Blue Navigator

22/01/2025

Blue Navigator 12 gets a 4 Star review in latest issue of Mojo

04/11/2024

Michael Hurley and Lewi Longmire playing at the Saturn Club, New Orleans, last Sunday 27th October. Kassi Valazza + The Lostines were also on the bill. Michael will be playing the Brooklyn Folk Festival NYC next weekend.

09/10/2024

Blue Navigator 12 has gone to print and will be published November 1st. This time it's a deluxe, hardback, 96pp, 210x210mm, full-colour Book and CD, with hi-quality reproductions of Hurley art throughout. Articles old and newly commissioned. The ’80’s remembered in word and song. Boone & Jocko. Kornbred. Rare 1984 Michael Hurley Film Documentary Soundtrack remastered from original tapes. And other stuff. Available to pre-order now (special pre-release postage discounts). Check out video of original printer's prototype (prior to some neat improvements) and listen to a song from the CD.
More details here:
https://bluenavigator.com/

14/06/2024

https://americana-uk.com/essentials-top-ten-michael-hurley-songs

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 wei…

06/06/2024

A couple of shots from Michael Hurley's show at The Rockwell, Somerville, Wed 24 April. Very warm audience gave him a standing ovation at the end.

05/03/2024

Little Sue's 'Somebody to Say Bye Bye To' from Snockument CD and Michael Hurley's 'Boulevard' got a play and a plug from Noel Casey on his After Midnight radio show on Dublin City FM last night:

Presenter: Noel Casey Email Address: [email protected]

16/02/2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RUf9lRZ6Qo

After 40 years of unpredictable live shows, drug addictions and breakdowns,psychedelic folk rock legends, The Holy Modal Rounders survived one of thestranges...

30/01/2024

Next April, Michael Hurley will be undertaking his first east coast tour since 2018. Glen Falls (NY state) with Ida has already sold out.

Tues April 16 - Union Pool, Brooklyn, NY
Wed April 17 - Union Pool, Brooklyn, NY
Fri April 19 - Johnny Brenda’s, Philadelphia, PA (with Shannen Moser)
Sat April 20 - Glen Falls House, Round Top, NY (with Ida) SOLD OUT
Sun April 21 - Meeting House, East Fairfield, VT (Advance tickets required. Call 802-827-6626)
Wed April 24 - Rockwell, Somerville, MA (with Stella Kola)
Thur April 25 - Space, Portland, ME (with Lisa/Liza)
Fri April 26 - Nova Arts, Keene, NH (with Stella Kola)