So many people have moved to Ottawa to work for government they sometimes act surprised when they meet Murray, an actual local-born Ottawan who grew up here along with the city itself. Murray discovered oral storytelling in 2010. At first he dabbled across the board telling all types of stories. More recently he has focused on local history and Scottish folklore. He enjoys researching and creating original stories and characters true to historical events.

Until recently Murray wrote and edited web content for government and business. Previously, he did a lot of reading in his own bookstore for 19 years. And in a former life, based in Toronto, he worked in film production, freelanced to CBC radio and wrote for magazines — all connected to telling stories in different ways.

Murray is a member of OttawaStorytellers and Storytellers of Canada. He has a BA in history and art history from Carleton. He is a fifth-generation Canadian from the Scottish Highlands. He loves smokey single malt whisky, dark coffee, dark chocolate and storytelling workshops amongst many other things.