Well, it's that time of year again - the announcement of our last show of the season, and a big & warm THANK YOU for all of your support during 2011-2012!
We hope you will join us for our season finale this Saturday night May 12th and welcome Melissa Ferrick back to the Driftwood stage! Tix are available online now at www.driftwoodfolkcafe.com, $25 in advance (plus $1 service fee per seat), but will be $28 at the door the night of the show.
ABOUT MELISSA FERRICK:
Melissa FerrickMelissa Ferrick has a great deal to show for two decades in the music industry. There is the expansive body of work, mapped out over the sixteen albums that comprise her career to date, nearly all of which she distributed herself. There are the stories of the crisscrossed world and the things she has both gained and lost in her wake. There is the fervent fan-base that has grown with Ferrick, which has waited patiently for her latest opus for the preceding three years. Above all there is the sound, a voice burnished by breakdowns and breakthroughs, refined over the twenty years she has been doing this.
And now, there is Still Right Here, the sum of these hard-earned parts set to music, Ferrick’s gorgeous purpose unspooling over the ten tracks that comprise the album. “This is the record I’ve wanted to make for a long time,” explains Ferrick. “The sound of it – the songwriting is definitely a step above where I was a few years ago.”
The growth reflected on Still Right Here is a direct result of the emotional topography of Ferrick’s life, shaped by the events of the past few years. After touring in support of 2008’s critically acclaimed Goodbye Youth, Ferrick found herself back in her Massachusetts base, home for the longest time in nearly two decades. “After [that album] came out I think I just needed to stop and figure out what I needed to do.” Shortly after returning home, Ferrick embarked on a professional and personal reckoning that would find her better off three years later, with the emotional travelogue of Still Right Here to show for it.
“I’m glad I’ve gotten as far as I have. I’m glad I’ve survived the industry and its changes, that I can still make a living playing shows and making records. And whenever I start to think maybe I shouldn’t do this, I try to remember that it’s no accident that I’ve written 150 songs, and people are still coming to shows,” says Ferrick. “I’ll just keep doing this until I’m not doing it anymore.”
Do not miss this show! If you have not seen Melissa play live, this is a great venue to see her at her best. We expect this show to sell out, so purchase in advance to guarantee your seat!
See you at the show, and thank you all from the bottom of our Driftwood hearts. We are so incredibly grateful for all of your support!
Carlyn, Lynn, and all of the Driftwood volunteers
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