Matt Henshaw - Belief Is All Official Video

13.05.16 - 'BELIEF IS ALL' OUT NOW !!!

DOWNLOAD 'BELIEF IS ALL' NOW ... amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01BVLG4HY play.google.com/store/music/album… itunes.apple.com/gb/album/belief-is-all-single/id1084531254 play.spotify.com/album/3Uw8nE3t3oN7Zw6H9p6b8G

BBC Introducing Interview on 'Belief Is All' ... http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03s7tkt#playt=34m38s

Listen again to 'Belief Is All' on BBC Introducing ... http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03q5y52#playt=0h4m39s

BBC Radio Nottingham Interview ... http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03qq08f#playt=2h47m30s

Come down to the single launch ... https://www.facebook.com/events/1075077529197315/

'Belief Is All Tour Playlist' on Spotify ... play.spotify.com/u…/ilsonowl/playlist/3llTWRglH03HUQcWYRl5MT

MattHenshaw.com ‪#‎BeliefIsAll‬ 13 .05 . 16 MHx Download - itunes.apple.com/gb/album/belief-is-all-single/id1084531254 Stream - play.spotify.com/artist/6PNumufcnjvXNzMfctGxFA

Easier E-Easier 1 Month On ! Peace, Love & Tea, MHx

☮❤&☕ We've had 'Easier' E-Easier in our heads, and hopefully our hearts, for the last month, and I thank you from the bottom of mine for the Love & Support you've given. So, how did we do ...

#5 on Amazon - http://goo.gl/awghvL

#12 on iTunes - https://goo.gl/A8Tkwi

#17 on Google Play - https://goo.gl/wuZIaF

over 12000 streams on Spotify - https://goo.gl/3h0Jk5

and 19000 views on YouTube - https://goo.gl/ynTayr

Thank You, Thank You, Thank You & Thanks again !!! I couldn't do what I do without you !

Peace, Love & Tea, MHx

Easier - Matt Henshaw

'Goodnight' Live in Session with Nimmerland, Bremen (Songs & Whispers Tour Diary 3)

Please enjoy this Live video session with Nimmerland hashtagBremen at Gem's Mug in Bremen ...



Original post:
http://songsandwhisperstourdiary.blogspot.de/2015/01/matt-henshaw-goodnight-nimmerland-bremen.html

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2015 !!

Happy New Year peoples one and all ... 2014 was one hell of a ride ! This is me featuring in the Summer 2014 Linked In promotional campaign, and it's true, now more than ever. I feel "match-fit" and hardened by the road, and boy, have I seen some road !? I'm all ready and geared up for hitting the continent and I hope you'll be keen to follow my travels.

Here's a video that's now a year old, very proud of it I am, and it started last year off very nicely indeed, you might have to hold your horses for new music this year, but don't worry, it's on it's way !! Peace, Love & Tea, MHx

'The Deepest Cellar' 4 Year Anniversary ...

So, it's 4 years to the day since this happened ...

ReggiiMental and I made B-Boy Soul in his basement cellar, almost completely by accident ... we shared it with the world, and you can still look and listen if you fancy !! Spread The Love !





Peace,
Love &
Tea, MHx

Matt Henshaw Sings ... 'The Mighty Quinn' by Manfred Mann and Bob Dylan & The Band

A second instalment of Matt Henshaw Sings now, and it's a little different from the first, and the usual kind of cover versions you see on YouTube ...

I went to Portugal at the start of this month, and it was the longest I've gone for a long while without singing, apart from a couple of rounds on karaoke, but best not to talk about that really, so I thought driving up to my first show of the month I ought to try and warm up my voice with the iPod going round in the car, I skipped a few to find one that I could sing along to and belt it out, apparently I got really excited when Quinn The Eskimo came along, so the wife decided to start doing some cheeky filming ...



So, I sang a little and I smiled a little and I laughed alot. Unfortunately for everyone, I'm sure, it wasn't so much the prospect of singing along that got me excited, but all the useless/useful knowledge and trivia I have about the song, Quinn The Eskimo, Nicholas Ray, Manfred Mann, Bob Dylan and The Band ... I didn't really wreal much off here, but anyone who has ever sat in my passenger seat would be able to tell you, I love to give little bits of poptastic trivia out about whatever comes on my iPod.

I'll leave you with a few interesting pictures ... please discuss ...



Quinn The Eskimo



The Savage Innocents directed by Nicholas Ray



Bob Dylan



Manfred Mann

Peace, Love & Tea, MHx

My Life - Matt Henshaw (Little & Large Live Session)

Something special for you, brand new today ... it's the first of Little and Large Productions video sessions for my new record ... this 'ere is a video of 'My Life' !



So, as you may have guessed there's gonna be three more to come, as there's 4 tracks on the CD, 2 on the vinyl, and 3 more available as a digital download ... so come March you're gonna be able to get a whopping 7 of my tracks on your iPod, blasting out the car stereo or spinning on your decks ... I'm excited, I hope you are too.

7" Vinyl
A - It Ain't Easy
AA - My Life

CD
1 - It Ain't Easy
2 - My Life
3 - Play The Game
4 - In The Presence Of The Lord

Digital Download (available March 5th)
1 - It Ain't Easy
2 - My Life
3 - Play The Game
4 - In The Presence Of The Lord
Bonus 1 - My Life (Acoustic)
Bonus 2 - Play The Game (Acoustic)
Bonus 3 - In The Presence Of The Lord (Acoustic)

And don't forget I'm having a party on Friday 21st March @ The Cookie Jar, Leicester, United Kingdom ... details to follow ...

Plus, Manchester, United Kingdom, I'm heading to the Hard Rock Cafe on Thursday 13th ... see you there !

Check http://www.MattHenshaw.com/ for gigs and bits in between ...

Matt Henshaw Recommends ... Mia & The Moon

So, this week I went to a show in Leicester, I wasn't supposed to, I was supposed to be in Wales, but the stars aligned and due to the oncoming dawning of the Age of Aquarius and the inordinate amount weather we've been having I've been in the city all week. Before I get into recommending a couple more of my favourite East Midlands Girls I'm going to give a very very very special mention to the fantastic and wonderful Chris Conway ... Google Him, Do It Now !

Chris was one of the first musicians I met when I moved to the city, and if I'm honest, even from week one of getting out and playing the guitar again, I met Chris that very first week, and he's one of the finest musicians I've ever met before and since, a true gentleman and a real character. And his music makes me laugh, cry and discombobulate in equal measure ...

... so, why am I banging on about Chris Conway? Well, it was he and thee Mia & The Moon whom it was I went to see this week. The night was entitled 'Songs of Wonder', and in wonderment I sat on my bean bag, by the incense, sipping on my coffee - now I know what you're thinking, but they didn't have any milk ... and Black Coffee is always better than Black Tea ...

Both acts are fantastic and I hope that I'll see, play with, record with, write with Chris Conway sometime soon ! And Mia & The Moon are indeed celestial beings. Mary-Anne and Laura, as they are know to their friends, are sisters and carry that all encompassing yin and yang that is needed to bring the light and dark into every performance.

I won't waste any more of your time with superlatives and sycophancy so I'll let the music do the talking ... but I do find it quite serendipitous that in one sister I've found someone I feel I can write some great soul songs with and add a bit of female harmony to the Matt Henshaw Rhythm'n'Gospel Cavalcade and in the other sister I've found someone I can talk about the stars and space with in a completely unscientific manner, yeah, we're really out there ... Man !!

Spread The Love indeed ! MHx

Tour & EP Release Details ...

A happy new year indeed !

We're barely into 2014 and yet it's already shaping up to be quite a year ... and to celebrate such niceness I'm going to release an EP, and you're the first to know about it ... It Ain't Easy / My Life will be released on March 5th !  And it will feauture 4 songs, original artwork and will travel around the country with me in its physical format whilst being available from all good digital outlets and some rubbish ones as well.



You can listen to what I've put out there for free on YouTube, there's plenty more videos to come too !
Also, SoundCloud seems to be becoming a busier place ...
 

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Mini-Tour of the East Midlands
Halfway through this too, and I've added a few new dates ...

January
Saturday 11th - Twenty Ten, Matlock
Tuesday 14th - Pepper Rocks, Nottingham
Friday 17th - The Musician, Leicester
Saturday 18th - The Donkey, Leicester
Sunday 19th - Brew Dog, Nottingham
Saturday 25th - The Cookie Jar, Leicester
Friday 31st - The Old Bell, Derby
February
Saturday 1st - The Apiary, Castle Donington
Friday 7th - The Musician, Leicester
Saturday 8th - The Bella Jar, Sheffield
Thursday 13th - The Dog & Gun, Syston
Saturday 15th - The Shed, Leicester
 

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More Press Features ...
I did an interview with a lovely fella from Sound Cavern ...
And Now Tune In did a little feature and an interview ...
My shows in Nottingham have been reviewed by Nottingham Live and LeftLion ...
Plus you might want to have a gander at these ...
The Monograph Interview
Subba Culture Feature
Leicestershire Music Interview
Demon FM Interview
 

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Other Stuff ...
My cat has gone a bit viral, I don't really know why but people have joked about him becoming more popular than me, and now I'm started to believe it ... check the furry little Tippy The Cat for yourself.

More blogs to come, including a brand new feature 'Things I Like' which is all about, you guessed it, Things I Like!
Remember keep clicking Follow, Like, Share, ReTweet and Share again, just for good measure.

And we've put a video diary together encapsualting Matt Henshaw & ReggiiMental's B-Boy Soul Adventures in 2013 to celebrate 1 year of Coming Around ... Enjoy !



Peace, Love & Tea !
MHx
http://www.MattHenshaw.com 
 

Matt Henshaw Recommends ... Esther Van Leuven

Here we go, 2014, new year, new recommendations and loads of Love to spread. As promised I'm going to be bringing you the best of the best when it comes to female vocalists over the coming weeks. I'm limiting myself to the East Midlands because I'm a proud(ish) East Midlander, and in my short tether as a singer-songwriter I've played with and enjoyed the company of so many of these girls it's such a joy and so refreshing coming from the alpha male dominated world of indie, blues and hip-hop.

Esther, I met mid-way through 2013 when we shared a bill at The Bodega Social Club in Nottingham and we've met a few times since - me, in my infinite bumblingness forgot her name on the first couple of occasions, yeah, that's right, two whole times - but I've never forgotten her face or her voice. And it was pleasure to share the stage with her for a second time last night at Pepper Rocks. My word, what a star!

Demure and continental, Esther packs a little folk, soul, Balkan and a real range and timbre into her voice. She reminds me of a true starlet, that doesn't realise the profundity of her essence, in a room or on stage, carrying herself as she does like a Joan Baez or Melanie type girl with dashing of Sandie Shaw and Mary Hopkins for pop clarity.

I know you might be thinking they're not particularly au fait points of reference or, Matt Henshaw seeing the world through his 60s tinted spectacles, but I'd be hard pushed to find anyone of the current crop who has the adorable grace of our Esther and the understated charm with which she carries herself, this one's not pushing to be a star, the world is just waiting for her to become one ... listen for yourselves ...



And here's me sharing a little Love and a little Soul ...

Happy New Year & Mini-Tour Details

A gloriously lovely and majestically warm welcome to 2014 to you all,

Right, now the pleasantries are over and done with let's get down to business ... here's a brand new video for the new year ... hope you enjoy it and I hope you'll play it more than once an share it with your brethren ...



Again, there's loads more where that one came from and it's only a matter of them surfacing online soon.  For your listening pleasure, of course, and you're exra especially super lucky with this one, there's video too !
 

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Mini-Tour of the East Midlands
I'm going to be on the road for the rest of this month playing all over the East Midlands, some formal shows, some secret and popping up in random spots all over our fair shires ... here we go with the ones I will tell you about, see you around hopefully ...
January
Saturday 11th - Twenty Ten, Matlock
Tuesday 14th - Pepper Rocks, Nottingham
Friday 17th - The Musician, Leicester
Saturday 18th - The Donkey, Leicester
Sunday 19th - Brew Dog, Nottingham
Friday 31st - The Old Bell, Derby
February
Saturday 1st - The Apiary, Castle Donington
 

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The Monograph Magazine Feature & Other Press ...
Starting off the year with a nice big double page spread in the East Midlands music and culture magazine The Monograph is a lovely little thing ... have a read of Matt Henshaw talking to The Monograph it here ...
And some other bits to skim over if you have the time ...
Subba Culture Feature
Leicestershire Music Interview
Demon FM Interview



Other Stuff ...
I Love My Cat ... and I hope you do too ... Tippy The Cat.
More blogs to come, including a Matt Henshaw Recommends series on East Midlands Girls.
Remember keep clicking Follow, Like, Share, ReTweet and Share again, just for good measure.

Peace, Love & Tea !
MHx
http://www.MattHenshaw.com 
 

Matt Henshaw - It Ain't Easy ...

With Love,
Matt Henshaw x

MERRY ROCKIN' CHRISTMAS - In The Presence Of The Lord - Matt Henshaw

Here's a little song I wrote ...



Merry Christmas !

Matt Henshaw 'In The Presence Of The Lord'

Recorded, Produced, Mixed & Mastered by Tristan Ivemy.

Recorded at Miloco Islington, Metropolis and Battery Studios, London, England, United Kingdom.

Vocals, Backing Vocals, Rhythm Guitar & Lead Guitar by Matt Henshaw.
Backing Vocals by Christopher Owen.
Bass & Backing Vocals by Nathan Clarke.
Drums, Percussion & Backing Vocals by Chris Goring.
Horn Arrangements, Percussion & Backing Vocals by Tristan Ivemy.

Well, he don't want to stay here
Not another day here
Because just like me he can't stand the weather

We all know that planet earth is blue
And we all know that love is true
If only it could last forever

In The Presence Of The Lord
All you hold in your hands is all that you need
For the sake of your brothers and sisters you'd die for love
You would die for love

You want to go out and kiss the son
From the moment your life had begun
But first my children you must learn to kiss the sky

From the moment you walk through the door
It's the moment you had to be sure
That things they ain't never going to get any better

In The Presence Of The Lord
All you hold in your hands is all that you need
For the sake of your brothers and sisters you'd die for love
You would die for love

Om Om Om

In the passing of time
Well I've looked and I've but I still couldn't
Someone quite like you
Somebody who would die for love

In The Presence Of The Lord
All you hold in your hands is all that you need
For the sake of your brothers and sisters you'd die for love
You would die for love
In The Presence Of The Lord
All you hold in your hands is all that you need
For the sake of your brothers and sisters you'd die for love
You would die for love
You would die for love
You would die die for love
In The Presence Of The Lord
You'd die for love
In The Presence Of The Lord

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It Ain't Easy - Matt Henshaw

'It Ain't Easy' Live in Birmingham video ...

Featuring Lukasz of MuthaFunk on sax.

Hope you like it. Keep on watching !

We're rehearsing tonight for the upcoming festivals, working on a great closing medley number, looking forward to getting everyone clapping their hands and stanping their feer !!!

All My Love,
Matt Henshaw x
MattHenshaw.com


PS. learn some lyrics ...

The Actress & Bishop setlists ...

Evening chaps and chapesses,

Here's the songs I played at the Actress & Bishop in Birmingham last Wednesday 6th June. We were booked in with MuthaFunk and ReggiiMental to play upstairs at our soon to be regular club night The Funk Realm, and then surprisingly downstairs after hours was an open mic night run by none other than Andy Bennett of Ocean Colour Scene, so we did the gig upstairs and then I hung around until 3am jamming with Brimingham's finest.

Upstairs @ the Actress & Bishop, Birmingham ...
What's Going On
The Funky Chicken
Think Twice
Gimme Some More
Coming Around
Nitty Gritty
It's Gettin' Late
Can't Hold Back

And downstairs at the open mic acoustically, accompanied by Lukasz of MuthaFunk on saxophone ...
It Ain't Easy
Always In The Way
Donkey Rides, A Penny A Glass
707
Not In Nottingham
Your Eyes Are Made Of Gold

How jolly pleasant and spiffing it all was. Plenty of Birmingham/Nottingham "banter" and good times had by all.

Here's me playing 'Let Everything Go' acoustically, a new addition to the Satsuma Elephants set ... a sing-a-long ... learn the words !!!

Propaganda on Lee Camp's Moment of Clarity ...

Afternoon folks, and what a sunny afternoon this is !

A quick update, one with some politics, comedy and great music, courtesy of myself, ReggiiMental and The Lost Generation Devas & Saynt Luke. Here's a video from fantastic US comedian Lee Camp ... listen to all he has to say ... very wise and totally tip top ... and stay tuned for Propaganda from The Deepest Cellar at the end ...



And here's my favourite Lee Camp video ...



Keep Fighting !!!

And keep on listening ...

Gimme Some More - Matt Henshaw & ReggiiMental

MattHenshaw.com ReDesign

Evening folks,

If you've been flicking around the world wide web in search of Matt Henshaw produce you might have noticed that my social networks have had something of a design overhaul. Overhauled they have been indeed. MattHenshaw.com is now looking a little easier on the eyes. Nice clean, white and beautifully adorned by my face and that of Mr. ReggiiMental's, in the lead up to our album release on May 1st the site will grow organically and I'll be adding more and more content to there. Music, videos, images, blogs, feeds, whatever you need to make you surfing experience that little bit more exciting; as if a whole internet full of all the world's cyber information isn't enough already !

Stay tuned as shortly I'll be giving you live dates, album artwork if you haven't seen it already, tracklisting and special information only though of you plugged into the blogosphere are able to access. Hopefully your appetite is moistened and whetted and you're looking forward to the summer of 2013 as much as I am ... and with a new B-Boy Soul soundtrack to boot !