Melissa Ferrick

7-8-2017 (Ballroom)

Melissa Ferrick’s 12th original album is a coming home. She has arrived in a place musically that is both familiar and new. Melissa is a better writer, engineer, producer, and overall artist. The self-titled album is, in many ways, a new beginning for Ferrick. Written in just over a year, recorded at home, and released on her own relaunched label, "Right On Records," Melissa Ferrick has given us a simple, eloquent and honest acoustic album with an undeniable level of maturity. For long-time fans, this will be a welcome new arrival. For those who are just discovering Ferrick, this is a superb way to be introduced. A completely solo effort in its process, creation and release, Melissa Ferrick is marking the middle of her career with a perfect return to songwriting, and to herself.

Ferrick's life has always been an open book. Signed to Atlantic Records in the mid-'90s, she helped represent a new wave of alt-rock females, like Liz Phair, PJ Harvey and college-mate Paula Cole, who sang about womanhood with sharp, unchecked honesty. Morrissey proved an early champion when he personally invited her to tour as his opening act, and Ferrick eventually went on to found her own label and release a number of albums in which she played every instrument herself. Her life took dips and turns along the way, and she chronicled every detail in her songwriting amidst the warm backdrop of pedal-steel guitars and rootsy harmonies.

"Ferrick released one of the year’s most singular albums...Ferrick’s self-titled latest is worth finding if you missed it. “Melissa Ferrick” is an unfussy record built around her prowess on guitar, with her voice expressive and closely miked." - James Reed: Boston Globe

"Melissa has simply delivered an eloquent and honest acoustic album with an undeniable level of maturity." - Charlotte Robinson: Huffington Post

"Ferrick punches out a perfect pop hook with her sublime cadence and ace acoustic guitar strumming. She unwinds the tale of an August night when the stars exalted the spirits of a whole seaside town - and helped Ferrick “get good with getting old.”" - Jeb Gottleib: The Boston Herald

Open: Jane Miller - Guitarist, composer, arranger and Berklee Professor with roots in both Jazz and Folk.