First Songs, by Michael Hurley

First Songs

by Michael Hurley

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1.	Blue Mountain 06:20	buy track
2.	You Get Down by the Pool Hall Clickety Clack - Sister Song 03:34	buy track
3.	I Like My Wine 02:26	buy track
4.	No, No, No, I Won't Come (Go) Down No More 04:12	buy track
5.	The Tea Song 07:28	buy track
6.	Just a Bum 02:45	buy track
7.	Raven Rock - They Took Away the Diesel 02:30	buy track
8.	Fat Mama 04:06	buy track
9.	The Animal Song - If I Could Ramble Like a Hound 04:44	buy track
10.	Captain Kidd 02:16	buy track
11.	Intersoular Blues 04:05	buy track
12.	The Werewolf Song 05:42	buy track

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A self-taught folk singer and guitarist, Michael Hurley plays music reflective of his upbringing in the rural backcountry of Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Recorded when he was 22, First Songs was released in 1964 and is described by album producer and recording engineer Frederic Ramsey Jr. as "less frenetic, more in-looking, more expressive" than his early "rambling" days on the road. Hurley’s compositions from First Songs and other albums have been recorded by many contemporary artists including Espers, Vetiver, The Violent Femmes, and Cat Power. 12 tracks, 50 minutes, with liner notes which include Hurley's biography and song lyrics

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released January 1, 1964

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Michael Hurley Astoria, Oregon

snockonews.net

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Apr 19

Johnny Brenda's

Philadelphia, PA
Apr 25

Space Gallery

Portland, ME
May 5

The Showdown

Portland, OR

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