2023 CMW ARTISTS

Melodi Ryan

Melodi Ryan

Melodi Ryan's acoustic soul-rock aptly showcases her passionate voice, raw, honest lyrics, and striking, inventive melodies. The Ontario songwriter dives deep into both the glow and the burn of life and love. Both soulful and tongue-in-cheek, Melodi's music is all...

Matt Kristan

Matt Kristan

Matt Kristan is a singer/songwriter guitarist based out of Toronto. Initially, he started out in the music scene of Hamilton immersing himself in the folk acoustic rock scene while playing various venues and open mics around the GTA and Niagara region. In 2021,...

Fiona Bevan

Fiona Bevan

Fiona Bevan is a multiplatinum Canadian-British singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who grew up in rural England, with a sweet, fiery voice and a soulful, cinematic indie folk sound, creating "startling odysseys that suggest Erykah Badu, Joanna Newsom and Kate...

Mattie Leon

Mattie Leon

Mattie Leon is a singer/songwriter hailing from Hamilton. A craftsman on guitar and piano, Mattie refuses to leave the past behind. His sensibilities are informed by the songwriting of the sixties and seventies. His voice, whether soaring or soulful, is his own. The...

Carly Reirson

Carly Reirson

Born and raised in Leduc, AB, singer-songwriter Carly Reirson captivates audiences with her soaring melodies and honest lyrics. Whether it is love or heartache, Reirson’s “sad-folk” songs take you on a journey through the world of human emotion. Inspired by artists...

Thomas Piper

Thomas Piper

Thomas Piper is an accomplished Future Folk singer / songwriter, dynamic sound sculptor and phenomenal visual artist, encompassing an array of multimedia processes to highlight his musical artistry to uplift and inspire humanity. Residing in Brooklyn, NY raised in...