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I found this album after listening to some of Michael Hurley's folk stuff. This became not only my favorite album featuring Hurley, it became one of my favorite folk albums period. The Unholy Modal Rounders are an excellent set of characters! I think the first track Midnight In Paris does an excellent job setting up what's to come. It's a sarcastic gibe at romantic Italian songs with a guitar picking country twist. The silly sarcastic lyrics are so fun and it's wonderful to see how the band blends traditional folk, romance, country and rock into a colorful package. The album is full of silly exaggerated stories and bits of whimsical romance. It's full of energy and passion until the very last last track, and is just brimming with creative ideas thanks to the varied instrumentation and lyrical style of each modal rounder. Absolutely worth checking out!