Matt North Nashville, Tennessee
“I started writing songs in my 30's and started finishing them in my 40's.” – Matt
North
Raised on equal doses of Hee-Haw and Soul Train in Champaign, IL, North began as a neighborhood drummer jamming to Devo and Kiss albums in his garage. His father’s family were Scotch-Irish coal miners in Harlan County, KY. At 15, he worked at Farm Aid I picking up trash. He blames that day for pursuing music.
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Matt North recommends:
The Wilderness
by Jesse DeNatale
He's never written a bad song. Every album is a masterpiece.
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Hi My Name is Jonny 25th Anniversary reissue
by Jonny Polonsky
There's no one like Jonny Polonsky
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His 2nd album. 1st and 3rd are just as good.
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Thoughtful and poetic folk with a Cosmic Americana flavor from the Brooklyn singer-songwriter.
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Forward, Children: A fundraiser for Durham Public Schools students
by Hiss Golden Messenger
Hiss Golden Messenger transforms from a solo songwriter to a full-band on a record benefiting Durham Public Schools.
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Terms of Surrender
by Hiss Golden Messenger
Psychedelic folkster M.C. Taylor taps Jenny Lewis, Phil Cook, and others for his latest as Hiss Golden Messenger.
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