CJ Stranger is a guitar slinging, story-telling songwriter living on Dharug Country, Blue Mountains Australia. His music draws on folk songwriting traditions combined with an adventurous sonic palette courtesy of his exploratory guitar and banjo style. CJ’s latest EP ‘Folk Songs for End Times’ takes the listener on a journey through a post-apocalyptic Australian landscape. The characters are searching for both answers and hope as they traverse a barren landscape. Stranger is not afraid to use fx to push the sonic possibilities of the instruments . CJ has released 3 albums ‘Hey Stranger’ (2020), Coming Up For Air (2023) and ‘Live at Dashville Skyline’ (2024). His songs have received regular airplay and rotation around the country on radio including on triple J, Double J and ABC Country. His most recent release ‘Raining In Sydney’ a song dedicated to fans of test cricket who have endured a day of rain at the SCG was played on Fox and ABC’s cricket broadcast. CJ also is a session guitarist and regularly records and tours nationally and internationally with numerous Australian artists such as William Crighton, John Schumann (Redgum), Dave Wells, Melody Pool, Middle Kids and Angie Who as well as working on pro theatre shows such as Girl From the North Country (Bob Dylan), Moulin Rouge, Tina and Muriel’s Wedding the Musical.