Mia Kelly is an award-winning singer-songwriter from Gatineau, Quebec. Kelly is ready to release her third full-length album, Big Time Roller Coaster Feeling (May 2026). For the new collection, she ventured to acclaimed producer Connor Seidel's (Charlotte Cardin, Half Moon Run, Leif Vollebekk) studio, The Treehouse, in Sainte-Adèle, QC.
"This is my most joyful album to date," shares Kelly. “I was so excited to have the chance to work with Connor and see where the new songs would take me.” As snowstorms battered the surrounding landscape, Kelly embraced the studio’s cozy isolation, living out of her van just steps away while bringing the record to life.
Featuring 11 original songs, Big Time Roller Coaster Feeling celebrates all the juicy good bits of life: falling in love (title track), community (“Coin in the Cake”), dreams (“Strange Cocoon”), friendships, and creativity. The album also reckons with systemic inequality (“Blind Horse”), and deep grief (“Salish Sea”, “Medicine”, “Le vent qui m’enmmènera”). Throughout, Kelly digs deeper into her own story while continuing to share the powerful, empathetic portraits of the people she meets along the way.
Her sophomore album, To Be Clear (2024), co-produced with Jim Bryson (The Tragically Hip, Kathleen Edwards), earned international acclaim and cemented Kelly as a rising voice in the Folk/Americana scene. The record received two 2026 Canadian Folk Music Awards nominations for Contemporary Singer of the Year and English Songwriter of the Year, while the single “Meaning Well” earned a 2025 Single of the Year nomination. To Be Clear also garnered four 2025 Capital Music Awards nominations, with Kelly winning Single of the Year for “Bonefish Boys” and Video of the Year for “Si j’étais franche.” The official video for the single “Remedy River” featured Kelly enjoying one of her favourite pastimes: river surfing.
Kelly’s debut album, Garden Through the War (2022), showcased her as a poetic lyricist with a powerful, versatile voice. Exploring themes of resilience and growth after hardship, the album was recognized by the SOCAN Foundation.
Her music has been featured by La Presse, Americana UK, Ottawa Citizen, Radio-Canada, Roots Music Canada, Le Droit, Châtelaine, CKUA, SiriusXM North Americana, CBC, and more. She has shared the stage with Basia Bulat, Kim Churchill, John Smith, Blair Dunlop, Bobby Bazini, Aysanabee, The Franklin Electric, Daniel Champagne, Jeremie Albino, Julian Taylor, and Lloyd Spiegel. She has performed at major festivals including Tallinn Music Week (Estonia), Lunenburg Folk Harbour Festival, Folk Alliance International, Ottawa Bluesfest, Summerfolk, Ontario Festival of Small Halls, Festival des Montgolfières, Mariposa Folk Festival, Live from the Rock, and the Winnipeg Folk Festival.
Mia Kelly has been named Emerging Artist of the Year by Culture Outaouais, represented Canada as a finalist at the 2023 Jeux de la Francophonie in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and received both Young Performer of the Year and Emerging Artist of the Year honours at the 2024 Canadian Folk Music Awards.
With Big Time Roller Coaster Feeling, Mia Kelly broadens her horizons, digging into her core values while continuing her touring adventures and discovering new fans, one bottle of hot sauce at a time.
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