CenterStage: Ellis Paul (Saturday, Feb. 27 at 8 p.m.)
Boston’s own troubadour Ellis Paul has been one of the leading voices in the singer/songwriter genre that emerged from the Boston folk scene, creating a movement that revitalized the national acoustic circuit with an urban, literate, folk pop style in the 1990s. Since then, Paul hasn’t slowed down one bit, with 14 albums to his credit and numerous Boston Music Awards. His music has appeared in movies and on television, bridging the gap between the modern folk sound and the populist traditions of Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger. With his soaring vocals and heartfelt storytelling, Paul is part poet and part singer, an impressive talent whose keen insight into life’s ways and means might just make you sit up a little taller and listen a little more intently.
