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At 1:59am on August 4, 2010, Kirk Withrow said…: I don't get by the nation often but this morning I saw on the front that you're heading out for a while. Be safe and make sure to take a couple cigar box guitars. We really will have to try to get together and play sometime when you get back. Let me know if you need anything while you are abroad, I'll see if I can help. Take care...

At 5:44am on August 3, 2010, Steve said…: If you make it by Ft. Lewis drop me a note Matt.

At 8:03am on April 21, 2010, Keni Lee Burgess said…: Thank you very much for your encouraging and constructive comments. I enjoy researching material as a means of learning. Having the ability to arrange and present the information accurately as an instructional video helps to clarify my understanding even deeper. It is definitely a pleasure to share this information with friends who share the same interest. I am glad to hear you enjoyed the presentation. Thanks again for your feedback. Enjoy.

At 1:16pm on April 11, 2010, Ruben Poncia said…: Hi Matthew, yes I think I did make the wheel for the fiddle-gurdy a bit smaller to fit in the box. Don't think the size is critical, only for the turning speed. Used a round sawblade that you can put on a drill to cut the wheel. The principle of the FG is not so difficult, the tricky part once it's finished is to get the pieces of cotton on the strings right and the right amount of rosin on the wheel. Good luck with building, let me know if I can help... I usualy start building without plans, so I have to work from memory, but in this case the instructions of Havlena are pretty clear.

At 4:29am on March 28, 2010, Keni Lee Burgess said…: Thank you for your comment. All better now. Although it took a full three weeks to shake the flu this time. Enjoy.

At 6:38pm on March 16, 2010, Purgatory Hill said…: Thanks Matthew! i'll get some new stuff up soon i promise!
i really like your "Titanic" song & video!

At 8:09am on February 25, 2010, Joker said…: Matthew, sorry it took so long to get the tracks to you. I feel ya on he job thing, if it weren't for my wife and daugter and music my job would have killed me a long time ago

At 5:17pm on February 22, 2010, Joker said…: Matthew, the follwing is the entire 7 Hills Stomp EP "Don't Need". I have owed you this for a long time. Download, burn, and enjoy!

At 7:28pm on February 21, 2010, Keni Lee Burgess said…: Thank you. If Bill and me ever would get our act together we certainly could do that. I mainly play out on the subway platform as a one man show. We get together with our friend Jackie on Friday nights not to rehearse, but to have fun and unwind. Hopefully all three of us will be together again soon to finish our unfinished projects. Enjoy.

At 11:24am on February 21, 2010, Keni Lee Burgess said…: Currently, I have too many irons in the fire, but I would certainly enjoy the opportunity to send you a music video to edit into one of your creations. I will definitely keep you in mind. It is very kind of you to offer. Enjoy.

At 11:21am on February 21, 2010, Keni Lee Burgess said…: Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts. I have always been fasinated by the early rural blues. Although hard for me to express in words correctly, their performances had a simple purity. Maybe it was the time they lived. People had less. They seemed stronger. More alive. Passionate. Maybe I am not saying this right. My internal world trys to reflect this into my external performance. Maybe someday I will finally become it. Until then I forge on and keep trying. Enjoy.

At 10:14am on February 20, 2010, Keni Lee Burgess said…: Thank you for your comment and encouragement. I try to do my best. I figure they will be up in cyberspace somewhere for a long long time. (I guess lucky for me and maybe others, I never posted anything nude) LOL I enjoy not only the arranging and performing, but experimenting with the movie maker software is a lot of fun too. I wish technology was this user friendly when I was a boy. No one had computers then, only black and white TV with a half a dozen stations. Enjoy.

At 10:53am on January 30, 2010, Willardj said…: MATT,,,great vids,,,love your songs and playin...thanks.

At 10:13am on January 5, 2010, Joker said…: Matt, thanks for the comment on the vid. Hope all is well with you and thr family!

At 3:14am on November 4, 2009, Willardj said…: HELLO MATT,,,,haven't seen you in here for a while...hope all is well for you and you family...was just listening to your music and videos at your site...it is always a pleasure to hear from you.keep up the music....thanks for posting...for all newbies here is MATTS music...all handmade originals... http://www.acidplanet.com/artist.asp?songs=135052&t=831