Acclaimed Wolverhampton singer/songwriter Scott Matthews is celebrating his song “Elusive” winning the prestigious Ivor Novello Award in the category “Best Song Musically and Lyrically”. Following this news Island Records will re-release “Elusive” as a single on June 25th ’07. “Elusive” was previously released on the Wolverhampton independent label ‘San Remo’ last summer. Scott Matthews released his debut album “Passing Stranger” on Island Records to widespread acclaim in Oct. ‘06. His three singles to date “Elusive”, “Dream Song” and “Passing Stranger” have been playlisted by Radio 1, Radio 2 and XFM. His celebrated performance on Later With Jools Holland had Damon Albarn and Gary Lightbody from Snow Patrol among countless others singing his praises. The album will be re-released on July 9 with a bonus dual DVD / Audio disc featuring Scott Matthews performing tracks from the album with a string quartet.
Scott Matthews has played some 50 shows around the UK (not forgetting Europe and a breathtaking show at South By Southwest) over the last few months and will be playing at many of the major festivals over the summer. Confirmed shows so far are:
June 24 - Glastonbury (John Peel stage) July 07 - Cornbury Festival August 11th - Ripcurl Boardmasters Unleashed Music Festival, Newquay
Acclaimed Wolverhampton singer songwriter Scott Matthews has been confirmed as special guest on Rufus Wainwright’s October UK tour. The full list of shows is:
OCT 2007 13 - Gateshead, Sage 14 - Glasgow, Clyde Auditorium 17 - Liverpool, Philharmonic 18 - Manchester, Apollo 19 - Sheffield, City Hall 21 - Cambridge, Corn Exchange 22 - Cardiff, Millenium Centre 25 - Birmingham, Symphony Hall 27 - Harrogate, International Centre 29 - Poole, Lighthouse 30 - London, Hammersmith Apollo