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7. Wow ... thanks so much for this. I'm of his vintage, and the early 60s folk scene ...

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Fri Apr 4, 2025, 12:50 PM

Apr 4

... was my intro to roots music of all genres. I was even listening to the Holy Modal Rounders, but I had never heard of Michael Hurley until now. Even though I'm pretty much a jazz musician by now, his music really speaks to me. Sometimes the real important artists fly below the radar.

I found this little (25-minute) portrait of Michael that is well worth anyone's time. It documents a chance meeting with Michael (he happened to give the filmmaker a ride when he was hitchhiking). The cool thing is that the young filmmaker really 'gets' Michael H. I was struck by Michael's music pretty much the same way. This is a heart-felt little film.

Adventures With Michael Hurley:

Highly recommended.

Thanks again for this great post ... really.

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