Ida Con Snock

michael hurley is one of the last remaining ramblin american folk troubadours.hobo-ing around the country, making music since the days bob dylan first set foot in new york citys gaslight club, hurley recorded his first album for moses ash's legendary folkways label in 1964 and continued to release albums for both warner brothers and rounder. his mid-70s 'have moicy' album was among the top ten for the decade selected by rolling stone magazine. while many of his contemporaries are long past their prime (or deceased), hurleys muse is still intact. in recent years, he was invited to tour with alt-country heroes son volt and lucinda williams. he's also shared bills with smog and palace brothers, played with the giant sand rhythm section, and has of course appeared with (and been covered by) vetiver and appeared on their records. so, the matter at hand, a new album of recordings sung and played by hurley, backed by ida, appropriately titled 'ida con snock': snock himself marvels at this 21st studio album, recorded at levon helms studio in woodstock, ny. ida's less-is-more finesse shines on these rich recordings, melding perfectly with hurleys playing and singing. many of these songs are already well familiar to hurleys devotees. there are seven originals and five loving covers of 50s rock n roll, c&w, and vintage folk, each tune capturing hurleyand band at peak performance levels.