HAPPY ST. GEORGE'S DAY !!

HAPPY ST. GEORGE'S DAY !!

Here's me on the Peace, Love & Tea​ Tour in Northampton a little while ago !!!

Live TV, 2015 & Matt Henshaw Recommends ...

Great news,my first gig in the UK in 2015 will be a live recording of two songs for a TV show down in London on Thursday 22nd February, just after I get back from the Netherlands ...

Which 2 songs should I perform ??
What should I wear ?
Haircut ? Shave ??

I'll hopefully be able to let you know some more UK dates that will happen through March and April as I soon as I can ... for now Peace, Love & Tea and keep your eyes and ears peeled ...

Liverpool tonight, then two more shows before I hang up my peacoat and winklepickers for the festive season ... new songs and new recordings are sounding great for some new releases in 2015, I've got so many ideas and so little time, we'll get round to it all though ... I need some Euros !!

And check over here for some serious Love spreading to come over the next few months ... Matt Henshaw Recommends...

Matt Henshaw x
http://www.MattHenshaw.com/

Spotify Verified Artist ... Matt Henshaw

Good News ! This week I've been "Verified" by Spotify as a real life authenticated popular musician, and they've asked me to create some playlists when all the gremlins have worked out the details of blah blah blah yadda yadda yadda ... technical stuff ...
https://play.spotify.com/artist/6PNumufcnjvXNzMfctGxFA

Anyways, I've now got me a little blue tick by my name and will be making some playlists and posting them up there ASAP, so make sure you click the link above and "follow" me if you're a Spotify user, I've got a few things in mind that I'd like to share, certainly plenty from my Matt Henshaw Recommends blog ... http://www.matthenshaw11.blogspot.com ... but I'd love to hear some suggestions and recommendations from you lot ... I'm gonna be doing a bit of travelling in January and February you know ...

Peace, Love & Tea, MHx
(& don't forget to "follow" ...)
https://play.spotify.com/artist/6PNumufcnjvXNzMfctGxFA

London This Wednesday !

My first adventure down in the big smoke as a fully fledged singer songwriter solo artist ... I hope you'll come and join me at The Hootananny in Brixton !



Peace, Love & Tea, MHx

Matt Henshaw Autumn 2013 ...

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

Long Nights Down in The Deepest Cellar ...

And I hope they're paying off ... myself and ReggiiMental have been working hard this past month putting together Coming Around, the hope-to-be-glorious follow up to The Deepest Cellar ... features from Joey G-Zus of Unfriendly Neighbours and Saynt Luke of The Lost Generation already in the can, just waiting on some more very special guests and we're good to go for a May 1st release ... the artwork is looking nice too ! Well and truly a nice package for you all ...

Here's me in the wee early hours ...



Mixing starts today at noon with Joe Rizzle 2nd Suzpect so for to be sure in a wee while I shall keep you updated ...

also, keep an ear to the ground for Satsuma Elephants and Tippy The Cat Stories ... keep on keepin' on !

Double Busy,
Matt Henshaw x

Back down in The Deepest Cellar ... working on part 2 ...

so here we are again, 2013, time's moving so fast. Working on a few things at the moment. So much music. Suppose the one thing you wouldn't be surprised about is the I'm back down in The Deepest Cellar working with ReggiiMental. Working on some new B-Boy Soul, hopefully have a hit to send your way in the near future. Keep it locked on @MattHenshaw11 on the Twitter ...

Coming Around,
Matt Henshaw x

Reggiimental Featuring Matt Henshaw - Coming Around

Updates to come...

Sorry for the lack of blogs of late ...

You'll get plenty to read about in good time. I'm working on a few things and a few things need working on.

In the meantime, I am trying to tweet as regularly as I can, so follow me on there - @matthenshaw11 - but do bear in mind that mainly I tweet about football and other sports, and more often than not it's Sheffield Wednesday flavoured ... ha ha! So, see you there ...

All the love,
Matt Henshaw x

PS. I'm definitely still alive, here's some visual evidence to prove it, not sure about the solemn face or the wonky angle, just snapped a quick picture with my laptop's webcam ... enjoy ...

PPS. #PhilMickelsonismyrealdad

A New Year Freebie - Adidas Trainers (Slap Up Mill Remix) - Matt Henshaw

Here's a free one for you, and we're only a couple of days into 2012 ... my my you are treated well.

Adidas Trainers (Slap Up Mill Remix) - Matt Henshaw featuring S. Kalibre and ReggiiMental

Have a click around and you'll probably find some more unreleased freebies on bandcamp ... and why not visit MattHenshaw.com for all my official releases and send me some pocket money ...

Matt Henshaw = One to Watch for 2012 ...

As far as lists go, there are many on the inside and outside telling who to look out for and listen out for in 2012 ... I'm so pleased to tell you that I'm not on a list that belongs to Dante or Nostradamus but an independent music industry insider along with a whole host of other acts as one to keep an eye on over the next twelve months ... I hope I don't disappoint, and as always I'll tell all here first on my ever popular bloggity blog ...

Matt Henshaw in the mix and one to watch for 2012 ...

Here's another picture of me rockin' the live stage ...

A Picture of Me @ TCRFM Tamworth ...

Here I am with the presenters of the Firday night show on TCRFM ...

Working on fixing my computer issues now so you can soon listen to what I did to accompany the faces I pulled ...

Matt H x

A Very Special Christmas Guest ... Matt Henshaw (Little Old Me!)

Morning, Afternoon, Evening, (depending upon when you catch up on your favourite blog!),

Enjoying a festive Christmas break with the family and an assortment of friends when I get a call from them jolly cockneys the Small Fakers to guest with them at The Flowerpot in Derby ... only a ten minute drive and I've never played in there before, so why not? I went on in the interval between their hits set and a full blown retelling of the classic 'Ogden's Nut Gone Flake' ...

Three songs and a little bit of humorous wit from myself nattering between the three songs ...

It Ain't Easy
My Life
Bonne Nuit Madame (Goodnight My Lady)

A little minor distressing news, I'm having technical delays (namely my CD drive not working on my laptop) so I can't bring you my radio session from Tamworth as soon as I would have like, but I will find another computer to get it online for you ASAP ... although, I must be honest, between the turkey and various M&S desserts, finding a working disc drive is not at the top of my priorities, but that's not to say I don't love you ...

... and to prove I love you, here's a link to a FREE Matt Henshaw download ...

With Love, and extra Love,
Matt Henshaw.

PS. this is me playing Live as I sometimes do, not as often as maybe I would like to or should ...

Another Image of "Me Playing Dad, Carving the Bird" ...

... with my bear hands like bare paws !

I'll let you know how I get on at Reggii's and how the new tunes sound in their demonstration format ....

Matt Henshaw Live @ the 100 Club (images) ...

As promised, here's an image / picture / visual photographic illustration of me playing at the 100 Club at the Christmas Mod Ball for Wapping Wharf with Geno Washington, Melanie Dayna and the Small Fakers ... what a jolly pleasant evening it was too ...

Lovely houndstooth pants right there ... and what a crescent moon face ... and if you could see the spot shining on the side of my nose like a star you could suggest it signals my conversion to Islam (and around Christmas time, what scandal!) ...

And here's Geno Wahsington's sax duo ... Little & Large ... fabulous !

More to come ? We'll see ... ta-ta for now ...

Hola November ...

Autumn clouds are well and truly with us ...

Are we making it a Movember ?

Setlist from Tamworth ...

Well that was an all day marathon in Tamworth Town at the last minute. Good day though. Caught up with some old friends and sent thoughts to some who couldn't be with us. And ReggiiMental performed four sets. Nice one to all involved and all the goodness done for charity ...

My set was, short and sweet and an acoustic tickle of the ear that echo down the ages in T Town ... so I'm told anyways ...

It Ain't Easy
Me & You
The World's Gone Mad
Can't Hold Back
Bonne Nuit Madame / Stand By the Window

So, more new bits and some sing-a-longs ... yes I'm pleased to say the beautiful people of Tamworth were singing along. Get in !

And here's a blurry image, but 'tis me ... in the red pea-coat (it was so bloomin' cold I kept it on all day) ...

Hello...

Matt Henshaw - Adidas Trainers...

Happy Birthday Brother ... I can (legally) drive !

Psychedelic Salutations to you all,

October is well under way now ... usually the sun cream is tucked away in the cupboard now with a blanket and it's feet in some hot water, but not in 2011, oh no! I have sweat today more than I did throughout the entirety of July and August ... thanks for asking ... anyway, it's my brother's birthday !

He's in Thailand ... I am not ... but I am celebrating in my own way. It is three years since I had a drink (of alcohol, of course, not juice ... and I only mention it so it would be something to clap and cheer me for, even if you don't like me or my music, it's good for my self-esteem, although I don't know why people do that ... I knew a kid at school who ate crayons and sucked the ink out of ball point pens, I'll be he hasn't done that for twenty years but I wonder if he gets a pat on the back?) ... and, also, anyway, the point is, I passed my practical driving test today ... with flying colours ... again, thanks for asking ...

Matt Henshaw - 1
Noel Gallagher - 0

... and special mention and apologies to my best bud, former Censored drummer Chris Goring, for all those years he spent on the road a the designated driver with me in the passenger or in the back, usually ginned off my face being a general nuisance. I love you pal, and good to finally join you in the first time passers club ...

(on the previous blog's previously incurred parking fine, Leicester Council got in touch today and told me that the charge has been frozen ... I will be notified of any further developments ... which I will pass on to you of course as my loyal adoring(?) cyber world wide web fans ... I love you all too, and hope you appreciate me taking time out from my busy(?!) schedule to inform of my daily life ... (music to come ... I am aware that I have gone quiet on that front in the blog-o-sphere ... it's because I want to get everything right before I unleash anything on the unsuspecting world, and, of course I have minor inconveniences on the agenda such as parking penalty charge notices, driving tests and wishing siblings on the other side of the world a "happy birthday" ... bear with me) ...

Bit of a rant this one isn't it ... "nice blogging!" I hear you cry ... if you like your Matt Henshaw rants to be contained to 140 characters or less then follow me on Twitter ... but beware of much football related ranting ... "and it's oh Sheffield Wednesday, Sheffield Wendesday FC, are by far the greatest team the world have ever seen" ...