Erin Harpe – Let The Mermaids Flirt With Me
Erin Harpe – Let The Mermaids Flirt With Me
Format: CD – Digital
Label: VizzTone Label Group
Release: 2025
Release date: October 24, 2025
A TRIBUTE TO MISSISSIPPI JOHN HURT
Featuring JIM COUNTRYMAN
“acoustic blues mastery that is seldom found these days”
–Iain Patience, Bluestown Music
LET THE MERMAIDS FLIRT WITH ME: A TRIBUTE TO MISSISSIPPI JOHN HURT is award-winning singer/guitarist Erin Harpe’s latest album, honoring one of her greatest influences, Mississippi John Hurt. Hailed by Living Blues Magazine as “one of the finest fingerpicking acoustic blues singers in the land” and as embodying “today’s country blues at its very best”, the rising star’s dynamic approach to finger style Piedmont blues has captivated audiences worldwide.
Coming out on her own Erin Harpe Music label through the VizzTone Label Group (her fifth VizzTone release!) this album follows her highly successful self-produced acoustic album MEET ME IN THE MIDDLE, which won the presitigious Album of the Year honors from the New England Music Awards. Erin once again shows off her growing skills as arranger and producer with this intimate album, filled with imaginative, authentic versions of Mississippi John Hurt classics.
Website: https://erinharpe.com/
Tracks:
01. Candy Man
02. Casey Jones
03. Let The Mermaids Flirt With Me
04. I Got The Blues (Can’t Be Satisfied)
05. Richland Woman
06. Make Me A Pallet On Your Floor
07. Frankie
08. Nobody’s Dirty Business
09. Stagolee
10. You Are My Sunshine