Discussion list for fans of singer/songwriter Matt Harlan

A place where people can get together to talk and gather information about Matt, his music, tour and concert schedules.

Check out Matt's websites for additional information: www.mattharlan.com ; www.myspace.com/mattharlan


Matt Harlan is a songwriter's songwriter. He composes scenic landscapes and pointed statements disguised as songs. Often non-linear, but always melodic. Harlan's works confront social norms, celebrate lives overlooked, or just wax poetic about coffee and bus-stops. Whatever the inspiration, the music is always heartfelt and genuine.

Born and raised in Texas, Harlan soaked up the richness of the state and its song-smiths while bouncing between big cities and small towns. Always in love with music, he began writing songs in seventh grade after moving from a Houston suburb to the picturesque hills of Boerne. From 60s pop in kindergarten to alt-country in college and all the angst in between, Harlan draws from a range of influences, interpreting a generation steeped in plastic and filtered through the Hill Country limestone. After gigging in rock bands around San Antonio and Austin, Harlan dropped the pick and the power chords to develop his own unique fingerpicking technique. Now back in Houston, he is working to promote his earthy, socially conscious sound.