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Mike Pursley

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Member Since: 26/03/2006
Influences: Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Michael Gira, SWANS, King Crimson, Tom Waits, Sufjan Stevens, Robert Johnson, The Arcade Fire, Devendra Banhart, Pink Floyd, Nico, Django Reinhardt, Death Cab for Cutie, Espers, The Doors, Entrance, Radiohead, Lemonheads, The Carter Family, The Pogues, Lungfish, Daniel Higgs, The Smiths, Syd Barrett, Arthur Russell, Miles Davis, Jimi Hendrix, Nirvana, The Magnetic Fields, The Rolling Stones, R.E.M., Leadbelly, Led Zeppelin, Angus Maclise, Pearl Jam, Black Sabbath, Animal Collective, The Stooges, John Jacob Niles, The Shins.
Record Label: www.thebeechfields.com
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

New Extended-EP Beechfields release out now!

My new extended EP titled Eight Boxes is now available.  "In the songs on Eight Boxes, Mike takes us on a trip from the edges of Appalachia to the doorsteps of the eastern seaboard. He combines ...
Posted by on Fri, 14 Nov 2008 21:40:00 GMT

New album 11/11/08

I'm pleased to announce that my new album, Eight Boxes, will be available on November 11.  I'm especially excited because this will be my first record that isn't self-released.  It's being r...
Posted by on Sun, 12 Oct 2008 20:31:00 GMT

New EP

My new EP is done.  Message me if you want to get one.  Thanks!
Posted by on Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:53:00 GMT

Titled Untold UK Distribution

Mike P fans living in the UK can now dowload a copy of Titled Untold at Woven Wheat Whispers, Mark Coyle's excellent legal folk music download service.  Many thanks to Mark for his help!  h...
Posted by on Tue, 13 Mar 2007 14:46:00 GMT

Mike P Music Video

Here is the link to the Waiting Out the Winter video made by the good people at FYOM.  Thanks! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fQJaDrgbdQ
Posted by on Fri, 09 Feb 2007 13:03:00 GMT

103.1FM WRNR Appearance

Thursday, January 4th, 2007 I will be appearing again on 103.1 WRNR's Homegrown local music spotlight.  I'll be talking about the new album and hopefully playing some brand new songs if I ca...
Posted by on Tue, 02 Jan 2007 13:42:00 GMT

My new album, available now.

My new album, Titled Untold is now available.  It's an eleven track full length.  It was produced and mastered by my brother Martin Pursley and features the musical talents of Mart...
Posted by on Fri, 22 Dec 2006 14:23:00 GMT

WRNR

This will take you to an mp3 of my appearance on 103.1 WRNR 9/7/2006http://www.iamgodoftheinter.net/Pictures./Mike.mp3Th anks to Steven for this.  -Mike
Posted by on Wed, 27 Sep 2006 15:20:00 GMT

Recording!

July 1, 8, 22 August 13, 19 w/ my dear brother Martin. This cd is for real!  (as opposed to for fake)
Posted by on Sun, 25 Jun 2006 01:22:00 GMT

Mike Pursley Wins Guitar Player Magazine Contest...

  New Lines in the Old-Line State By Darrin Fox, Jude Gold | April 2006 This is why we run this columnso guitarists like Mike Pursley of Greensboro, Maryland, can remind GP readers that cl...
Posted by on Sun, 26 Mar 2006 20:56:00 GMT