Mattie's Ramble

Both growing up in the suburbs of Philadelphia, Jeff and Cliff first crossed paths while attending Ursinus College in the 1990's. Jeff, an accomplished drummer, and Cliff with some guitar and vocal experience, became quick friends highlighted by countless listening and impromptu jam sessions in the dorms of the small liberal arts college in Collegeville, PA.
Post college Jeff and Cliff's pursuit of music kept them motivated and cemented their long time friendship over the years. During this period the two halves of Mattie's Ramble struggled to find the quintessential "perfect fit" with various band ensembles and genres. This included a stretch of recordings where both members moved from instrument to instrument (guitar, drums, piano, bass) to realize a full sound arrangement. In the end, it kept coming back to the same equation: two acoustic guitars, two voices….one sound.

During an era of over production, their earnest commitment to this formula, highlighted by Jeff's song writing and Cliff's ear for vocal harmonies, is what makes Matties Ramble's stripped down, back to basics style so appealing to a wide variety of audiences. They continue self recording and honing their sound while immersing themselves in the local coffee house/party scenes of the Philadelphia suburbs, slowly becoming a local fixture.