Ellis Paul
Paul performing at the Twickenham Folk Club, Twickenham, England. (May 21, 2006)
Background information
Birth name	Paul Plissey
Born	January 14, 1965 (1965-01-14) (age 42) Fort Kent, Maine, United States
Origin	Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Genre(s)	Folk Pop
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter
Years active	1989 – present
Label(s)	Rounder
Website	EllisPaul.com

Ellis Paul (born January 14, 1965) is an American singer-songwriter and folk musician. Born Paul Plissey in Aroostook County, Maine, Paul is a key figure in what has become known as the Boston school of songwriting, a literate, provocative and urbanely romantic folk-pop style that helped ignite the folk revival of the 1990s.^[1] His pop music songs have appeared in movies and on television, bridging the gap between the modern folk sound and the populist traditions of Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger.^[2] Image File history File links Ellis-twick. ... May 21 is the 141st day of the year (142nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... January 14 is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Location of Fort Kent in Aroostook County, Maine Fort Kent is a town in Aroostook County, Maine, United States. ... Nickname: Location in Massachusetts, USA Coordinates: Country United States State Massachusetts County Suffolk County Government  - Mayor Thomas M. Menino (D) Area  - City  89. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... “Folk song” redirects here. ... For popular forms of music in general, see Popular music. ... The term singer-songwriter refers to performers who both write and sing their own material. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Rounder Records, originally of Cambridge, Massachusetts but now based in Burlington, is an independent record label founded in 1970 by Ken Irwin, Bill Nowlin and Marian Leighton-Levy, while all three were still university students. ... January 14 is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... “Folk song” redirects here. ... Aroostook County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine. ... Nickname: Location in Massachusetts, USA Coordinates: Country United States State Massachusetts County Suffolk County Government  - Mayor Thomas M. Menino (D) Area  - City  89. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... Folk music, in the original sense of the term, is music by and of the common people. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ... For popular forms of music in general, see Popular music. ... Populism is a political ideology or rhetorical style that holds that the common person is oppressed by the elite in society, which exists only to serve its own interests, and therefore, the instruments of the State need to be grasped from this self-serving elite and instead used for the... This does not cite its references or sources. ... Peter Seeger (born May 3, 1919), almost universally known as Pete Seeger, is a folk singer, political activist, and author. ...

Having growing up in a small town in Maine, Paul attended Boston College on a track scholarship where he majored in English. An athletic injury sustained during his junior year changed the course of his professional career.^[3] Paul picked up a guitar to pass the time while sidelined, and discovered that playing guitar and writing songs was the creative outlet he had been looking for. After graduating from college he began playing at open mic nights in the Boston area while working with inner-city school children by day. Paul's growing popularity at Boston coffeehouses, coupled with winning a Boston Acoustic Underground songwriter competition and national exposure on a Windham Hill Records compilation combined to give him the confidence to resign his day-job and pursue a career as a professional musician.^[4] For similarly-named academic institutions, see Boston (disambiguation). ... It has been suggested that Open spots be merged into this article or section. ... Windham Hill Records is a record company, founded in the 1976 by guitarist and carpenter William Ackerman and his then-wife Anne Robinson. ...

To date, Paul has released 13 albums and has been the recipient of 13 Boston Music Awards, considered by some to be a pinnacle of contemporary acoustic music success.^[5] He has published a book of original lyrics, poems, and drawings and released a DVD that includes a live performance, guitar instruction, and a road-trip documentary. As a touring musician, Paul plays close to 200 dates each year and his extensive club and coffeehouse touring, together with radio airplay, has brought him a solid national following.^[6] The Boston Music Awards (formerly called the Kahlua Boston Music Awards) showcases young talented performers in the greater Boston, MA area. ...

Growing up

Paul performing "Home" on piano in Ogunquit, Maine, the state in which he grew up. (August 5, 2006)

Ellis Paul was born in Fort Kent, Maine, a small, rural potato-farming town near the Canadian border. Paul’s family had strong connections to the potato industry — his father, Ed Plissey, was Executive Director of the Maine Potato Commission and his grandfather owned a 140-acre potato farm. Schools in the area closed for three weeks each year so that school children could help with the potato harvest. Paul spent many hours working on his grandfather’s farm.^[7] Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1326x1380, 247 KB) I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1326x1380, 247 KB) I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Welcome to Ogunquit Ogunquit, pronounced o-GUHN-kwit, is a town in York County, Maine, United States. ... August 5 is the 217th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (218th in leap years), with 148 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Location of Fort Kent in Aroostook County, Maine Fort Kent is a town in Aroostook County, Maine, United States. ...

While attending high school in Presque Isle, Maine, Paul listened to Top-40 radio and participated in track. He played trumpet in the school's stage band where he was introduced to the big band jazz music of Stan Kenton and Maynard Ferguson. He excelled in track, becoming the Maine State champion in five-kilometer distance running, a feat that garnered several scholarship offers, including an offer from Boston College. Having graduated high school with the class of 1983, Paul relocated to Boston, leaving small-town rural life behind. In an interview with Daniel Gerwetz of the Boston Herald Paul stated, “It wasn’t until I went to Boston College on a track scholarship that I first heard folk.”^[3] Paul was particularly moved when he heard Bob Dylan singing "The House of the Rising Sun". It was then that he began to take folk music seriously.^[8] Presque Isle is a city in Aroostook County, Maine, United States. ... Top 40 is a radio format based on frequent repetition of songs from a constantly-updated list of the forty best-selling singles. ... A womens 400m hurdles race on a typical outdoor red rubber track. ... For Trumpet Winsock, see Winsock. ... A big band is a type of musical ensemble associated with playing jazz music and which became popular during the Swing Era from 1935 until the late 1940s. ... Jazz is a musical art form that originated in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States around the start of the 20th century. ... Stanley Newcomb Kenton (December 15, 1911 – August 25, 1979) led a highly innovative, influential, and often controversial American jazz orchestra. ... Walter Maynard Ferguson (May 4, 1928 – August 23, 2006) was a Canadian jazz trumpet player and bandleader. ... 5000 meters, a popular running distance also known as a 5 km, colloquially five-K (equal to 3. ... This article is about scholarship (noun) and scholarship as a form of financial aid. ... Nickname: City on the Hill, Beantown, The Hub (of the Universe)1, Athens of America, The Cradle of Revolution, Puritan City, Americas Walking City Location in Massachusetts, USA Counties Suffolk County Mayor Thomas M. Menino(D) Area    - City 232. ... The Boston Herald is a tabloid newspaper (not to be confused with tabloid press periodicals), the smaller of the two big dailies in Boston, Massachusetts, with a daily circulation of 230,543 in September 2005. ... Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is a Grammy, Golden Globe and Academy Award-winning American singer-songwriter, author, musician, and poet who has been a major figure in popular music for five decades. ... The House of the Rising Sun is a folk song from the United States. ...

Early career: 1987–1990

Paul majored in English at Boston College where he continued to participate in track. When a knee injury in his junior year sidelined him from athletics, Paul picked up an acoustic guitar to pass the time. He taught himself to play guitar with the help of a Hits of the 70s songbook, and began to write songs.^[3] Boston radio included a classic hits station that played the music of Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young and James Taylor; artists who were mostly unfamiliar to Paul. Within a few years they became major influences. Having a career in music was the furthest thing from Paul's mind at that point, but as his playing and writing improved it became a bigger focus in his life. In an interview with FolkWax journalist Arthur Wood, Paul stated: Joni Mitchell, CC (born Roberta Joan Anderson on November 7, 1943) is a noted Canadian musician, songwriter, and painter. ... Neil Percival Young[1] OM (born November 12, 1945, Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and film director from Winnipeg, Manitoba. ... James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, born in Belmont, Massachusetts. ...

"I started playing and learned a few songs by other writers to begin with. I started writing originals within a few months. My songs were pretty horrendous to begin with. They kept getting better and better. When I graduated, I started playing at open mics in bars in Boston. Eventually discovered that there were folk clubs where people were actually listening, and not drinking and carousing while you played. I got involved in that circuit. I think that’s why I’ve become so lyric conscious — because of those listening rooms, where you really have to rely on words in those situations."^[7]

The open mic circuit in the Boston area included The Nameless Coffeehouse in Cambridge, Westborough’s Old Vienna Kaffeehouse and The Naked City Coffeehouse in Allston. Paul became a regular face at those clubs along with other young folk musicians such as Shawn Colvin, Patty Griffin, Dar Williams and Vance Gilbert. In 1989 he won the Nameless Coffeehouse’s New Songwriter Award. Paul played Cambridge's Club Passim, a venue that would become his "home" venue, for the first time when he opened for John Gorka in October 1989. Less than four years later he performed his first shows at Passim as a headliner. The three consecutive nights of shows took place on February 19–21, 1993.^[3]   Settled: 1630 â€“ Incorporated: 1636 Zip Code(s): 02138, 02139, 02140, 02141, 02142 â€“ Area Code(s): 617 / 857 Official website: http://www. ... Nickname: The Hundredth Town Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: Country United States State Massachusetts County Worcester County Settled 1675 Incorporated 1717  - Board of Selectmen George Barrette (chair) Lydia Goldblatt Susan Abladian George Thompson Leigh Emery Area    - City 56. ... Allston is a diverse neighborhood in the city of Boston, Massachusetts with a population which includes Boston natives, students from neighboring Boston University, Boston College, MIT and Harvard and various ethnic groups such as Chinese, Vietnamese, Brazilian, and Irish. ... Shawn Colvin. ... Patty Griffin. ... Dar Williams (full name Dorothy Snowden Williams, born 1967) is an American singer-songwriter specializing in what can be described as folk-pop. She frequents folk festivals across the nation, such as the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival in Hillsdale, New York. ... Vance Gilbert (born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American folk singer/songwriter. ... Club Passim is a folk music club in Cambridge, Massachusetts. ... John Gorka (Temporary Road cover art) John Gorka is a contemporary American folk musician. ... February 19 is the 50th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... February 21 is the 52nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...

It was at the Old Vienna that Paul met Jon Svetkey, Brian Doser and Jim Infantino, all struggling young local musicians. In 1989 the four young men formed a collective called "End Construction" and in 1990 released a compilation of songs titled Resume Speed: New Artist Compilation on the End Construction Productions label. The four songwriters each performed four of his own original songs on the CD release. The Resume Speed liner notes stated that End Construction Productions was a small independent production, promotion and recording company run by songwriters and musicians "hellbent on getting the good music out there." In the interview with Wood, Paul stated that the four songwriters started doing group shows together and collaborated on each other's material. Although he goes on to say that the collaboration "was a good thing" and that the four musicians learned a lot from each other, eventually the foursome "burned out on the competitiveness".^[7] The collaboration lasted three years.^[4] Jim Infantino is an American singer/songwriter and leader of the band Jims Big Ego, as well as being a graphic designer, poet and stalwart of the Boston folk scene. ...

Following his graduation from Boston College in 1987, Paul worked a day-job as a teacher and social worker with inner city school children performing at open mics three or four nights a week. It was not until the fall of 1992 that he quit his day-job to pursue music as a full-time career. During this period Paul met his manager, Ralph Jaccodine, and together they founded Black Wolf Records. In 1989 the label released Paul's first two albums of original material: Am I Home and Urban Folksongs and Paul began touring outside the Boston area.^[9] Although originally released on cassette, the two albums were re-released on CD in 2001. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... A social worker is a person employed in the administration of charity, social service, welfare, and poverty agencies, advocacy, or religious outreach programs. ...

Rising success: 1990–2000

Winning the Boston Acoustic Underground Award in 1991 resulted in Paul playing to the largest crowd of his career to that point – 300. He continued to play in and around the New England area. Around this time, Windham Hill Records, which had previously released the Legacy songwriter compilation, put a call out to the music industry asking for songwriter submissions to be considered for the follow-up Legacy II compilation. After the Old Vienna Kaffeehouse sent one of Paul’s tapes to Windham Hill, Paul's "Ashes to Dust" from Urban Folksongs was chosen to be on the compilation. In the interview with Wood, Paul stated that he felt very excited to be on the Windham Hill release because it served as a calling card that every DJ and folk promoter in the country would recognize.^[7] Legacy II was released in 1992 and included songs performed by Patty Larkin, Patty Griffin, Greg Brown,Cheryl Wheeler and several others. Legacy II was Paul’s first national exposure. Patty Larkin is a Boston-based singer-songwriter. ... Patty Griffin. ... Greg Brown at the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival in 2004 Greg Brown is a folk musician from Iowa, USA. His Iowa Waltz has been (unsuccessfully) proposed to replace the state song of Iowa. ... Cheryl Wheeler (born July 10, 1951) is a New England-based singer/songwriter of contemporary folk music. ...

After Paul opened for Bill Morrissey several times, Morrissey became one of Paul’s earliest mentors. Morrissey introduced Paul to the traditonal songwriting of Woody Guthrie and Mississippi John Hurt, as well as songwriters of the 60s, such as Randy Newman. In a 2001 interview Scott Alarik, Morrissey said that Paul jumped into listening to traditonal songwriters "bigtime" and as a result is a much better writer and performer.^[10] Bill Morrissey is an American folk singer/songwriter from New Hampshire. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... Mississippi John Smith Hurt (March 8, 1892 , Teoc, Carroll County, Mississippi - November 2, 1966, Grenada, Mississippi) was an influential blues singer and guitarist. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Paul asked Morrissey to produce his first album Say Something, which was released in 1993 on Black Wolf records. Fiddler Johnny Cunningham and guitarist Duke Levine, both friends of Morrissey’s, can be heard on the recording along with the background vocals of Patty Griffin. Levine would co-produce Paul’s follow-up release Stories, which was released on Black Wolf in 1994 and re-released on Rounder Records the following year. That year Paul was first invited to play the Kerrville Folk Festival, winning the Kerrville New Folk award.^[11] Johnny Cunningham was a Scottish folk musician, composer and producer, born August 27, 1957 in Portobello, Scotland, died December 15, 2003 in New York City. ... The Kerrville Folk Festival is a music festival held for 18 consecutive days in the late spring/early summer at Quiet Valley Ranch near Kerrville, Texas. ...

Paul became a follower of the music of Woody Guthrie during the early 1990s. In a 1998 Boston Globe article, Paul refers to a tattoo of Woody Guthrie on his right shoulder saying that Woody's image was the only thing he could put on his body that would be "like a badge of who he was."^[12] Paul’s tattoo of Woody Guthrie resulted in a chance meeting with Nora Guthrie, Woody Guthrie's daughter, at a Folk Alliance Conference when Nora asked to see Paul's tattoo. That chance meeting resulted in Paul being invited to perform at a Woody Guthrie tribute show at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio. The 10-day celebration, held in September 1996, included other notable musicians such as Bruce Springsteen, Billy Bragg, The Indigo Girls and Ani DiFranco.^[13] DiFranco's record label, Righteous Babe, released a compilation of the event, 'Til We Outnumber 'Em, in 2000.^[14] This does not cite its references or sources. ... The North American Folk Music and Dance Alliance is a non-profit organization that sponsors an annual conference that is an industry focal point for folk music and dance. ... The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at sunset. ... Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen (born September 23, 1949) is an American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist. ... Stephen William Bragg (born December 20, 1957), known as Billy Bragg, is an English musician renowned for his blend of folk, punk-rock, and protest music, and his poetic lyrics dealing with political as well as romantic themes. ... The Indigo Girls are an American lesbian folk-rock duo, consisting of Amy Ray and Emily Saliers. ... Ani DiFranco (IPA: ) (born Angela Marie Difranco on September 23, 1970) is a singer, guitarist, and songwriter. ... Righteous Babe Records is an independent record label created by progressive folksinger Ani DiFranco in 1990 to release her own songs in lieu of being beholden to the whims and constraints of any mainstream record company. ...

Jerry Marotta, a drummer who had worked with Peter Gabriel, produced Paul's third CD release A Carnival of Voices which was released on Rounder in 1996. Marotta brought in bassist Tony Levin, guitarist Bill Dillon, and once again Duke Levine. Paul stated that A Carnival of Voices comprised character sketches of different people in different towns tied to "the carnival mentality of traveling."^[7] A Carnival of Voices hit #3 on The CMJ New Music Report Triple chart and World Café voted it the #1 album of the year.^[8] By 1997 Paul's mailing list passed 7,000 names as his fan-base continued to grow. Jerry Marotta (born February 6, 1956) is a drummer born in Cleveland, Ohio. ... Peter Brian Gabriel (born February 13, 1950, in Chobham, Surrey, England) is an English musician. ... Tony Levin (born June 6, 1946, Boston, Massachusetts) is an influential American bass player. ... World Cafe is a two-hour long nationally syndicated music radio program that originates from WXPN, a non-commercial station on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. ...

Paul (left) with good friend and fellow musician Vance Gilbert in Houston, Texas. (November 8, 2003) Paul's title track from Translucent Soul speaks of their friendship and deals with the issue of racism.

As Paul’s reputation and popularity grew, he was asked to return to folk venues and festivals around the country including the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, the Kerrville Folk Festival and the Newport Folk Festival. The number of shows he performed annually increased to more than 200. Although Paul performed mostly self-penned songs, he would often include a Woody Guthrie song into his set. Woody’s "Hard Travelin'" was always a crowd pleaser, especially in Oklahoma, Woody’s birthplace. In July 1998, the 1st Woody Guthrie Folk Festival was held in Woody’s hometown of Okemah, Oklahoma. Not only did Paul headline the festival along with Billy Bragg, but the city of Okemah made him an honorary citizen. Paul stated that when he made the pilgrimage to Okemah he felt that he was walking in Woody’s footsteps and that the experience was "like going to the mount".^[15] Paul's sixth CD, Translucent Soul, was released later that year in October. Again produced by Jerry Marotta, the title track is a song about his relationship with good friend Vance Gilbert and tackles the issue of racism. Image File history File links Ellis-vance. ... Image File history File links Ellis-vance. ... Nickname: Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: Country United States State Texas Counties Harris County Fort Bend County Montgomery County Incorporated June 5, 1837 Government  - Mayor Bill White Area  - City  601. ... November 8 is the 312th day of the year (313th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 53 days remaining. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Falcon Ridge Folk Festival Main Stage 2004 The Falcon Ridge Folk Festival is a yearly summer music and dance festival formerly held at the Long Farm in Hillsdale, New York, USA. Beginning in 2006 it will be held at Dodds Farm . ... The Kerrville Folk Festival is a music festival held for 18 consecutive days in the late spring/early summer at Quiet Valley Ranch near Kerrville, Texas. ... The Newport Folk Festival is an annual folk-oriented music festival founded in 1959 by George Wein, founder of the already-well-established Newport Jazz Festival, and his partner, Albert Grossman. ... Okemah is a city located in Okfuskee County, Oklahoma. ... Citizenship is membership in a political community (originally a city but now usually a country) and carries with it rights to political participation; a person having such membership is a citizen. ... The Jewish cemetery on the Mount of Olives, overlooking the Old City The Mount of Olives (also Mount Olivet, Hebrew: ‎, Har HaZeitim; Arabic: ‎, Jebel ez-Zeitun, Jebel et-Tur, Mount of the Summit) is a mountain ridge to the east of Jerusalem. ... Vance Gilbert (born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American folk singer/songwriter. ... Manifestations Slavery · Racial profiling · Lynching Hate speech · Hate crime · Hate groups Genocide · The Holocaust · Armenian Genocide · Pogrom Ethnocide · Ethnic cleansing · Race war Religious persecution · Gay bashing Blood libel · Black Legend Pedophobia · Ephebiphobia Movements Discriminatory Aryanism · Neo-Nazism · Ku Klux Klan National Party (South Africa) American Nazi Party Kahanism · Supremacism Anti...

At the end of the decade, Paul was invited to perform at Club Passim's 40th anniversary show. The event took place on January 16, 1999 at the Sanders Theater in Cambridge. The four-hour sold-out concert also included Patty Larkin, Joan Baez, The Nields, and others. Joan Anderman, covering the event for the Boston Globe, reported that Paul's "thinking-person's poetry" at the Sanders theater was "embellished with the bite of an electric guitarist and the earthy cool of a percussionist", and that his set was "a model of modern organic grace".^[16] January 16 is the 16th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Sanders Theater or Sanders Theatre is the premiere lecture and concert hall at Harvard University. ... Patty Larkin is a Boston-based singer-songwriter. ... Joan Chandos Baez (born January 9, 1941) is an American folk singer and songwriter known for her highly individual vocal style. ... The Nields were a folk-rock band who performed from 1991 to 2001. ...

Career: 2000–2003

Paul released his first live recording, simply titled Live, on March 14, 2000. The double-disk included recordings from several shows, as well as previously unreleased studio tracks. Highlights of the year 2000 included Paul singing the National Anthem at Fenway Park, and having his song "The World Ain’t Slowing Down" chosen for the theme song in the Farrelly brothers movie Me, Myself and Irene starring Jim Carrey and Renée Zellweger. Both events took place on the same June weekend.^[17] In November 2001, Paul was again successful in having a song in a movie when "Sweet Mistakes" was featured in Shallow Hal starring Gwyneth Paltrow and Jack Black. Paul released his 8th CD, Sweet Mistakes, a collection of audience-favorites not yet recorded, on November 15, 2001. In January 2002, Paul was named the FolkWax Artist of the Year for 2001.^[18]
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Members of Paul's audiences are often treated to original poems. Black Wolf Press published Notes from the Road, a collection of Paul's original poems, lyrics, journal entries and drawings in May 2002. In her review for Performing Songwriter, Abby White said, "The book has an intimate, conversational tone, and Paul's childlike drawings, song lyrics and poetry provide commercial breaks to his personal journal entries and vivid recollections of significant events he encounters while touring".^[19] As the 21st century began Paul recited his "Millennium Poem", regularly at shows. Image File history File links MPoem. ... Software development stages In computer programming, development stage terminology expresses how the development of a piece of software has progressed and how much further development it may require. ... Spoken word is a form of literary art or artistic performance in which lyrics, poetry, or stories are spoken rather than sung. ... The 21st century is the present century of the Anno Domini (common) era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 2002 Paul became friends with Nora Guthrie. Nora Guthrie is executive director of the Woody Guthrie Foundation and Archives in New York City where hundreds of Woody Guthrie’s handwritten lyrics — many without music — are housed. She invited Paul to visit the Archives and choose one set of lyrics to put to song. Referring to the huge undertaking of finding songwriters to write music for hundreds of her father's lyrics, Nora Guthrie stated that there was a "job description" that her father left behind that "Ellis took on".^[20] Paul chose "God’s Promise," lyrics that Woody had adapted in 1955 from "What God Hath Promised," a hymn of the day and recorded it for his 2002 release Speed of Trees. Paul said that visiting the Woody Guthrie Archives was like going through a time capsule of his biggest hero and that the posthumous collaboration with Woody Guthrie was one of the "coolest things" he'd ever done.^[21][22] The Nov. 5th episode of the TV series Ed featured Paul's “If You Break Down”. Executive director is a title given to a person who is the head of an executive branch of an organization or company. ... The following is an episode list for the NBC dramedy television series Ed. ... Ed was an NBC television program produced by David Lettermans Worldwide Pants Incorporated from 2000-2004. ...

Paul performing at the 2002 Woody Guthrie Festival - July 11, 2002. Paul has performed at many events in Guthrie's honor and often incorporates Guthrie's songs into his sets.

Paul’s connection to Woody Guthrie continued into 2003 when he was invited to perform in the Ribbon of Highway, Endless Skyway tribute show to honor Woody Guthrie. The ensemble show, which was the brainchild of Texas singer-songwriter Jimmy LaFave, toured around the country and included a rotating cast of singer-songwriters individually performing Guthrie's songs. Interspersed between songs were Guthrie's philosophical writings read by a narrator. In addition to LaFave and Paul, members of the rotating cast included Slaid Cleaves, Eliza Gilkyson, Joel Rafael, husband-wife duo Sarah Lee Guthrie (Woody Guthrie's granddaughter) and Johnny Irion, Michael Fracasso, and The Burns Sisters. Oklahoma songwriter Bob Childers, sometimes called "the Dylan of the Dust,"^[23] served as narrator.^[24] When word spread about the tour, performers began contacting LaFave whose only prerequisite was to have an inspirational connection to Guthrie. Each artist chose the Guthrie songs that he or she would perform as part of the tribute. One of the songs Gilkyson chose was "Pastures of Plenty", while Cleaves chose "This Morning I Am Born Again" - a song he wrote using Guthrie's lyrics. One of the songs Paul chose was a song he wrote using Guthrie's lyrics - "God's Promise".^[25] LaFave said, "It works because all the performers are Guthrie enthusiasts in some form".^[26] The Ribbon of Highway tour kicked-off on February 5, 2003 at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. The abbreviated show was a featured segment of "Nashville Sings Woody," yet another tribute concert to commemorate the music of Woody Guthrie held during the Folk Alliance Conference. The cast of "Nashville Sings Woody," a benefit for the Woody Guthrie Foundation and Archives, also included Arlo Guthrie, Marty Stuart, Nanci Griffith, Guy Clark, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Janis Ian, and others.^[27] Image File history File linksMetadata 2005EPpostcard_highres. ... Image File history File linksMetadata 2005EPpostcard_highres. ... July 11 is the 192nd day (193rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 173 days remaining. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Jimmy LaFave is an American singer-songwriter and folk musician born in Wills Point, Texas. ... Slaid Cleaves, photo by Sarah Bork Hamilton Slaid Cleaves is a folk and country singer/songwriter and a graduate of Tufts University. ... Austin, Texas based folk musician. ... Joel Rafael is an American singer-songwriter and folk musician from San Diego County, California. ... Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion began performing together as an acoustic duo in the fall of 2000. ... Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion began performing together as an acoustic duo in the fall of 2000. ... Michael Fracasso is a singer-songwriter based in Austin, Texas. ... Folk, pop and rock are given a Celtic slant by Ithaca, New York-based vocalists the Burns Sisters. ... February 5 is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Ryman Auditorium The Ryman Auditorium is a 2,362-seat live performance venue located at 116 Fifth Avenue North in Nashville, Tennessee, and is best-known as the one-time home of the Grand Ole Opry. ... A press photo of Arlo Guthrie. ... Marty Stuart is an American country musician, known for both his traditional style, and eclecting mergings of rockabilly, honky tonk, and traditional country music. ... Depiction of Nanci Griffith on the cover of her album Flyer Nanci Caroline Griffith, (born July 6, 1953 in Seguin, Texas) is an American singer, guitarist and songwriter from Austin, Texas. ... Guy Clark (born 1941) is a country songwriter and performer. ... Ramblin Jack Elliott Ramblin Jack Elliot (born Elliott Charles Adnopoz, August 1, 1931) is an American folk performer. ... Janis Ian (born April 7, 1951[1]) is a Grammy Award-winning American songwriter, singer, multi-instrumental musician, columnist, and science fiction author. ...

Paul's 3000 Miles DVD was released in February 2003. Divided into four segments, the DVD begins with a live show recorded on October 3, 2001 at Boston's Somerville Theater - a show that was the final date of a six-week tour with Susan Werner. The second segment is a 39-minute road movie filmed in 1995 by Matt Linde, an independent filmmaker who accompanied Paul on a cross-country tour. Individual vignettes chronicle shows, conversations and events in Paul's daily life as a traveling musician. A third segment shows Paul demonstrating the open tunings he uses in many of his songs, while the final segment is a discussion of songwriting with fellow songwriters Christopher Williams and Vance Gilbert. In her review for Dirty Linen, Annette C. Eshleman said, "In just under three hours, viewers are able to watch as Paul evolves from a young, inexperienced folk singer wearing a backwards baseball cap to the highly respected, confident, seasoned performer that he is today".^[28] In September 2003 Paul released Side of the Road, a duo album recorded with good friend Vance Gilbert. The two songwriters, who have often shared the stage, each chose four cover songs to record - individual favorites - plus one song of their own. Although the album did not start out as a "9/11" project, the inclusion of Mark Erelli’s "The Only Way" set a theme. A review in No Depression magazine said this about Paul and Gilbert’s choice of songs: DVD (also known as Digital Versatile Disc or, incorrectly, Digital Video Disc) is an optical disc storage media format that can be used for data storage, including movies with high video and sound quality. ... October 3 is the 276th day of the year (277th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Susan Werner (born c. ... In guitar playing, an open tuning is one where the strings are tuned so that a chord is achieved without fretting, or pressing any of the strings. ... Dirty Linen is a bi-monthly magazine of folk and world music based in Baltimore, Maryland. ... Mark Erelli (born 1975) is an American folk singer/songwriter from Reading, Massachusetts has moved back from Portland, Maine to Somerville, Mass. ... No Depression is the title of an album released 1990 by the alt-country band Uncle Tupelo. ...

"Thematically they’re mostly about individuals — indeed, an entire planet — in desperate need of healing. To that end, Paul’s original tune "Citizen of the World" is a wonderful balm, as he and Gilbert trade lyrics about the crossed bloodlines, attitudes and experiences that make us all brothers and sisters. Their version of Van Morrison’s "Comfort You" works magic of a similar sort."^[29]

Career: 2004–present

On May 1, 2004 Paul was the recipient of the 2nd annual Boston College Arts Council Alumni Award for artistic achievement. The award was presented as part of the sixth annual Boston College Arts Festival. His appearances at the festival also included an "Inside the BC Studio" interview with music writer Scott Alarik, a master class on songwriting, and a concert.^[30] In 2004 Paul was also awarded his 13th Boston Music Award in the category of Outstanding Singer/Songwriter. At the time Paul was writing what he called "country tunes" when he teamed up with an Irish musician, producer, and studio expert named Flynn. This resulted in American Jukebox Fables, released April 5, 2005, a recording produced by Flynn that surprised some fans by melding folk, pop and electronica. Paul said that his collaboration with Flynn formed a partnership where he brought banjos and accordions and Flynn brought a laptop and keyboard. Although Paul knew that the end result would fall outside the comfort zone of some fans who expected another acoustic folk album, experimenting with Flynn's musical chemistry set injected excitement and fun into the recording project.^[31] April 5 is the 95th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (96th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Electronic music. ...

For over ten years, Paul has annually played Club Passim on New Year's Eve. In early 2006 Black Wolf Records released Live at Club Passim, a recording compiled from his 2005 New Year's Eve shows. In May 2006, Paul toured Europe and England playing to sold-out shows in Paris, France; Twickenham, England; Cheltenham, England and Wasserburg, Germany. The tour also included two BBC radio interviews and a radio interview in Paris. Paul was included on the Woody Guthrie Coalition’s DVD Woody Sez: a Tribute to Woody Guthrie released in 2006. The tribute show, recorded July 13, 2005 at the Crystal Theater in Okemah, OK, included Paul performing a duet with The Burns Sisters on “God’s Promise”. Also released in 2006 was Paul's "best of" album, released as Ellis Paul Essentials, on October 10. The two-disk retrospective of Paul’s 15-year career contained some songs that were absolutes and others that were included based on polls held on his website and discussion board. In his Folkwax review of Ellis Paul Essentials, Arthur Wood stated: "If you've never visited "musically" with Mr. Ellis Paul, Essentials is a stunning place to start."^[32] The Eiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... Twickenham is a suburb in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, south west London. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II  -  Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification  -  by Athelstan 967  Area... This article is about the town of Cheltenham in England. ... Wasserburg (German: water castle) can refer to two German municipalities: Wasserburg am Inn, Bavaria Wasserburg (Lake Constance), Bavaria (German: Wasserburg am Bodensee) Wasserburg is also the name of a part of the city of Günzburg in Bavaria. ... Okemah is a city located in Okfuskee County, Oklahoma. ... October 10 is the 283rd day of the year (284th in leap years). ... A Web site (or colloquially, Website) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on a Web server, usually accessible via the Internet or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML, that is almost always accessible via HTTP... Discussion Board is an ASP.NET 2. ...

When asked in a 2005 interview if he would rather play the Fleet Theater (19,600 seats) or the Somerville Theater (900 seats) – both in Boston, Paul replied:

"I prefer to keep it intimate. That way people can see the whites of your eyes. I’d love to write a hit song and have it on the radio like "American Pie" or something, but I’m just gonna do what I do and take what I can and run with it, because it’s a hard business to have even what I have. So I don’t have pie-in-the-sky Springsteen-esque hopes. I just want to write great songs."^[33]

Paul continues playing close to 200 dates annually on the folk circuit. His songs have appeared on more than 50 compilation CDs, and he has made nearly 40 guest appearances on the albums of artists including Lori McKenna, David Wilcox and Mark Erelli. In her review of Ellis Paul Live for the Folk and Music Exchange, Roberta Schwartz said, "His finely honed songs tell stories filled with images that sparkle like jewels. His is a poet's heart, and a romantic's soul. He is an optimist who believes in people and possibilities."^[34] A compilation album is a musical album featuring songs or tunes with some common characteristics. ... Lori McKenna is an American folk singer/songwriter. ... David Wilcox. ... Mark Erelli (born 1975) is an American folk singer/songwriter from Reading, Massachusetts has moved back from Portland, Maine to Somerville, Mass. ...

Songwriting

"Boston-style" songwriting refers to the introspective and literate breed of singer-songwriter so prevalent in the modern folk music landscape.^[12] According to Paul, Boston-style songwriting grew out of Boston’s thriving folk scene with its dense collection of colleges, college radio stations and listening rooms. Boston radio includes the University of Massachusetts’ WUMB, the country’s foremost radio station for folk and acoustic music 24-hours a day. Paul said the Boston songwriters tend to be more thoughtful and soft because in an intimate listening room, "all you’ve got is you and your words."^[35] Boston-style songwriting tends to be more about lyric than melody, is intimate and thoughtful but also relevant, often addressing social issues. Boston-style songwriting does not only refer to Boston musicians, but includes national artists such as Shawn Colvin, John Gorka, Susan Werner, Bill Morrissey, and Dar Williams.^[12] In an interview with Paul Freeman for the East Bay Daily News, Paul commented on how he hopes audience members relate to his songs, "Each song is supposed to be like a little three-dimensional world. I'm hoping to invite them in, have them make out the details and the reasons for being there, and apply them to their own lives. But I'm also hoping to entertain them."^[36] WUMB-FM (91. ... Look up melody in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Social issues are matters that can be explained only by factors outside an individual’s control and immediate social environment which affect many individuals in a society. ...

After graduating from Boston College, Paul worked as a case worker at an inner city school in the Jamaica Plain section of Boston, working with children with behavioral problems and also worked as a social worker in Boston with clients who were drug dealers, rapists, and other kinds of criminal offenders. His work experiences opened his eyes to see the world in a broader, more open-minded way and provided material for the songs he was beginning to write. Early in his career Paul promised himself that he would always write about the things he knew well.^[8] Jamaica Plain is a neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts. ... A social worker is a person employed in the administration of charity, social service, welfare, and poverty agencies, advocacy, or religious outreach programs. ...

In her 1993 review of Paul's Say Something, Debbie Catalano wrote, "Ellis Paul draws a picture with his words then draws you into the world he's painting."^[37] Like a Norman Rockwell painting, Paul’s songs are replete with crucial details and careful observations that tell a story with a minimum or words. In a 2002 article, Thomas Connor dissected a verse from Paul’s "Conversation with a Ghost" from Say Something. "Instead of bluntly saying, "I ran into an old flame in Central Park," Paul writes around it, avoiding the clichés, painting the picture, showing us everything -- the motives, the setting, the serendipity -- except what we expect."^[38]
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When teaching songwriting classes, Paul often introduces aspiring songwriters to his "six-step program to effective songwriting" which is based on the premise that songwriters should show and not tell. Paul teaches this six-step method to develop a character in a song:

1. Choose a name for the person.
2. List five items in the person’s bedroom.
3. List five things the person would see if he or she looked in a mirror.
4. Choose two colors that bring the person to mind.
5. Choose one non-human metaphor describing the person.
6. Write one line of dialogue that conveys the way the person speaks.^[6]

The most important advice he gives aspiring songwriters is to write what you know or what you’ve experienced. "Use reality as the springboard to whatever you’re writing about," Paul said.^[5] Paul also says that being a successful songwriter is like being a journalist who writes about what he sees and knows, the times people are living in and the things people are facing today. "The journalist looks out the window and writes about what is really happening." "I make sure it’s real. I don’t want to fictionalize about things I haven’t witnessed."^[39] Paul states that over the years he's learned the value of simplicity in writing. He's learned that he can say more when he writes more simply and direct. "It's almost as if you can be complex and intricate by adopting a shorter, less complicated structure."^[40] "I'm not doing rocket science -- I'm a storyteller," he said. "I hope to inspire people to think and feel and to walk out with more than they came in with."^[41] In her review for the Folk and Acoustic Music Exchange, Roberta Schwartz said, "Ellis Paul is one of the best singer/songwriters of his generation. And for many of us he is the face of contemporary folk music—few are as smart, as literate and as poetic as Paul. He has spun his story songs for nearly twenty years now, and has eleven studio recordings (with an additional two early recordings on cassette—now available on CD) to his credit. I cannot think of another artist on the acoustic music scene who is better-loved by fans, or more respected by his contemporaries."^[42]

Discography

Year	Title	Record Label
2006	Essentials	Rounder
2005	Live at Club Passim	Black Wolf
2005	American Jukebox Fables	Rounder
2003	Side of the Road (with Vance Gilbert)	Rounder
2002	The Speed of Trees	Rounder
2001	Sweet Mistakes	Co-Op Pop
2000	Live	Rounder
1998	Translucent Soul	Rounder
1995	A Carnival of Voices	Rounder
1994	Stories	Black Wolf; re-released Rounder
1993	Say Something	Black Wolf
1989	Urban Folk Songs	End Construction
1989	Am I Home	End Construction

Awards and recognition

(See the official Ellis Paul Biography.)

• 2004 — 13th Boston Music Award for Outstanding Male Singer-Songwriter
• 2002 — 12th Boston Music Award for Outstanding Singer-Songwriter Album for Sweet Mistakes
• 2001 — 11th Boston Music Award for Outstanding Male Singer-Songwriter
• 1999 — 10th Boston Music Award for Outstanding Male Vocalist – Indie Label
• 1999 — 9th Boston Music Award for Outstanding Singer/Songwriter for “Take Me Down”
• 1999 — 8th Boston Music Award for Outstanding Acoustic Folk Album for Translucent Soul
• 1997 — 7th Boston Music Award for Outstanding Contemporary Folk Act
• 1996 — 6th Boston Music Award for Rising Star
• 1996 — 5th Boston Music Award for Outstanding Contemporary Folk Act
• 1995 — 4th Boston Music Award for Folk/Acoustic Album of the Year for Stories
• 1995 — 3rd Boston Music Award for Outstanding Local Male Vocalist
• 1994 — Kerrville Folk Festival New Folk Competition winner
• 1993 — 2nd Boston Music Award for Outstanding Song of the Year – Indie Label for “Conversation With a Ghost”
• 1992 — 1st Boston Music Award for Outstanding New Folk/Acoustic Act
• 1991 — Boston Acoustic Underground Award

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Further reading/listening

Books

• 2003 — Kerouac, Jack. Doctor Sax and the Great World Snake, Mint Publishers, ISBN 0972973303. (Screenplay recorded on two audio CDs with Ellis Paul as the voice of Lousy.)
• 2003 — Alarik, Scott. Deep Community: Adventures in the Modern Folk Underground, Boston: Black Wolf Press, ISBN 0972027017. (Prominently features Ellis Paul.)
• 2002 — Paul, Ellis. Notes From the Road, Boston: Black Wolf Press, ISBN 0972027009. (Paul's self-illustrated book of lyrics, poems and journal entries.)
• 2002 — Kubica, Chris and Hochman, Will. Letters to J.D. Salinger, University of Wisconsin Press, ISBN 0299178005. (Includes an entry written by Ellis Paul.)
• 2001 — Stambler, Irwin. Folk & Blues: The Encyclopedia: The Premier Encyclopedia Of American Roots Music, Thomas Dunne Books, ISBN 0312200579. (Includes an entry for Ellis Paul.)

Doctor Sax, a 1959 novel by Jack Kerouac. ...

Magazines

(See the Ellis Paul Archives for a more comprehensive listing.)

• 2006 — Perricone, Mike. gallery: ellis paul. Did Galileo Pray? Symmetry: Dimensions of Particle Physics, Jun/Jul 2006, p. 28-9. Retrieved February 10, 2007.
• 2005 — Soroff, Jonathan. Soroff on Ellis Paul. Improper Bostonian, Apr 6-19, 2005, p. 16.
• 2002 — Rutz, Kathy. New Release Spotlight: Ellis Paul. Performing Songwriter, Dec 2002, p. 26.
• 2000 — Weider, Tamara. Ellis Paul: On the road again. Improper Bostonian, June 14, 2000, p. 18-22.
• 1998 — Eshleman, Annette C. Poet’s Pulse: Ellis Paul Dirty Linen, Oct/Nov 1998, p. 14-5. Retrieved February 10, 2007.
• 1996 — Fagan, Neil. Artist spotlight: Ellis Paul. Performing Songwriter, Jan/Feb 1996, p. 30-1.

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Miscellany

• 2004 — "Inside the BC Studio: A Conversation with Ellis Paul". Video interview at Boston College with Scott Alarik as part of the Boston College Arts Council Alumni Award weekend festivities. April 30, 2004.
• 1999 — Ellis Paul on The Milennium Stage of the Kennedy Center Video performance in Washington, DC. June 22, 1999.

External links

• Ellis Paul Website
• Ellis Paul Archives
• Ellis Paul Setlists Project
  
• Fleming Artists