensembles on three stages.
Steven Hardy says that “ One highlight for me in 2024 was hearing my choral piece, How Hard Can It Be, performed by Denise Pelley and the Karen Schuessler Singers at their Se- crets of Old South concert. It’s always a treat whenever I get to hear one of my choral pieces perf- ormed, especially by a group of talented local musicians. Another highlight was collabora-
The Chris Murphy Band per- forms at festivals and special events and one Sunday after- noon a month at the Wortley Roadhouse, and on Wednes- day afternoons at Koozy’s Pub.
ting with Allison Brown on a recording of a new song, Roses in the Morning . I was preparing to record this song when the pandemic happened. Now, four years later, it’s available for listening on all streaming sites. Allison and I had a lot of fun recording it. We have plans to record another song or two in the new year. The London music community lost a dear friend last year in Jake Levesque. I’ve been collaborating with our mutual friend, Laurraine Sigouin, to complete some songs she and Jake had been working on together. I’m looking forward to bringing them to completion and recording them in 2025.” Steven is an internationally-renowned songwriter, composer, and music producer who has composed music for choir, theatre, dance, and television. Photo by Elle Neill. Learn more at StevenHardy.ca and Facebook/stevenhardymusic.
Chris has released three recordings and his music is often featured on CBC and college radio. He has been nominated for the Maple Blues Award – a national award – 12 times. Chris is also a member of the Great Lakes Blues Society that presents blues events at the German Canadian Club and brings
blues music into local schools. Learn more at chrismurphysax.ca
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