SONGS TO A WILD GOD​
Digital Release: September 27, 2024
Physical Release: October 24, 2024
Folk Radio Release: January 3, 2025
Tunnel Mountain Records​
Produced By: Mallory Chipman
Engineered By: Scott Franchuk
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Full album credits here.
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 artist & 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. Just weeks ahead of her official showcase at Folk Alliance International, Songs to a Wild God hit #5 on the international FAI Folk Charts.
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 was met with critical acclaim, a sold out album release concert at the Citadel Theatre, a 25-date tour across Canada and a forthcoming 2026 tour in Ireland & the UK.
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In the past year alone, Chipman has toured across Canada, Europe, Korea, and Japan, turning heads at major showcases including North by Northeast, Folk Alliance, Alberta Showcase, Folk Music Ontario, and BreakOut West; while drawing comparison to Kate Bush, Alison Krauss, and Joni Mitchell.​
band configurations:
For technical and/or booking inquiries, please e-mail mal.chipman@gmail.com
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For media and/or publicity requests, please e-mail
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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 -
Duo or solo also available
noteworthy performances:
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Lethbridge Folk Club (2025)
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Calgary Folk Club with Russell deCarle (2025)
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Folk Music Ontario/Folk Canada Official Showcase (2025)
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Opened for Jann Arden at Great Big Weekend at the Badlands Amphitheatre (2025)
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25 Date Summer Tour across BC, AB, SK, ON, QC (2025)
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12 Date Spring Tour across AB, MB, SK (2025)
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Tongue on the Post Folk Festival (Headliner; 2025)
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New Moon Folk Club (2025)
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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)
