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Matt Combs

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About Me

Currently, I play fiddle and mandolin in the Nashville Mandolin Ensemble, fiddle some with country crooner Ray Price, and teach at Vanderbilt's Blair School of Music. In 1997, after I graduated from U of Michigan's School of Music with a classical performance degree, I packed it all up and moved to Nashville to play the fiddle. Over the last few years, I've played with some interesting folks. My most recent long-term gig was with Mike Snider on the Grand Ole Opry, prior to that I worked with quite a few different artists. The most influential to me was John Hartford--he taught me a lot about creativity, showmanship, and musicianship in general. I've also worked with Ray Price, Jimmy Martin, Marty Stuart, The Tennessee Mafia Jug Band, Elizabeth Cook, Josh Graves, Kenny Baker, Curly Seckler, Jerry and Tammy Sullivan, Chris Jones and other various sundry characters. I have also worked with the Nashville Opera, The Nashville Chamber Orchestra, and a few orchestras around the region. As an educator, I've given workshops at Mark O' Connor's fiddle camp, Blair's International Fiddle School, The New England Conservatory, and Wichita State University. Currently, I'm working in conjunction with the Nashville Symphony and the CMHOF to develop an educational program called "Fiddle or Violin."  I've recorded on a Grammy Award winning soundtrack for PBS entitled "Rachael and Andrew," and I've made some arrangements for Roy "Futureman" Wooten, Wichita State University's Percussion Ensemble, David Grisman's Mandolin Symposium, and Adrienne Young. I'm currently writing songs, and co-producing with Sub-ID on a multi-genre solo album.  I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4

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Member Since: 11/7/2005
Band Website: web.mac.com/combsmatt
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My Blog

I’ll be on the Food Network

Hi everybody!Scott Simontacchi, Bryn Bright and myself will be on "Throwdown with Bobby Flay" on the Food Network on Sun, Jan 27, 10:00 PM. Bobby came to town to make biscuits with "The Biscuit Lady"...
Posted by Matt Combs on Wed, 23 Jan 2008 08:27:00 PST

whats happening?

Happy New Year to everyone--I feel that 2008 is going to be a good one. Here's what's been going on: Firstly, Rachel and I just got back from Kansas--we were out there seeing my folks, and we also ...
Posted by Matt Combs on Tue, 01 Jan 2008 06:39:00 PST

Will's 113

Here's a new tune I wrote upon receiving my new mandolin from Will Kimble--a very talented maker from Cincinatti, OH (www.kimblemandolins.com). My mando is number 113, so the tune is called 'Will's 1...
Posted by Matt Combs on Thu, 15 Feb 2007 10:58:00 PST

new tunes

hi everybody! i posted a couple of new tunes. the first is called 'tonight's waltz'--which i wrote and recorded tonight (2/12/07). though i wonder if the title will still be applicable tomorrow. h...
Posted by Matt Combs on Tue, 13 Feb 2007 10:42:00 PST

i ate a new sandwich

egg, havarti cheese, organic roast beef on toasted hemp bread...mmm...that was a tasty sandwich.also i watched the movie 'walmart-the high cost of low prices.' i had no idea. never going back.my do...
Posted by Matt Combs on Fri, 19 Jan 2007 07:00:00 PST

resolutions

January first doen't really mean that much to me. I'm not going to attempt any huge shifts in my life, only to be forgotton with the arrival of February. However, I did enter a new year's resolution...
Posted by Matt Combs on Tue, 02 Jan 2007 05:32:00 PST

I'm baaaack

Greetings readers, I'm back from a long hiatus from blog writing. Those of you who know me may know why, but I'm back, and this time I'm not naming names. Just wait for the book to come out. All ...
Posted by Matt Combs on Fri, 06 Oct 2006 09:16:00 PST

new band...

check out the ac's...first on my friends list. be our friend!
Posted by Matt Combs on Fri, 11 Aug 2006 05:30:00 PST

Matt Combs--teaching online fiddle lessons...

I am now offering online fiddle/violin/mandolin lessons via my webcam over the www. It really works, and it doen't matter where you live. You just need an AIM, MSN, or mac.com account and a webcam. ...
Posted by Matt Combs on Fri, 05 May 2006 09:14:00 PST

Help Bush Win?

What is the deal with the 'help Bush Win' punch out games on our home pages? Is this some republican ploy conjured up by Rupert Murdoch, head of Fox News, who now owns myspace? What a bunch of bullm...
Posted by Matt Combs on Wed, 03 May 2006 08:34:00 PST