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With her songs described as "little jewels," singer-songwriter Melanie Ida Chopko pours her heart out over jazz chords and bold, inquisitive melodies. A rising presence in the chamber folk scene, she performs on voice and piano, and uses storytelling to help her audience experience, above all else, a sense of togetherness. Her forthcoming album was internationally recognized as a Kickstarter “Project We Love.” If Joni Mitchell, Sufjan Stevens, and Tori Amos were neighbors and made music on Sundays, it might sound like this. Originally from New York, Melanie currently lives in Asheville.
Press
“Standing out in today’s musical landscape, Melanie Ida Chopko crafts an intimate and personal blend of chamber pop and indie folk, centering around her deeply emotive vocals. “I Come From” is a magical adventure that speaks to a modern generation."
Aldora Britain Records
“Chopko’s lyrics turn her private world and the world at large into vivid cinema.“
Joe Kornfield, Boston Herald American
"Melanie Ida Chopko has that precious and rare quality that we long for in our artists…a unique way of seeing. Happily she also has the grace of melody and words to communicate it to us."
Rachel Efron, Producer
“Finely wrought, contemplative and subtly baroque.”
Bill Kopp, Mountain Xpress
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