The Matt Minglewood Band are a musical hybrid, a four-member band with one foot steeped in the musical roots of blues and country and the other knee-deep in rock. Matt’s influences and abilities are seemingly endless and his energy to share and perform is equally as deep; Matt has long been regarded as a musical shape-shifter. His songs are poignant observations of common life that echoes the truth of his life experiences and transfers to a variety of performance styles. Matt brings energy and enthusiasm to every performance. His diversity & broad audience appeal lends itself to solo, duet or with full band. With his soothing blend of country, rock and blues his performances have rapidly become a fave on the Canadian circuit. The band are masters of improv and genre bending and their constant touring has earned them the well-deserved reputation of ‘ down to earth bearers of good will and good times’. Matt has released 12 recordings and has amassed numerous awards & accolades along the way including: · 2006 East Coast Music Award for Blues Recording of the Year ‘The Story’ · 2005 Maple Blues Award ‘Entertainer of the Year’ · 2005 Harvest Jazz Festival Dutch Mason Blues Award · 2004 East Coast Music Award for Blues Recording of the Year ‘Live at Last’ · Canadian Country Music Songwriter of the Year award for Me and The Boys · Lifetime Achievement Award from the East Coast Music Association · Three Gold Records, Two Juno nominations,Two Canadian Country Music nominations · Two ECMA Awards as well as numerous nominations · The “Great Canadian Blues Award” from CBC’s National radio show, Saturday Night · Honorary Doctorate Degree from UCCB · Bestowed with the Queens Jubilee Medal for his contribution to Canadian music