The mighty orq biography
- BIOGRAPHY.
- The Mighty Orq is so many things.
- As to his unique moniker, the man born Josh Davidson recalls that it was bestowed upon him at the age of 14 during his first week as a freshman at Lamar High.
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BIOGRAPHY
His name is The Mighty Orq, but he can be pretty quiet. In conversation, Orq is thoughtful, eloquent, and soft spoken––except for his laugh. His laugh is big and guttural, always promising to sweep up whoever’s listening in the joy he’s found. And it’s that wildness––that laugh––that interrupts the quiet to hint at the fierce, once-in-a-generation force The Mighty Orq actually is.
On his new album Stolen, Orq proves his exploration of roots music is still a gift to the rest of us. “I wanted to make these tunes the best I could,” Orq says, reflecting on the eight tracks that make up the new record. “Then, whatever people take away from them is totally theirs.”
Orq’s songs can be different for different listeners because he is so many things. He is bayou blues in a suit and tie. He’s gritty folk storytelling, unfurling from under an open road Stetson. He’s swampy juke joint fun, mischievous and free. He is classical virtuosity, improvis
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"The Mighty Orq stands flat-foot and delivers... with everything he plays."
- Ray Wylie Hubbard
"Tune in and dig it - I dig The Mighty Orq. The Mighty Orq is Mighty Fine, Mighty Fine."
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"Pure Texas."
- Martin Sexton
The Mighty Orq is so many things. He is bayou blues in a suit and tie. He’s gritty folk storytelling, unfurling from under an open road Stetson. He’s swampy juke joint fun, mischievous and free. He is classical virtuosity, improvised on a cigar box guitar. He is growling rock-and-roll. Critics and audiences have known and loved the Houston-based Orq for decades now. His fanbase is loyal, international, and always growing, thanks not just to his albums, but to consistent touring throughout the US and Europe. On his 9th album Stolen, Orq proves his wild exploration of roots music remains a gift to the rest of us. - Elisabeth C. Parks
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The Mighty Orq is a living, breathing piece of Texas's musical heritage. Although the band's music is firmly steeped in the dive-bar blues and boogie-rock of such legends as ZZ Top and Stevie Ray, Orq applies a fresh sense of melody and plenty of poppy hooks, bringing an incredible amount of energy and momentum to an all-too-frequently stale genre. Don't worry, though: Orq experiments carefully, never losing the gut-level impact that makes blues-based rock music so damned enjoyable in the first place. To the Bone, due out the night of this show, finds the local three-piece going farther afield with their exploration of the limitations and possibilities of guitar-driven Southern rock. The album features several overtly poppy songs (Orq calls them "pretty"), one "Gulf Coast club anthem" remix hopeful and one political soapbox. Presumably so they don't alienate the die-hard rockists in their fanbase, Orq has issued a guitars-only disclaimer concerning one of the "pretty" songs, "Blue Eyes" — just in case you thought they'd gone soft and snuck in a few keyboards. H
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