Matt Woodin

Mandolin, guitar

Matt Woodin grew up in the hamlet of Andes, New York, and attended Delaware Academy where the drums became his instrument of choice. The radio was a running soundtrack in his childhood home. The Band, The Grateful Dead, Dire Straits, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and all things Motown, further informed his musical path growing up. Ever evolving as a musician, Woodin added guitar and mandolin to his portfolio of talents. He’ll drop everything to play music with friends, where he finds a fertile environment in which to grow as a musician. Music is his “off-switch” to the real world, a place to be present in the moment. He had shared the stage with vocalist Rebecca Frame in local band, The Honest Mistakes, for a time, and this led to an eventual audition for Esquela, who was fishing for a mandolin player. Since that time, he has filled roles both in recording and live sets, playing mandolin or guitar, acoustic or electric - always in the service of the song.