Ellis Paul

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Ellis Paul : biography

January 14, 1965 –

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

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.