Name: Live & Local featuring Matt Prater
Start: 2026-02-17T18:00:00-06:00
End: 2026-02-17T20:00:00-06:00
Location: 435 Williams Avenue SW, Huntsville, AL 35801

Matt Prater, a singer songwriter from North Alabama, is a soulful storyteller with Country, Honky Tonk, Folk and Roots Rock Music influences. His songs are relevant to all generations. Matt has had success in writing everything from independently produced solo projects as an artist, to custom songs for others.
“Picking up a guitar and learning to play is the easy part of songwriting. Stitching stories with a straight forward frankness and making it look easy is the tough part. Matt Prater aced both" -The Alternate Root Magazine
"Real and pure country music from North Alabama. Matt Prater's album Tables and Chairs, Great songs!" -Ear to the Ground
"There's plenty of love in his music, which centers around his stories, and his rich melodic voice. The stories are delightful southern slices of life, each one complete in it's telling; his voice draws you in and makes you want to listen to every word. It's music that never gets old." -No'Ala Magazine "
Matt Prater is country music." -30A Songwriter Radio
"Matt Prater is a breath of country fresh air...he is real music and real songs" -Jim Seales, Shenandoah
Matt keeps a full schedule independently touring songwriter showcases, music venues and festivals. He is often featured in songwriter rounds with hit writers and top shelf performers and has opened shows for several major artists.
His albums, "Small Town Son” (2010), “The Mountain” (2013), "Tables and Chairs" (2015), "Same Ole Highway Blues" (2017), and “Ain’t Life A Trip” (2021) are filled with stories of family, poetry, humble beginnings, honky tonk tales and Southern American tradition. Matt has also put out multiple singles in 2022 and 2023 . His music is real and authentic, its "Roots Run Deep".
https://mattpratersmusic.com/shows