An irrepressible troublemaker, guitarist Patrick Murray has always sought music as a way to stir things up. He began his musical studies with orchestral studies when he was eleven years old. Over the next five years he explored every genre that came his way: jazz, blues, heavy metal, ska, rock and pop. During this time he also played guitar and sang in bands, and performed regularly with local orchestras/ensembles.
Patrick went straight from high school to the University of Victoria music program where he began studying classical guitar performance. Here he studied with renowned Victoria guitarist Alexander with Dr. Alexander Dunn, as well as in Vancouver with guitarist mentor Michael Strutt.
Since then, Patrick has found performance to be a constant calling. He performed in masterclasses for several legendary guitarists including Fabio Zanon (Brazil), Michael Partington (USA) and Irina Kulikova (Russia). He also collaborated with Chinese/Canadian Composer Yan Li in the premiere of his musical, LEFT in 2009.
Patrick currently resides in Victoria, where he performs for private and corporate events such as weddings and other functions.
STYLE(S): pop, classical, fingerstyle, jazz, rock, folk, Celtic, flamenco
INSTRUMENTAL or VOCAL: Primarily instrumental w/ secondary vocals
OTHER CONFIGURATIONS: Also available with violin, cello or chamber ensemble
An irrepressible troublemaker, guitarist Patrick Murray has always sought music as a way to stir things up. He began his musical studies with orchestral studies when he was eleven years old. Over the next five years he explored every genre that came his way: jazz, blues, heavy metal, ska, rock and pop. During this time he also played guitar and sang in bands, and performed regularly with local orchestras/ensembles.
Patrick went straight from high school to the University of Victoria music program where he began studying classical guitar performance. Here he studied with renowned Victoria guitarist Alexander with Dr. Alexander Dunn, as well as in Vancouver with guitarist mentor Michael Strutt.
Since then, Patrick has found performance to be a constant calling. He performed in masterclasses for several legendary guitarists including Fabio Zanon (Brazil), Michael Partington (USA) and Irina Kulikova (Russia). He also collaborated with Chinese/Canadian Composer Yan Li in the premiere of his musical, LEFT in 2009.
Patrick currently resides in Victoria, where he performs for private and corporate events such as weddings and other functions.
STYLE(S): pop, classical, fingerstyle, jazz, rock, folk, Celtic, flamenco
INSTRUMENTAL or VOCAL: Primarily instrumental w/ secondary vocals
OTHER CONFIGURATIONS: Also available with violin, cello or chamber ensemble
Selections highlighted with * are available in both vocal and instrumental versions
INSTRUMENTAL GUITAR
A Million Dreams – Greatest Showman Soundtrack
A Thousand Years – Christina Perry
Africa Skies – Paul Simon
All Along the Watchtower – Bob Dylan
All My Loving – The Beatles *
All Of me – John Legend
All Of Me – Ruth Etting
All You Need Is Love – The Beatles
Amazing Grace – Traditional *
At Last – Etta James
Bad Fish – Sublime
Better Together – Jack Johnson
Better Together – Luke Combs
Blackbird – The Beatles *
Bloom – The Paper Kites
Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison
Can You Feel the Love Tonight – Elton John
Can’t Stop The Feeling – Justin Timberlake
Champagne Supernova – Oasis
City of Stars – La La Land Theme
Closer – The Chainsmokers
Country Roads – John Denver
Danny Boy – Traditional Irish
Desinfado – A. Jobim
Don’t Know Why – Norah Jones
Drive – Incubus
Drops of Jupiter – Train
Feels like Home – Chantal Kreviazuk
Fix You – Coldplay *
Fly Me To The Moon – Frank Sinatra
Forever Mine – Andrea Day
Free Fallin’ – Tom Petty *
Girl From Ipanema – Jobim
Hallelujah – Rufus Wainwright
Happy – Pharrell Williams
Harvest Moon – Neil Young
Heart and Soul – Hoagy Carmichael
Here Comes the Sun – The Beatles
Here, There, Everywhere – The Beatles
Hey There Delilah – Plain White Ts –
I Will – The Beatles
I Will Follow You Into The Dark – Death Cab for Cutie*
I Will Wait For You – Mumford and Sons
I’ll Be There – Jackson
I’ll Be Watching You – Sting
I’m Not The Only One – Sam Smith
Iris – Goo Goo Dolls
Isn’t She Lovely – Stevie Wonder
John Mayer – In the Blood
Landslide – Fleetwood Mac
Let Her Go – Passenger
Love Me Tender – Elvis Presley *
Lumineers – Hey Ho
Married Life – Theme from Up
Marry You – Bruno Mars
Moon River – Frank Sinatra
Moondance – Van Morrison
Nothing Else Matters – Metallica
One – U2 *
Payphone – Maroon 5
Photograph – Ed Sheeran
River Flows In You – Yiruma
Rufus Wainright – Hallelujah
Shut up and Dance – Walk the Moon
Skinny Love – Bon Iver
Somewhere Over the Rainbow – Harold Arlen/ Israel Kamakawiwoʻole
Sound of Silence – Simon and Garfunkel *
Stand By Me – Ben E. King *
Stop This Train – John Mayer
Sweet Child of Mine – Guns and Roses
Tears In Heaven – Eric Clapton
Thank God – Kane Brown
The Blower’s Daughten – Damien Rice *
The Luckiest – Ben Folds
Three Little Birds – Bob Marley*
Time of Your Life – Green Day *
Times Like These – Foo Fighters
Titanium – David Guetta
U2 – With or Without You
Under the Bridge – Red Hot Chili Peppers *
Upside Down – Jack Johnson
Viva La Vida – Coldplay
Wake Me Up – Avicii *
When You Say Nothing At All – Ronan Keating
Where Did You Go? – Dave Matthews
While My Guitar Gently Weeps – The Beatles
Wildwood Flower – Bluegrass Traditional
Wonderwall – Oasis
Yellow – Coldplay
You and Me – Lifehouse
You’ve Got A Friend In Me – Randy Newman
Your Song – Elton John
CLASSICAL GUITAR
Air on a G String – JS Bach
Amazing Grace – J. Newon
Andantino – M. Carcassi
Ave Maria – F. Schubert
Canon in D – Pachebel
Cavatina – S. Myers
Classical Gas – Mason Williams
Espanoleta – G. Sanz
Greensleeves – Anonymous
Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring – JS Bach
Mazurka – A. Lauro
Minuet in G – J.S. Bach
Ode to Joy – Beethoven
Romanza – Anonymous
Simple Gifts – Aaron Copeland
Trumpet Voluntary – Purcell
Virtue – Jesse Cook
Wedding March – F. Mendelsson