caption website associated_acts birth_place label article_title background birth_date instrument genre image origin name occupation
melissa mcclelland -lsb- http://www.melissamcclelland.com/ melissamcclelland.com -rsb- luke doucet , ladybird sideshow , whitehorse chicago , illinois , united states six shooter records , orange melissa mcclelland
 solo_singer 1979 vocals , guitar pop , rock , folk rock melissa mcclelland pink umbrella.jpg toronto , ontario , canada melissa mcclelland singer-songwriter
melissa mcclelland

melissa mcclelland -lrb- born 1979 -rrb- is an american-born canadian singer-songwriter who lived in hamilton , ontario , in her youth and now bases her career from toronto .
mcclelland 's music is influenced by blues and americana .
a writer on cmj 's staff blog wrote that mcclelland has `` a persona reminiscent of a female tom waits . ''
