Michael Hurley

Essentials: The Top Ten Michael Hurley Songs

June 13, 2024 Paul Kerr 3

Michael Hurley is one of those rare artists who merit the term unique. Now in his 80s (and still performing and recording) Hurley is a living reminder of what Greil Marcus called “the old weird Americana”, […]

Classic Clip: Michael Hurley feat. My Bubba “O My Stars” Pickathon – 1st August 2016

April 26, 2024 Tom Harding 2

The mystery of Michael Hurley. A survivor of the Greenwich Village folk scene who’s ploughed his own unique furrow of pastoral, homespun folk-country blues, long before he was heralded by the freak-folk scene who made an […]

The Hackles “O My Stars” – from Michael Hurley tribute album

July 15, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0

The Hackles are Kati Claborn and Luke Ydstie, who are based in Astoria, Oregan, the oldest settlement west of the Rocky Mountains. They met when they were individually recruited to Portland-based band Blind Pilot, with whom […]

Interview: Langhorne Slim on tackling prescription medicine addiction and writer’s block

February 15, 2021 Martin Johnson 0

How writing a song a day can relieve writer’s block and deliver a career high record Nobody can argue that COVID has brought major change and challenges to the world but as with most things, nothing […]

Michael Hurley + James Yorkston, Summerhall, Edinburgh, 17th June 2018

June 21, 2018 Paul Kerr 0

It’s been a while since Michael Hurley, occasionally known as Snock, has come to the UK and with him now in his 77th year, news of this tour was somewhat unexpected. Mind you it was only […]

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