James McMurtry

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“One of America’s greatest living songwriters” – Rolling Stone
“James McMurtry writes songs filled with characters so real that you’re sure they’re going to climb out of the speakers and look you in the eyes.” —VOICE OF AMERICA

The worldwide acclaimed singer-songwriter from Texas, James McMurtry is coming to Newcastle for the first time in over a decade
He recently toured with Americana all-star Jason Isbell, who says “James has that rare gift of being able to make a listener laugh out loud at one line and choke up at the next. I don’t think anybody writes better lyrics.”
McMurtry spins stories with a poet’s pen and a painter’s precision. His vibrant vignettes and story songs have turned heads for a quarter century. Based in Austin Texas , McMurtry tours year round and consistently throws down unparalleled powerhouse performances. The Washington Post notes: “Much attention is paid to James McMurtry’s lyrics and rightfully so: He creates a novel’s worth of emotion and experience in four minutes of blisteringly stark cou