Michael Hurley live in concert.
ON TOUR

Michael Hurley

4
critic concert reviews
folk

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

77
%
Based on 
4
critic concert
reviews
Last 12 Months Rating  
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Critic Consensus

Based on 4 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Michael Hurley is rated as an entertaining live performer, with worthwhile shows overall.

ON TOUR

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Latest Release

Sweetkorn (Remaster) (16 June 2023)

Artist Info

Genre
folk
Origin
Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States (20 December 1941)
Bio
Michael Hurley (born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, on December 20, 1941) is an American folk singer and guitarist who was essential to the New York Greenwich Village folk music scene of the 1960s and 1970s. In addition to playing a wide variety of instruments (including the fiddle), Hurley is also a cartoonist and a painter. Hurley's music has been describe…
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Critic Concert Reviews

Americana (UK)

June 17, 2018
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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.

Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)

January 25, 2016
70
%
Sydney Festival Michael Hurley and Meg Baird are two sides of folk

NOW Magazine (Canada)

April 24, 2016
100
%
We waited decades for the offbeat cult folk music hero to come to town, and it was worth it

The Bay Bridged (USA)

September 27, 2013
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is my hero. 71 years old and still drawing in swarms of young, freak-folk followers. Officially co-headlining the evening, Hurley deservedly played last (and Vetiver respectfully called him up to sing along on their last song). Hurley's set began with "Waiting for the Aliens" but they didn't come. He played "

Past critic reviews published in

The Pitch Kansas City (USA), KEXP (USA), The Phoenix (USA), Tiny Mix Tapes (USA), Three Imaginary Girls (USA)

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