Mark Erelli House Concert in Salem, MA

Mark Erelli in a backyard concert to benefit Salem Sound Coastwatch

Come see one of the hardest working, most talented, and versatile singer/songwriter/guitarists out there today in a unique concert. We are so lucky to be hosting this world-class musician right in our backyard.

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Mark Erelli's latest album, Blindsided:

“(Blindsided) soars on the wings of jangly guitars, heartfelt vocals and soulful harmony lines...Yep, that's the sweet spot right there. And there's enough of it to make this album matter." -The Associated Press

“Blindsided is a bit of Americana alchemy, a concoction that can only be served up by someone who knows the rules inside and out — enough to break them when needed.” -No Depression

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Don't wait too long to get a spot. We have limited yard space!

You will be joining us at "Shallop Cove," the home of Ben and Tanya Shallop. Friends, neighbors, and fans of Mark are all welcome! We will send you the exact address by email once you have reserved your spot.

Please bring a blanket or lawn chair to make yourself comfortable.

We will have some beverages and snacks available for a donation to Salem Sound Coastwatch. Parking is on the street. Please let us know if you need any accessibility accommodations.

This show is rain-or-shine: Hopefully outdoors, but indoors if weather requires - we may need to limit attendance if we move the show indoors. If this is the case, we will let you know the day before.

Entrance to the yard is to the left of the house.

The show starts at 7:00, our backyard gate opens at 6:00.

$25 suggested donation with a portion going to Salem Sound Coastwatch.

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“All the things that brought me comfort, they just seem tired and worn, what always used to work ain’t working anymore,” sings award-winning, Massachusetts-based singer/songwriter Mark Erelli, a few songs in to his newest release Blindsided. It’s a realization that has washed over many of us, like headlights sweeping across the bedroom ceiling on a sleepless night. But for a songwriter, such an appraisal is a call to action.

Erelli rose to the occasion with a writing streak, generating well over 30 new songs to choose from for his newest record. He ultimately gravitated toward those that wrestled with the questions we encounter in the “middle,” the certain point in life when you reflect on your hopes and dreams and what you thought were certainties. “One glance at the headlines and anyone can see that we are questioning the stories we’ve told ourselves and, in many cases, they aren’t proving as durable as they once seemed,” he explains. ”Do the things I took for granted as truth when I was younger still hold up? What can I still lean on? Am I strong enough for the ones I love to lean on me? The answers, if there even are answers, can be both unsettling and reaffirming.”

The aptly-titled Blindsided was forged in this process of reckoning, of taking stock of the soul, and being pleasantly surprised. Mining the same gritty yet soulful territory as John Hiatt’s Bring The Family or Bonnie Raitt’s Nick Of Time, Erelli contemplates the delicate tension between love and commitment, faith and family, disillusionment and hope. But this isn’t a confession from the therapist’s couch; it’s rock ’n roll, and Erelli is clearly taking his cues from heroes like Petty and Prine. Over the course of Blindsided’s 11 tracks, the message of each song is distilled to its purest form, as fearlessly honest in perspective as it is straightforward in its delivery. "

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https://www.salemsound.org

Salem Sound Coastwatch is committed to:

Leading the Way to a Healthier Sea & Shore

1. Increasing the public's knowledge and appreciation of the natural resources of the Salem Sound Watershed and the immediate and chronic threats to the ecological health of the watershed.

2. Working with the public and private sectors, as well as other non-profit organizations, to foster responsible and sustainable resource management practices in the Salem Sound Watershed.

3. Conducting and facilitating environmental monitoring and scientific research in the Salem Sound Watershed and sharing the results with the public.

4. Promoting citizens' awareness and understanding of their connection to the Salem Sound Watershed and their role in restoring and protecting its health.

Salem Sound Coastwatch is a non-profit coastal watershed organization that works with government agencies, businesses, other non-profit organizations and citizens, through municipal partnering, scientific investigation, education, and stewardship.

We work with the Salem Sound communities of Manchester-by-the-Sea, Beverly, Danvers, Peabody, Salem, and Marblehead and in Swampscott, Lynn and Nahant, as the Massachusetts Bays National Estuary Program regional coordinator for Lower North Shore region.

The Salem Sound watershed covers 43,000 hectares (over 106,255 acres) and drains into Salem Sound, a 3,660 ha (9,044 ac) large, coastal embayment. The waters of Salem Sound receive riverine input from the Danvers River and North River, large volumes of stormwater runoff (>60% impervious surface) and wastewater from two treatment facilities.

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Host or Publisher Tanya and Ben Shallop