Artist of the Month: Sully Burrows / Artiste du mois: Sully Burrows

Artist of the month : Sully Burrows

Because his grandfather played with both the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Pittsburgh Penguins, it would be easy to predict a run at the NHL. And although he did play competitive hockey, music stole the puck and steered Sully Burrows into playing covers at the local Boston Pizza.

Winner of this year’s CMAOntario Breakthrough Artist award, the Parry Sound native started writing songs at age 15, was picked up by powerhouse booking agency Paquin Artists, signed with the Partner Records Label at age 17, and dropped his debut single “Youth” (co-written with Owen Riegling) in October of 2024. The song reveals his well-developed sense of perspective: “You always think you have time, but things can change, and the things you love could be gone faster than you expect. This record is about enjoying the time you have because no matter what you do, you can’t buy back your youth.”

Sully attracted serious (or is it “Sirius”?) attention, surfacing as a finalist in Sirius XM’s Top of the Country. He got a lot of dirt on his boots while touring this year: CMA Fest in Nashville, the CMAOntaro Sharbot Lake Beach Bash, Kempenfest, Boots & Hearts, Lasso Festival in Montreal, Smoke & Spurs and Misty City Music Festival, CCMA Country Music Week in Kelowna and Tailgate Festival. Celebrity opens a lot of doors – Sully threw the opening pitch at a Blue Jays game & helped the London Knights celebrate their Memorial Cup win.

And like the old cliché, you can take Sully out of his hometown, but it’s still inside. 2025’s releases, “Rally Around” (about a “hometown crowd”) & “Somewhere in a Smalltown” are proof he carries it with him. “My favourite part of the process is performing. I love sharing my music and building off the energy of the venue.”

You can find out where to catch some of that energy by following Sully Burrows here:

https://sullyburrows.com/
https://www.facebook.com/sullyburrowsofficial/
https://www.instagram.com/sullyburrows/
https://www.youtube.com/@SullyBurrows

//contributing writer: Matt Ersnaught//