Leaf and Branch

Matt Auten

Leaf and Branch
Performed By Matt Auten
Album UPC 607913070122
CD Baby Track ID 10797555
Label Silent Planet Records
Released 1999-06-23
BPM 146
Rated 0
ISRC uscgj1383965
Year 1999
Spotify Plays 199
Writers
Writer Matthew B. Auten
Pub Co Silent Planet Records
Composer Matthew B. Auten
ClearanceFacebook Sync License,Traditional Sync,YouTube Sync ServiceEasy Clear
Rights Controlled Master
Rights Easy Clear: Master
Original/Cover/Public Domain original
Country United States - North Carolina
Lyrics Language English

Description

Joni Mitchell meets Fernando Ortega: a mellow acoustic folk sound with fresh melodies and thoughtful lyrics.

Notes

Matt Auten went Home to His Savior and Inspiration on August 19, 2014. His music remains an encouragement and a balm to countless fans. "Casting off the remnants of these dead man's garments / Now I stand to breathe the morning we were meant for / Further up and in with the rising wind / I'll look into the eyes of Him we died to live for."

Matt grew up listening to artists like John Denver, Dan Folgelberg, James Taylor, Kansas, and Billy Joel. At age 15, he was given a guitar, and quickly began to think of it as an extra appendage.

While in college, Matt discovered artists like Nick Drake, John Gorka, and Pierce Pettis. It was David Wilcox and Joni Mitchell who had the greatest impact on his songwriting, finger picking and tuning styles. In more recent years, Indelible Grace, Sandra McCracken, and Deb Talan (The Weepies) were added to Matt's favorite artists.

Matt had the privilege of opening for Fernando Ortega, David Wilcox, Pierce Pettis, Jim Cole, and other acoustic kindred spirits.

Matt was known for his haunting melodies, honest lyrics, and clean vocals. He was also known for his deadpan humor, his obsession with Village Inn Pizza, his daily quart intake of hot tea, his almost photographic memory of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, his bitter history with poison ivy, and his love for Charles Schulz's Peanuts cartoons.

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