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For someone who writes and talks as much as I do elsewhere, I’m pretty bad at updating the blog here. Anyway, as of now (October) I’m officially moved into a place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and am booking shows out of there. I haven’t actually found a day job in town yet, but I’m working on that.

I’m also playing on a somewhat regular basis with a trio called Triantán (which is the Irish word for “triangle” because there’s three of us and all). The group is Keith Engle on fiddle, Molly Hebert-Wilson on bass and vocals and me on bodhran, guitar and vocals. So far we’ve been doing some local renaissance festival gigs but we’re looking to do more Celtic Festival and seasonal St. Patrick’s shows.

I’m thinking I should commit to blogging a bit more often. What kind of topics would you want to see me write about here?

First of all, the news. I’m settled down on the East Coast, right outside Easton, Pennsylvania. I haven’t booked any gigs yet, but look for me and my harp in 2022

Second, have a tune, Eleanor Plunkett

Before I left Madison, I did an interview with the top local music magazine. I nerd out about the various oddball instruments I play, talk about the Madison music community and sing one of my current favorite folk songs.

https://www.maximumink.com/index.php/articles/permalink/video_podcast_interview_with_multi_genre_musician_matt_deblass

I recently had the opportunity to return to one of my favorite pre-pandemic venues for a streaming show. Pre-Covid I used to have a regular monthly slot at Cargo Coffee East, in Madison Wisconsin, where I’d spend a Sunday afternoon playing harp and singing folk songs. Recently Cargo has begun doing on-location live streams, turning their space into a broadcast studio, with multiple cameras, a sound system and a “studio audience” of the production team and staff. It’s a lot of fun and nice to get out of the living room.

They also record the performances and post them, so you can watch my recent show at the link below, and I encourage you to treat yourself and watch some of the other great local artists’ streams as well!

https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?v=310959480278616&ref=watch_permalink