The Holy Modal Rounders

The Holy Modal Rounders: Live in 1965

by Henry Smith
January 19, 2009

From the Godz to the Fugs to Charles Manson himself, ESP Disk has always had a soft spot for the anarchic side of folk. The Holy Modal Rounders, while perhaps a little less infamous than their label cohorts, were just as wacky and accomplished in their take on the sound.

Despite associations with the Fugs, Michael Hurley and even playwright Sam Shepard, their drummer for a number of years, the Rounders were essentially the project of ...