Ellis

May 8th Bell Street Coffeehouse, Providence, RI May 9th Old Sloop Coffeehouse, Rockport, MA May 10th Circle of Friends, Franklin, MA

Here's the latest song and video from the Real Women, Real Songs weekly song challenge. This one is titled, "Instructions for Writer's Block."

"The thing with Ellis is that, for a woman with an earnest mission, she is incredibly funny. The jokes pop into her mind and are delivered before she can reconsider; the unpredictability and openness in that process makes us, the audience, feel more alive – and quite possibly more amused than we would be by the honed routine of a professional comic. Her songs do love, daydreaming, beauty and the humour of everyday life: yoga classes and coffee addiction are ripe subjects for her, just as much as lying under a tree, daydreaming. If ever there was a feel-good folk musician, this is the woman – somebody who really does send you off feeling better about the world."

Ellis had a great time on the main stage of the Rocky Mountain Folks Festival last weekend. Here are some photos taken by the talented Neale Eckstein, and a wonderful preview article about Ellis, Mary Gauthier, and Shane Koyczan. Mary is a brilliant songwriter and Shane is a powerful spoken word artist.

Here are the winners of the 2013 Grassy Hill Kerrville New Folk Contest! Ellis, Honor Finnegan, Eric Bettancourt, Adrianne Lenker, Paul Sachs, Ed Romanoff.