Matt Sage is an inspirational song maker and performer. After moving onto a boat on the Oxford Canal in the mid-nineties, he founded the now legendary Catweazle Club, Oxford's performance space for 'music, poetry, song and all manner of acoustic artistry', a proudly beating community heart, still going strong 13 years on

Through The Catweazle Club, Matt met many of Oxford's finest players, the best of whom he drafted into the nascent Orchestra of Love to help record his wide-screen debut, Strange News From Another Star. This led to some slavish reviews, airplay and support from Gilles Peterson, an invitation from 1 Giant Leap to perform in New York, and at festivals throughout the UK

In 2004, Matt founded Big Village to present some of the world's finest musicians in interesting venues throughout Oxfordshire.

As well as collaborating with many of those who pass through, Matt has once again drawn upon the cream of the local scene to put together his eagerly anticipated second LP due out soon.