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Hiding somewhere between psychedelic rock and folk music, freak folk is an oft-overlooked genre of the 1960s and 1970s that we believe is worth revisiting. Freak folk was certainly a byproduct of the ...

The late musician, known as the "Godfather of Freak Folk" was influential to a generation of singer-songwriters including Will Oldham and Lucinda Williams Gary Wolstenholme/Redferns via Getty Michael ...

"Everyone was invited - including the dog," Devendra Banhart chuckles over Zoom, looking back on Cripple Crow, his sprawling 2005 opus that was part artistic manifesto, part communal love letter.

An influential folk singer/songwriter who was an integral member of the genre during the 1960s and 1970s has died. He was 83. Michael Hurley died at his home in Astoria, Oregon after returning from a ...

The Guitarist obituary headline, “Michael Hurley, guitarist and singer/songwriter known as the ‘Godfather of freak folk,’ dies at 83,” was a real attention-grabber among the slew of Google Alerts the ...

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Folk music pioneer Michael Hurley, known as the "Godfather of freak folk," has died. He was 83. The singer's family shared news of his death on Thursday in a statement posted by Hurley's record label, ...

Michael Hurley, a folk musician, cartoonist and painter, has died. He was 83. Hurley's publicist confirmed the news of his death to PEOPLE on Friday, April 4 and shared a statement on behalf of his ...