matt bauer

Over the course of the four songs on Day Inside A Night, Brittain Ashford and Matt Bauer establish themselves as singers and songwriters unafraid to look at their world and expose themselves, flaws and all. No one could ask for more.

On our latest Friday Folk Music Club we feature Karen Dalton, Matt Bauer & Dana Falconberry, Benjamin Folke Thomas, Laura Gibson, Arborea and Ivor Cutler, as well as some free tracks.

“Before, I was pretty lost. Really unhappy. For years. A lot of times I didn’t want to leave my apartment because I felt too self-conscious”, Matt Bauer once confessed. This may, in part, explain why this Brooklyn-based banjo player sings the way he does, in a gruff whisper that is, more often than not, softer than that of his female vocal contributor Dana Falconberry. It’s a tone so hushed that …

I first came across Matt Bauer in 2006 when he released an e.p. called Wasps and White Roses. It featured a neo-traditional version of Sea Lion Woman a traditional American folk song which hooked me. It led me on a bit of a musical journey which led to many other great artists including Alela Diane, Marie Sioux and Sam Amidon. I’ve been following and playing his music on Frukie since.