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Howdy folks!
A while back I opted out of social media in favour of a good old fashioned email list for growing direct connections to you beautiful folks who support my musical life.
I’m managing subscribers through my Substack, once signed up you’ll receive occasional news and updates in the form of the friendcast…
What’s the friendcast?
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I really appreciate you being on the journey with me
MC’s FRIENDCAST
All the latest Matthew Colin related news delivered to you in what I’m calling a ‘friendcast’.
Think of it as a mini podcast, or a long-form voicemail. Pop your earbuds in, put the kettle on.
SHOWS
TOUR!
Oh boy, I’ve been so looking forward to seeing my dear friend Jeffrey.
It’s a long story that some of you probably know, about 12 years since we’ve been face to face, I can not wait to be in the finest company on this little string of shows.
If you’re not already, please go fall in
love with Jeffrey and his music, and let’s welcome him with a huge hug.
Grab your tickets, see you soon.
Wednesday March 11 - GEORGE LANE - ST KILDA, MEL, VIC
Thursday March 12 - WESLEY ANNE - NORTHCOTE, MEL, VIC
Friday March 13 - FACTORY FLOOR - MARRICKVILLE, SYD, NSW
MATTHEW
COLIN
brings with him the philosophy of history’s great songwriters “a song and a friend for every mile behind”. It’ll only take listening to one or two lines to find a writer of considered craft, values nested in a time of country folk music when all that mattered was the song itself.
LISTEN
For a time I was living in an alley side garage nicknamed ‘The Cabin’ as it were imagined to be, but for the sounds of the inner city bustle. The songs on ‘Cabin Demos’ were self recorded with the help of the wonderful Ben Franz who plays the Pedal Steel Guitar.
While you’re there, I encourage you to go explore the
‘No-Fi Headphone Time’ recordings back catalog, and you can check out the ‘Bootlegged at the Bridge Hotel’ live album.
WATCH
The following is a selection of live ‘takeaway’ videos. All audio is captured during the performance, the only editing that might occur is in the footage.
Excerpt from a Bandcamp Livestream show.
Filmed in my humble home studio.
A little iPhone shoot with the morning light during a house sit. A song about nature and the gift of insight and patience.
This live music video was shot in the Royal Melbourne Exhibition Building, using two phones. Don't look too close but you can see one taped onto the guitar, recording audio, the other one is held by my legendary friend Phil Watt
”Matthew Colin is a sweet voiced songwriting troubadour, no doubt at all. He's lived here and over there, he's picked up stories from around the world and then taken said stories to another place in the world and written a song about the journey of that song...It's very easy to see that Matthew is simply brilliant at what he does.” - Damon Smith
Matthew Colin, Trigger // Moon Mountain Sessions
”Matthew Colin and i have roamed similar circles for quite some time, but never crossed paths.. until a few months ago when we played a show at one of our favourite venues in Australia "the junk bar" in Brisbane.” - Benjamin James Caldwell, curator of Moon Mountain Sessions
Shot and Edited by Jason Tweten. Lyrics and Music by Matthew Colin. Copyright 2014 Matthew Colin. We snuck onto an abandoned property in Langley BC Canada, and had a great time shooting this takeaway video. Brandon Wolfe Scott pressed record and yells 'Rolling' at the start of the video.
Brothers of the Song written by Matthew Colin Video produced by Kiel Hames Additional musicians Upright Bass - Alan Brooker Slide Guitar - Diego Zaragoza Recorded at Valiant Music Brunswick Heads, NSW Australia
MERCH
While merch is typically only available at shows, if you want something please use the contact form to reach out and I’ll see what I can do.
Tees are what I’ve been calling ‘charity stock’ meaning I hunt them all from the local op shops and thrift stores. They are therefore completely random sizes, styles, and colours, preloved, and hand screened locally in Castlemaine with eco inks.
CONTACT
For bookings or just to say hey