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Melissa Mulligan

New Album: December 7, 2007!

About Me

Contact TablesFor the second year in a row, Melissa has been voted "Best Singer-Songwriter" in the Fairfield Weekly's annual reader's poll (the entertainment paper for Fairfield County, CT)! "sparrow" is Mulligan's second release as a singer-songwriter supported by a finely-tuned rock band. Her first CD was a full-length album titled "Love This Life," released in 2004. Melissa plays about 100 shows per year (on her own or with The Melissa Mulligan Band), teaches voice lessons and songwriting workshops, and co-hosts an indie artist radio show (with friend and singer Suzanne Vick) on WPKN, Bridgeport/WPKM, Montauk (www.myspace.com/singerscircle). "With her strong vocal power and creative lyrics, listeners find in Mulligan someone they can relate to." - Fairfield Weekly. "Well-played, well-sung, tuneful three minute pop songs." - The New Haven Advocate. "There's a lyrical maturity to her work that's apparent even when she's slyly exercising her sense of humor." - Nick Scalia, PLAY New Haven Magazine. Melissa has been performing her songs for audiences since the age of nine. She developed her craft over the next twenty years through formal voice training, jazz ensembles, concert choirs, rock-n-roll bands, and a bachelors degree in English. A new album will be released in November, 2007... stay tuned!

My Interests

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Member Since: 11/19/2004
Band Website: melissamulligan.com
Band Members: M. Mulligan (vox/acoustic), Bill Blue (guitar), Rob Lipinsky (guitar), Jay Jamron (bass), & Mikey Posser (drums and optimistic insanity).
Influences: The Beatles, Neil Finn, Aimee Mann, Squeeze, Janis Joplin, Bonnie Raitt, Rhett Miller, The Smiths, Ella Fitzgerald and The Sex Pistols.
Sounds Like: good things are happening
Type of Label: None

My Blog

You Rocked the Vote!

Dear Friends,You did it!  You rocked the band slam vote!  I have been voted "Best Folk/Acoustic/Singer-Songwriter" for 2007.  Thank you for the support, the friendship, the duets, the e...
Posted by Melissa Mulligan on Mon, 06 Aug 2007 12:52:00 PST

Backwards

Last night I hosted a Songwriter Showcase that I put together for four 18 year old singer/songwriters.  Sammy, Nick, Taylor and Josh were all terrific.  It's been  fun for me to watch t...
Posted by Melissa Mulligan on Sun, 01 Jul 2007 07:11:00 PST

Drop of Grace

It has been a rough week.   Perhaps I am suffering from post-event-stress-disorder.  My big benefit concert was last Saturday, and once it was over it seemed like my entire life crashed...
Posted by Melissa Mulligan on Fri, 09 Mar 2007 10:26:00 PST

Infinite Space (in a Nutshell)

2006...  I hate to say goodbye.I actually stuck with my new year's resolutions this year, with very few exceptions.  It's been almost the same list year after year, so I'm not really sure wh...
Posted by Melissa Mulligan on Mon, 01 Jan 2007 10:03:00 PST

Health is Healthy

Hello!For anyone who doesn't know by now, I broke my big toe (right foot) two weeks ago and Blue had carpal tunnel surgery on his left hand this morning.  We're quite a pair! I'm also fighting a ...
Posted by Melissa Mulligan on Tue, 05 Dec 2006 10:33:00 PST

Autumnal Changes

Fall is here and it makes me want to change almost everything in my life.  So far: I've given up coffee, alcohol, junk food, processed food, frozen dinners and artificial sweeteners.  And ye...
Posted by Melissa Mulligan on Tue, 17 Oct 2006 07:58:00 PST

It is Magic

When "sparrow" was released in May, and when "Love This Life" was released in 2004, I felt...  a little bit empty.  When I listened to them, I wasn't sure we had captured the magic that I fe...
Posted by Melissa Mulligan on Wed, 26 Jul 2006 09:08:00 PST

Just stop it.

I am not changing or growing up as quickly as I am expected to.  But I am afraid to face how juvenile my mind really is.  I'll just write something (like "Objectify Me") which can ...
Posted by Melissa Mulligan on Sat, 17 Jun 2006 04:00:00 PST

CD Release - sparrow

Okay, it's outta my hands!  sparrow is being released to the universe in two days (Friday, May 19 at C. J. Sparrow - don't miss it)!In the meantime, it's live on cdbaby.com and will soon be on iT...
Posted by Melissa Mulligan on Wed, 17 May 2006 11:00:00 PST

Friends Posting Songs

Yesterday, a myspace friend wished me a Happy Easter.  I went to his profile to thank him, only to find he had posted "Dark Horse" on his profile. Today I received a couple of new comments to my ...
Posted by Melissa Mulligan on Mon, 17 Apr 2006 05:58:00 PST