Music
Press
"songs about fishing, dreaming...super-earnest folk…play! Play! Play!" -KALX, Berkeley, CA - KALX - Berkeley, CA
“…an outstanding collection of field notes. It speaks for the biologists and nature lovers in us…listening to nature and discovering beauty…I'll listen to this CD for many more years.” - Ghislain Rhomprey, PH.D. - ornithologist
“… a joyous romp through eternal spring. You can't help but feel young, in love, and capable of anything, perhaps even changing the world.” - Timothy Dougherty, songwriter
"peaceful and dedicated" - Bridge Guitar Reviews - Bridge Guitar Reviews
Discography
Bird Songs - released late 2008.
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Bio
The artistic culmination of thousands of hours in the wilderness, studying avian behavior in 7 countries (USA, Panama, Venezuela, Israel, Canada, Indonesia, Egypt), Bird Songs will plaster a smile on your face. An accomplished multi-instrumentalist and songwriter, Halley teaches music in Philadelphia and performs on banjo, guitar, fiddle, piano and voice. With songs in the musical vein of John Hartford, Matt hopes to accomplish for birds what Hartford managed for steamboats :)
Matt’s greatest influence is to be found in nature: the subtle song of the thrush, rolling river currents, a breeze across blades of grass. His experiences living in the wilderness have seeped through his music, shaping his lyrical themes and tone; his songs are easy to relate to, sorting out the boundaries between man and nature - exploring a tumultuous sea of human emotions while still leaving room to smile and laugh.
“… a joyous romp through eternal spring. You can't help but feel young, in love, and capable of anything, perhaps even changing the world.” Timothy Dougherty, Songwriter
“…an outstanding collection of field notes. It speaks for the biologists and nature lovers in us…listening to nature and discovering beauty…I'll listen to this CD for many more years.” – Ghislain Rhomprey, Ph.D., Oregon State University
"super-earnest folk…play! Play! Play!" -KALX, Berkeley, CA
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