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About Me

I've been writing and performing in the Detroit area since the early 1980s. Bands have included The Good Catholic Boys, Third Row Balcony, The Freemasons, The Masons (of detroit), Gravel Train, Sunken Road, The Salt Miners, Vivandiere, WEI, and currently in The Red Butlers as well as some solo gigs. I've also sat in on bass, guitar, mandolin, accordion, and singing for far too many other bands. I've performed on the same stage with some of the best talent imaginable (Robbie Fulks, The Bottle Rockets, Southern Rock Allstars, Phil Lee, Pat DiNizio, 16 Horsepower, Marah), and have received a few nods for my songwriting and music production work. I'll be posting songs that I wrote, from those bands mentioned as well as new demos, regularly on this site. All songs copyrighted through Rock of Chickamauga Publishing Company.

How Bluegrass Are You? Your Result: Ultimate Bluegrasser You've been singing Flatt & Scruggs since you were in diapers. You can pick a guitar, banjo, fiddle, dobro, mandolin, and a bass (and if you can't you should!) Your custom modified camper with the banjo shaped door handles adds a nice touch. Keep it going, Bill would be proud!

You're Purty Bluegrass

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Member Since: 4/11/2008
Band Website: You're at it.
Band Members: Mitch Matthews - Vocals, guitar, bass, mandolin, dobro. Tons of others on occasion in various capacities.
Influences: Dave Alvin, Tom Russell, Steve Earle, Jimmy Martin, Bill Monroe, Fred Eaglesmith, Gillian Welch, Woody Guthrie, my parents, my hometown, and so many others.
Sounds Like: A man born in the wrong time, in the wrong place, but is trying to make the best of it in song.
Record Label: Boomba Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

AMA Conference wrap-up - better late than never

So I got back about 2 weeks ago, and I figure I should put something up about the trip besides my homage to Bill Monroe, so here it goes ... - Standout performances: Jason & The Scorchers reunion,...
Posted by Mitch Matthews on Sat, 04 Oct 2008 03:17:00 PST

Rosine

It's Wednesday morning, I'm south of Cincinnati at a rest area I crashed overnight for a 4-hour sleep. I'm heading to Nashville for the Americana Music Association annual conference. It's a 9-hour dr...
Posted by Mitch Matthews on Tue, 23 Sep 2008 08:32:00 PST

Chris Gaffney well miss you

I just got word that a truly wonderful man and great musician/singer passed away a few days ago. I had the pleasure of meeting Chris Gaffney a number of years ago through my friend Dave Alvin. Chris w...
Posted by Mitch Matthews on Sun, 20 Apr 2008 05:32:00 PST

You’re too old to play in a rock band when ...

I found this on a music chat board. Yeah, I can relate to more than a few of these. Best, Mitch You're too old to play in a rock band when...1. It becomes more important to find a p...
Posted by Mitch Matthews on Sun, 13 Apr 2008 05:15:00 PST