Madeline Finn touches on a wide range of sonic directions in her solo work: sparse folk, meditative piano ballads, twangy rock, and string-laced indie. Luckily, the Cleveland-raised singer-songwriter is also the rare vocal talent with the range to handle just about any music she wants to write. She’ll howl and whisper, rage and mourn, croon and conspire—always with breathtaking precision and heart-piercing sincerity. A Top 70 American Idol finalist in 2018, Finn has also fronted two bands (the pop-punk-leaning band Envoi, Americana-tinged trio Whiskey Hollow) and toured throughout New England, the Pacific Northwest, and her adopted hometown of Nashville.  She released a solo album ‘Trial By Fire’ mixed by Dave Schiffman (Jimmy Eat World, Weezer, Frank Turner) in 2020. Recent singles, ‘Whippoorwill’ and ‘Ohio,’ were produced by Ben Cramer (Old Sea Brigade) and Owen Lewis (Phillip Phillips, Lady Gaga), bringing more space-filled arrangements with cascading guitar lines and the occasional orchestral effect.
2020 Winner – John Lennon Singer Songwriter Contest LOVE SONGS ‘Love Me Like I Love You.’

Jodi McLaren is a queer singer-songwriter from Laurel, MD. She completed her first national Queer Your Living Room Candlelight tour in 2019. You can purchase her latest live album, complete with songs and stories, from the tour here. She loves to write songs everyday, perform house concerts, and record original albums. Her music is intimate, courageous, honest, and overflowing with love.