Friends!  A few nice things happn’n… here’s a little heads up.  

First things first.  I just arrived back from an action-packed adventure tour for 2 months in Europe.  One month in the north, one month in Spain.  My Spanish rock band and I made a DVD recording of our Granada show and it was MUCHO fun.  That should be finished by summer or fall, and it should provide some insight into how the Epp machine is running away from home ;)  Back to the present day….

I’m on a night bus (with wireless!) headed down to New York City now… thursday May 13 at 12noon ET I’ll be live on SiriusXM Radio, on their far-reaching ‘Coffee House’ channel for 30 minutes.  It’ll be rebroadcast the next day again at the same time too.  The link:  http://www.sirius.com/thecoffeehouse

Then I spend some time in Canada’s east coast, a first trip to introduce myself to Prince Edward Island… and returns to Nova Scotia and Newfoundland.  No Canadian should consider themselves Canadian until they have had a serious look at the Maritimes  :)  Dates are easily viewed at www.myspace.com/mattepp

Future… I’m appearing at western coast Canada’s Vancouver Island Musicfest and Vancouver Folk Festival, both in July.

Last note:  Soon I will be sending out the inaugural email list newsletter from this newfangled server I’m on, so if you want on and you’re not yet… sign up is on your right.  If you already don’t like my writing and can’t stand the thought of more, there will be an option with each rare newsletter to unsubscribe.  Ciao!

Europe again!  The photo above is from the first concert in Brussels.  If you click the pic, it will direct you to the facebook event page for the current tour.  The dates are also listed below:

March 12 - Brussels, Belgium - Toogenblik
http://www.toogenblik.be/

March 18- Duisburg, Germany - St. Paul’s Cathedral

March 19- Aachen, Germany - House Concert 
Email for info: uwe.runia@web.de

March 20 - Karlsruhe, Germany - Scruffy’s Irish Pub

March 21 - Stuttgart, Germany - Studio Concert
Contact for info & tickets: weirdpony@googlemail.com

March 23 - Nijmegen, Netherlands - Café Trianon (Ramble On Tuesdays)
www.rambleontuesday.nl

March 25 - Mülheim, Germany - Poet23 @ Ringlokschuppen

March 27 - Mülheim, Germany - Raumfahrtzentrum Saarner Kuppe
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=278067545641&ref=mf email: lasttimestealer@gmail.com for info and tickets.

March 28 - Wetzlar, Germany - Cafe Vinyl
http://www.myspace.com/hoersturzki

April 15 - Granada, Spain - CAJA GRANADA  
(support for Chuck Prophet)

April 16 - Granada, Spain - SALA PLANTA BAJA 
Double bill with JEAN PAUL. http://www.myspace.com/jeanpauljoue 

April 28 - Madrid, Spain - La Boca Del Lobo

For Bookings in Germany email: anja@weirdponybooking.com

CLICK PHOTO ABOVE TO WATCH KOREAN KIDS SINGING ‘WORKING HOLIDAY’!!!

Hello friends of the great globe afar and near… tomorrow those near will be afar and those far will be near.  Thus, we’re all neighbours and so meant to love each other.  I have felt the love here in Europe, and also from as far as South Korea, where this english class of wonderful children have been singing my song every morning… 

Quick news includes my upcoming showcases in Memphis, Tennessee for the North American Folk Alliance Feb 17-21… and keep updated on this site or myspace for more concert dates in Canada and Europe, and perhaps other planets.  The current EU tour dates are below:

EUROPEAN RECONNAISSANCE MISSION DATES SO FAR: 

Jan 6, 2010 - El Peaton (10:30pm - 12am)
Granada, Spain

Jan 9, 2010 - Saarner Kuppe (Leibecke Concert Series) 

Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany

Jan 14, 2010 - Heimat Hochfeld (doors 8pm, music 9pm)
Duisburg, Germany

Jan 15, 2010 - Blueprint Radio Live Broadcast (5-7pm)
Veendam, Netherlands
Broadcast live with audience from ‘vanBeresteyn’ theatre.

Jan 16, 2010 - Lutherhaus (8pm start)
Osnabrück, Germany
http://www.lutherhaus.info/

Jan 18, 2010 - Bahia de Cochinos (8:30pm)
Castrop-Rauxel, Germany

Jan 19, 2010 - Pianissimo (8:00pm)  Duisburg, Germany

www.myspace.com/pianissimoduisburg

Jan 20, 2010 - Erbse
Dillenburg, Germany
http://www.erbse-dillenburg.de

Jan 22, 2010 8 - K2 acht 
Heilbronn, Germany
http://www.k2acht.de/

Jan 23, 2010 - Scruffy’s Irish Pub
Karlsruhe, Germany 
Karlstraße 4 76133 Karlsruhe, Germany 0721 9211514

Friends… I’m listening to Bob Dylan’s new ‘Christmas In The Heart’ album.  I’m losing it! It’s GREAT!  haha only Dylan can pull that off.  Merry Christmas sir Bob.  

So, I’m in Newfoundland now for the last official show off the ‘Safe or Free’ Tour.  Next up is the RIO Theatre show (see/click photo above) in Vancouver with Coco Love Alcorn on Dec 12, 2009.  

I’ll be flying to Frankfurt, Germany on Christmas Day - a month.  I’ve never been to Europe, so I’m hoping for an adventure and also to survive!  If anyone would like to book a house concert with me, please be in touch… find the current dates above by clicking the ‘TOUR’ button.  

Friends (and people googling me for dirt ;), I was lucky to have a little visit with the Emmylou Harris in Kitchener, Ontario a few days ago - Oct 20, 09 - after her concert there.  For the 2 of you that need to get familiar with her, click on the photo!  OK I’ll have more fun things on here soon… youtube has a few good clips to check out in the meantime :)  

The official tour for ‘Safe or Free’ starts in 1 week exactly, and the Canadian dates are as follows:

Nov 3 - Winnipeg, MB @ Pyramid Cabaret
Nov 5 - Saskatoon, SK @ Lydia’s Pub
Nov 6 - Lethbridge, AB @ The Slice
Nov 11 - Vancouver, BC @ The Media Club
Nov 12 - Calgary, AB @ Mikey’s Juke Joint
Nov 13 - Edmonton, AB @ Haven Social Club
Nov 28 - Toronto, ON @ The Cameron House
Nov 29 - Wakefield, QC @ The Blacksheep Inn
Dec 4 - Berwick, NS @ Union Street Cafe
Dec 5 - Halifax, NS @ Seahorse Tavern
Dec 10 - St. John’s, NL @ The Ship Inn

Welcome friends to my new website and my first music video!  I will be posting all sorts of video blogs and news, etc to this site, so you’ll like being connected by visiting mattepp.com often.  Now, watch the video and get creeped out!