E:Merge Festival setlist and my day ...

Evening music lovers,

Today has been quite nice, and last night too. Caught up with ReggiiMental aka. Jimmy B-Boy and went to see Leah Sinead Sanderson, the best new artist in Nottingham. Watch this space. She'll be big !

Anyways, today, I went to E:Merge Festival, again not scheduled to play I found myself filling a gap between a poet and a choir doing a couple of acoustic numbers ...
It Ain't Easy
Always in the Way

Short and sweet and right up everybody's street, so I was told.

Then on to catch up with some family in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, mother, father, brother and grandparents ... earned myself a "history of football" book from 1979 ... an interesting read.

All my lovin',
Matt Henshaw.
http://www.MattHenshaw.com
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I don't use Facebook but ...

Someone just sent me this and it is really truly very funny and maybe the kids will get a grasp of history too if it is written like this ...

Also, you can "Like" me on there ... if you don't then you don't have to ... but, you probably should, especially if you're one of those download music illegally type kind of guys ... not just out of courtesy but because my mate ReggiiMental has a habit of posting free stuff on there for y'alls to enjoy ... Enjoy !

Back in The Deepest Cellar with ReggiiMental ...

Morning folks,

Yesterday was a great stretch of time catching up with my old partner in crime and demo-ing some new tunes (you'll hear them in good time) ... but as we grew nostalgic and wistful for what was only a year or so ago we thought we'd do a special little acoustic version of a Deepest Cellar favourite ... and here I've uploaded it at a gift for you, the performance isn't the best and ReggiiMental aka. Mr. Jimmy B-Boy sounds like he's skulking round outside the vocal booth but it's a five minute slice of our time just for you ... enjoy!



The new demos sound great - guitar solo alert! - and I'm very much looking forward to getting a full band on them ... and what's that, did someone say an accordion ???

The Latest Matt Henshaw Live Shot ...

Here I am at Tamworth Oxjam ...

Have a look at the songs I played ...

Hope everyone is enjoying their Sunday Dinners and all football results have gone your way ...

Playing in Tamworth tonight ...

Just got off the blower to Jimmy B-Boy aka. ReggiiMental ... apparently I've been booked to play a show for months in Tamworth town for the charitable events and affairs of OxJam ... so I'd suppose I'd better make my way over there and kick out some jams in the style of the MC5, or not ...

I'll let you know how it goes ... but, for now here's the last time myself and Regii hung out in Tamworth picking up loose women ...



And the time before that, but unfortunately Joey G-Zus won't be there this time ...



With Love,
Matt Henshaw x

The Victoria Inn setlist ...

A very enjoyable show last night with Reggiimental, The Iron Door Club and The Young Guns. Bananas, apples, a rider and everything. And they've tidied up the Vic Inn a little bit too, pedestrianised the outside and new carpets on the inside - not much can be done about the occasional waft of a tangy aroma that weaves its way through the place I'm sure - it's been a fair while since I've been in Derby I'm sure you can tell. And very good to be there on a day when all the sheepy people were returning home from a victory at the City Ground down Brian Clough Way in Nottingham. I have no bias as a Sheffield Wednesday fan, but it's always better to in the company of shiny happy people, just ask Michael Stipe (or was he being ironic?) ... anyway, good lovin' in Derby city.

The Way It Is
The World's Gone Mad
Can't Hold Back
B-Boy Soul / The Deepest Cellar
Bonne Nuit Madame / Stand By the Window
Winter Wonderland

As you see from the short and sweet setlist there's a couple of little mash-up things (essentially making it up as we went along, but it worked really well) ... great Greenwich Village via Tamworth Beat Club type stuff. I'll have to post you my version of The Way It Is in the style of Joan Baez some day ...

Can you believe this pleases me ...

... no, neither can I ! Small things though eh?

Catch you on the flipside,
Matt H.

Down in The Deepest Cellar with ReggiiMental pre-gig ...

So, relaxing with Jimmy B-Boy in the glorious city of Derby before our show at the Victoria Inn - Derby, seemingly glorious enjoying its Indian Summer ... he's persuaded me into a full-blown MTV Unplugged style set this evening. The country-rock'n'folk stylings of Can't Hold Back in Derbyshire tonight ... I'll report back on how that goes tomorrow no doubt ...

... also, happening in the city beforehand, with all the Rams returning from Nottingham (if they're not still over there smashing it up celebrating victory!) there's Paul Weller's pal Devlin plus Alex Blood & The Diggers on the Market Square ... Derby sunshine urban capital ... who'da thunk it !

So see you later alligators ... in the meantime ... learn the words to Can't Hold Back ... I like a good sing-a-long me ...


With Love and a billion blessings,
Matt Henshaw.
Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay!

The Deepest Cellar is one "bad ass jam" ...

Afternoon boys and girls,

Just thought I'd throw this quick review of The Deepest Cellar at you. Roadside Phil from over North America way has discovered The Deepest Cellar with the help of CD Baby and he think it's a "bad ass jam" ... I must admit that I do agree ... think for yourself ... watch the vid ... read the review ... and I'm sure you'd agree too ...



The Deepest Cellar retrospective ... a year of B-Boy Soul ... coming up ... and see you in Derby tomorrow night if you're around. I'm going to play some new songs ... they're coming along nicely by the way !

Godspeed,
Matt H.
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Matt Henshaw @ the Vic Inn, Derby this Saturday with ReggiiMental and The Iron Door Club ...

Afternoon,

Had a call from ReggiiMental, Jimmy B-Boy himself, to go and do some guest vocal bits on Saturday night in Derby at the hallowed Victoria Inn ... obligingly I'll be there singing my little heart out.

With new music on the way in the shape on solo singing and much acoustic guitar playing I'm in the process of putting together an online B-Boy Soul / The Deepest Cellar retrospective with short pieces about all the tracks, FREE downloads, links to nice bits and bobs all over the world wide web ... down in The Deepest Cellar beneath the floorboards of the fortune tellers ...

Matt H.

Matt Henshaw in Brixton Tonight !

Hello and "Hi!" cyber followers and internet dwellers,

I've been asked by Roots Manuva's Banana Klan label head to play at The Living Bar on Coldharbour Lane in Brixton ... I'll be popping up to play an acoustic set featuring Emma-Louise and ReggiiMental just after 8pm and then I'll be guesting with Joey G-Zus a little later on.

See you there if it's not too short notice, if you can't make it then worry not, just settle down with a nice cup of tea and some Asda Smart Price custard creams (the best custard creams, Matt Henshaw taste test verified) and watch some videos on this blog or hop over to my official youtube channel the official youtube channel of me, Matt Henshaw ...

Joey & Jimmy The Mixtape Tracklist Revealed (Featuring Matt Henshaw)

Here's the tidy little back sleeve of the Joey and Jimmy mixtape featuring Matt Henshaw and Carlos Monana of the Unfriendly Neighbours ...

You can find more info, videos and so much FREE UK hip-hop that you'll be dancing all year round @ Jimmy B-Boy's regularly updated facebook page ...

And you should probably make sure you 'Like' the Matt Henshaw facebook page whilst you're at it ...

Joey & Jimmy The Mixtape Artwork Revealed (Featuring Matt Henshaw)

Here's a quick glimpse at the artwork for the forthcoming mixtape from frequent collaborators of mine Joey G-Zus and Jimmy B-Boy AKA. ReggiiMental ...

You can find out more info @ Jimmy B-Boy's facebook page ...

Stay tuned for tracklisting and more artwork ...

Matt Henshaw & The Deepest Cellar on Spotify ...

Have a listen ... search Spotify for Matt Henshaw and/or The Deepest Cellar and you're on the right path ...

And be sure to click the Like on Matt Henshaw official Facebook page !!!

Can't Hold Back (Official Video) - Matt Henshaw & ReggiiMental SINGLE OU...