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With a little help from my friends



    This is the Tribute album to Matt Long, former front man and guitarist for multi award

    winning UK blues rock band Catfish. All but the title track are songs written by Matt but here
    are performed by his good friends from the worlds of blues and blues rock in both the UK and
    the USA.


                                                               The stellar list of artists involved includes
                                                               Elles Bailey, Paul Jones, The Cinelli Brothers,
                                                               Blue  Nation,  Sean  Webster,  When  Rivers
                                                               Meet, Brave Rival, Will Wilde, Zac Schulze,

                                                               Alice  Armstrong,  Dom  Martin,  Chantel
                                                               McGregor, Katie Bradley and his best friend

                                                               from  music  college  who  is  now  a  vocalist
                                                               with metal band Avantasia, Adrienne Cowan.

                                                               TW: o tracks include guitar solos from Joe

                                                               Bonamassa  and  Walter  Trout,  which  both
                                                               retain Matt's original vocal. There are also
                                                               guitar  solos  from  TW:  o  of  Matt's  guitar
                                                               tutors from the Academy of Contemporary

                                                               Music  in  Guildford,  Nic  Meier  (Jeff  Beck
                                                               band) and Nat Martin (Toyah, Robert Fripp,
                                                               Thomas Dolby). Each artist has put their own

    spin on Matt's songs, which makes each track unique and very special.

    This is a 16 track double vinyl with coloured discs and lyric booklet.


    PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS A PRESALE - the album will be released on 20 March 2026, and
    vinyl will be sent to everyone who has purchased it shortly before the launch date.


    Available as a double CD on this website, or as a download at





                                       https://epw0uq-0v.myshopify.com





    Paul Long, Matt's father writes: This is a very special project to me and the family. After our
    son Matt died in October 2024 (he was also lead singer, guitarist and songwriter with the

    blues rock-band Catfish), our friend Dudley Ross suggested asking Joe Bonamassa if he would
    play a solo on a track for Matt. The word spread about this and before we knew it we had
    offers from musicians and bands to record one of Matt's songs, so we can now say that there
    will be a double tribute album of his music, to be released on 20th March. All proceeds will

    go to the cancer ward at Royal Surrey Hospital in Guildford, where Matt was treated.
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