Basic Information
Members: Emily Hurd, John Abbey, Aaron Biby, Jordan McDonald, Darren Garvey, Maria McCullough, Jillian Hicks, Sue Demel
Emily Hurd
Chicago, IL
Folk / Pop / Soul
Bio
Emily Hurd is a Chicago-based folk songwriter and pianist with a voice that both Rick Kogan of WGN and Richard Milne of WXRT have likened to musical icon Janis Joplin. Hurd is known for her intelligent lyrics and quirky live performance style. Emily Hurd’s music is a mix of delicate piano, soul singing, folk songwriting, and bluegrass rhyme schemes. Hurd first entered the music scene in 2005 when she and many of the staff members from Chicago’s Old Town School of Folk Music created her debut ...
Comments
Kerry Leigh:
Love your sound and what you're doing with it!
Nov 19
Space Gallery:
Emily... Again, love your tunes and lyrics. Space Gallery is a project of mine right here in Dennisport. You can find more info and "friend" us on Facebook as well. "Space Gallery Dennisport"...... Take care, David Maslin...
Jun 05
Jan'ell:
You have a beautiful powerful voice!
Jun 06
Press
“I like the sense of understated urgency in Emily Hurd’s voice. Now, sure there’s more than a touch of Janis in it, but Emily’s is a more controlled instrument. Maybe that’s what’s so intriguing—sensing that she could belt it out like Big Mama Thornton but she chooses not to.”
Artist Stats
Fans: 2,522
Song Plays: 1,836
Visits: 736
Video Plays: 42
Widget Hits: 10,415
Status
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Looking through old WPA art this morning; this one never fails to make me smile. http://t.co/8jyV4Ko8
