Biography
IN BRIEF
Lyric-based, contemporary acoustic songwriter. Influences include poet Mary Oliver, songwriter Shawn Colvin, and mood maker David Gray. Originally from rural western-most Massachusetts, Hutchinson now lives in the Boston area. She has won numerous songwriting awards in the US, Ireland and UK, including recognition from prestigious competitions at Merlefest, NewSong, Kerrville, Falcon Ridge and Rocky Mountain Folks Fests. She is currently touring with "Winterbloom" a collective of four singer songwriters (Antje Duvekot, Anne Heaton, Natalia Zukerman) promoting their new holiday album release "Winterbloom: Traditions Rearranged." In February 2010, Hutchinson will release her second album on Red House Records called "The Living Side."
For more information about Meg Hutchinson and her upcoming tour dates, please visit www.meghutchinson.com.
FESTIVALS, CONFERENCES & AWARDS
2008 Sisters Folk Festival & Song School
2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2003 International Folk Alliance Conference
2003-2009 Cutting Edge of the Campfire Festivals, Cambridge MA
2006 Starbucks Music Makers Competition
2006 Plymouth Folk & Blues Festival
2006 Great Waters Music Festival
2006 Halifax Campfire Folk Festival
Winner, 2006 CMEAS East Anglia Tour in UK
Showcase Performer, 2006 Folk Alliance Conference Austin TX
Finalist, 2005 John Lennon Songwriting Competition
Finalist, 2005 Billboard Songwriting Competition
Finalist, 2005 USA Songwriting Competition
"Artist Most Wanted" 2005 Falcon Ridge Folk Festival
Winner, 2005 Mountain Stage NewSong Folk Festival
Finalist, 2005 Telluride Bluegrass Music Festival
Finalist, 2005 Rocky Mountain Folks Fest
Finalist, 2005 Kerrville Folk Festival
Showcase Performer, 2005 NXNE Conference
Main Stage Showcase Performer, 2004 NEMO Conference
Winner, 2004 Reach Emerging Artists in Ireland Tour
Nominated, 2001 Boston Music Award for Best Debut Singer-Songwriter Album
Winner, 2001 New Folk Award at Kerrville Folk Festival
Winner, 2001 Rocky Mountain Folks Fest
Showcase Performer, 2001 Telluride Troubadour Songwriter's
Winner, 2001 Chris Austin Songwriting Contest at Merlefest
EXAMPLE VENUES:
Guthrie Center, Great Barrington, MA
Club Helsinki, Great Barrington, MA
The Iron Horse, Northampton, MA
Tupelo Hall, Londonderry, NH
Club Passim, Cambridge, MA
The Paradise, Boston, MA
Somerville Theatre, Somerville, MA
Stone Soup, Pawtucket, RI
Godfrey Daniels, Bethlehem, PA
Tin Angel, Philadelphia, PA
Jammin’ Java, Washington DC
The Living Room, New York, NY
The Turning Point, Piermont, NY
Caffe Lena, Saritoga Springs, NY
Instrumentation
MEG HUTCHINSON - Acoustic Guitar, Vocals
Also Available With Band:
Kevin Barry - Acoustic & Electric Guitars
Richard Gates - Bass
Jeff Berlin - Drums
Discography
2010 The Living Side
2009 Winterbloom: Traditions Rearranged
2008 Come Up Full
2007 True North (single)
2004 The Crossing
2001 Any Given Day
1999 Against The Grey
1996 Meg Hutchinson
Links
| http://www.meghutchinson.com |
| www.MegHutchinson.com |