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Matty McKechnie is Graven. The Canadian singer songwriter is releasing his 22nd offering in a full length 10 track album called Geographics. The album was fully recorded in 6 days in Halifax with Charles Austin overseeing things sonically at Ocean Floor Recording. In Matty’s words: “Sometimes expansive, exposed and loud and other times quiet and inward, Geographics is the first album that features any vocals other than my own and a recurring use of the fiddle/violin - and I really didn’t want anyone other than my friend Melissa Payne to be that new voice. And it may even her sonic signature that is signalling that it’s never too late to open our creative minds and hearts a little wider.”

Having recorded and released albums and EP’s with renowned Canadian producer/engineer/music-makers Charles Austin, Jim Bryson and Joel Plaskett (or completely on his own), his lyricism always explores metaphysical yet relatable themes in a book like fashion.

Graven always tries to create a highly accepting and inclusive community and his music has become a safe-haven for anyone and everyone who wants to be their real-self without judgement.

Teilhard Frost delivers joyful, old-time Appalachian folk traditions through masterful fiddle, banjo and harmonica playing in a warm and richly textured co-bill celebrating connection, community and song.

A multi-instrumentalist and instrument maker, Teilhard Frost specializes in traditional Appalachian old time music. He was raised on Manitoulin Island, Ontario, spending time with the elder fiddlers in the area. At the age of three he was given a jaw harp and harmonica by his father, and his mother gave him a fiddle and a record of Kentucky fiddle tunes. He has continued to play them all ever since.

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Matty McKechnie, c'est Graven. L'auteur-compositeur-interprète canadien sort son 22e opus, un album complet de 10 titres intitulé Geographics. L'album a été entièrement enregistré en 6 jours à Halifax, sous la supervision sonore de Charles Austin au studio Ocean Floor Recording. Selon les propres mots de Matty : « Tantôt expansif, exposé et bruyant, tantôt calme et introverti, Geographics est le premier album à intégrer d’autres voix que la mienne et à faire un usage récurrent du violon – et je ne voulais vraiment personne d’autre que mon amie Melissa Payne pour incarner cette nouvelle voix. C’est peut-être même sa signature sonore qui nous rappelle qu’il n