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Ellis Paul will perform in Oxford Saturday, Jan. 11.
Ellis Paul will perform in Oxford Saturday, Jan. 11.
OXFORD — 6 On the Square announced Ellis Paul will return to its stage to perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 11.
According to a media release, the singer/songwriter is hailed as a troubadour, folky and a storyteller, and the tattoo of Woody Guthrie on his arm says a lot about his approach to music. The Maine native also lists Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan and James Taylor among the influences for his intimate, provocative and romantic tales of everyday lives. Paul has been called the quintessential Boston songwriter and has garnered the recognition and awards to back up that claim, including a shelf full of Boston Music Awards. Since coming onto the scene in 1993 with his independent debut, “Say Something,” he hasn’t slowed as a performer or a writer.
His 1994 album “Stories” secured him a deal with Rounder Records and a national following, the release stated. He started spending about two-thirds of the year on the road, a pace that continues today. Over the years and albums, his songs have gotten more personal. He turned the looking glass onto his own life for 1998’s “Translucent Soul,” as he worked through the pain of his divorce.
Following hot on the heels of 1999’s double-CD “Live,” the new millennium saw Paul’s song “The World Ain’t Slowing Down” featured in the film “Me, Myself and Irene” starring Jim Carrey.
His eighth studio release, a collection of previously unreleased tracks called “Sweet Mistakes,” arrived in 2001, followed by “Speed of Trees” (2002), a two-disc career retrospective (2006), a children’s record inspired by the birth of his second daughter called “The Dragonfly Races” (2008), and a new studio album, “The Day After Everything Changed,” in 2010.
In 2012, Paul released his second children’s record, “The Hero in You,” which featured songs about Benjamin Franklin, Georgia O’ Keefe, Rosa Parks, Thomas Edison and other notable Americans that Paul deemed heroic. “Chasing Beauty” followed in 2014, and “The Storyteller’s Suitcase” in 2019.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, he started regular webcasts he called the “Traveling Medicine Show,” filled with originals and cover songs, and he release a “best of” album of these performances in 2020. His latest release, “55,” is the third album on Paul’s Rosella Records label. The title of the album reflects him turning 55 at the beginning of the pandemic. Its songs reflect on the need for gratitude in a difficult era of the pandemic and divided political stances.
Tickets are $25 in advance or $30 at the door; purchase at www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/an-evening-with-ellis-paul or call 607-843-OTS6 (6876) to make a reservation. Doors open one hour before the start of performances. The concert also will be streamed live online for $10; more information at 6onthesquare.org.
Coming up this winter/spring at 6OTS: Cold Chocolate March 28, Rupert Wates April 5, Abby Posner April 12, Joe Crookston May 11, Laurie MacAllister of Red Molly June 7, and the venue’s 18th Anniversary Show with Vance Gilbert June 21.
6 On The Square, Inc. is an intimate, not-for-profit, volunteer-based acoustic music listening room and arts venue at 6 Lafayette Park in downtown Oxford.
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