Performance
Date
Friday, Aug 31
Ellis
Paul is one of the leading voices in American
songwriting. He was a principle leader in the wave
of singer/songwriters that emerged from the Boston
folk scene, creating a movement that revitalized the
national acoustic circuit with an urban, literate,
folk pop style that helped renew interest in the
genre in the 1990's.
His charismatic, personally authentic performance
style has influenced a generation of artists away
from the artifice of pop, and closer towards the
realness of folk. Though he remains among the most
pop-friendly of today's singer-songwriters - his
songs regularly appear in hit movie and TV
soundtracks - he has bridged the gulf between the
modern folk sound and the populist traditions of
Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger more successfully than
perhaps any of his songwriting peers.
"Ellis Paul
is a master storyteller. He combines the
sensibilities of Bob Dylan, Bill Morrissey and John
Gorka and delivers it with a passion that sets him
apart in the company of a new breed of
songwriters." --Performing Songwriter
For
more information on Ellis, visit www.ellispaul.com.
