For Sarah

Another soothing, kind of playful fingerpicking tune, in something like E minor. I had intended to put some lyrics over the rhythm track, but then I was having fun with the lead and decided to just keep it this way for now. Maybe another version…

Not all house's are full of joy at Christmas ......This wasn't actually our house CHRISTMAS TIME AT OUR HOUSE It was Christmas time at our house sat round the table waiting Waiting for our father to return from the pub where he‘d a been…

Written Fall 2019 Recorded February 2020

John (February 21, 1911 – September 30, 2055) was an American pretzel salesman. He is remembered as a cultural icon of teenage disillusionment and social estrangement, as expressed in the title of his most celebrated pretzel, "Double Garlic…

I got to thinking about a terrible year i had going back now 18 years where i lost 2 of my best friends Alex and Martin and my father in the same year just months apart. To lose one friend is hard enough but to lose three well you can imagine…

Kari put this backer up on Songcrafters looking for a vocal so i jumped at the chance to collborate again with Kari...Thanks Kari November’s song w/Redler Autumn is over, it’s now the season of reflection Autumn is done and winter is here…

Don't really know where this came from, could be the general malaise that seems everywhere, it might be a long, long winter ahead .....

Had all morning off to mess with the sound quality and bring it up a few more notches. A bit of a long track but it packs lots of changes and transitions.

Thanks for listening ....... YOU ARE NOT LIKE ME Some People don’t know they can’t control their dreams They hold them back and watch them rip at the seams If they could break away maybe one day they could see that I am not like you…

Thanks for listening ........ SLEEP WHILE I DRIVE Baby you can sleep while I drive The Stars shine bright as I’ll slip the car into overdrive I’ve got faith showing me the way out to the dream Out into that brand new day Where hopes…

I recorded the Gibson straight with the SE Magneto condenser mic into the Scarlet and then vocal on seperate track you may hear the bloody dryer in the background if you listen carefully but this one had to be done there and then or i'd forget…

*Remixed for volume* Watching the clouds go by....

A very soft cover of the Barenaked Ladies' hit, Brian Wilson. Their (excellent) tune is normally played with gusto. The live version on the Rock Spectacle album is dripping with energy, and that's usually how I like to play it. But today I thought…

I know I should be working on National Solo Album Month, but I'm two timing this month and working on more re-recordings as well. This is the first song for volume three. I wrote this in 2016 during my June album in a month project. I had…

This one isn't polyrhythms, but it wants to be. I actually took a four beat phrase and occasionally had one guitar shuffle it so beat one from guitar #1 is beat two for guitar #2. Simple. Outside of that, there's nothing all that special going…

JOHNNY BROKE AN AXLE 110220 I got revved up on blueberry donut holes and cranked this one out... Johnny broke an axle Broke it like a pencil Oh, no. We need an ambulance at turn three. Johnny broke an axle Broke it like a pencil…

Here's something different, been playing around with soul and gospel vocals....something to add to the Paul Matthews Band Experiment playlist!

No bells or whistles on this, just one take. Any good ? Well it's out there now.

I’ve seen you crash back down into the ash Like an inverted Phoenix So delectable yet totally ineffectual Those intellectual verbal tricks I’ve tried to save ya from your bad behaviour And keep you safe within the mix I’ve been here to…

The first time I played over this song, maybe about 10 years ago - I remember jumping up and down with joy, because it was the first time for me to add some violin tracks, where I felt like they didn't get in the way of what was there. I made…

Here is my latest Minnesota Homebrew Radio Challenge entry: Let's write scary or creepy songs for our October 29 show--songs that'll make our listeners' skin crawl! Submit by October 28 to: minnesotahomebrew@gmail.com _________________________________…

There was an album by a Los Angeles singer/songwriter named Judee Sill that came into KINK-FM back in 1971. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/23/obituaries/judee-sill-overlooked.html MISSING JUDY - Capo 2 Stepping down from C C B…

playing synth as I move knobs.

Source: Guitar & Microcosm

Skyfall aviation on demand part 4

Recorded for a one minute demo video for Jasper Guitar Company, LLC, an startup boutique guitar manufacturer in Green Bay, WI. Matt Hayes is on the lead guitar using the Jasper Mana-TRM. Check out Jasper at jasperguitarcompany.com.

A simple one-track mandolin tune. In fact it's the first tune I ever made on the mandolin. I think it would be better with a bodhran drum accompanying it, but I don't know how to play those! Maybe someday this will work its way into something…

I wrote this one in response to a song writing challenge from the Minnesota Association of Songwriters. The title had to be Mississippi Moon and it had to have a I V VI I II chord progression somewhere in the song. Over 20 writers have signed…

Originally recorded for my 2019 RPM Challenge album, "The Dark Side of the Moo." This is how I cry musically. I added some verbs, an additional minor organ line, tweaked the bass, and remixed it on 09.05.20.

This is for my MT Bottles, it's a bit naff , ( British slang ) but I love it.

How's that for some word salad, eh? Throw a little Italian dressing on this one and you've got yourself a healthy meal! I've been trying to challenge myself vocally with more complicated melodies and lots of lyrics and things like that, even…

I believe the year was 1981. My friend Tim Brown and I recorded a bunch of music. Since I played all of the instruments(except the lead guitar parts:which Tim played) and sang all of the parts on this song: I believe I still have some recall…