Melissa Ferrick

  • Boston, MA
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  • Singer/Songwriter
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  • 1991
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About Melissa Ferrick


Singer/songwriter Melissa Ferrick emerged in 1994 as part of a group of new female alternative singer/songwriters, much in the vein of Liz Phair. Raised in Ipswich, MA, she began singing in coffeehouses after dropping out of college and eventually wound up in Boston. Her major breakthrough arrived one night when she replaced Morrissey's opening act less than an hour before showtime. Ferrick's performance impressed Morrissey, who invited her to open for him during the rest of the tour. The tour earned her a small cult following, as well as a contract with Atlantic Records.

She released her debut album, Massive Blur, in 1994 to good reviews; the critical reception for her stripped-down second album, Willing to Wait, earned even stronger acclaim. Even so, Atlantic dropped her in 1995, prompting Ferrick to go indie by signing with W.A.R.?, a Colorado-based company. She remained with W.A.R.? over the course of several albums -- including Everything I Need, Freedom, and the concert recording +1 -- before taking a lesson from fellow songwriter Ani DiFranco and forming her own label, Right On. Capturing her enigmatic stage persona, Ferrick issued Skinnier, Faster, Live at the B.P.C. in early 2001 and followed its release with a studio album named Valentine Heartache.

Releasing albums on her own label proved to be a welcome change of pace, and Ferrick spent the decade issuing a string of studio records and live releases. She also toured regularly, often logging as many as 150 shows per year. After releasing her 14th album, Goodbye Youth, in 2008, Ferrick shifted her focus to the artists who inspired her, resulting in the release of a covers album, Enough About Me, in 2010. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi

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  • Jun 28 Friday
    Chicago, IL, US 'back Lot Bash' Parking Lot Behind Cheetah Gym
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  • Jun 28 Friday
    Chicago, IL, US Backlot Bash
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  • Jun 29 Saturday
    Toronto, ON, Canada Budlight South Stage
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  • Jul 5 Friday
    Berwyn, IL, US Fitzgeralds Berwyn
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  • Jul 6 Saturday
    Indianapolis, IN, US National Women's Music Festival
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  • Jul 6 Saturday
    Middleton, WI, US National Women's Music Festival
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  • Jul 13 Saturday
    Portsmouth, NH, US Prescott Park
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  • Jul 19 Friday
    Vancouver, BC, Canada Wise Hall
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  • Jul 20 Saturday
    Seattle, WA, US The Triple Door
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  • Jul 21 Sunday
    Portland, OR, US Doug Fir Lounge
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  • Aug 8 Thursday
    Hart, MI, US Michigan Womyn's Music Festival
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  • Aug 30 Friday
    Cobourg, ON, Canada Shelter Valley Folk Festival
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  • Aug 31 Saturday
    Cobourg, ON, Canada Shelter Valley Folk Festival
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  • Sep 3 Tuesday
    Sisters, OR, US Americana Song Academy
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  • Sep 6 Friday
    Sisters, OR, US Sisters Folk Festival
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  • Oct 4 Friday
    Marblehead, MA, US Me & Thee Coffeehouse, Unitarian Church
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  • Oct 5 Saturday
    Burlington, VT, US Showcase Lounge, Higher Ground
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  • Oct 5 Saturday
    Burlington, VT, US Higher Ground
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  • Oct 28 Monday
    Tampa, FL, US David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts
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Discography

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  • Still Right Here (2011)
    Melissa Ferrick
    Still Right Here (2011)
    MPress Records
  • Goodbye Youth (2010)
    Melissa Ferrick
    Goodbye Youth (2010)
    Right On
  • Enough About Me (2010)
    Melissa Ferrick
    Enough About Me (2010)
    Right On Records
  • Live at Union Hall (2007)
    Melissa Ferrick
    Live at Union Hall (2007)
    Right On Records
  • In the Eyes of Strangers (2006)
    Melissa Ferrick
    In the Eyes of Strangers (2006)
    Right On Records
  • The Other Side (2004)
    Melissa Ferrick
    The Other Side (2004)
    Right On Records
  • 70 People at 7000 Feet (2003)
    Melissa Ferrick
    70 People at 7000 Feet (2003)
    Right On Records
  • Listen Hard (2002)
    Melissa Ferrick
    Listen Hard (2002)
    Right On/Goldenrod
  • Valentine Heartache (2001)
    Melissa Ferrick
    Valentine Heartache (2001)
    Ladyslipper
  • Skinnier, Faster, Live at the B.P.C. (2001)
    Melissa Ferrick
    Skinnier, Faster, Live at the B.P.C. (2001)
    Right Way Productions
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