Matt Corcoran Live. "Angola Bound" . Amazing acoustic electric slide guitar blues
Channel: Matt Corcoran Band
Date: 04/05/2014

Matt Corcoran Live (W/MattCorcoranBand) - Amazing acoustic electric lap steel slide guitar blues music - Singing "Angola Bound". A traditional blues song about Angola Prison in the USA 

All that sound is coming from one man. Matt first plays a blues groove on his lap steel slide guitar, samples it live (digital sampler), loops that sample so it plays in the background; and then plays acoustic/electric slide guitar over the top; as well as drums (kick, hi-hat, tambourine with his feet, hand-drum sounds on the guitar), harmonica, and vocals. He really is the Freaky Little One Man Blues Band. 

On this tour he was also supported by Juzzie Smith (Harmonica), Phil King (djembe) and Peter Healy (harmonica and djembe).

This video is some rare footage of Matt Corcoran filmed as part of Matt Corcoran's "Feaky Little One Man Blues Band Tour of Australia", live at Moryua, NSW. Australia. 2nd Aug 2013. 

BIOGRAPHY
Matt Corcoran plays slide guitar on his lap, and drums with his feet. His acoustic guitar is set up to produce an acoustic and electric guitar sound, and is linked to a device that allows Matt to record and loop grooves (live on stage). He loops those groove through another guitar amp and plays along as if it were a backing band. Matt's act is often referred to as the "freaky Little One Man Blues Band!".

"....there are no backing tapes, sequencers, or midi discs players, just parts of my playing sampled or recorded and repeated in loops behind my foot drums and lead playing. The effect is quite raw and hypnotic. You can actually see me recording certain things live. I do that with my feet also! ..."

Matt sounds like a cross between John Lee Hooker and Ben Harper, with a lot of RL Burnside, a bit of George Thorogood, parts of Stevie Ray Vaughan, a piece of Bukka White, and snippets of Fred McDowell. All this blended together forms a hypnotic Delta Groove Blues sound that makes you want to dance and tap your feet.

Matt was one of the last remaining touring rural blues-man, playing almost 230 shows a year between 1999 and 2004, a fact that is reflected in his songwriting and attitude to life. All his material is original and Matt delighted his fans with humorous stories and jokes throughout the night to make it a complete and entertaining show. 

Even though Matt "retired" in April 2004 after a life-changing "out-of-body spiritual experience", in a very short time Matt built up an impressive Australia-wide audience. He collected new fans in their droves, delighted the old one's with his new material, and gathered a nice collection of Blues Music awards on the way. 

Matt states that his music "integrates the history of the blues, especially its Australian variants, into a progressive, modern sound that is fresh, innovative and above all entertaining".

You can buy this song "Angola Bound" on itunes at https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/angola-bound-live/id285917520?i=285917545

All Matt's songs are available on itunes at https://itunes.apple.com/au/artist/matt-corcoran/id168197048

Matt has 4 albums in total. 
#1 "240kmh" - Matt Corcoran Band
#2 "Angry You Man" -- Matt Corcoran Band
#3 "So Low Blues" -- Matt Corcoran solo
#4 "Matt Corcoran Live" -- Matt Corcoran solo, recorded live

For more info go to www.mattcorcoranband.com, or www.blackmarketmusic.com.au

Check out my other videos and songs on the official Matt Corcoran Youtube Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/mattcorcoranband