ArtistInfo

Mark Erelli

voc, acg, *1974 US, Boston
Singer / Musician / Songwriter of World, Rock and Folk

Mark Erelli (born June 20, 1974) is an American singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, 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. Erelli has worked as a side musician for singer songwriters Lori McKenna and Josh Ritter. He has performed at various music festivals and shared the stage with John Hiatt, Dave Alvin, and Gillian Welch. E

Instruments

• Vocals
• Acoustic guitar
• Harmonica
• Mandolin
• Electric guitar

Genres

• World
• Rock
• Folk
• Country

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