JUNE 2010, LAURELTHIRST PUBLIC HOUSE PORTLAND, OR
"Michael Hurley played every Wednesday at 6pm at a bar across the street from my house all month in June. I felt like the luckiest person under the sky and was sincerely sad when the month ended. It was a great weekly ritual while it lasted. Made some trippy new friends in the neighborhood, hell, even got teary once or twice. He's been ripping for ages. I recommend "ANCESTRAL SWAMP". Incredible name".
Shelby Menzel
Live Snock Songs and interview on National Public Radio. Also has link to brief overview by Joel Rose on Weekend Edition.
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The Words to the Songs of Michael Hurley
The Words to the Songs of Michael Hurley is the first publication ever of Hurley lyrics. 19 songs calligraphed by Doc Snock with French versions by Marie Frankland. Foreword by Byron Coley. Published by L'Oie de Cravan, Canada, June 2011. Available from Blue Navigator - Euro 14 (postage included) Click on cover to learn more & purchase.
Blue Hills LP
"A new set of contemporary recordings from Michael Hurley that are as timeless as ever".
6 track EP/LP from Mississippi Records in Portland, Oregon. Recorded in Astoria by the author and in Louisville Kentucky by Aaron Rosenblum
A limited quantity of issue No.10 of Blue Navigator, the fanzine devoted to Michael Hurley and Pals, is still available. Includes a mix of original commissioned work (eg Peter Stampfel on the Origins and Originators of Freak Folk, Charlie Messing on The Velocity Ramblers) and News Dipped in Time (eg. 1981 Portland article on Rounders and Clamtones). PLUS free CD crammed with rare and unusual tracks, incl. Doc Snock Live.
New issue currently in production
Issue No. 11 will feature a delux hardback cover with opening flaps carrying the new issue plus a special comic insert and CD. Available Spring 2012.