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Ellis Paul

"Despite his success and sense of history, Mr. Paul remains an artist with his eye on the future and an interest in discovering the transformative potential in his music." - The New York Times

Ellis Paul has been performing for more than a quarter century, over the expanse of 19 albums, numerous critical kudos (15 Boston Music Awards alone), inclusion in several movie soundtracks, and stages he's headlined both near and far. "I've got a car with over 475,000 miles on it, and it's my third road vehicle," Paul declares. "I've been doing 200 shows a year for over twenty years. There isn't a town in the country where I won't find a friend. I'm a nomad. And I'm gonna write and play until I'm gone."

Paul has become a staple at the Newport Folk Festival, played Carnegie hall, and venues from Alaska to Miami, Paris and London. In addition to his 19 albums released on the Rounder and Black Wolf record labels, his music has appeared on dozens of distinguished compilations. A Film/DVD entitled 3000 Miles provides a further prospective on both the man and his music. He's also released a pair of children's albums, earning him honors from the Parent's Choice Foundation for both. His music has been used in commercials, documentaries, TV shows and in the soundtracks of several blockbuster films, among them three by the Farrelly Brothers -- "Hall Pass," "Me, Myself, & Irene," and "Shallow Hal."

Though some may refer to him as a folksinger, he is more precisely a singular storyteller, a musician whose words reach out from inside and yet also express the feelings, thoughts and sensibilities that most people can relate to in one way or another, regardless of age or upbringing: The exhilaration of the open road...a celebration of heroes...the hope for redemption...descriptions of those things that are both near and dear...the sharing of love, intimate, passionate and enduring. He is an observer, a philosopher, and an astute storyteller who shares with his listeners the life lessons he's learned, and in turn, life lessons they ought to heed as well. It's no wonder then that recently Paul received a prestigious honor: an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from the University of Maine, which also asked him to write the school's alma mater as well as deliver its commencement address in May 2014.

For more on the artist see http://www.ellispaul.com/
For full details on the show and the sponsoring organization see http://www.madfolk.org