I was working on a concept album called The Ballad of Calico for Kenny Rogers with my friend Larry Cansler,” Murphey recalls ...

Murphey wrote "Wildfire" with co-writer Larry Cansler. In an interview with NPR, he recalled coming up with lyrics about a girl who died searching for her lost white pony in a blizzard. The story came ...

For the first time in a while, we’re participating in Bandcamp Friday, with a new song. I wrote “Negative Conviction” two weeks ago and it felt like something to document quickly and let people hear.

Some songs need years to find their moment. In February 1975, Michael Martin Murphey released "Wildfire" as the lead single from his album Blue Sky - Night Thunder. The soft rock story song became the ...