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2017 will finally see the reemergence of British folk's most enigmatic lost son. You may recognize Matt Deighton from his time fronting Acid Jazz heroes Mother Earth; you may remember him as Paul Weller's guitarist in the late 90's, or Noel Gallagher's recommendation for who should replace him when he quit the European tour in 2000. Or maybe you don't. For the past decade, the man they keep calling the natural successor to Nick Drake, Davey Graham and John Martyn has been himself more of a rumour a murmur among musicians, songwriters and diehard music lovers who proudly display his rare vinyl releases like trophies.The list of articles in the press and online has continued unabated, forever asking the same question: Where is Matt Deighton? As the Huffington Post discovered in their recent piece 'The Resurrection of Matt Deighton': He's back.Yes, Matt Deighton is back, and as the Sunday Times declared it's impossible to imagine fans of Nick Drake of John Martyn not falling in love with him A singer-songwriter whose records, listened to afresh and from the remove of many years, come to the listener like treasure unearthed. He's a man who for too long has remained undercover, turned in on himself, gone missing. But he's back One of this country's best kept secrets (who) with no small amount of brilliance wrote a little-known chapter of British musical history The Huffington PostMatt has currently just finished recording an album with his latest band 'THE FAMILY SILVER' which consists of ex Ocean Colour Scene bassist Damon Minchella and ex Style Council/Paul Weller legendary drummer Steve White.Tonight will be a one off, intimate solo show. Do not miss!
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Matt Deighton Biography
The subject of recent, critically acclaimed Sky Arts documentary Overshadowed, soul-folk legend Matt Deighton is one of British music’s most precious souls.
Having fronted Mother Earth and worked with the likes of Bill Fay, Paul Weller, Oasis, Steve Nieve, Kathryn Williams, Linda Thompson, Linda Lewis, Beverley Martyn and Chris Difford, Matt Deighton’s real story is of his own recently rediscovered treasure trove of shimmering folk-soul, spanning six solo LP’s and counting. For too long a secret held close by vinyl collectors and a small number of dedicated fans, Matt is finally being embraced by a whole new wave of music lovers on their eternal search for that rarest of things: authenticity… something that Matt Deighton has sown the fields with for over 25 years.
Read MoreHaving fronted Mother Earth and worked with the likes of Bill Fay, Paul Weller, Oasis, Steve Nieve, Kathryn Williams, Linda Thompson, Linda Lewis, Beverley Martyn and Chris Difford, Matt Deighton’s real story is of his own recently rediscovered treasure trove of shimmering folk-soul, spanning six solo LP’s and counting. For too long a secret held close by vinyl collectors and a small number of dedicated fans, Matt is finally being embraced by a whole new wave of music lovers on their eternal search for that rarest of things: authenticity… something that Matt Deighton has sown the fields with for over 25 years.
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