House Fire devastates The Kilted Man

One of our long-time artists, Matthew Gurnsey, The Kilted Man had his house burn down just before Thanksgiving. Matthew, in addition to being one of our original and most popular artists, is also our graphic designer and creates the wonderful flyers that we use to help advertise all of our performers. Tragically, the house that burned, is the house that he was born in, and then purchased from his parents when he returned to Colorado. He has lived in it for most of his life.

A brief excerpt from his Biography:

Born in 1973, to a very small mining town nestled in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado West of Boulder, Matthew Gurnsey was raised to crisp high altitude air, hard work, and particularly to an early love of music. His father, a hard rock miner had built his own log cabin above the town where he savored the tranquility and freedom afforded by his lifestyle. His mother moved to the mountain hamlet seeking solace and wildflowers amongst other things, but after meeting they soon purchased property on top of a nearby mountain and began settling down to build a household. Matthew was born soon after and the solace ended there. Continued Here

We are helping coordinate the donation effort to help Matthew replace some of his lost instruments, and re-build his home. If you would like to donate to the Gurnsey Fire Fund, you can use the Pay-Pal button below, or on his profile page. If you are not able to donate, please consider scheduling him for a show, and please help spread the word. We want to help Matthew get back on his feet again.