Paul Cresey is a Canadian singer-songwriter, born in Edmonton, Alberta. Cresey has received national attention on the Canadian folk music scene and was nominated for Young Performer of the Year at the 2008 Canadian Folk Music Awards. Paul received his first acoustic guitar at the age of 10, but was unable to play it because it was right-handed. Frustrated, Paul did not take up the guitar again until age 12, when his family purchased for him a left-handed guitar. After two years of lessons, Cresey began to work on finger-picking techniques and new strumming patterns and groomed his passion for folk music. 

Cresey has since pursued a solo career, and writes and performs all of his material at coffee houses and open stage performances. Not completely exclusive to folk music, he performs many other musical genres including rock, blues, celtic and Christian folk rock. Cresey’s influences include Gordon Lightfoot, Bob Dylan, Neil Young and Leonard Cohen among others. His voice has been compared to other artists like Dave Grohl and Jack Johnson. He released his debut album Piece the Picture in October 2007, and it was widely received on Edmonton airwaves. The Edmonton Journal wrote, "It's a diverse album with blues, Celtic and pop-folk angles alongside the romantic balladry you might expect." Cresey is also a featured musician in A Night of Artists. 

Cresey became a featured artist in the Under-22 Songwriters’ Circle on CKUA radio Alberta and received a nomination for Young Performer of the Year at the Canadian Folk Music Awards in St. John’s Newfoundland. Cresey is currently in the recording process of his third album. 

For more information, please visit 
www.myspace.com/paulcresey