I only caught the last little bit of Matt Andersen’s stellar show at the Southminster Untied Church, Feb. 8.
The big man from New Brunswick had a massive voice to match his girth.
He captivated the crowd with just his presence and a couple of acoustic guitars as he belted out blues and soulful folk music.
He invited opening act David Myles to the stage to add extra rhythm guitar and harmony vocals for a couple of songs, including the encore, which immediately followed a rousing standing ovation.
He not only had a huge soulful voice akin to that of Blues Traveller’s John Popper, but prodigious guitar chops as well.
The audience filled the floor of the church also filled quite a few seats in the upper level, which makes it the second successful Geomatic Attic presentation in a row.
I was in awe.
He played several songs from his latest CD “ Weightless”, ending with “My Last Day,” which he wrote with Joel Plaskett.
He and knocked off a blistering guitar solo of finger blisteringly fast slide guitar incorporating a few bars of “ Duelling Banjos,” “ AC DC’s “Thunderstruck” and “Deep Purple’s “Smoke of the Water.”
He wound things down with an energetic blues song “The Devil’s Bride,” then for a complete contrast, welcomed David Myles back to the stage and convinced the crowd to sing along with a beautiful rendition of the gospel standard “People Get Ready.”
