- Scott Matthews
:"This article is about a British musician. For an Australian musician named
Scott Matthew , see corresponding article."Infobox musical artist
Name = Scott Matthews
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Background = solo_singer
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Born = 1976Wolverhampton ,England
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Genre =Folk
Occupation =Vocals ,Acoustic Guitar
Years_active = 2000s
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URL = [http://www.scottmatthewsmusic.co.uk/ scottmatthewsmusic.co.uk]
Notable_instruments =Scott Matthews (born 1976), is a singer/songwriter from
Wolverhampton ,England .His first album "Passing Stranger" was released on March 13, 2006.
Janice Long was the first of the BBC DJs to play his music. Soon, tracks from "Passing Stranger" were also being played byMark Radcliffe andBob Harris onBBC Radio 2 . In April, Scott played sessions on BBC Radio 2 &BBC 6 Music .Matthews' first single "Elusive" was released in September. The single received much airplay from BBC Radio DJs
Jo Whiley ,Dermot O'Leary , andZane Lowe . Between August 7-10, Lowe played "Elusive" once each night as his chosen Single of the Week. Matthews also visited the station to perform "Elusive" and other songs from the album in May and August 2006. In May 2007, he won theIvor Novello Award for "Best Song Musically and Lyrically" for "Elusive".Matthews notes amongst his influences a number of artists, most notably
The Beatles ,Bob Dylan ,Led Zeppelin ,Joni Mitchell ,Marc Bolan andJoe Satriani . His music has been likened to that of the American singerJeff Buckley .Matthews has toured the UK extensively in support of his album and appeared in support of the
Foo Fighters when they held several acoustic concerts around the country in June 2006. He is currently working with producerGavin Monaghan , also known for his work withThe Twang ,Editors andNizlopi .Discography
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Albums
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Passing Stranger " (2006)#45 UK Album ChartExternal links
* [http://www.scottmatthewsmusic.co.uk/ Scott Matthews' Official site]
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* [http://www.myspace.com/scottmatthewsmusic Myspace page]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/blackcountry/entertainment/music/scottmatthews/index.shtml BBC mini-site for Scott Matthews - bbc.co.uk]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/blackcountry/content/articles/2006/11/08/scott_matthews_story_feature.shtml BBC: Scott Matthews's story - in depth biography / timeline - bbc.co.uk]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/zanelowe Zane Lowe page at bbc.co.uk]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/norfolk/content/articles/2007/04/02/music_review_scott_matthews_20070402_feature.shtml Watch a video interview with Scott Matthews (2007)]
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