CHRISMATTHEWS“The Voice and Sound of the East Kimberley. Proper Deadly!”

LUKE O’SHEA “A genuine observation and contribution to humanity and our condition.”

BOB CORBETT “Never heard of him” MOLLY MELDRUM

HailingfromKununurrainNorthWestWA,oneofthemostisolated,hottestandsparselypopulated places in the world, Chris Matthews is one of our country's most uniquesongwriters and performers, carrying on the ancient tradition of singing up country, thepeople, the places, spaces and everything else in-between. An astounding multi-instrumentalistandjawdroppingliveperformer,2017hasbeenanincrediblybusyyearforMatthews,withhis4thAlbum“HellWestAndCrooked”releasedinMarch,an8monthtourofAustraliafinishedinMay,majorfestivalperformancesalloverthecountryandabout9daysactuallyspentathomeintheEastKimberley. Matthews isknowntomanyAustraliawideas theresidentmusicianof thestunningEastKimberley El Questro Wilderness Resort – yet Chris spends the remainder of the yearplayingeverypub,club,andfestivalaroundAustralia,andthisyearwasinvitedtoofficiallyopenuptheTamworthCountryMusicFestivalontheenormousmainstageinBicentennialPark.Healsograduated the2017CMAASongwritingAcademy, touredTasmaniaandWAwith7timeGoldenGuitarwinnerLukeO’SheainFebruaryandMay,andperformedattheNational Folk Festival, Airlie Beach Festival, Dorrigo Folk and Bluegrass Festival, BlackMountain Festival and the KimberleyMoon Experience to name just a few. And there’splentymoretocomeoverthenext8months,withtheCygnetFolkFestival,12showsatthe2018TamworthFestival,afullNationalTour,theSongwritingRetreatinNundle,andshowswithLeeKernaghan,LukeO’Shea,KarinPageandTheHillbillyGoatsstilltocome.Youcouldsayhe’skeepingratherbusy.Andit’sthis“OldSchool”approachtomusicthathasputMatthewsinsuchgoodstead.Aswellastouringtoeverytownknowntoman,andsupportingsomeofthebestsuchasJohnButler, Jimmy Barnes, The Hoodoo Gurus, Bernard Fanning, Troy Cassar-Daley, KaseyChambers,andJohnFarnham,hiscommitmenttohisartissecondtonone.AllthehoursontheroadandstagehaveledMatthewstobecomeanastonishingpurveyorofhiscraft,fromthe smallest front bar gig to the biggest stages in Australia, and he is one is one highlyentertainingandenergeticliveperformer.Learning from thebest andalso takinghis cues fromall thegreatAustralian songwritersbefore him, Matthews has also managed to find something of a rarity in today's musicworld-hisownvoice.

ChrisiscurrentlyontouraroundAustraliapromotingthereleaseofthenewalbum.Gotowww.chrismatthewsmusic.comfordates.

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