Making Waves

Songman Mat McHugh will begin a new touring adventure at Ballarat’s Karova Lounge on October 1. Forever the generous soul, the reason behind the tour is new album Waves, which Mat is offering up as a free download if you register for pre-order through his website. You may recall he did the same thing with his previous solo effort, Love Come Save Me. Mat: “WAVES is inspired by my father, who passed away when I was ten. One of my fondest memories of him is his love for his guitar, an old acoustic that he used to play around the house on a regular basis. When I was cleaning out some things last year, I stumbled upon that exact guitar and decided to see if I could fix it up … I wanted to see if it still had any songs in it. With a bit of tweaking and restringing I was able to bring it back to life, recreating that sound I remember so clearly from my childhood. That guitar is responsible for WAVES – every song was written on it and it made its way onto every track on the album.” The songman also has a date at Torquay’s Torquay Hotel on October 3.