Matt Shockley
- Laguna Niguel, CA
- Singing Guitarist
- 14 Verified Bookings
Yessica N. said “Matt was amazing! He has excellent communication skills. He is super friendly and just completely amazing! Everyone at our event enjoyed and loved his…”
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I am a folk singer and play a mix of folk, blues, country, and acoustic rock. I am also a founding member of the Front Street Troubadours, musicians with the Unitarian Universalist Men's Fellowship in San Diego. We perform at Men's Renewal Weekends, on the Prado in Balboa Park, and for other events.
I perform regularly on the Prado in Balboa Park, sometimes solo and sometimes with the Front Street Troubadours. You can find us there on most Friday afternoons. Please join us to listen or sing along.
Recent performances include appearances at the Summer Hootenanny at First UU Church in San Diego (2022), the Orange County Fair (2022 & 2021) and the San Diego County Fair (2019).
I hear this musician playing and singing on the Prado in Balboa Park sometimes when I walk there. He has a strong bass voice and a large repertoire.
Price Range: $0 and up / solo or group
Gig Length: 60 - 240 minutes
I can provide a solo performer, or an acoustic folk group, the Front Street Troubadours. I have been performing on the Prado in Balboa Park most Fridays since January, 2017, sometimes with the Front Street Troubadours, and sometimes solo. We have performed as a group at Men's Renewal Weekends and other church and community events for many years. Our individual musical backgrounds are diverse and include performances with folk music groups, at church events, retirement homes, schools, etc. We welcome invitations to perform (solo or group) at private or community events, and will often perform for free, depending on the venue. For free bookings at community events see the "Front Street Troubadours" Facebook page, and send a message directly to me via this listing.
For an insider perspective and a chronicle of our busking experiences on the Prado in Balboa Park - from the delightful to the mundane - see the blog titled "Front Street Troubadours" [search our group name on Wordpress]. The most interesting part of busking for us is interacting with our "fans," the passersby who stop, talk, listen, sing along, and give us tips - and getting to know the other buskers.
August 01, 2021 • 4:00pm - 5:00pm | OC Fair |
June 13, 2019 • 4:00pm - 5:00pm | FST @ San Diego County Fair, O'Brien Stage |
June 06, 2019 • 3:30pm - 4:30pm | FST @ San Diego County Fair, Showcase Stage |
May 03, 2019 • 12:00pm - 3:00pm | Busking on the Prado |
April 12, 2019 • 7:00pm - 10:00pm | Men's Renewal Weekend, solo & group |
March 08, 2019 • 12:00pm - 3:00pm | On Prado, Balboa Park, every Friday, solo & group |
February 01, 2019 • 12:00pm - 3:00pm | On the Prado, Balboa Park, most Fridays |
January 04, 2019 • 12:00pm - 3:00pm | On the Prado, Balboa Park, most Fridays |
December 07, 2018 • 12:00pm - 3:00pm | On the Prado, Balboa Park, most Fridays |
November 02, 2018 • 12:00pm - 3:00pm | On the Prado, Balboa Park, most Fridays |
October 05, 2018 • 12:00pm - 3:00pm | On the Prado, Balboa Park, most Fridays |
September 28, 2018 • 7:00pm - 10:00pm | Men's Renewal Weekend |
September 10, 2018 • 10:00am - 11:00am | Performance at Retirement Home |
September 07, 2018 • 12:00pm - 3:00pm | On the Prado, Balboa Park, most Fridays |
August 03, 2018 • 12:00pm - 3:00pm | On the Prado, Balboa Park, most Fridays |
July 06, 2018 • 12:00pm - 3:00pm | On the Prado, Balboa Park, most Fridays |
June 01, 2018 • 12:00pm - 3:00pm | On the Prado, Balboa Park, most Fridays |
May 04, 2018 • 12:00pm - 3:00pm | On the Prado, Balboa Park, most Fridays |
April 20, 2018 • 7:00pm - 10:00pm | Men's Renewal Weekend |
April 06, 2018 • 12:00pm - 3:00pm | On the Prado, Balboa Park, most Fridays |
March 02, 2018 • 12:00pm - 3:00pm | On the Prado, Balboa Park, most Fridays |
February 02, 2018 • 12:00pm - 3:00pm | On the Prado, Balboa Park, most Fridays |
January 05, 2018 • 12:00pm - 3:00pm | On the Prado, Balboa Park, most Fridays |
December 01, 2017 • 12:00pm - 3:00pm | On the Prado, Balboa Park, most Fridays |
November 03, 2017 • 12:00pm - 3:00pm | On the Prado, Balboa Park, most Fridays |
October 06, 2017 • 12:00pm - 3:00pm | On the Prado, Balboa Park, most Fridays |
September 01, 2017 • 12:00pm - 3:00pm | On the Prado, Balboa Park, most Fridays |
August 04, 2017 • 12:00pm - 3:00pm | On the Prado, Balboa Park, most Fridays |
July 07, 2017 • 12:00pm - 3:00pm | On the Prado, Balboa Park, most Fridays |
June 02, 2017 • 12:00pm - 3:00pm | On the Prado, Balboa Park, most Fridays |
May 05, 2017 • 12:00pm - 3:00pm | On the Prado, Balboa Park, most Fridays |
April 21, 2017 • 7:00pm - 10:00pm | Men's Renewal Weekend - UUMF |
April 07, 2017 • 12:00pm - 3:00pm | On the Prado, Balboa Park, most Fridays |
March 03, 2017 • 12:00pm - 3:00pm | On the Prado, Balboa Park, most Fridays |
February 03, 2017 • 12:00pm - 3:00pm | On the Prado, Balboa Park, most every Friday |
January 20, 2017 • 12:00pm - 3:00pm | On the Prado, Balboa Park, most every Friday |
Four Strong Winds
I Ain't Got No Home
Hard Travelin'
Atlantic City
Rocky Top
Blowin' In the Wind
Suicide is Painless
Walk on Boy
Silver Dagger
The Other Side of This Life
If You Could Read My Mind
One Too Many Mornings
Early Morning Rain
High Flyin Bird
Jolene
Folsom Prison Blues
Dead Skunk
Back Door Man
Rikki Don't Lose That Number
Boy From Oklahoma
Black Peter
For Loving Me
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
Percy's Song
Wade in the Water
Ripple
Tightrope
Which Side Are You On
There Is a Time
Lover of the Bayou
Love Potion No. 9
Tears In Heaven
Pastures of Plenty
Bound for Glory
Crazy
Streets of Laredo
Summertime
Rawhide
New River Train
Walkin' Shoes
Salty Dog
House of the Rising Sun
Low Down Freedom
City of New Orleans
Ain't No God in Mexico
Dooley
After the Gold Rush
Greenback Dollar
Take It Easy
Layla
Won't Back Down
Eighteen
The Dangling Conversation
Bleaker Street
Thunder Road
California Dreaming
This Land Is Your Land
Riders on the Storm
Silver Tongued Devil and I
Midnight Rider
The Gambler
Oklahoma Sunshine
Just the Other Side of Nowhere
All Along the Watchtower
George Jackson
Reno Nevada
Omaha
Tangled Up in Blue
You're Still On My Mind
Lückenbach Texas
They Call the Wind Mariah
Black Rose
Codine
Dancing in the Dark
Desperados Waiting for a Train
Red Rubber Ball
Leaving on a Jet Plane
Motherless Child
Positively 4th Street
It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
Johnny B. Goode
Mama Tried
You're Still On My Mind
Can't You See
Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan, Gordon Lightfoot, Pete Seeger, The Kingston Trio, The Grateful Dead, Neil Young, Arlo Guthrie, Eric Clapton, Waylon Jennings and a long list of folk, bluegrass, country, and rock music artists.
Yessica N. said “Matt was amazing! He has excellent communication skills. He is super friendly and just completely amazing! Everyone at our event enjoyed and loved his…”
Julie C. said “Professional, on time, and most importantly -- great music!”
Laura H. said “They were on time, they took many requests, and their music was fantastic. We will hire Jonathan and his band again!”
Kathryn H. said “Ben played at our corporate event and it was perfection! Everyone was blown away by his music…we didn’t want him to stop! He was also a pleasure to work…”