You can find Matthew’s full discography on his Bandcamp page!
THE WINDJAMMER EP
EP | 2024
Salvaged from the wreck of a project that never made it to port, the Windjammer EP is a collection of original and traditional songs about the sea and those who live on it. With sounds ranging from Watersons-style vocal harmony to Tom Waits-style junkyard poetry, these songs tackle everything from fishing in Norfolk to mysterious shipwrecks on our own Lake Michigan.
BRISK AND WELL
Album | 2022
The purpose of this album is threefold- one, to explore the capabilities of the Irish bouzouki as a versatile, modern instrument, one that can reflect the everyday of the 21st century. Two, to show the commonality between all English-language folksong, regardless of national origin. Three, to reflect the lifeblood of traditional music: brisk and well. The title is the state of traditional music in the 21st century: not in the archives, not in the Renaissance Faires, but Brisk and Well.
WAITSIAN
EP | 2021
Written, recorded, and produced in two weeks, Waitsian mixes folk music with the avant-blues style of Tom Waits.
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