Artist Profile: Chris Merkley

Chris Merkley has performed over a thousand shows from the streets of Paris to venues throughout Europe and across the United States. He has released nine albums with a variety of groups which include song writing duo Merkley & Morgan, acoustic American roots rock band The Crooners, and the swampy blues rock trio of Digger Jones.

In addition to an extensive career of recording and touring, Merkley has also composed and produced catalogs of original music for TV and has songs featured in several independent films. As a solo performer, he seamlessly weaves his way through foot-stomping Blues and down home Americana music driven by homemade percussive wooden boxes, resonator guitar, and wailing blues harmonica. It’s an inspirational journey through songs best compared to a cross-country ride on a freight train, equally at home in the smallest of listening rooms to the largest of festival stages.

To learn more about Chris Merkley, visit his website at chrismerkley.com.