MATTIE LEON IS A SINGER/SONGWRITER HAILING FROM HAMILTON. A CRAFTSMAN ON GUITAR AND PIANO, MATTIE REFUSES TO LEAVE THE PAST BEHIND. HIS SENSIBILITIES ARE INFORMED BY THE SONGWRITING OF THE SIXTIES AND SEVENTIES. HIS VOICE, WHETHER SOARING OR SOULFUL, IS HIS OWN. THE RESULT IS A FRESH TAKE ON A CLASSIC FORM; FAMILIAR BUT UNMISTAKABLY NEW.