"Kelly Zullo stands out from a sea of singer-songwriters. Her strengths lie in her unique slamming and rapid fingerpicking on her acoustic guitar. She wows listeners with her Outstanding guitar accompaniment."
-Winner of 2011 International Acoustic Music Awards, Best Female Artist
- International Acoustic Music Awards (Feb 26, 2011)

"Excellent!" Iron Maiden (Oct 3, 2010)


Singer/songwriter Kelly Zullo has been paying dues on the road and steadfastly playing away in Nashville clubs for seven years now, and her recent release, Thin Line, has all the battle scars and enlightened world-weariness to prove it. Thin Line is a tense record, balancing frustration and loss with hope and liberty- finally resulting in a commanding, self-possessed collection of six thoughtful songs. Zullo's voice, at once gritty and sweet, lingers somewhere in the Melissa Etheridge and Michelle Shocked relam, and her writing is truthful and simple.

Thin Line contains contributions from phenomenal session bassist Jackie Street and drummers Ben Phillips and David Burch, but Zullo herself does the lion's share of playing, including guitar, bass, and harmonica.

For a six-song EP, Zullo's Thin Line feels like a cohesive, well-planned record. Her songs cut to the chase, engaging the listener from the first line and not letting go until the last note fades. Zullo's potential as a songwriter is fully evident here and shows promise for many great records to come.

Performing Songwriter

Cleveland based musician Kelly Zullo has been around the world playing music since the late 90's. Moving briefly to NYC, Europe & Nashville, as well as experiencing great wanderlust, this lyricist and guitarist molds the gypsy-esque mantra with philosophical bite over a riotous acoustic guitar.

Not often has a more energetic acoustic music emerged which features a female guitarist shredding acoustic guitar riffs over a percussive bang. Recently winning the International Acoustic Music Award for "Best Female Artist, comparisons from Ani Difranco to Kaki King are drawn.

Drawn as much to philosophical thought as to intricate guitar work, Zullo's songs seek to explain dubious points of life with often painting caricaturist pictures accompanied by riffs that would often be difficult to play alone, let alone sing and play at once.

Kelly has toured with Ember Swift as a percussionist and guitarist, as well as opened for a variety of artists from Melissa Ferrick to Sonia Dada.