Kyle Feerick, mortician, musician

Okay – Kyle Feerick isn’t actually a mortician. But he IS the fifth generation of the Feerick family to work at the family business – the Feerick Funeral Home.

And he’s most certainly a musician – a charismatic singer/songwriter who’s performed and collaborated with musicians from all walks of the Milwaukee scene, from members of One Drum and De La Buena to John Sparrow of The Horns of Dilemma of The Violent Femmes.

Mark Metcalf talks to Kyle about growing up in the funeral business, whether or not his life is like Six Feet Under (as it turns out, there are some eerie parallels) and what it takes to transition between “swinging the door” and cutting the track.

Backstage with Mark Metcalf is produced with WMSE 91.7 FM at the beautiful downtown studio of the Milwaukee School of Engineering. Tell your friends, and if you’d like to get in on some sweet podcast action (should we interview you? Do you know someoe who has a great story to tell?), by all means, send us an email.

(Yes, that’s Kyle’s music you hear. Hear more of it at Kyle’s MySpace page.)