Biography

Crys Matthews describes herself and her music as: "Imagine Jill Scott and Otis Redding had a daughter and Tracy Chapman was her god-mother... now imagine she spent summers teaching herself piano in Chicago and guitar in the mountains of North Carolina... that would probably sound something like the music I am fortunate enough to call my own." The music is an infusion of Americana/Blues/Bluegrass/Folk/Funk/Jazz, which, as eclectic as it sounds, is reaching people all around the country and causing them to stop and take notice.

Born and raised in southeastern North Carolina, Crys discovered songwriting while living in the Blue Ridge mountains for twelve years. That coupled with the fact that her mom is a preacher makes the phrase 'old soul meets folks and blues' spot on.

In the few years Crys Matthews has been performing, she has written three full-length albums, but has just come off of the release of her debut. "Backroads and Driveways" was recorded by the legendary Karen Kane. She engineered Tracy Chapman's first demo.