~ Matching Orange: about the band ~

Finally! We can say it! CDs are here! We're very excited to have our debut CD in hand. We had some delays getting it out, but it is here and we are very excited. Thank you very much to all who helped us push this project along. You will be recieving your copy very shortly. For those who would like to order online, stay tuned. We will have a sales page up very soon. You will also be able to order from cdbaby.com. We will let you know when these pages go live.

This weekend, we had a great time celebrating the release to a lovely crowd in Colebrook, NH, where we played a concert for the Great Northwoods Association for the Arts. We met the president, Charlie Jordan, at the Champlain Valley Folk Festival when we played there in 2009, so we were thrilled when they invited us to perform for them. We had a great time at Charlie's home as well, which is a former cheese factory and school house (the sign is still on the building!). This is a photo of us standing next to a sign that marks the 45th parallel (photo credit Charlie Jordan). Sorry you can't see it better, but it's there! So thanks to Charlie, Donna, Tom and all the other great folks we met in Colebrook. We look forward to coming back as soon as we can!

Happy holidays everyone! Thanks to everyone who has come out to our gigs recently. We had a fantastic time in Montpelier. Steve Zakon-Anderson was a real blast to work with and the crowd was awesome. We definitely hope to return. And a huge thanks to Joe Simes at Elysium Arts Folk Club in Rollinsford NH. This little spot is a gem. Fantastic venue with a fantastic lineup, and run by people who really love to do it. Make sure you go see a show there if you can. You will never be dissapointed. Again, we hope to be back soon.

At long last, our CD is finally finished! We just finished up the graphic design and we are waiting to recieve the final master so we can send it off to the printers. We would like to extend a HUGE thank you to everyone who helped push through the delays and get this project out. In particular Andy Reiner of Blue Moose and the Unbuttoned Zippers for engineering and helping us make this project happen! Here is a sneak peek of the album cover:

The cover photo was extremely graciously taken by the wonderful Gary Phillips, and our press photos were taken by Gary and by Amie Rosenblum. Both of whom are fantastic photographers and we appreciate their work.

We are currently booking away and are definitely looking forward to our upcoming gigs. In January we'll be doing a concert for the Great Northwoods Committee for the Arts. These are great people who heard us at the Champlain Valley Folk Festival a while back, and we are very excited to play for them. Tell your friends in the area. Also, speaking of Champlain Valley, we will be back there this summer playing performances, dances and teaching workshops all weekend. This is one of our favorite places to play in the world, and you know it's going to be great so don't miss it! It's worth traveling for the weekend. Lots of other exciting tours and festivals are in the works. We hope to be seeing more of all of you out there. Keep supporting live music!