People Need Nature short films

People Need Nature have decided to share short nature films each day on their Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. Miles King CEO of the charity has invited me to provide music for some of the films and also to film while out walking, capturing footage of the spring. Miles thought this could be especially of use …

SHIRLEY COLLINS |BRIAN CATLING | MATTHEW SHAW (New dates)

  SHIRLEY COLLINS |BRIAN CATLING | MATTHEW SHAW "We're very sorry to announce that Shirley Collins Lodestar band, Brian Catlin and Matthew Shaw are being forced to postpone their two May dates due to Coronavirus/ Covid 19. Tickets will remain valid for the rescheduled dates on the 18th and 19th July, all the other event …

Nature can help us through these dark times

I have writted a guest blog for People Need Nature about nature and books this week. You can read The piece here

Earthing January

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qz0dlctRkkg&t=304s earth /əːθ/ verb gerund or present participle: earthing 1. connect (an electrical device) with the ground 2. drive (a fox) to its underground lair (of a fox) run to its underground lair 3. cover the root and lower stem of a plant with heaped-up earth .......................................................................................................................................................................... The Earthing project is a year long collaborative …

EARTHING DECEMBER

earth /əːθ/ verb gerund or present participle: earthing 1. connect (an electrical device) with the ground 2. drive (a fox) to its underground lair (of a fox) run to its underground lair 3. cover the root and lower stem of a plant with heaped-up earth .......................................................................................................................................................................... The Earthing project is a year long collaborative exploration …

Rob Knight and the Nightingales of Prime Coppice

Update 27th January I found out this weekend that Rob Knight died recently. It was a great pleasure to spend time with Rob and to document his memories with Kit for this piece. We were planning to record more with together but we still have this. So here it is, in dedicated to Rob Knight. …

Into The unknown

Out Now! spotify:album:1XtMD9qAH4XHCfG92WlwPW Into The Unknown is the first full album of songs released by Matthew Shaw using his own name, previously using the name Tex La Homa. Also in The Blue Tree with Andrew Paine, 230 Divisadero with Nick Grey & Fougou with Brian Lavelle. Recorded throughout 2019 for a January 2020 release. https://youtu.be/QGdTETZv3cg …