released in june 2002, lilac tree is an album that will, according to radio 3 late junction presenter verity sharp, inevitably bring julie murphy and her music to a wider audience.





this, her second solo album is made up of nine new songs co-written with guitarist richard llewellyn in a totally original idiom creating a contemporary acoustic classic.

recorded and mixed live in 4 days in dreamworld studios pembrokeshire in september 2001 with double bass player tim harries, drummer rowan griffiths and trumpet player tomos williams. the resulting live session is totally electrifying, recalling whats going on or astral weeks.

in a move away from her peerless traditional singing, the lyrics to lilac tree are personal and committed, the catalyst for much of the songwriting being the death of her father in 1999, to whom the work is dedicated.

in cult terms murphy has already built up an impressive range of fans. robert plant asked her to record a duet with him for the third afro celt sound system album, further in time. eliza carthy announced in mojo magazine that julie murphy was her favourite singer in the whole world