Chasing Down Wolves - Prog Folk Concept Album

"Chasing Down Wolves" is an old-fashioned concept album telling a tale. Each listener will hear a different story, but in essence we follow a Saxon blacksmith unwillingly pulled into a conflict with Viking raiders, eventually ending up in the Battle of Maldon.

"I can't relate to that!" I hear you cry! You might be surprised. Each track is a song in its own right, covering all sorts of topics. Love, family, politics, PTSD, immigration, poverty, people caught up between two sides of a conflict. Nerves before a big event. The joy of music and song, the exuberance of home-coming, the nostalgia of looking back across your life. This album is about things I've seen and experienced, stories people have told me, people I know and care about. It's about LIFE.

Theory of Ruins - Celtic Folk and Gutsy Blues Rock

Gentle blues licks with fierce melodies guide you into Matt's vocals, deep like the roots of Tom Waits, but with the heavy-hearted tug that Nick Cave gives us. "How many souls will I have touched?".

The first track blazes open with broken blues chords and a celtic undertone. The guitar playing is incredible, reminiscent of old dark bar blues, the kind that leaves you in a good trouble.

The lyrics keep you mindful of what the blues pushes you through, the different aches and woes, but with miles of strength.