Chris Matthews Bio Jimmy Barnes, The Hoodoo Gurus, Bernard Fanning, Troy Cassar-Daley, Kasey...
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CHRIS MATTHEWS “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 Hailing from Kununurra in North West WA, one of the most isolated, hottest and sparsely populated places in the world, Chris Matthews is one of our country's most unique songwriters and performers, carrying on the ancient tradition of singing up country, the people, the places, spaces and everything else in-between. An astounding multi- instrumentalist and jaw dropping live performer, 2017 has been an incredibly busy year for Matthews, with his 4 th Album “Hell West And Crooked” released in March, an 8 month tour of Australia finished in May, major festival performances all over the country and about 9 days actually spent at home in the East Kimberley. Matthews is known to many Australia wide as the resident musician of the stunning East Kimberley El Questro Wilderness Resort – yet Chris spends the remainder of the year playing every pub, club, and festival around Australia, and this year was invited to officially open up the Tamworth Country Music Festival on the enormous main stage in Bicentennial Park. He also graduated the 2017 CMAA Songwriting Academy, toured Tasmania and WA with 7 time Golden Guitar winner Luke O’Shea in February and May, and performed at the National Folk Festival, Airlie Beach Festival, Dorrigo Folk and Bluegrass Festival, Black Mountain Festival and the Kimberley Moon Experience to name just a few. And there’s plenty more to come over the next 8 months, with the Cygnet Folk Festival, 12 shows at the 2018 Tamworth Festival, a full National Tour, the Songwriting Retreat in Nundle, and shows with Lee Kernaghan, Luke O’Shea, Karin Page and The Hillbilly Goats still to come. You could say he’s keeping rather busy. And it’s this “Old School” approach to music that has put Matthews in such good stead. As well as touring to every town known to man, and supporting some of the best such as John Butler, Jimmy Barnes, The Hoodoo Gurus, Bernard Fanning, Troy Cassar-Daley, Kasey Chambers, and John Farnham, his commitment to his art is second to none. All the hours on the road and stage have led Matthews to become an astonishing purveyor of his craft, from the smallest front bar gig to the biggest stages in Australia, and he is one is one highly entertaining and energetic live performer. Learning from the best and also taking his cues from all the great Australian songwriters before him, Matthews has also managed to find something of a rarity in today's music world - his own voice. Chris is currently on tour around Australia promoting the release of the new album. Go to www.chrismatthewsmusic.com for dates. Interviews/Enquiries: www.facebook.com/chrismatthewsguitar [email protected] www.youtube.com/c/chrissomatthews
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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.
Interviews/Enquiries: www.facebook.com/[email protected] www.youtube.com/c/chrissomatthews
