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Old Melbourne Road Also known as	OMR Origin	Dunnstown, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia Genres Aussie Irish Folk Rock [10] Years active	2014–present Members John Murphy' - lead vocals and lagerphone (called Aunt Nola) David Murphy - lead vocals, acoustic guitar Lachlan Murphy - Irish bouzouki, mandolin, bass, piano accordion, guitar, vocals Pat Murphy - electric guitar, soundscapes Brendan Spratling - drums, percussion, bodhran Paul Britt - acoustic guitar, harmonica Stephen Russell - bass, mandolin, Irish bouzouki, banjo, guitar, vocals

Old Melbourne Road is a contemporary Australian Irish folk rock music group based in Dunnstown and Ballarat, infamous for their high energy gigs. The festival director at Koroit Irish Festival described OMR thus:" The boys from Ballarat do Irish rock as well as anyone and always make everywhere they play into a party."

The seven-piece band is a tight-knit affair, led by lead singer John Murphy who is joined by his sons Pat and Lachlan Murphy, brother David Murphy, cousin Paul Britt, Stephen Russell and Brendan Spratling. In 2017, John's nephew Sean Carragher left OMR and was replaced by Russell.

Background Old Melbourne Road were formed on St Patrick's Day 2013 and are so named as a tribute to the iconic road that runs through Dunnstown, the band's hometown. All band members except Russell have lived on Old Melbourne Road. '''

Musical style''' The band have cultivated a small but loyal following in Australia and Ireland. The band deliver a rollicking blend of original and traditional Celtic tunes at and venues including The Quays Galway, The Castle Glanmire Kilkenny, Brunswick Ballroom Melbourne, Mickey Bourke's Commercial Hotel Koroit, Star of the West Port Fairy plus many music festivals including Port Fairy Folk Festival, Koroit Irish Festival, and the Grampians Grape Escape Festival Halls Gap.

Discography

OMR are recording their third album in mid 2024, after two earlier recordings in 2015 and 2021.

Albums

Old Melbourne Road live at The Courthouse Theatre, Federation University Australia - Ballarat on Saturday (28 May 2015)

Proper (17 April 2021)

References Notes •	ABC Radio: https://www.abc.net.au/.../pro.../mornings/mornings/13287178 •	ABC Television “Backroads”: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2067006553515671 •	Warrnambool Standard: New album to be launched at the Koroit Irish Festival |https://www.standard.net.au/story/7229316/new-album-to-be-launched-at-the-koroit-irish-festival/?fbclid=IwAR10DngcT4xGWJyMloq3wR56tnzh5r5ZdavjsAKz2YQvjcCLNPZbwls9x9 •	Ballarat Courier: Dunnstown band Old Melbourne Road ready to launch debut album | The Courier | Ballarat, VIC https://www.thecourier.com.au/story/7202124/the-band-is-really-evolving-dunnstown-band-launches-proper-first-album/?fbclid=IwAR39m8p8LxUOI7B48fmc6KC6tWAQ378RKLGg5_5RDSdrA4FxpNcYCfvFv-A •	Moorabool News : https://www.facebook.com/473496069381598/photos/a.473509289380276/4127274827337019/

Category: Irish folk musical groups