2017. There We Were ...

Merry Christmas Everyone.

Each and every beautiful one of you.

I hope you don't mind that I gave myself a year off.

Peace, Love & Tea, I know you still love it.

I Love You too.

Matt Henshaw - Belief Is All

The moment you lie awake and you start to sink
If only for your own sake, yes, you begin to think
You breathe in, you breathe out and you breathe in the air
The sky and your mind is clouded up with despair

You clasp your hands together and you pray to the skies
Although your words mean something you still fear for your life
You tell me how you are feeling and the things you've seen
Well, que sera my boy, yes, where we'll be we'll be

What do you believe in, and what do you feel?
Where do you want to go and what do you want to see?

Belief Is All we have and all we need
To help us to think and to feel and make us succeed

What do you believe in, and what do you feel?
Where do you want to go and what do you want to see?

Belief Is All we have and all we need
To help us to think and to feel and make us succeed

Peace, Love & Tea Everybody ! Hope you're all well ...

Peace, Love & Tea Everybody !  Hope you're all well ...

I've been a little out of action over the last 3 months, without any real access to the internet at home and minimal mobile data, in the modern world it's been very difficult to communicate with you all.  Don't blame me, blame the not so good people at TalkTalk.  Fingers crossed I'll have more luck with my new provider ... 

In many ways it's put a pause on all things Peace, Love & Tea in my one man "business" world, but in other ways it's been bliss, as Sophocles alluded, "Ignorance is", whilst I've missed your communication, love and support, I've also missed out on all the "banter", "locker room talk" and general nonsense that comes with Facebook, Twitter and Instagram et al.

But, I have been busy, a successful festival run with the band, a trip into Notts TV, a quick chat with BBC Introducing, and there is new music on the way.  So if you'll allow me to get all my houses in order, I've got some exciting updates to come and plenty more Matt Henshaw brand Peace, Love & Tea to share.

In the meantime, please keep watching the vids, sharing the tunes and I look forward to seeing you at a show or sharing your comments on my work in the near future.

Peace, Love & Tea indeed, MHx
MattHenshaw.com

PS. buy yourself, or a loved one, a Peace, Love & Tea-shirt if you haven't already ...http://matthenshaw.com/merchandise/ 

It 'Belief Is All' 13.05.16 is OUT NOW ....

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Big Thanks to everyone who's made a download !!

The official launch of 'Belief Is All' has gone down quite well I think !!

DOWNLOAD 'BELIEF IS ALL' NOW ...
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'Belief Is All Tour Playlist' on Spotify ...

News Updates - http://www.MattHenshaw.com

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#BeliefIsAll 13 .05 . 16 MHx

Check the video online now, views and streams are in the 10000s, and for that, I Thank You ...

 

MattHenshaw.com has had a lick of paint too !  I hope you'll take a look see, click around and who knows what you might find.  Easter Eggs aplenty will be kicking around there soon for sure.

Thanks for downloading 'Easier' and the 'Peace, Love & Tea Demonstrations' over Christmas and into the New Year, I hope you will do soon if you haven't already ...

The 'Peace, Love & Tea Demonstrations' are OUT NOW ...

Download NOW on iTunes ! - Stream NOW on Spotify ! - Download NOW on Google Play !

'Easier' - The Indie Chart Smash - is Available too ...

Download NOW on iTunes ! - Stream NOW on Spotify ! - Download NOW on Google Play !

Belief Is All, MHx

MattHenshaw.com

#BeliefIsAll

Matt Henshaw - Easier

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

Matt Henshaw - Peace, Love & Tea

Your Eyes Are Made Of Gold OUT NOW !!!

'YOUR EYES ARE MADE OF GOLD - EP' OUT NOW !!! DOWNLOAD IT TODAY !!

'YOUR EYES ARE MADE OF GOLD - EP' OUT NOW !!! DOWNLOAD IT TODAY !!

/// MATTHENSHAW.COM / T-SHIRTS / ACCESSORIES / CDs & VINYL ///

'YOUR EYES ARE MADE OF GOLD' 4 TRACK CD EP	'IT AIN'T EASY / MY LIFE' 7" VINYL SINGLE
'IT AIN'T EASY / MY LIFE' 4 TRACK CD EP	'ALWAYS IN THE WAY' 4 TRACK CD EP

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As a size guide perhaps, please note that I am a SMALL t-shirt, but a LARGE skinny fit ... I hope this helps ...

With every purchase you will receive a FREE Matt Henshaw PEACE, LOVE & TEA selection of goodies and hand-written signed "Thank You!" note !!

If you would like to make a donation to THE PEACE, LOVE & TEA SHOP that would be most wonderful and splendid indeed. Then one day maybe we can fulfil my dream of having a real life PEACE, LOVE & TEA SHOP somewhere on a high street near you !!

 

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It Ain't Easy / My Life Available to Download & Stream NOW !

Before the madness of Summer and the Festival season starts I'm going to take a little time to sit back and think about all I have done in the last year. It's now just over a year since I left my job working at The University of Leicester, and even though I didn't start playing out with my acoustic guitar until July it's feels like the last twelve months have been building up steadily, and for that, I Thank You All ! Stay Cool & Spread The Love, MHx

I was able to release my debut single on my mum's birthday this year !

Get your copy of 'It Ain't Easy / My Life' Now from all good online digital retailers ...



Available now on iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, bandcamp etc. etc.

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)



Also ...

I'm so pleased to now have the complete set of all four songs from my debut record out there on YouTube, from the excellent Little & Large team ... sit back, relax, watch and, hopefully, Enjoy !



Many thanks to Nik Robinson and Simon Lubowski, MHx

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https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/it-aint-easy-my-life-ep/id814589358
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Aint-Easy-My-Life-EP/dp/B00I8ZDJZC/
https://play.spotify.com/album/733AAcf7c2KcZ75SUFlpi3
http://matthenshaw.bandcamp.com/album/it-aint-easy-my-life-ep
http://www.emusic.com/album/matt-henshaw/it-aint-easy-my-life-ep/14753983/
http://www.7digital.com/artist/matt-henshaw/release/it-aint-easy-my-life
http://www.rhapsody.com/artist/matt-henshaw/album/it-aint-easy-my-life-ep
http://www.napster.co.uk/artist/matt-henshaw/album/it-aint-easy-my-life-ep

Matt Henshaw - Coming Around

FOOD MATTERS ... Stream & Watch for Free for 5 more days !

Top of the morning to you,

I've been planning on sharing a few things that I like, advocate or agree with on the world wide web for sometime, and now I think that it's time, with Food Matters .tv allowing you to stream their film in high quality for FREE ! Now's the time, go and educate yourselves a little, give it an hour, and you don't need some scrawny Scottish lady courtesy of Channel 4 to tell you that you are well and truly what you eat ...

Go to FoodMatters.tv and watch the whole thing ... below is a trailer for the movie that'll tell you what it's all about ...

Food Matters Official Trailer from foodmatters on Vimeo.

Stay tuned for more Things I Like ... and more of Matt Henshaw's Horticultural Gardening Blog ...

Stay Cool & Keep Composting,
Matt Henshaw x

The Actress & Bishop, Birmingham setlist ... Introducing BuBill ...

Afternoon, and what a beauty,

Moving house, same postcode, all the fun of the fair ! New cat in town and some stories from the West Midlands to tell ... let's get that out the way first shall we ...

Here's the songs I played last night in Brum with MuthaFunk ...
We Want The Funk
I've Had Tears
(If You Think You're) Groovy
It Ain't Easy
25 Miles
... and Phil the King Funk King did some fantastic vocals on Stevie Wonder's Higher Ground ! Love it ! Love him ! Love you all !!!

And so now for the biggest news of all ... wanna see a pic of the new member of the Henshaw clan, of the feline variety ... his name is BuBill, after Bill Hicks' bit about smokers and non-smokers, and he already has a cut behind his ear from scrapping with the Leicestershire Alley Cat Alliance (I think that's what they're calling themselves!) ...



... please excuse my pajimjams and messy hairdo ... I'm just chilling with the cat gulping down some leche ...

And here's a remix of Never Know from the Coming Around album ... try it yourself ... here's all you'll need ... http://www.sendspace.com/file/7ouv6s



... thanks Many Elephants soundsystem of Nottinghamshire !

Peace & Love children and men,
Matt Henshaw x

New Matt Henshaw YouTube Channel ...

Saturday ! Saturday ! Saturday, Saturday !

Sorry, went all a bit Elton John there for a second ... just writing to let you know about my new YouTube Channel design ... you can find looooooooooads of vids on there, Matt Henshaw, ReggiiMental, MuthaFunk, Satsuma Elephants, Censored ... it's all gravy, and it's all mighty fine good gravy !

On the right hand side you can see a bunch of links to YouTube channels I'd highly recommend, including Khan Academy, The Zeitgeist Movement, W3schools, Lee Camp, Satsuma Elephants and more ... I'm sure you'll be hooked up to the world wide web for hours, and who knows you might learn a thing or two ...

Thanks to Charlie Evans Design for all the artwork on there and across my social networks, you can find links to all of them in the About section on the YouTube profile ...

Subscribe, comment, favourite and Like everything you watch, it's all for a good cause ... you wouldn't want me to stop doing what I love now would you?

Here's the latest video from my channel ... have yourself a psychedelic rock out ...

Coming Around more press & features ...

Happy Bank Holiday Monday folks !

Taking a quick break from the Leicester sunshiiiiiiine to let you all know that you can still download, stream & buy my record, Coming Around to add a soundtrack to your Bank Holiday week ! Get it on ...



Check out my facebook page for more press articles, reviews and updates about mine and ReggiiMental's gloriously sunny record over on my facebook page ...

And one for you local East Midland hip-hop cats you can get a free mixtape from the good people at RhymeSquare clothing and Great Scott, great Derby music ... I Know How It Feels from Coming Around is featured on there ! Everyone loves a freebie !!!

Coming Around Reviews ...

Goooood Morning on Coming Around Eve,

So, the day before the big release and you can hear all 15 tracks, purchase and download Coming Around, and I'll link you up to some nice things people have been writing about me and Reggii or should I say, Reggii and I.



Head over to Facebook now to read all the reviews as they come in ...

Coming Around on the radio ...

Morning/Afternoon/Evening little world wide web gang of mine,

News to tell you, just over a week before the official release of Coming Around, we've been getting some radio play in the build up. Three tracks have been featured on the waves, online and digital. Coming Around, Concrete Jungle and Everybody Clap Your Hands featuring myself, ReggiiMental, Joey Gzus and Sharlene Gordon. The BBC, Nusic, IceBreaker Radio and more have been playing my stuff, it makes me happy to think people might be listening in the bath, putting up some shelves or doing whatever else people might do with the radio on.

Got some radio sessions, interviews and podcast features coming up; or Coming Around should I say? But I'll tell you about them when they happen, no doubt.

Now have a listen to the THREE tracks previewed over on bandcamp ... why not pre-order?! These three have been featured on the radio around the world, so that's why I'm sharing ... hope you enjoy Joey Gzus bringing the heaviest verse of the album. Special AKA influenced dub-ska right there !



Here's Joey Gzus ... Jesus he's fresh !!!

'Coming Around' Preview & Pre-Order !!!

So here we are, less than a month until Coming Around from myself and ReggiiMental hits the internet like a bad case of the mumps ... have a listen to the title track first, and if it makes you happy pre-order the whole thing, 15 tracks of B-Boy Soul goodness ...

Click the pic and get yourself down in The Deepest Cellar for another round of soul swingin' !!!



Keep it here for more updates ... competitions, radio news, festival news, gig news and more and more to come ... we'll be hitting Nottingham, Derby, Birmingham, High Wycombe, Coventry and more in the coming months ... so if you live in those places or anywhere else it's time to get your best boots on and do some groovin' !

Matt Henshaw - The Fire Pit

Matt Henshaw - Can't Hold Back

Matt Henshaw - The Deepest Cellar