Melissa Chilinski

Melissa is a multi-instrumentalist based in Salt Lake City. You may have seen her working the shop at Acoustic Music, orchestrating the ever-growing Trash Moon Collective, and playing banjo, guitar, and singing in many local bands including Pompe ‘n Honey, Josie-O and the Big Six, the Elderblossoms, and sometimes Pixie and the Partygrass Boys and Hot House West. Since devoting her life to being a full-time musician two years ago, she has released two solo records, Wings to Fly and River Green Sessions, Desert Moon with Pompe ‘n Honey, and has been featured on countless other records including Patron Saint Django by Hot House West.

This show will debut her newest solo record Melissa Chilinski with Westmoon Records. The album is composed of almost all original songs and all original arrangements. Haunting banjo tones, thoughtful, self-reflective lyrics, and textured orchestrations all wrap around Melissa’s unique voice and ethereal folk sound.

Both the album and album release show will feature performances with her close friends in the local music scene, including Ben Weiss (Pixie and the Partygrass Boys), Grayson Wickel (Theoretical Blonde), Sam Osimitz (Pompe ‘n Honey), Nick McMenamin (Pompe ‘n Honey), David Baker (Hot House West; Pompe ‘n Honey), Nathan Royal (Hot House West), Hayley Kirkland (Hot House West), McKayle Law, Megan Nay (David Burchfield & the Fire Guild), and Dylan Schorer (Josie O; David Burchfield and the Fire Guild; Hollering Pines).