Ellis

Hooray! June 1 I will be traveling to Ann Arbor, MI.  Thank you to Garrison Keillor and the entire APHC crew for asking me back!

I was born and raised in Texas, and I've been wanting a reason to go to Kerrville.  So, this spring I applied to the Kerrville New Folk Contest, and I got in! I'll be there Memorial Day weekend!

Here's a nice preview for the CD release show on March 29th! 

Ellis at the Cedar Friday, March 29th

Talk about a comeback: Twin Cities folk mainstay Ellis took time off to spend with her daughter, Ruby, and on her return she faced a few million listeners at a well-received “A Prairie Home Companion” appearance in February. That made a nice set-up for her new live collection, “Wherever You Are,” featuring 18 songs on two CDs recorded over two sets in one night at White Bear Lake Unitarian Universalist Church, plus a third disc of the same show minus the stage banter. The Texas-reared balladeer’s divine voice shines in the holy setting, and the approach provides a greatest-hits overview of her growing canon of passionate, personal songs. (Chris Riemenschneider)