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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)
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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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