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Matthew John

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About Me

Singer and songwriter and PhD candidate. Perform and record folk music (country-folk-Americana, with touches of psych-folk, gothic-folk). Recently completed collection of songs titled "Honey Bee" (For more information, see http://www.myspace.com/matthewjohn45

My Interests

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Who I'd like to meet? Hippies from outer space.
"Honey Bee" - Matthew John

My Blog

Matthew John plays Pekka Streng

I have begun working on a new set of songs...in Finnish!  I am selecting songs from a relatively obscure Finnish psych-folk artist named Pekka Streng (1948 - 1975), who recorded  two albums ...
Posted by on Sun, 19 Oct 2008 13:31:00 GMT

My music can also be heard at Reverbnation and Facebook

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Posted by on Sat, 30 Aug 2008 15:24:00 GMT

My new myspace music page

Hello friends, I don't check this page very often, so please go to my myspace "music" page. I recently completed a new solo album titled "Honey Bee" (folk, Americana, neo-fol...
Posted by on Sat, 07 Jun 2008 14:16:00 GMT

Matthew John's Upcoming Gigs

Upcoming gigs in Helsinki (Matthew John) 4.5.2007  "Neversever Club" at Liberte (in Kallio): Kauko Röyhkä; Matthew John (opening) 4.16.2007 "At The Crossroads" at Belly: Heartworn;...
Posted by on Thu, 26 Apr 2007 09:31:00 GMT

This or that "so what"

I finally figured it out.  With about two go-between draws, I was on. Twenty minutes ago. I figured it go because I was low. I jumped. No I didn't. But at least I snapped through the idea for a m...
Posted by on Thu, 31 Aug 2006 23:39:00 GMT

How to do something and nothing

If you want to keep tune and jump the line, then don't stare at a bored cop too long. But you could go to the grocery store. And you could make some bread and then give me a p...
Posted by on Sun, 02 Apr 2006 00:20:00 GMT

R.I.P. Buck Owens

Those who like country music probably know of Buck Owens, a key figure in what is known as the "Bakersfield sound." He passed away on Saturday at his ranch in Bakersfield, California. For those who do...
Posted by on Sun, 26 Mar 2006 21:58:00 GMT

On Music and the Persistent Clock

Today I had a discussion with a friend about music and age. And, despite my vicious hangover and a terribly sore ass from falling down on a piece of satanic ice, she and I had a delightful conversati...
Posted by on Wed, 15 Mar 2006 14:08:00 GMT

So...

...what's up? Here's a simple post: tell me what you have been listening to lately and why.  I'll start. I went to a John Zorn concert tonight. Why? Because I had a free ticket and wanted to...
Posted by on Mon, 06 Mar 2006 15:50:00 GMT

...As if

Tonight I was thinking, and then I wasn't. So I took another fast place for a machine beer.  Needless to say it was loud   the place   but I wanted a stop to read my letter. Sadly I f...
Posted by on Wed, 22 Feb 2006 19:33:00 GMT