Ellis Paul was a principal leader of the Boston school of songwriting; the urbane, literate folk-pop style that helped ignite the 1990's folk revival. 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.

With 11 CDs in his recording catalog, Ellis has been exploring new media avenues with a documentary/concert DVD called 3,000 Miles, and Notes from the Road, a critically acclaimed book of poems and stories. "I need to keep feeling refreshed. I've been down the Ellis Paul rabbit-hole, you know, and now I'm looking around and trying to learn new things, experience other people's music and stories. I have no idea where I'm headed, but I think it'll make me a broader artist."

This is Ellis' second appearance on the Gold Lame stage.

http://www.ellispaul.com/

Opening act: Flynn
http://www.flynnmusic.com/