Mark Erelli | |
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 Erelli performing at the Woody Guthrie Folk Festival in July 2009. | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 20 June 1974 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1999–present |
| Labels | Signature Sounds |
| Website | markerelli |
Mark Erelli (born June 20, 1974) is an American singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist,[1] and touring folk musician from Reading, Massachusetts who earned a master's degree in evolutionary biology from the University of Massachusetts Amherst before pursuing a career in music. Erelli has released nine solo albums and three collaborative albums. His self-titled debut album was released in 1999, the same year that he won the Kerrville Folk Festival's New Folk Award. His first recording for the Signature Sounds label, Compass & Companion, spent ten weeks in the Top Ten on the Americana Chart.[2] Erelli has worked as a side musician for singer songwriters Lori McKenna and Josh Ritter.[3] He has performed at various music festivals and shared the stage with John Hiatt, Dave Alvin, and Gillian Welch.[4] Erelli's song “People Look Around”, which he co-wrote with Catie Curtis, was the Grand Prize winner at the 2005 International Songwriting Competition.[5] His songs have been recorded by Ellis Paul, Vance Gilbert, Antje Duvekot, and Red Molly.
- ^ Chilton, Martin. Mark Erelli and the pursuit of excellence. The Telegraph (UK), November 22, 2011.
- ^ Wood, Arthur. Mark Erelli Biography. Folkville: Thirty Years Writing About the Folk Process, Retrieved February 12, 2013.
- ^ Webb, Jela. Mark Erelli, Stuyvesant Oval (New York City, 7/21/12), ‘’No Depression’’, August 6, 2012.
- ^ Daily Voice Staff. Mark Erelli - the multi-instrumentalist sideman and singer-songwriter is this month’s Hezekiah Stone’s featured artist. Archived 2014-07-24 at the Wayback Machine ‘’The Leicester Daily Voice’’, October 5, 2012.
- ^ International Songwriting Competition.International Songwriting Competition: Previous Winners.