Listening to this CD is like putting on a pair of well worn, comfortable walking boots. The scuff marks we all have on our lives are evident in these songs. Sometimes the abrasion comes from living against the grain in a capitalistic, war mongering culture. Matt Meighan puts such signs of wear in his songs. Balanced with just enough tracks containing humour to make you want repeated listenings. Has the feeling of an intimate, simply arranged, no bullsh*t performance you'd catch at a good folk festival.

Wonderfully penned songs touching the bottom of my heart - sometimes ticklung my toes and shivering my spine. Keep going strong! Peter, from Switzerland

Matt Meighan’s CD exudes great self-confidence, primarily because of the performance of his songs and the deep, warm timbre of his voice. From his biography I learned that that he is a street musician and has played in various corners of the world.. A classic folk sound imbues Meighan’s music, music in the style of Woody Guthrie, Dave Van Ronk and Phil Ochs. As for his lyrics, they clearly come from someone who has plenty of fighting spirit. His idiosyncratic approach, his philosophy of life, must have emerged from the “lessons” that this earthly life has in store for all of us. Such a credible street musician must have learned those lessons in the school of hard knocks, and he sings his stories with that experience under his belt. Not with crossness, but with great perspective, and also humor. Despite the political undertones he brings to some of the tracks, I sense not the least bitterness in the compelling repertoire covered so generously in “Fall Down.” The total of 10 songs includes three covers, one each by Deb E. Dee (completely new to me, but with the brilliant “White Rose of Black Town Lake”), Ma Rainey & Ed McCurdy, while the rest of the material is original. My personal favorite is the epic “Gather ‘Round People,” the final track on this album. Curious about what will come next from this modern minstrel?

Man I love the song "America" on this CD. I've been wanting to put those very thoughts in song for a while. I'm glad somebady has.