Melissa Ferrick
Melissa Ferrick started playing around Boston in the late 80s and early 90s, working through the local open mic circuit. Her first album, 'Massive Blonde,'...
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Melissa Ferrick started playing around Boston in the late 80s and early 90s, working through the local open mic circuit. Her first album, 'Massive Blonde,' came out in 1991. The title track got some attention, and the record was noted for its direct, confessional writing.
She kept putting out albums fairly regularly over the next couple of decades, like 'Break' in 1993 and 'Still Right Here' in 2010. Songs like 'Favorite Person In The World' and 'Alone' became staples for her listeners, built around acoustic guitar and plainspoken lyrics about relationships and personal struggle.
Ferrick has worked with other musicians like Eric Bazilian and Darrell Scott at different points. She's maintained a steady presence as an independent artist, releasing records on her own terms through the 2010s with albums like 'Whiskey and Pie' and 'The Heartbeat of the World.'
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