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Updated 10/2/2018

Mark Erelli

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    MA

Institution/Business Type: Artist / Creative (Individual)

Mark Erelli finished up a graduate degree in evolutionary biology shortly after his eponymous debut was released on Signature Sounds in 1999. He has won several prestigious awards, including the Kerrville New Folk contest and the International Song Contest, where a song he co-wrote with Catie Curtis ("People Look Around") bested 15,000 entries to win the grand prize. For the past 18 years, he has maintained a rigorous touring schedule, appearing onstage everywhere from coffeehouses and major folk festival stages (Newport, Philadelphia) to Fenway Park, where he once sang the national anthem before a Red Sox game. In recent years, Erelli has gained notoriety as a multi-instrumentalist sideman and producer, accompanying GRAMMY-winning artists such as Lori McKenna, Paula Cole and Josh Ritter everywhere from Nashville's Grand Ole Opry to London's Royal Albert Hall. In addition to producing two records for McKenna, Erelli's own diverse discography includes collections of western swing, lullabies, bluegrass (with his band Barnstar!) and songs of stirring social conscience, as well as several highly-acclaimed collaborations (including Seven Curses, a collection of murder ballads recorded with Jeffrey Foucault). His tenth and newest solo album, 2016's For A Song, has already been likened by No Depression to "the best of Paul Simon or Jackson Browne's work...stories that are immediately relatable and reflective of the small moments in our lives."

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Mark Erelli
Job Title: Folksinger
Phone: 617-969-0810
Address:
522 Lebanon St.
Melrose, MA 02176

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About

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Artist / Creative (Individual)

Legal Status:

Commercial / For profit - Sole proprietorship

Year Founded:

1999

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Artist / Creative (Individual)

Legal Status:

Commercial / For profit - Sole proprietorship

Year Founded:

1999

Disciplines

Primary Discipline:

Music - Folk

Activities and Services

Activities and Services:

  • Performance / Concert / Reading
Seasons Active: spring, summer, fall, winter
Events Per Year: 100

Communities

Populations Engaged:

  • General Public

Geographic Reach:

  • National

Media Gallery

I Have Worked With

Affiliations and Accomplishments

Professional Associations

Professional Associations:

  • Folk Alliance
  • Americana Music Association

Professional Associations

Professional Associations:

  • Folk Alliance
  • Americana Music Association

Awards

Awards:

  • International Songwriting Competition Grand Prize Winner, 2005
  • Kerrville New Folk Winner, 1999

Artist Info

Touring Artist

NEST Eligible Artist

Technical Requirements:

  • 2 XLR cables
  • 1 mic stand
  • soundboard with +48V phantom power
  • house speakers

Fee Range:

$100 - $3,000

State of Residence:

Massachusetts

Minimum Number of Performers:

1

Maximum Number of Performers:

4

Touring Artist

NEST Eligible Artist

Technical Requirements:

  • 2 XLR cables
  • 1 mic stand
  • soundboard with +48V phantom power
  • house speakers

Fee Range:

$100 - $3,000

State of Residence:

Massachusetts

Minimum Number of Performers:

1

Maximum Number of Performers:

4