The Romany Rye (band) The Romany Rye (band) The Romany Rye is a band formed by Luke MacMaster, former guitarist of The Colour. Their first album, "Highway 1, Looking Back Carefully", was released on October 5, 2009 with a track listing of eight songs. The band could be categorized as indie folk-rock and draws comparisons to the likes of Neil Young, My Morning Jacket, Ryan Adams & The Cardinals, and many others. Kings of Leon guitarist Matthew Followill, whose band has its early roots in country rock, dubbed them a band to watch in 2010. On January 3, 2012, they released their second album,
Matthew and the Mandarins the first album. Matthew and the Mandarins Matthew and the Mandarins are a country music band in Singapore who made a name for themselves during the 1970s. Among their singles were "Singapore Cowboy" (1978) and "Let's Put the Sing in Singapore" (1979). Mathew Tan is the leader of the group. The group came into being as Matthew Tan formed Matthew Tan and The Mandarins in 1961. By the mid 1960s they were appearing in the hotels. By the 1970s as Matthew and The Mandarins, they had achieved a large following. Following their signing to EMI Singapore in 1978, they performed