James Hurley

Sometimes, if you're lucky, something you've realized the value of after it's gone comes back into your life and you get a second chance. That's how I feel about this Saturday's house concert at Julie's Joint... Not too long ago…

There's an old proverb that says "May you live in interesting times". Well, this last couple of years certainly qualify! 

In early 2015, just after the release of my album "Voice and Guitar" some medical issues arose that made it…

I've been very much looking forward to this year's tours, but the time has come for me to perform a task I've been putting off in hopes it would prove unnecessary. Today I must cancel all of my bookings for…

A review of my album "Voice and Guitar" appeared today at the Folk & Acoustic Music Exchange website! Here's a link to read it, or you can read it on the "Press Reviews" page here at the website.  

The "Spring Ahead" coastal states tour began on May 14th with a show in Soquel, CA, followed by three shows in and around Carmel, CA. From there it was a long drive up to the coastal Oregon town of Newport,…

"Voice and Guitar" arrived today just in time for the Northwest tour and I'm very pleased with the result.

This is a record I've been meaning to make for a long while. The idea was to capture the immediacy and…

Well, the new album "Voice and Guitar" is finished! The tracks were mixed by mix-wizard Michael James at IndieProMix (.com) and mastered by David Donnelly at DNA Mastering. Now it's just a waiting game while the discs are manufactured and…

Started mixing songs for the new album yesterday. I'm very excited to be working with people that "hear" these songs the same way I do... It's a bit surreal to hand someone the sum of your efforts and have the…

Well... Spring has sprung and 'tis the season for travelling in the Northwest.

The annual coastal tour has officially begun!

Starting in Portland, OR on Saturday the 13th with a House Concert at the "Hill Country West" series and then…

I got back from the Spring Northwest tour on Monday and have been enjoying "not driving" a great deal! Started back to work on the new album and on a single I hope to release on YouTube as a video…

Last night I was lucky enough to perform at First Night Monterey to help greet the new year and say goodbye to 2011. It was a wonderful night. Saw several old friends and met a bunch of new ones. All…

Driving into Sweetwater, TX last night. It must've been around 12:30 am. Dark night, long highway, getting a little sleepy. Suddenly I saw what must've been a thousand red lights about a hundred feet off the ground, separated from one…