So last night and this morning I was thinking about what folk musician I was going to listen to today. After thinking that finding the album The Speed of Trees, was an omen. I had pretty much decided I was going to listen to Ellis Paul.
That decision was doubly confirmed, when I received a Facebook notification this morning that today was Ellis’ birthday!
So this morning I cued up and listen to Translucent Soul the first Ellis Paul album I bought. The album was released in 1998, but I probably picked it up a year or so later. While I liked all of the album it was the title track which really made me a fan.
Here’s some biographical material from Wikipedia…
Ellis Paul (born Paul Plissey; January 14, 1965) is an American singer-songwriter and folk musician. Born in Presque Isle, Aroostook County, Maine, Paul is a key figure in what has become known as the Boston school of songwriting, a literate, provocative, and urbanely romantic folk-pop style that helped ignite the folk revival of the 1990s. His pop music songs have appeared in movies and on television, bridging the gap between the modern folk sound and the populist traditions of Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger. Read More
“The World Ain’t Slowing Down” which appears on Translucent Soul may be Ellis’ best known song. The reason being that the Farrelly brothers used it as the theme song in the movie Me, Myself and Irene starring Jim Carrey and Renée Zellweger
The Day After Everything Changed
After listening to Translucent Soul I decided to listen to The Day After Everything Changed, which maybe be my favorite Ellis Paul album.
The only time I saw Ellis live was at The Tin Angel in Philadelphia. At the time, he was touring in support of The Day After Everything Changed. Needless to say, it was a great show and after the show he autographed a copy of the album, which is the featured image on this post.
