rel li ▁has ▁released ▁nine ▁solo ▁albums ▁and ▁three ▁collabor ative ▁albums . ▁▁ ▁His ▁self - t itled ▁debut ▁album ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁that ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁K err ville ▁Fol k ▁Festival ' s ▁New ▁Fol k ▁Award . ▁ ▁His ▁first ▁recording ▁for ▁the ▁Sign ature ▁S ounds ▁label , ▁Com pass ▁& ▁Comp an ion , ▁spent ▁ten ▁weeks ▁in ▁the ▁Top ▁Ten ▁on ▁the ▁Amer icana ▁Chart . ▁ ▁E rel li ▁has ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁side ▁music ian ▁for ▁singer ▁song writ ers ▁ ▁L ori ▁McK en na ▁and ▁Josh ▁Ritter . ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁performed ▁at ▁various ▁music ▁festiv als ▁and ▁shared ▁the ▁stage ▁with ▁John ▁Hi att , ▁Dave ▁Al vin , ▁and ▁Gill ian ▁Wel ch . ▁ ▁E rel li ' s ▁song ▁“ Pe ople ▁Look ▁Ar ound ”, ▁which ▁he ▁co - w rote ▁with ▁C atie ▁Curt is , ▁ ▁was ▁the ▁Grand ▁Prize ▁winner ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁ ▁International ▁Song writing ▁Compet ition . ▁His ▁songs ▁have ▁been ▁recorded ▁by ▁Ell is ▁Paul , ▁V ance ▁Gilbert , ▁Ant je ▁Du vek ot , ▁and ▁Red ▁Mol ly . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁E rel li ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Boston ▁and ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Reading , ▁ ▁Massachusetts . ▁E rel li ▁performed ▁in ▁numerous ▁high ▁school ▁musical s ▁and ▁founded ▁the ▁band , ▁Fred die ▁and ▁S lip . ▁