Ellis Paul : biography
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".Eshleman, Annette C. Ellis Paul. 3000 Miles. Dirty Linen, August/September 2003, p. 102.
Discography
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Year Title Record Label 2012 City of Silver Dreams Black Wolf 2012 The Hero in You Black Wolf 2010 The Day After Everything Changed Black Wolf 2008 A Summer Night in Georgia – Live at Eddie’s Attic Black Wolf 2008 The Dragonfly Races Black Wolf 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
Sports Honor
In September 2012, Presque Isle High School announced that Paul would be one of four high school graduates inducted into its Athletic Hall of Fame at the third annual ceremony on January 11, 2013. During his high school career, Paul – a member of the class of 1983 – starred in cross-country and track. He won a cross-country state championship as a senior as well as three Eastern Maine titles and a 5,000-meter state crown in track. He also finished second in the 15-16 age division of the 1981 AAU national cross-country championships and later during his career placed seventh in the 17-18 age group at the AAU Junior Olympic national championships.Clark, Ernie. Bangor Daily News, September 25, 2012.
Coinciding with the Athletic Hall of Fame induction ceremony were two performances to benefit the Wintergreen Arts Center, one at The Whole Potato Cafe and Commons and one at the University of Maine at Presque Isle’s Wieden Auditorium.St. John Valley Times staff. St. John Valley Times, (Madawaska, ME.) January 10, 2013.