John Ellis

John Ellishas a passion for the natural sounds made by acoustic instruments. This passion is evident in his recordings, which skillfully capture the delicate tones of hand crafted and rare stringed instruments.

Sumthin' Cookin' is a well crafted expose on acoustic based music. With styles ranging from folk, country, bluegrass, jazz, blues, and classical, John Ellis' Somethin' Cookin' has music that will please almost anyone. John has taken great strides in preserving the down home feel of this collection of roots music. The songs immediately transport the listener to a simpler, cleaner time when music did not rely on extensive processing to get a the point across. It's all about the instrument, the musician, and the music.

John Ellis is a gifted story teller who's singing style matches his acoustic music with uncanny comfort. When you hear the album, you realize that John was created to sing and play this music.

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