CM ADAMS

  From the rolling hills of Kentucky to the high desert skies of New Mexico, CM Adams has been chasing songs and sharing stories since the age of eight. Inspired by his uncles’ front-porch picking sessions, he cut his teeth early—by 19 he was already trading licks in gritty blues bars with JD Wilkes of The Legendary Shack Shakers in Paducah, KY.

Since relocating to Las Cruces, NM, in 2003, he’s become a fixture of the Southwest music scene, winning a New Mexico Music Award as CM ADAMS & THE REVELATORS and earning multiple nominations for his original songs recorded with The 3W Band.

For CM, music is medicine, which his live sets reflect. Armed with just his voice, acoustic guitar, and harmonica, audiences are drawn into the essence and rawness of each song. 

His own raw, introspective, and heartfelt originals are interwoven in his live sets along with hand-picked covers from legends like Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Willie Nelson, Hank Williams, Townes Van Zandt — and modern torchbearers like Colter Wall, Tyler Childers, Chris Stapleton, to name a few.

His music has earned spots on Spotify playlists alongside Steve Earle, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, and Wilco—solidifying his standing in the Americana and alt-country world.