There was a woman, known simply as Miss Jim, who played guitar and drank whiskey deep in the hills. Her lyrics and musicality made her a legend in the countryside. Decades later, her great-granddaughter picked up an old guitar, and followed the calling of her roots. Playing Cosmic Country and Honky Tonk Music, CRYS draws from iconic influences like Patsy Cline, Curtis Mayfield, Elizabeth Cotten, and The Chicks. “Ethereal and groovy” songs centering on love, heartbreak, ancestral ties, and human connection are woven together by evocative songwriting and rich soulful vocals. Having shared festival bills with Grammy Award winning Allison Russell and Western Swing sensation Brennen Leigh, as well as stages with Juno Award winning Kaïa Kater, Yasmin Williams (NPR, New York Times), Kafari (Andre 3000), Julia Cannon (Rolling Stone), Olivia Ellen Lloyd (Holler.), and Marley Hale (Western AF), she connects to listeners - and the countryside of her heritage- by playing banjo and hollowbody guitar.