Takamine

Not only is Striking Matches becoming a solid favorite here in the U.S., but the Nashville-based duo of Sarah Zimmerman and Justin Davis has become particularly popular in the UK, making monthly trans-Atlantic pilgrimages to play multiple sold-out performances all across Great Britain. In fact, Striking Matches was recently named the BCMA International Act of the Year, an honor they plan to celebrate with still another lengthy UK run beginning November 9th in Sheffield.

Check out this understated but powerful "1 Mic 1 Take" performance of "Nothing But the Silence", the title cut of their recently released debut album that was produced by T Bone Burnett. The Takamine guitars in play are Sarah's 2010 issue TAN45C and Justin's well-worn 1 year old P3MC.