Thunderclap Murphy is the performing name of Aidan Murphy, a Dublin musician who has worked in Irish music since the late 1990s, as a performer, arranger, live sound engineer and teacher.
In 2024 he turned his solo work to live ambient music: long, quiet pieces he improvises and loops live on acoustic instruments. Hear a full performance.
Twenty-five years in Irish music
He arranged and directed the Bamboo Sessions, a concert series that paired songwriters with a live string quartet and ran from 2007 to 2009, finishing at the John Field Room in the National Concert Hall.
He engineered live sound in Dublin theatres and venues including the Helix, Draíocht, Axis and the Mermaid. From 2011 to 2017 he ran two of the city’s longest-running live nights, The Monday Echo and Slam Sunday, presenting more than 250 events.
To discuss a booking, send an enquiry with the date and the space, and he replies within the week with a plan and a fee.
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