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About Me

HELLO & WELCOME!!! You have just ventured into the wonderful world of Matt McGinn. Make yourself at home. Originating in a tiny village in the Mourne Mountains called Hilltown, Matt has made his stamp on the Northern Irish music scene and further afield.In the last year Matt has recorded and released his self-produced debut E.P., performed in places as far off as Washington and Denmark, and has blown audiences away at many high profile gigs in London and Ireland, including the Bedford (London); a remarkable evening in Belfast, celebrating the album Astral Weeks, along with Duke Special and Brian Huston; a show topping performance in Dublin's prestigious Hard Working Class Heroes festival; and a debut performance st Electric Picnic in 2007.At the minute Matt is concentrating on his first album, on which (in stark contrast to his isolated E.P.) he will be using some of Ireland's most creative and skilled musicians.If you want to keep up with the latest news in the Matt McGinn camp, either sign up to our blog, or leave a message on this page with your email address. If you're not part of myspace, simply email, [email protected] with the subject MAILING LIST and tell us your name and where you're from.MATT MCGINN AND HIS BAND WILL BE PLAYING SOMEWHERE NEAR YOU SOON! YOU CAN'T MISS IT!!!! ;-)Yes at last!!! This is the new and proper E.P.. It consists of four songs, and is in a lovely wee package I designed with the help of Kris Stronge of the Wooder Framer Institute. You can buy it by clicking on the BUY NOW tab. It's through pay pal and is extremely safe. If you have an account you can use it, or if not just use your credit card and I will send it out to you. ENJOY! matt x o

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/1/2006
Influences: TOM WAITS, BOB DYLAN, ELBOW, RAY CHARLES, JOHNNY CASH, ANI DiFRANCO, ELVIS, SIGUR ROS, NICK DRAKE, BEN HARPER, ELO, ROY ORBISION, GEORGE HARRISION, VAN MORRISION, NINA SIMONE, DAVID HOSKING, MARTHA WAINRIGHT...... you know, the list goes on and on and on..... I'll come back to it every once in a while ;-)
Sounds Like: Phew! Don't know, hopefully no one. Acousticy sort of thing. Just listen for yourself! ;-)This is the latest add campaign for Concern, an extremely worthwhile charity helping people across the world who are not as well off as ourselves. I'm very happy to be part of the campaign in that I've given them a song to use in the add. Hopefully it'll raise loads of money for them.;-) ;-) ;-) ;-)A wee video I found recently, myself and Mr.Colm McClean in Maddens, Belfast. It was filmed by Ciaran McGowen, just a little harmless geetar fun with a song by the King...;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-)
Record Label: workin on it (and thats not the name of a label)
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Matt McGinn on TV with Concern!

Great news from the Matt McGinn camp!If you flick on the telly at some point in the next month, you might see an advert for Concern with some familiar music. I've been working along with them for the ...
Posted by Matt McGinn on Tue, 19 Feb 2008 05:43:00 PST

David Hosking - Tue 19th - TONIGHT!

Hey there people!Just a wee email to let you know that one of my favourite singer/songwriters is playing tonight in the Rotterdam in Belfast. His name is David Hosking and he's from Melbourne, Austral...
Posted by Matt McGinn on Tue, 19 Feb 2008 05:32:00 PST

EP Launch, Rotterdam, Belfast, Tues 5th Feb

Hello all!How's it going with all of you?Basically you are receiving this email because you replied to my text, have placed your name on my mailing list, or are in my contacts list for some reason. If...
Posted by Matt McGinn on Mon, 04 Feb 2008 11:00:00 PST

Utube

Yo people, I have come to the realisation that this interweb thing is here to stay. Therefore I have taken it upon myself to embrace this cyber potential and use the medium for my own well being.... ...
Posted by Matt McGinn on Sun, 09 Dec 2007 04:17:00 PST

Auntie Annies Tonight & Electric Picnic!!!

Yo folks, I'm gonna be down at Auntie Annies tonight doing an original set with Ciaran Gribben and Eoin Coughlan. Should be good craic. I'll be on about 8.30. Would love to see some familiar faces. Sp...
Posted by Matt McGinn on Wed, 29 Aug 2007 04:39:00 PST

CD winner!

Burke Thomas of Australia will be the proud owner of a new Matt McGinn CD as he is in fact the 1000th mate. Hopefully the album will be ready by the time I get to the next landmark, 10,000! Or should ...
Posted by Matt McGinn on Wed, 20 Jun 2007 02:28:00 PST

Yo Pop people!

Just to let you all know, that I my 1000th friend should be coming up before long. I'm pretty fussy over who I let into the Matt McGinn club, but when it gets to 4 figures I'm gonna send that person a...
Posted by Matt McGinn on Thu, 31 May 2007 09:32:00 PST

New debut E.P now available to BUY!

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!!!!!!!!Can you believe it? The preverbial finger has been pulled out of the even more preverbial and finally I've got a wee E.P. for sale. I must say I'm very proud, maybe even a ...
Posted by Matt McGinn on Tue, 22 May 2007 12:12:00 PST

april 10th in the Rotterdam

Ok, so you've had a long hard weekend, the drink has been flying and the craic has been ninety, but you know what it's not over yet, What better way to finish it off than head down to the Rotterdam an...
Posted by Matt McGinn on Tue, 10 Apr 2007 05:06:00 PST

TONIGHT IN THE ROTT

20 Mar 2007TONIGHT IN THE ROTTERDAMRotterdam's Originals-Ciaran Gribben-Phil Catherwood-Clare Forestor&-LUDWIGIt's gonna be a great evening, and it's FREE! Come on down....
Posted by Matt McGinn on Tue, 20 Mar 2007 10:54:00 PST