The Murphy Beds, featuring Eamon O’Leary and Jefferson Hamer launch new album

Jefferson Hamer and Eamon O'LearySince arriving from his native Dublin over 20 years ago, Eamon O’Leary has quietly but assuredly immersed himself in the middle of the Irish trad scene in the Big Apple  Like his fellow Dubs Susan McKeown and John Doyle, he made the gritty Lower East Side and East Village his musical and residential habitat, arriving in time to catch the waning days of the East Village coffee house Sin é  O’Leary’s easygoing manner and deft plectrum work on guitar, banjo, mandolin and bouzouki made him a popular choice for accompaniment and steady anchor at many a session around town, most notably at Mona’s Pub on Ave B below 14th Street where a legendary LATE LATE night session held forth on Mondays into Tuesdays for years   Eventually the vibe of Mona’s transferred over to the 11th Street Bar, a local joint discovered by the late Scottish fiddler Johnny Cunningham on Sundays nights Read more