Everyone's heard of the 1960s psychedelic folk music movement, but what about the lesser-known subgenre of freak folk?

Michael Hurley, the folk artist and singer-songwriter who emerged from the Greenwich Village folk scene in the 1960s, has passed away. He was 83. The singer’s family announced his passing on ...

When I get a hold of Kassi Valazza at her New Orleans apartment, she’s only been home for about 12 hours. She just flew in ...

Saying, “Supposedly recorded in a total of three days, it’s a collaboration album between two psychedelic folk weirdo-geniuses, Michael ... 2000s, Hurley and the gang have been heralded by Lewis and ...

Feel free to grab the mic and sing a song, tell a Michael Hurley story, or read a poem. Have a gander at our obit for the apple of Portland’s eye and see you there. (Cherry Sprout Park, 722 N ...

I’d be bold enough to say that record is a progenitor of freak folk, in a way. I don’t get why it did so poorly in terms of sales. Perhaps Judee Sill’s pain was what inspired so much of her ...

Her father, Trey Jones, died in the crash. Michael Hurley, an Indiana man, was charged in the crash. Hurley was found guilty of hitting four members of the Kansas family and was sentenced to 70 years ...

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