Crys Matthews in Concert at Morristown UMC

Name: Crys Matthews in Concert at Morristown UMC
Start: 2025-05-03T19:30:00-04:00
Location: 50 South Park Place, Morristown, NJ, United States, New Jersey 07960

Schedule

Sat, 03 May, 2025 at 07:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

50 South Park Place, Morristown, NJ, United States, New Jersey 07960 | Morristown, NJ

Doors @ 7
Show @ 7:30
A troubadour of truth, Nashville resident Crys Matthews is among the brightest stars of the new generation of social justice music-makers. An award-winning, prolific lyricist and composer, Matthews blends Country, Americana, Folk, Blues, and Bluegrass into a bold, complex performance steeped in traditional melodies punctuated by honest, original lyrics. She is made for these times.
Of Matthews, ASCAP VP & Creative Director Eric Philbrook says, “By wrapping honest emotions around her socially conscious messages and dynamically delivering them with a warm heart and a strong voice, she lifts our spirits just when we need it most in these troubled times.” Justin Hiltner of Bluegrass Situation adds, her gift is a "reminder of what beauty can occur when we bridge those divides." In her own words, Matthews says her mission is: "to amplify the voices of the unheard, to shed light on the unseen, and to be a steadfast reminder that hope and love are the truest pathways to equity and justice." Her new album is an embodiment of and a testament to that mission.
A preacher's kid, a Black woman, a Butch lesbian, and a proud Southerner who sings social justice music right alongside 'traditional' Country and Americana music, Matthews is reclaiming not just of the space Black artists have been denied in Country and Americana music, not just of the space LGBTQ people have been denied in communities of faith, not just of the autonomy women have been denied over their own bodies, she is reclaiming the South that raised her.
This concert is presented by Great Music on the Morristown Green at Morristown United Methodist Church.