Philville Records Artists: Matt Sayles, Frostbitten Grass, Philville Willy, Cisco Mirabent, Melissa Risk, Mike Tripp, Derek Siver
Influences
Traditional Bluegrass, Doc Watson, Tony Rice, Django Reinhart, Derek Siver, Leonard Cohen, Mike Tripp Tom Waits, Motown, speed metal, Dylan, John Prine, Cisco Mirabent, Progressive B-grass, Esquivel, Henry Mancini, Frank Zappa, The Cashman, carp, Sycamore Smith & the Muldoons, James Hetfield, Tim Hicks & Hemlock, Frostbitten Grass,Hank Sr., Willie, Jr. Brown, Prince, Old Stones, Bob Wills, Speedy West, Ken Colyer, Dixieland, Leon Redbone, Leo Kottke, Lefty Frizzel, Merle Travis, The Band, The Louvin Brothers, Delmore Brothers, Tim O'Brien, Red Knuckles & the Trailblazers, Charles Sawtelle, Hot Rize, Bill Monroe, David Grisman, Sam Bush, Norman Blake, Tut Taylor, Benny Martin, Red Foley, Red Allen, Country Gentlemen, Fred McDowell, Duane Allman, Darrell Scott, Steve Earle, Split Lip Rayfield, Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs, Jack Kerouac, The Teachworth Family, Dr. James Greene(Epistomology teacher NMU), Mr. Bungle, Albert Collins, Muddy Waters, Chuck Berry, CCR, E.E. Cummings, Kurt Vonnegut, Tom Robbins, Twain, Turgenev, Edward Abbey, Voltaire, & William James I edited my profile with Thomas Myspace Editor V4.4 (www.strikefile.com/myspace)
Sounds Like
"Clever songwriting alongside rearranged classics--a throwback style that knows good, old-fashioned storytelling...yet is utterly unpretentious about modernity.”
—The Source, Bend OR.
After three years and 300 plus shows, Matt Sayles (co-founder of the upper-peninsula of Michigan band “Frostbitten Grass”) migrated to the High Desert of Central Oregon. Living in the Northwest while working a variety of odd jobs, Sayles met up and toured nationally from 2005-2006 with Texas progressive blues guitarist Francisco Mirabent. Sayles’ & Mirabent’s 2006 album “El heno de la Muerte” was the second departure from Sayles’ work with Frostbitten Grass, and the 7 song self-described “Albumette” featured an intriguing blend of progressive blues guitar and roots music fusion.
Back from his first national tour in late 2006 with Cisco Mirabent, Sayles settled
in Cadillac Michigan to work on his next Album in relative isolation--until the
winds once again blew westward in the Spring of 2007, and he landed in Susanville, CA with a half-finished album, and as he describes, “a really big backyard.”
In December of 2008, Sayles completed his most recent release on Philville Records "Wilson's Hotel," Which features the eclectic singer songwriter at his best, exploring a multitude of new instruments and thematic material that reflect his western travels and Michigan heritage.
Just dropping by to say thanks for the box of CD's you sent..lots of great music!! Dan is in therapy as he swore the box was ticking (LOL)!!! take care and hope you have a great week!! Linda Axman/Blueridge Express
Hey Matt! What is the word? Any Chance we will see you in the 906 this year? Check out the snow total for MQT. 170+ inches. Do you remember snow banks? Hope all is well. Played with Sven last week and made some righteous noise.
Hey Philville... Thanks for being our newest friend... You sound great! .. Stop by and leave us a post sometime, we'd love to hear from you... Thanks Mike Gibson, The Grass Less Traveled
Thanks for attending! Yes, a cover of "She's Only Seventeen" by Winger is definately in order with bagpipes and distortion or maybe a version of Twisted Sister's "We're Not Gonna Take It" on glockenspiel with flanger and lots of eyeliner.
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