Review: ‘With A Little Help From My Friends – A Tribute To Matt Long’ Independant (March 20th, 2026) Reviewer – Paul Dubbelman This album, born out of grief and sadness but with beauty and love at its core , is far more than a tribute. It is a celebration of Matt Long, his songwriting, his […]
Following a sold-out intimate first look at her new album at Rough Trade in Bristol earlier this month, Elles Bailey has released new single ‘Better Days’. The track is the latest to be taken from her new album ‘Can’t Take My Story Away‘, which comes January 16th on Cooking Vinyl and Outlaw Music. Listen to ‘Better […]
When blues rock guitarist and songwriter Matt Long passed away in 2024 after an 18-month battle with bowel cancer, the outpouring of love from the music community was immediate and profound. Long, best known as the frontman and creative force behind the award-winning UK band Catfish, had been named “Instrumentalist of the Year” twice at […]
Rockposer Chats with Fiona Long about the upcoming Matt Long tribute album. The album will consist of 16 tracks from Elles Bailley, The Cinelli Brothers, Alice Armstrong, Sean Webster, When Rivers Meet, Brave Rival, Blue Nation, Zac Schulze, Will Wilde, Dom Martin, Chantel McGregor, Katie Bradley/Dudley Ross and Adrienne Cowan who is one of the vocalists […]
Burning Rope release their self-titled debut album on 11th October 2025, with the launch taking place at Cranleigh Arts Centre. Following the death from cancer last year of 29 year-old Catfish frontman Matt Long, his father and Catfish keyboard player Paul Long eventually made the decision to return to making music. He formed this new band with Catfish […]
Review: Catfish – Time To Fly Self-Release (March 23rd 2025) Reviewer – Chris O’Connor Sometimes life is monumentally unfair, the scales of natural justice feel colossally unbalanced. A case in point? A young man aged just 27 contracting bowel cancer and eventually losing his life to it in October last year. The young man in […]
Sad news has reached us that Catfish lead singer Matt Long has died. Catfish’s 29 year old lead singer and guitarist Matt Long had been battling bowel cancel. The music community and friends had come together to raise a large amount of money on the GoFundMe crowdfunder, to give him access to whatever treatment is available […]
Photo Credit: Silfan van der Kaap Stand Together Against Cancer: The Concert For Matt Long series of Benefit concerts takes place in May and June 2024 with shows in Kent, Staines, Luton, Darlington and Milton Keynes. Catfish lead vocalist and guitarist Matt Long was diagnosed with bowel cancer a year ago, and recent scans revealed […]
The line-up, date and venue have been announced for Stand Together Against Cancer – The Concert For Matt Long. Here is the amazing line up of friends and fellow musicians who are donating their time to play the concert for Matt Long in aid of his fighting fund against his battle with cancer; Kris Barras, […]
Fiona Long (Matt’s Mum) has posted the following update regarding the Crowdfunder for Matt Long‘s cancer treatment: You guys are incredible – we have reached our latest target of £75,000 towards Matt’s cancer treatment this morning. We have received the results of the genetic sequencing on Matt’s tumour this morning which means his cancer team […]
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