Bozeman Magazine

"Montana-based, Singer/Songwriter, Mike Murray, released his third studio album, Tumbleweed, on June 30, 2015. Murray supported the record’s release with a 2015/2016 calendar including over 350 performance dates in Northwest Montana. ‘Tumbleweed’ was rated as the best local album of 2015 in this article by Kalispell, MT-based newspaper, The Daily Interlake. Several of the songs from the album earned him first place at the Northwest Artist Syndicate’s Singer/Songwriter showdown.Prior to Tumbleweed, Murray released his 5 song, rock/blues EP, Balance and Rhythm (October 2013) followed up with some regional touring in Colorado, Utah, and Montana, including a headlining slot at the 2013 Denver Oktoberfest. In May 2011, he released his debut album, International. On the heels of which, he performed locally, played several dates in Europe including an appearance on National Dutch Radio station, 3FM, and toured the USA from coast to coast.Some of Murray’s 2016 highlights include performances at SXSW (Austin, TX), Red Ants Pants Music Festival (White Sulphur Springs, MT), The Crown Guitar Festival (Bigfork, MT), local and regional radio play, and a feature on MTPR’s “Musician’s Spotlight.”