Human Fly, by The Horse Flies

Human Fly

by The Horse Flies

supported by

	/

Streaming + Download

Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

Purchasable with gift card

$7 USD or more
Full Digital Discography

5

releases

Get all 5 The Horse Flies releases available on Bandcamp and save 20%.

Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of Until the Ocean, I Don't Remember - 90s demos, Gravity Dance, Human Fly, and In the Dance Tent. , and , .

Purchasable with gift card

$28 USD or more (20% OFF)

1.	Human Fly 05:51	buy track
2.	Hush Little Baby 04:44	buy track
3.	Jenny on the Railroad 02:55	buy track
4.	Rub Alcohol Blues 05:56	buy track
5.	Cornbread 01:58	buy track
6.	Who Throwed Lye on my Dog 05:37	buy track
7.	I Live Where It's Grey 08:05	buy track
8.	Link of Chain 02:40	buy track
9.	Blue Man's Daughter 03:58	buy track

credits

released November 26, 2023

First released on Rounder Records, 1987, then re-released by MCA Records in 1990. Given it’s now out of print and that we’ve tried and failed to get a response from anyone at Rounder or Concord, which bought Rounder, we’re self-releasing this here.

Judy Hyman - violin, vocals
Richie Stearns - banjo, vocals
Jeff Claus - guitar, banjo uke, keyboards (track 4), vocals
John Hayward - bass
Bill Usher - percussion and programing
Brent Barkman - keyboards, tracks 1, 2, 6, 7, 9

Produced by Bill Usher
Recorded and mixed by Kevin Doyle
Second Engineer - Michael Carmen Kelly
Mastered by Tom Coyne
Cover photo - Sandra Stark

All songs, except Human Fly, published by Happy Valley Music (now Concord)I; Human Fly published by Bug Music (now BMG)

license

about

The Horse Flies Ithaca, New York

The Horse Flies formed in Ithaca, NY in the early 1980s and retired the band in 2016. They consistently explored an intersection of the old and new to create a musical world all their own. They blended Americana roots with indie rock, ethnic percussion, old-time American fiddle music, creative songwriting, and a fierce, percolating groove. ... more

thehorseflies.com

contact / help

Contact The Horse Flies

Streaming and
Download help

Report this album or account

If you like The Horse Flies, you may also like:

The Rocky Creek Ramblers
by The Rocky Creek Ramblers

supported by 6 fans who also own “Human Fly”

Ken Landreth is one of my favorite banjo players of all time. This whole album is amazing! Makes me miss those hot sunny days in the Mt. Airy flatlands watching these guys shred. altacke
go to album
FRC 602 - The Horse Flies: Recordings from the collection of Ray Alden
by The Horse Flies

supported by 5 fans who also own “Human Fly”
go to album
Hell Broke Loose in Volo: A Volo Bogtrotters Retrospective 1987-1991
by Volo Bogtrotters

supported by 5 fans who also own “Human Fly”

I know these guys, Love the style. gval9000
go to album
Stellar Evolution
by Aaron Lee Tasjan

Aaron Lee Tasjan shifts from glam rock to synthpop and new wave on his latest, a fun new direction for the Nashville artist. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 16, 2024
go to album
This Living Act
by Conor Kenahan

Gentle melodies rub up against toothy guitars on the latest indie opus from Conor Kenahan. Bandcamp New & Notable Jul 29, 2023
go to album
One Degree
by Sunfruits

This debut from the Melbourne-based folk-rock band tackles environmental issues, self-determination, and relationships. Bandcamp New & Notable May 26, 2023
go to album
The Ruglifters
by The Ruglifters

supported by 4 fans who also own “Human Fly”

Delicious food for music-lovers; this music brings joy. Traditionals, originals and other great songs. Harrie Snels
go to album