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Daria & Matthew are songwriters, vocalists, musicians and natural healers. Their seamless blend of Americana & spiritual roots medicine music transports the listeners to a place where they can naturally transcend the separation between the physical and spirit. Their music promotes harmony through high vibration songs and reveals the beauty and love that connect us all.   

Daria & Matthew’s art unfolds from their fascinating life stories.

Matthew grew up in East End of London as did so many world-renowned musicians like Thin Lizzy, Fleetwood Mac, Sparks, The Small Faces and many more. His parents’ flat was always packed with musicians, artists and stragglers from Ireland trying to dream big. His father, known as Brush Shiels, was a member of one of the first heavy rock bands - SKID ROW - that came out of Ireland and performed on the World music stage alongside many greats. Music meant everything to Matthew. He joined his father’s band at age 14. Over the years he played with many bands and also had his own band.

Daria grew upon the grounds of a Psychiatric hospital in Poland, where she actually had a happy childhood, exploring the wonders of life without much supervision. Here she started wondering about the role of medication and ways of supporting health naturally. Daria spent her school years studying nutritional sciences and physical therapy, while also cultivating her passion for theater and music. After University, she decided to move to Ireland, where she was running a holistic therapy room when she met her husband.

Matthew and Daria met in 2008 - he asked her to marry him at the beginning of their first date (on the night of the Summer Solstice). And she said yes! They have not been apart since. Living, working, making music! You always see them together, growing stronger with every day and appreciating each other’s reflection.

The first years of their marriage have been filled with challenges, including Matthew becoming seriously ill. After Matthew recovered from cancer, the couple decided to change their life, let go of all their possessions and start a fresh with less baggage and responsibilities. They traveled to India and their life changed into an amazing journey of self-exploration and trust in what may unfold day after day. During these many years of adventure they both focused a lot of energy on self-knowledge, spending time in deep meditation and discovering the blessings of sacred medicines, ceremony and community. Going back to the roots, reconnecting with mother nature and simplifying their way of life brought in an amazing amount of healing and uncovered the hidden truths about their purpose here on this Earth. Music started to flow through again, this time around with so much more meaning and understanding that cannot be denied any longer. Both Matthew and Daria received many songs and have been sharing them in song circles around the world. During the past couple of years, Matthew and Daria found themselves back in Ireland which gave them an opportunity to record some of their songs and make them available to a wider audience. They also started playing concerts in Ireland Poland, Holland and Romania.