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"Amsterdam Mistress" was Produced by JIMMY HARRY, 2012 Golden Globe Winner for 'Best Song'

'AMSTERDAM MISTRESS'-History & Reviews

Joe Hurley's classic ballad 'Amsterdam Mistress'(feat. the opening lines 'There were pints of Guinness, lots of slow kisses') was 1st released on NEVER FEAR, the seminal debut from Joe Hurley & Rogue's March.

'Amsterdam Mistress' is featured on the new SONY MUSIC Compilation "Whiskey In The Jar: Essential Irish Drinking Songs & Singalongs", next to classics from the Dubliners, Pogues, & Clancy's .

Alongside world-renowned standards"Wild Rover'
'Dirty Old Town',' Danny Boy' 'Whiskey in the Jar' & 'Irish Rover', "Amsterdam Mistress" has become a new addition to the Irish Songbook.

From SONY's PR & LINER NOTES for the CD

"This collection features New York City’s Rogue’s March on “Amsterdam Mistress,” as Joe Hurley and the band earn the longest track on the set (at 6:31), worth every minute of it, too.!"
SONY MUSIC


The song has been a staple on SiriusXm radio for many years. SiriusXm's Meg Griffin features the song in the annual Xmas Special she hosts w/ Lenny Kaye Hurley has sung it live on dozens of radio stations in USA & Europe, incl NYC's WFUV.

2010 sold-out European tour w Best-Selling novelist Colum McCann saw Hurley sing "AMSTERDAM MISTRESS" every night after their 'Let The Great World Spin' CD songs

The song is a festival favorite in the USA. At NYC's Guinness Fleadh, Hurley appeared w acts The Chieftains, SawDoctors & Sinead O'Connor, prompting the review

"Hurley and his large Celtic-crew gave what would be one of the most talked about performances of the festival. Hurley had the area packed, with the crowds raising pints of stout and singing along to the band's anthems 'Amsterdam Mistress' & 'Shut Up and Drink"

NEW YORK POST

" Joe Hurley is a brilliant songwriter and a truly charismatic performer"

PADDY MOLONEY of THE CHIEFTAINS

For many years, Hurley has sung ''AMSTERDAM MISTRESS' to crowds of 2,000 for the Xmas Charity Gala,at the Count Basie Theatre, & NJ State Theater in New Brunswick. Guest singers included Marshall Crenshaw, Debbie Harry, Patti Smith, Ian Hunter

In Mar '10 Hurley was pictured on the cover of the IRISH ECHO for a 'Cultural Leaders of Irish America' feature, along with Gabriel Byrne, Paddy Moloney, Colum McCann, Malachy McCourt & many more.

Hurley was the featured guest vocalist w/ 6-time Grammy Winners THE CHIEFTAINS at their recent Count Basie Concert

He performed 'Amsterdam Mistress" at the Irish Consulate in 2010 when his CD w COLUM McCANN 'The House that Horse Built(LET THE GREAT WORLD SPIN) was released.
The CD was written w McCann, inspired by his 2009 National Book Award Winner 'Let The Great World Spin'.

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REVIEWS of "AMSTERDAM MISTRESS"
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"These NYC staples play Celtic-tinged folk-rock with unshakable pop hooks. Songs like "Shut Up and Drink" and "Amsterdam Mistress" (which rhymes "pints of Guinness" with "lots of slow kisses" ) make for perfect St Patrick's Day wallowing."

NEW YORK TIMES 'Weekend Pick'

" Joe Hurley, who has one of the best sets of pipes that you'll ever hear, performed "AMSTERDAM MISTRESS ".If you're a fan of top songwriting, you'll find yourself searching the Internet (as I did) to find out how you can get a copy of this stunning song."
UPSTAGE MAGAZINE

"Amsterdam Mistress" remains one of the most evocative ballads ever penned"
IRISH ECHO

"Rogue's March are a fantastic band who have managed to capture the same excitement they create during a show in a tight, raw, studio recording, NEVER FEAR. This 14 song collection is an exuberant package featuring a heap of memorable music, including my favorite song "AMSTERDAM MISTRESS".

NEW YORK POST 'CD Of the Week'

"Things start to get really great with "Amsterdam Mistress", a spirited drinking singalong ala "Dirty Old Town".
CMJ MAGAZINE 'JACKPOT' CD of the Month-

"Some of the band's trademark tunes, such as "AMSTERDAM MISTRESS", which would make a strong single, and the screamer 'Shut Up and Drink", are included on Never Fear, as well as other standout ballads such as 'I Wish My wife was a Country Singer' ...There is true magic on this disc"
PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER

"Rich, poetic imagery, with charismatic Celtic ballads & love songs that sound like a late night heart-to-heart with the bartender, such as the newly-minted classic 'AMSTERDAM MISTRESS' with the lyrics "Pints of Guinness, lots of slow kisses, we were almost in love, my Amsterdam Mistress'
IRISH VOICE



"That was MARIANNE FAITHFULL checking out the great Irish Band, Rogue's March ,with Oscar Winning directors Jim Sheridan (My Left Foot) & Terry George. Faithfull ended up onstage belting out songs from Rogue's March' 'Never Fear' including 'AMSTERDAM MISTRESS' & her all-time hit "As Tears Go By". "The band is wonderful" said Sheridan. "They're truly original"
PAGE 6 NEW YORK POST


"From the raucous 'Shut Up & Drink' to the poetic 'AMSTERDAM MISTRESS', this collection will take you on a roguish rollercoaster ride through the ballads, country, punk, & Celtic sounds that make Rogue's March an outstanding band- a band that will leave you lamenting in your drink, waving it in the air, or at times, smashing it off the nearest hard surface."
IRISH CONNECTIONS MAGAZINE

"Hurley is the best singer of vowels in rock,and he's got fire behind those puppy eyes. One of New York's most entertaining frontmen, his distinctive vocals can be raucous as all get-out, and as sorrowful as a baritone can be"
VILLAGE VOICE

"Hurley's tale of a barroom romance in "Amsterdam Mistress" waltzes out into the garden, with a predominantly Irish flavor"
WOODSTOCK TIMES


"I arrived at SXSW in Austin on St. Patrick's Day, with the melody from Joe Hurley's great song "Amsterdam Mistress" still running through my head after his epochal Irish music revue at Le Poisson Rouge in NY the Saturday before. Hurley is one of the greatest singer-songwriters to emerge from the New York Music scene in the last twenty years"

JOHN SWENSON
(Rolling Stone editor, UPI columnist, co-author of the 'Rolling Stone Record Guide')

"He's a poet of microcosm with stereoscopic vision, a balladeer with a whole lot of landscape in his voice. He has great empathy which is what true storytelling is all about. Hurley is one of the great songwriters of our time"
COLUM McCANN, novelist

A wildly diverse act that manages to sew threads of punk, country and cabaret into an astonishingly cohesive sound... showcasing a star-powered front man in Joe Hurley"
BILLBOARD