Songwriter and musician Crys Matthews uses the sounds of folk, gospel, folk rock, and country, to tackle some of the thorniest social justice issues facing our country today:  migrant rights, LGBTQ rights, the Black Lives Matter movement, and more.  She’s based in Nashville, but New York’s been a good place for her: in 2017 she was the grand prize winner at the New Song Music and Performance Competition in Lincoln Center. More recently, her song “Changemakers” was named Song Of The Year by the International Folk Music Awards for 2021. She plays some of her songs, with bonus foot percussion, in our New York studio.

Set list: "Cancel Culture", "Like Jesus Would", "Written in the Stars"

Watch "Cancel Culture":

Watch "Like Jesus Would":

Watch "Written in the Stars":