Member Since: 06/03/2005
Band Website: www.emilyhurd.com
Band Members: Plays with Aaron Biby, Jordan McDonald, Adam Markunas, Pierce Doerr, Michael Schenkelberg, Eric Delli Bovi, Steve Doyle, Nate Pritt, Gregg Ostrom, Jimmy Tomasello, Tisa Batchelder, Ryan Stevens, Jillian Hicks, Charles Kim, Jason Toth, John Abbey, Scott Ligon, and Gerald Dowd.
Influences: Fanfarlo, Neko Case, Daniel Lanois, Dr. Dog, The Fratellis, Arcade Fire, Andrew Bird, Johnny Flynn, W.P.A., Josh Ritter, Daniel Lanois, Neutral Milk Hotel, The Low Anthem, Fleet Foxes, Monsters of Folk, Sara Watkins, Jamie Lidell, Rufus Thomas, Vampire Weekend, Solomon Burke, Caitlin Cary and Thad Cockrell, John Prine, Karen Dalton, Greg Brown, Regina Spektor, Devil in a Woodpile, anything Cajun and swampy, Otis Redding, Congress of Starlings, Big Bill Broonzy, Mose Allison, Randy Newman, women singing sus2 harmonies with themselves, Pat Sweany, The Avett Brothers, Uncle Tupelo, Jeff and Vida, Robert Johnson, Elton John chord progressions, Sam Cooke, Tom Waits, Jimmy Witherspoon, Patti Page, Elvis, Mildred Anderson, Dwight Yoakam, Lyle Lovett, Memphis Slim, and old recordings of Ray Charles singing country western.
Sounds Like: Jimmy T told me once, "With all due respect to your natural parents, you are the bastard daughter of Van Morrison and Lucinda Williams."
Type of Label: Unsigned