Mark Erelli
Website:
http://www.markerelli.com/
Discography:
2014 - Milltowns
2011 - Barnstar!
2010 - Little Vigils
2010 - Seven Curses w/Jeffrey Foucault
2009 - Darwin Song Project - 2 songs on compilation CD
2008 - Delivered
2008 - Barn Raising
2006 - Hope & Other Casualties
2002 - The Memorial Hall Recordings
2002 - Hillbilly Pilgrim
2001 - Compass & Companion
1999 - Mark Erelli
| Ever since he released his self-titled debut at 24, Mark Erelli has exhibited an uncommon musical maturity. From twangy roots rock through fingerpicked folk, rollicking blues, western swing, rockabilly, nineteenth century ballads, lullabies and songs of social and political commentary, Mark has produced an assured and varied catalog over the last decade. Now 34, with well over 1000 concerts under his belt, multiple awards and growing notoriety as an accompanist,he has one of the most impressive and varied reputations in modern roots music.
Since being "discovered" while still enrolled in graduate school in 1999, he both finished his studies and released his self-titled debut on Signature Sounds. Following his win of the prestigious Kerrville New Folk contest, his fledgling career was heralded as "the beginning of a promising new road" (Acoustic Guitar).
His second release, Compass & Companion (2001), featuring the title track duet with Kelly Willis, was widely lauded as an "expertly crafted, beautifully produced collection" (Washington Post). The album spent nine weeks in the Top Ten of the Americana charts, garnered two Boston Music Award nominations, and prompted the Boston Herald to announce that "Mark Erelli has truly arrived."
On 2006's Hope & Other Casualties, Mark raised the bar with an unapologetic and timeless collection of deeply personal and affecting songs the Boston Globe labeled "a sturdy, winsome album, fueled by politics and emotion...a compelling addition to this young tunesmith's already impressive catalog." Effortlessly balancing songs of resignation and redemption, the record "addresses tough issues with the grit of John Hiatt and the melancholy beauty of Ron Sexsmith (Washington Post)." Hope was Folk Radio WUMB's #1 record of the year.
In September 2008, Erelli released Delivered, his seventh album on Signature Sounds. Produced by Zack Hickman, Delivered is a new high watermark for Erelli. Advance reviews are calling this Erelli's "desert island disc."
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