Ellis Paul

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ellis Paul
Occupation	Folk Singer
Date Of Birth	Jan 14, 1965(1965-01-14)
Age	59
Birthplace	Fort Kent
Country	United States
Birth City	Maine
Horoscope	Capricorn

Ellis Paul Biography

Ellis Paul is one of the most popular and richest Folk Singer who was born on January 14, 1965 in Fort Kent, Maine, United States. A prominent example in one of the Boston music writing school which was the catalyst for the 90s folk revival.

The song he sang, “The World Isn’t Slowing Down was included in the comedy Me, Myself and Irene which starred His song The World Ain’t Slowing Down was featured in the 2000 comedy Me, Myself and Irene starring Jim Carrey..

While attending high school in Presque Isle, Maine, Paul listened to Top-40 radio and participated in track. He played trumpet in the school’s stage band where he was introduced to the big band jazz music of Stan Kenton and Maynard Ferguson. He excelled in track, becoming the Maine State champion in five- kilometer distance running, a feat that garnered several scholarship offers, including an offer from Boston College. Having graduated high school with the class of 1983, Paul relocated to Boston, leaving small-town rural life behind. In an interview with Daniel Gewertz of the Boston Herald Paul stated, “It wasn’t until I went to Boston College on a track scholarship that I first heard folk.” Paul was particularly moved when he heard Bob Dylan singing “The House of the Rising Sun”. It was then that he began to take folk music seriously.

Following his graduation from Boston College in 1987, Paul worked a day-job at the COMPASS school as a teacher and social worker with inner city school children performing at open mics three or four nights a week. It was not until the fall of 1992 that he quit his day-job to pursue music as a full-time career. During this period Paul met his manager, Ralph Jaccodine, and together they founded Black Wolf Records. In 1989 the label released Paul’s first two albums of original material: Am I Home and Urban Folksongs and Paul began touring outside the Boston area. Although originally released on cassette, the two albums were re-released on CD in 2001.

The son was Ed Plissey, who was the Executive Director of the Maine Potato Commission, and Marilyn Bonney, who was an extension agent for northern Aroostook County in Maine.

Ellis Paul Net Worth

Ellis Paul is one of the richest Folk Singer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ellis Paul 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a student at Boston College on a track scholarship. He began to discover the big-band music from He attended Boston College on a track scholarship. He discovered the big-band jazz of Maynard Ferguson and Stan Kenton while playing trumpet in his school’s stage band. and Stan Kenton while playing trumpet in the school’s stage band.

He worked as a social worker , and worked with many clients that included drug dealers as well as the rape offenders.

Ellis Paul (born Paul Plissey; January 14, 1965) is an American singer- songwriter and folk musician. Born in 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.

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Who is Ellis Paul Dating?

According to our records, Ellis Paul married to Sharon Teeler. As of December 1, 2023, Ellis Paul’s is not dating anyone.

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In her 1993 review of Paul’s Say Something, Debbie Catalano wrote, “Ellis Paul draws a picture with his words then draws you into the world he’s painting.” Like a Norman Rockwell painting, Paul’s songs are replete with crucial details and careful observations that tell a story with a minimum or words. In a 2002 article, Thomas Conner dissected a verse from Paul’s “Conversation with a Ghost” from Say Something. “Instead of bluntly saying, “I ran into an old flame in Central Park”, Paul writes around it, avoiding the clichés, painting the picture, showing us everything—the motives, the setting, the serendipity—except what we expect.”

Facts & Trivia

Ellis Ranked on the list of most popular Folk Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Ellis Paul celebrates birthday on January 14 of every year.

Levine would co-produce Paul’s follow-up release Stories, which was released on Black Wolf in 1994 and re-released on Rounder Records the following year. It was also in 1994 that Paul was first invited to play the Kerrville Folk Festival, winning the Kerrville New Folk award.