Mr Dan Sean Murphy

Mr Dan Sean Murphy

Research, Scholarship and Creative PracticeOther ActivitiesResearch CV

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Creative Practice

  • Score My band, Hermitage Green, released our fourth studio album Connection in September 2024, exploring new sonic territory and featuring collaborations with bestselling author Gregory David Roberts and visual artist Bobby Fingers. https://journalofmusic.com/listing/06-11-23/hermitage-green-launches-new-single-younger-days https://www.hotpress.com/music/hermitage-green-announced-new-album-connection-23051274
  • Performance Following the release of our new album, Hermitage Green played a sold out show in Dublin's 3 Olympia Theatre in December 2024, followed by a sold out show in London's O2 Academy in May 2025, and two North American tours in March and August 2025. https://www.hermitagegreen.com
  • Performance I had a busy year as a harmonica player, reaching the finals of Germany’s Got Talent and performing with Lee Oskar (of WAR and Lee Oskar Harmonicas) at the NAMM festival in the USA. I’m proud to represent a younger generation pushing the harmonica into contemporary genres. My beatbox harmonica style continues to grow in popularity; as of July 2025, I have nearly 250,000 followers across TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube. Germany's Got Talent - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQnNTA3WcSo Tik Tok Performances - https://www.tiktok.com/@murphantastic?lang=en
  • Podcast I host my own podcast where I have interviewed leading creatives across music, writing, comedy, and acting. Previous guests have included The Cranberries, Jimmy Carr, Scissor Sisters, Skunk Anansie, Professor Pat Pattison, and Kneecap. I have run the podcast since 2017 - with over 200,000 downloads to date. I will be launching a brand new series in November of 2025. https://open.spotify.com/show/3NnRvzJtnbzoZQcZd8glDq?si=ce2f88f783f04b28
  • Festival Hermitage Green closed the Electric Arena stage at Ireland's Electric Picnic in August 2024 to a crowd of 10,000. https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/heres-a-sneak-peek-inside-electric-picnic-set-up-ahead-of-this-weekends-festival/a2019355590.html
  • Festival Hermitage Green headlined Kaleidoscope Festival in Ireland in July of 2025. https://www.kaleidoscopefestival.ie/hermitage-green
  • Festival Hermitage Green will headline the Milwaukee Irish Fest in August 2025 https://irishfest.com/fest-shows/99409.htm

Other Activities

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Professional Activities
  • Lee Oskar Harmonicas Featured Artist – Lee Oskar Harmonicas (2019 – Present)
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Research projects conducted with external partners
  • AI Songwriting (March 2024 – August 2024)
    ICMP ( other education organisation)
    Last year I completed a seed funded research project at ICMP on the implications of AI Songwriting for third level assessments. I submitted a portfolio of AI composed songs to a level 4 assessment. The songs received a distinction, which highlights the implications this technology may have for third level assessments. I presented my findings at ICMP’s career convention and recently contributed an article to Hot Press Magazine, Ireland’s most widely read music publication.
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  • Song Studies (July 2024 – July 2025)
    Amsterdam University Press ( other education organisation)
    I have just completed a peer review of a chapter that I am contributing for the book “Song Studies” which is due to be published by Amsterdam University Press later this year. “Song Studies” will feature 18 chapters by several inter-disciplinary academics and examines the many different ways songs can be studied, and in turn what they can tell us about identity, society and human history. My contribution focuses on the ethnomusicology of the Irish Travelling Community, who have made a substantial contribution to the development of folk music in Ireland and further afield. The research is strongly underpinned by normative ethics within modern ethnomusicology and involves working closely with members of the Irish Travelling community on a series of oral history interviews.
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