Madison Cunningham is a26-year-oldGRAMMYaward-winningartistand songwriterknown for her“wonderfully tangled imagery and cutting self-awareness”(NPR).As aguitarist, Madison has pushed the boundaries of a conventionalsinger-songwriterasher“guitar work is both classic and wildly emotive, and her soaring vocals are pristineand inspired”(Consequence).Madisonfirst picked up a guitar at age seven, and by agetwelve was singing and performing alongside her five siblings in church.In her teenageyears, she met Tyler Chester who would later go on to be a close collaborator andproducer of several of Madison’s projects includingWho Are You Now(2019)whichAtwood Magazinedescribed as“a guitar-driven record, full of twisting, meticulouslyarranged parts and interlocking melodies. It’s almost labyrinthine; you could get lost inher swirling words.”Cunningham’s latest effort,Revealer, won theGRAMMY for‘Best Folk Album.’Revealerfinds her working once again withproducerTyler ChesteralongwithMikeElizondo and Tucker Martine. Written and recorded over all states of the pandemic,Madison says, “To me, ‘revealer’ is the binding theme of the album. The hand thatslowly chips away at the mirror in which you see yourself and the world and replaces itwith the reflection that is most true.” The album is“full ofintricate musicianship,alongside forthright observations” (All Music), intimations and hard truths—a self-portraitof a young artist who is full of doubt and uncertainty yet bursting with exciting ideasabout music and life.

Juana Molina

Born in Argentina, Juana Molina grew up in a musical environment. Her father, revered tango singer and composer Horacio Molina, gave her guitar lessons from the age of five. Her mother, actress Chunchuna Villafañe, is a committed music lover who initiated Juana to the secrets of her extensive record collection.
Following the military coup of 1976, the Molina family fled the country and lived in exile in Paris for six years. During those formative teenage years in Paris, Juana’s outlook on music was vastly expanded, a.o. by regularly listening to a couple of French radio stations which offered programs featuring music from around the globe.
When Juana returned to Argentina she was determined to become independent and to pursue a career in music. Like so many other 20-somethings, Juana’s career aspirations were, “to earn a good salary for working just a few hours”, in order to keep free time to develop her musicianship. She knew she had a knack for doing imitations, and went to pass an audition for a TV program. She got hired on the spot.