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Stage name of Portland, Oregon based singer-songwriter Matt Ward. Ward grew up in Newbury Park, CA and attended Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo.
Ward was previously with the band Rodriguez, which included bassist Kyle Field (of Little Wings fame) and drummer Mike Funk. They recorded and released on cassette Box Plots and Cash Crops and then the album Swing Like a Metronome in 2000. Duet for Guitars #2 was released by Howe Gelb on his Ow Om record label. Ward’s 2001 album, End of Amnesia, was put out by Future Farmer Records and his subsequent albums have been released on Merge Records. A collection of live recordings, Live Music & The Voices Of Strangers, was a self-released disc that was sold at his shows. He has guested on recent recordings by The Court & Spark, Bright Eyes, Jenny Lewis (with an appearance in the notable cover of the Traveling Willburys song, “Handle With Care” along with Conor Oberst and Ben Gibbard) and My Morning Jacket. In 2006, he contributed a song to, and helped produce, the John Fahey tribute album, I Am the Resurrection. He also contributed a song (Transfiguration #1 from Transfiguration of Vincent) to the Brushfire Records soundtrack for A Brokedown Melody (http://www.abrokedownmelody.com), a Jack Johnson surfing film.
http://www.mwardmusic.com/ (M. Ward Official Website)
Ward was previously with the band Rodriguez, which included bassist Kyle Field (of Little Wings fame) and drummer Mike Funk. They recorded and released on cassette Box Plots and Cash Crops and then the album Swing Like a Metronome in 2000. Duet for Guitars #2 was released by Howe Gelb on his Ow Om record label. Ward’s 2001 album, End of Amnesia, was put out by Future Farmer Records and his subsequent albums have been released on Merge Records. A collection of live recordings, Live Music & The Voices Of Strangers, was a self-released disc that was sold at his shows. He has guested on recent recordings by The Court & Spark, Bright Eyes, Jenny Lewis (with an appearance in the notable cover of the Traveling Willburys song, “Handle With Care” along with Conor Oberst and Ben Gibbard) and My Morning Jacket. In 2006, he contributed a song to, and helped produce, the John Fahey tribute album, I Am the Resurrection. He also contributed a song (Transfiguration #1 from Transfiguration of Vincent) to the Brushfire Records soundtrack for A Brokedown Melody (http://www.abrokedownmelody.com), a Jack Johnson surfing film.
http://www.mwardmusic.com/ (M. Ward Official Website)
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cellularsmiles wrote:
M. Ward's music makes me feel like I'm in love. [2]
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besodeplata wrote:
le quiero, gracias matt.
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geewyatt wrote:
BringtheKY - same here. Wow
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lindsey_fru wrote:
M. Ward's music makes me feel like I'm in love.
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BringtheKY wrote:
Haven't listened to M. Ward in a while. Forgot how outstanding he was.
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tyrannized wrote:
Post War ... amazing .
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pgee13 wrote:
agreed, samuraical. how can someone be an m ward fan if they listen to his music?
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samuraical wrote:
i feel like most people here don't really like m ward if those are the top tracks
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Inrau wrote:
what do you do with the pieces of a broken heeeeeart
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GuitaristSB wrote:
Saw him on Fallon last night with MOF and totally fell in love with his stuff again
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patinthehat wrote:
great job tonight in toronto matt!
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kiwibeard wrote:
i just can't get into Monster's of Folk but I love every thing else by him.
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Mokami wrote:
his recent album is pretty popular on the charts
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BigHouse08 wrote:
Never Had Nobody Like You is in a Budweiser commercial, minus the lyrics.
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Hiigg wrote:
amazing.
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colourblindness wrote:
and Vincent O'Brien REALLY, and then I mean really, should be higher.
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colourblindness wrote:
I love you, M. Ward.
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ghmanage wrote:
Has anyone heard the new Langhorne Slim record? Thoughts? Here is a live song from it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHN2BYvImK4
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interrowhimper wrote:
I wish I liked She & Him as much as his solo stuff or Monsters of Folk.
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Huhviss_aship wrote:
Happy Belated Birthday, Mr Warrd!
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M. Ward with The Monsters of Folk on Jimmy Fallon Tonight
4 Nov 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/mward
M. Ward will perform "Dear God" with The Monsters of Folk on Late Night withJimmy Fallon tonight, Wed. Nov. 4th. Check local listings for airing schedule:http://www.latenightwithjimmyfallon.com/about/. …
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