Wilby

Wilby is the latest indie-rock project of songwriter and performer, Maria Crawford. From the suburbs of Philadelphia, Crawford has been paving her way in the Nashville independent music scene since 2014. Formerly known as the folk artist Mar, Crawford released her debut EP Translucent Beauty in June 2021.

Wilby has previously featured in Wild Honey Pie’s Top 100 songs of 2020, Nashville’s Lightning 100 as DJ Pick of the week, Atwood Magazine’s Artist to Watch, and included on Spotify’s Fresh Finds Rock Best of 2022. Wilby’s sophomore EP Happiest Woman was released January 2023.

Wilby is sharing some of her best and most resonant songwriting yet in 2025 with Hit The North Records. Her newest singles so far has received support from KEXP, FLOOD Magazine, Spotify’s Fresh Finds and Fresh Finds Folk, and Nashville NPR station WNXP’s Backyard Sessions in summer 2025 with Broncho.

MGMT: colin@freshpaintmusic.com

US/NA Booking: To be announced soon

Label: tom@hitthenorthrecords.com

Radio: Planetary Group

Publicity: Hit The North Records and Banana Split PR

Sync licensing: Maps Music