What They Are Saying...
"...Stunning...on another level...Mallory’s approach opens up previously unexplored ways of thinking about melody. Some of the finest folk-rock currently being made."
-Amplify Music Magazine
"Her vocals are stunning on Songs to a Wild God, which listeners have grown to expect from Chipman."
- Edmonton Journal
“...gutsy, whilst also placing [herself] with enthusiastic abandonment into the longer tradition of the great singer-songwriters”
- Americana UK
The Artists & The Music...
Award-winning singer-songwriter, Mallory Chipman, is fresh off the heels of her fifth studio album release, and is turning heads across the international folk-roots scene. Her latest record, Songs to a Wild God, hit #1 on CKUA upon its release and was one of the only indie albums to debut in the National Radio Top 50.
Engineered by JUNO-nominee Scott Franchuk (Corb Lund, Del Barber) and featuring a line up of Western Canada’s top musicians, Songs to a Wild God boasts a sonic landscape that combines classic folk acoustic instruments, like banjos and tenor guitars, with modern units, like synthesizers and effects pedals, to create a sound that is definitively contemporary while proudly rooted in the folk tradition.
Songs to a Wild God displays Mallory’s vivid lyricism and acrobatic vocals atop a deft and dynamic rhythm section and has been met with a solid reviews and a sold out album release concert in Edmonton, with a forthcoming support tour slated for summer 2025.​
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In the past year alone, Chipman has toured across Canada, Europe, Korea, and Japan, turning heads at major showcases including Folk Alliance International, North by Northeast, Alberta Showcase, and BreakOut West; and drawing comparison to Kate Bush, Melissa Ethridge, and Joni Mitchell.​
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5 piece full band:
Mallory Chipman (she/they) - vocals, keys, tenor guitar
Brett Hansen (he/him) - electric guitar
Esther Forseth (she/her) - acoustic guitar, back up vocals
Connor Walsh (he/him) - bass, back up vocals
Jon Guenter (he/him) - drums
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Paired-down acoustic trio:
Mallory Chipman (she/they) - vocals, keys, tenor guitar
Brett Hansen (he/him) - electric guitar
Esther Forseth (she/her) - acoustic guitar, back up vocals
NOTEWORTHY PERFORMANCES
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Folk Alliance International (Official Showcase Artist & Speaker 2025, private showcase artist 2023)
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BreakOut West (2024)
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North by Northeast (2024)
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14-Day Japan Tour (2024 booked by Moorworks Travek Agency)
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RevyLIVE (2024)
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Chase Music on the Lake (2024;
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Full Moon Folk Club (2024)
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Nickelodeon Music Club (2024)
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Arts Touring Alliance Alberta Showcase (2024)
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Ravenwood Music Club (2022)
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Alberta Focus (2023)
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Edmonton International Jazz Festival (2021)
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Toronto Jazz Festival (2024)
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Fort Langley Jazz Festival (2024)
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Country Music Alberta Awards (2023, 2024)
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Festival Place (2021)
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Opened for Don Ross at Festival Hall (2023)
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Opened for Madeleine Peyroux (2015)
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Waynestock (2022)
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Beaumont Music Festival (2024)
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Taste of Edmonton (2021, 2024)
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Break the Mould Women in Music Showcase (2023)
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Lilac Festival (2024)
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Wild Roses Festival (2024)
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Vulcan Performing Arts Society Series (2023);
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Alberta Parks’ Music in the Forest Series (2023);
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European Tour 2016 (Budapest, London, Amsterdam, Dublin)