Appalachian Artists Live WEHC & WISE FM Radio
Sun, Nov 08
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Tune in for a live radio session with Appalachian soprano and multigenre performer Moira Murphy.
Time & Location
Nov 08, 2026, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
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About the event
This live radio session with Moira Murphy will take you on a sonic journey exploring her various influences and performing history.
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Moira Murphy is an Appalachian soprano, composer, and meditation practitioner living in the mountains of East Tennessee. She has toured internationally with operas, performed around the US with metal, rock, goth, indie, and jazz bands, worked as an actor at Dollywood, performed with orchestras, arranged ensemble pieces for repertory theatres, and stage directed opera.
Her 2024 debut solo album, 'A Trembling Flame,' is a classical ambient collection that centers around her arrangements of the chants of 12th century mystic Hildegard von Bingen. She has performed this repertoire in historic Basilicas, chapels, and cemeteries around the US. Her 2023 debut album with progressive metal band Oryad, ‘Sacred & Profane,’ left legendary Dutch magazine Aardschok exclaiming: “Bandleader and vocalist Moira Murphy has a range that starts from…