Hunter Muskett
13.50 - 15.00

Hunter Muskett is an acoustic/electric 3-piece playing distinctive original songs in a folky, bluesy sometimes Americana vein.


Formed in 1968 the band played at home and abroad until 1974 producing two, now collectable, albums: Every Time You Move with bassist Danny Thompson and the Keith Relf produced Hunter Muskett.


Doug Morter went on to carve out a career as the ‘go-to’ vocalist/guitarist of the folk-rock scene performing with the likes of: Magna Carta, Albion Band, Maddy Prior, Michael Chapman and Jerry Donahue...


Since resuming touring in 2010 Hunter Muskett has released three further critically acclaimed albums of new material: That Was Then This Is Now, Unafraid and Sober and Roll On.


For more details:

huntermuskett.com



Reviews for Hunter Muskett albums


Every Time You Move (re-release, Cherry Red Records, 2009):

▪ ‘..an underground gem.’ Jan Zarebs, Record Collector Magazine

▪ ‘  masterly skirts the boundaries of baroque pop and folk-rock’  Rolling Stone


That Was Then This Is Now (Limefield 2013)

▪ ‘…unpretentious, classy…much better than it has any right to be. If Bill Leader does nothing more in the world of recording, ‘That Was Then, This Is Now’ will have been a glorious way to bow out.’ Colin Harper (biographer of Bert Jansch), The Afterword

▪  ‘…one band that doesn’t have to stand on past glories’  Record Collector Magazine   

▪ ‘…sunny and grin-inducing..’ fRoots


Unafraid and Sober (SPC 2017)

▪ ‘A lovely album full of great song-writing, lush vocal harmonies and superb musicianship...remarkable that a band can get together after forty years and produce an album which sounds so fresh and relevant to today.’ Peter Cowley FATEA (April 2017)

▪ ‘...distinctive features are the guitar interplay, beautiful harmonies, and thoughtful songs of retrospection.’ 4 stars  Colin Bailey, RnR Magazine (March/April 2018


Roll On (Self Release 2024)

▪ ‘Hunter Muskett continues to be a creative musical force to be reckoned with, up there with the very best. 'Roll On' is a sophisticated, stylish, high-class album and an object lesson in the art of songwriting and musicianship.’ David Pratt FATEA (June 2024)

▪ ‘…beautifully written and performed…thoughtful songs that come across as a warm hug.’ 4 stars  Dave Hallam, RnR Magazine (July/August 2024)


Website:  https://huntermuskett.com/

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