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Matt Everett is a solo artist with two albums to his credit: "Little Epiphany" and the more recent "The Hangman's Daughter."Matt has also been a member of or performed or recorded with:
- the Amoebic Ensemble
- currently, the Eyesores
(both with Alec K. Redfearn)- Bonnie Prince Billy (Will Oldham)
- the Iditarod
- Plymouth Rock
- Havanarama
- Delta Clutch
(HTML site) (Flash site)- Cynthia Hopkins
- the Jills
- Mount Everett
- and currently, Fern Knight.
"Little Epiphany" was described in this way by George Parsons in Dream Magazine #2:
"Really gorgeous musicianship (and a superlative production by Joe Auger), with folks playing dobro, drums, upright bass, baritone sax; and Matt providing the vocals, accordion, fiddle, bouzouki, guitar and mandolin. Haunting spellcasting with ancient folk roots, gypsy charms, and a whole flock of fine songs that range from almost theatrical evocations to simple bare-bones folk...This feels so true, simple and direct as morning sunlight or a glass of water when you're thirsty...he has the audacity and skills to do justice to the words of Yeats and Brautigan on two of the tracks, but there are no singular standouts here, as it's all cut from the same fine cloth".
"The Hangman's Daughter" elicited these reactions from the press:"Matt Everett lives in a collapsed castle with loud jugglers and little ghosts"
- Szene Hamburg"Matt Everett loves classic folk melodies and writes timeless songs"
- Frankfurt CityMag
More photos and a sample of the music can be accessed via lotsofnoise.com, an excellent site specializing in music of Providence Rhode Island and vicinity.More Matt Everett albums are in the works, including an instrumental folk album which will feature accordion and fiddle prominently, and a collaboration with Fern Knight, with whom Matt has toured in the U.S. and in the Netherlands, Belgium, Norway, Denmark, and Germany.
Links: Fern Knight | Dream Magazine | lotsofnoise.com | Eyesores | The Broken Face
For current tour and album info, or to order an album, please contact Matt: mathmutt@hotmail.com."Snail" mail is also encouraged: Matt Everett / 48 Barnes St / Providence RI / 02906 / USA.
