Melanie Devaney is a folk-Americana singer-songwriter from the small town of Epworth in Dubuque County Iowa (pop. 1,700).  Clasically trained in piano and holding a degree in Creative Writing, her songs are stories from her own life’s adventures and the cast of characters she has met and created along the way. She also performs a number of cover songs by well-known artists such as The Beatles, Eagles, Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton, U2 and Adele.  She has been dscribed by the San Diego Kensington News as “a real gem,” and her music is “ At times country, at times pop, she’s like a mix of Carole King and Emmylou Harris with confessional lyrics and heartfelt music to spare.”

• Melanie's second album "Single Subject Notebook"charted on three college stations in the U.S. in early 2014 and also received heavy rotation on over seventy stations.  
• Her previous festivals include the Kimball Arts Festival (Park City, Utah); the Julian Music Festival (Julian, California), the Nowoodstock Music Festival (Ten Sleep, Wyoming) and the Red Gorilla Music Festival (Austin, TX).
• She was selected as a 2016 Folk Alliance Regional West Official Showcase Performer

"New to the San Diego music scene, Melanie Devaney wowed the audience with a vocal range that had to be heard to be believed.  Not only did she sing, she captured hearts and minds of the audience with her talent for both the guitar and keyboards. This girl has it all!" -www.julianmusicfestival.com

"This is strong work straight out of the American dream. . ."  Country Standard Time Review

"Armed with a degree in creative writing and years of classical piano training, she's a promising young artist whose unaffected music is delivered with a welcome absence of fuss."  San Diego U-T