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The Ellis Collective
Acoustic / Folk / Roots Music

Tasteful Bogan....



South of the border, New South Wales
Australia

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Member Since1/25/2007
Band Websitetheelliscollective.com
Band MembersAlison Procter - Sweet sweet harmonies / Mad Accordian Skillz

Dan Kempers - Djembe extraordinaire

Grahame Thompson - Mellow Cello

Sam King - Guitar Guru

Emma Kelly - Gypsy Fiddle

This bunch of true genius musos who have frequented such other bands such as

The Spooky Men's Chorale

The Fred Smith Band

The Cashews

One Night Jam

Dahahoo

Dubba Rukki

Fire On The Hill

Any of Grey's past dalliances...

Mr Fibby...

Influenceswe're regularly under them
Sounds Likenothing you've heard before
Record LabelLonghaul
Type of LabelIndie


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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Dec 5 2009 8:00P
The Phoenix Bar, with Miharangi Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Dec 6 2009 8:00P
The Front Gallery, Lyneham Canberra
Dec 9 2009 8:00P
The Phoenix, with Owen Campbell! Canberra
Dec 11 2009 8:00P
The Federal Hotel Bellingen
Dec 12 2009 8:00P
The Hotel Henry Rous Ballina, Queensland
Dec 20 2009 4:30P
Victoria Park, Glebe/Newtown Sydney
Feb 28 2010 2:30P
Corinbank Festival Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Apr 30 2010 8:00P
Wintermoon Festival Cameron’s Pocket, Queensland

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   About The Ellis Collective

LIVE @ WOODFORD 2009 - 'MEANS WHAT IT MEANS'...WATCH IN HD OK?

If ‘Bloke Folk’ were a genre – The Ellis Collective would be it. Traditional acoustic sensibilities with contemporary stylings - simple and unpretentious tales of an ordinary Aussie male, masking a broken heart with big talk, a 6-pack and a smoke.

At first listen, your musical compass might point in the vague direction of John Schumann, Paul Kelly or Tim Rogers, but if you simply followed the trail of breakfast beers, black coffee, cigarettes, broken teeth and busted dreams, confessionals, apologies, simple tunes and soft harmonies, you'd find the true north of The Ellis Collective's music.


“heartbreaking intensity... a melancholy that offered glimpse of beautiful despair”
Andrew Galan (Fasterlouder)


The Ellis Collective met by absolute accident through the fateful collision of fortuitous podcasts, impromtu blackboard performances and coincidentally buying beer next to each other at The Phoenix one Monday night. Fate rather than accident perhaps, as you couldn't have organised a better bunch of musicians had you tried...

Their musical pedigree speaks for itself - a formidible group of troubadours whose other musical endeavours have included The Spooky Men’s Chorale, The Fred Smith Band, The Cashews, One Night Jam, Dahahoo, Dubba Rukki, The Von Trolley Quartet, Mr Fibby, The Secret Lunch, The Andi & George Band and Fire On The Hill.

In early 2008 - a short 6 months after their first gig, The Ellis Collective found their way into festival programming, but they have remained as comfortable busking on a street corner as they are on The Grande at Woodford.


“The pick of the festival...Canberra’s own The Ellis Collective. These bloke-folkies take the crown for local talent and top-shelf festival performances... I was blown away”
BMA Magazine (Review of The National Folk Festival)


The Ellis Collective have become festival favourites based solely on word of mouth and the conviction of their live performance - to this point without an album or subsequent airplay. These missing pieces have arrived in 2009 - thanks to generous funding from the government and significant Independant support from the Longhaul Records crew, they are currently bunkered down in Infidel Studios developing their debut album due for release in late 2009. If the reviews of their throw-away demo are anything to go by, it should be a corker.


"The Orange EP is a prime example of the ability to blend sincere folk of with a myriad of styles and musical virtuosity"
Riot Records (The Riot Act)


Save a page in wikipedia - The Ellis Collective is putting 'Bloke-Folk' into the modern musical lexicon.


“The Ellis Collective is probably one of the finest groups to ever come out of Canberra - the cream of Canberra’s acoustic musicians, this is an act that you need to hear to believe.”

Monaro Folk Society (home of ‘The Merry Muse’)

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The Ellis Collective's Friends Comments
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Coolio Desgracias

Coolio Desgracias



Dec 12 2009 4:25 AM

Happy touring bee-aches!
I'm saving up all my lapsang souchong
fa yas till yas get back (crack n sack)
C. to the mofukkin D.
Dandelion Wine

Dandelion Wine



Dec 7 2009 7:30 AM

Hello!!!
It's been awhile - sorry there hasn't been in any Australian shows for many months but we've been busy in Europe with a bunch of touring and we're now recording our new album in Berlin (scheduled for release in March). But to make up for it, here's a big (and silly) Merry Christmas from us (and from some hippos too) :


Some bold new artistic direction? Nah, Just us being silly!!! We did this track for our label's "Black Snow - the completely different Xmas compilation". (and of course, visit our youtube channel for a high quality version)

Wishing you a very silly Silly Season and we'll see you back in Australia sometime in 2010!

N&N
 

Castles in the Air

Castles in the Air



Nov 26 2009 10:28 AM

Hey! Thanks for the friendship!
how are you? Hope your good.
Catchya at a gig soon?
Castles in the Air
Andrea Kirwin

Andrea Kirwin



Nov 26 2009 10:28 AM

Hello!
am in Canberra playing at the front tomorrow night! hope to see you there! (will def. call to catch up for coffee!)

x Andrea
<3emily

<3emily



Nov 26 2009 10:28 AM

Hey!
Long time so see..will you be playing at Majors Creek Folkie in November?
I know its ages away but im excited! :)
Julia and the Deep Sea Sirens

Julia and the Deep Sea Sirens



Nov 26 2009 10:28 AM

see you tomorrow kids! Nick and I have joined the ranks of the Fire & Rope Band - expect whiskey-drenched ballads from a band of lost souls and ne'er-do-wells :) so quite different to your lovely selves! xox jules + nick
Mechanical Pterodactyl

Mechanical Pterodactyl



Nov 26 2009 10:28 AM

Come to our FREE gigs in August!!

Gigs in August 09
Julia and the Deep Sea Sirens

Julia and the Deep Sea Sirens



Nov 26 2009 10:28 AM

Don't Go is stuck in my head. Lovely :)xo
Julia
Eva Popov

Eva Popov



Nov 26 2009 10:28 AM

Hey guys,

come to our show at the Folkus Sunday 5th of July, me, Jordie Lane and Lamplight, would be lovely to see you there,

xo

Eva
Dan Musil

Dan Musil



Nov 26 2009 10:28 AM

Hi there.
Actually saw you lovely crew at Woodford this year - YOU were definately one of my highlights! Love your stuff - yoos should come down to Smelbourne for a show or two....
~>...Shanti Amelia...*

~>...Shanti Amelia...*



May 22 2009 3:04 PM

~> ... Nice one Guys! Looks and sounds great!
Wish we were back at woodford!

Hope you're all well.


Mucho loves


XoxO


*
Ghost Mountain

Ghost Mountain



May 17 2009 11:42 AM

Hey Ellises....don't know what happened with our profile, but all's well now....I think....come over sometime.
Second Sun

Second Sun



May 17 2009 2:36 AM

For sure!
Hope we can share a stage some time in the future
Ray - Second Sun
Hayman

Hayman



May 7 2009 3:12 AM

Will do, that's funny as you didn't know who you were touring with! Catch you on Sunday, Glenn.
~>...Shanti Amelia...*

~>...Shanti Amelia...*



May 6 2009 2:01 AM

~> How's it going with the Woodford tracks Matty Matty? I wanna hear them! :) XoxO *
Inner Three and the Blinding Gonad

Inner Three and the Blinding Gonad



May 5 2009 11:53 PM

HOORAY!
♥ Klēra#13

♥ Klēra#13



May 5 2009 6:34 AM

Course i am.

making cupcakes. ahh simple tasks for simple minds??

send my love to Sam ♥

-clairee.
♥ Klēra#13

♥ Klēra#13



May 4 2009 8:44 AM

wwwwwhat ya freakin for, cool cats ?

-clairee.
soulbirdsister

soulbirdsister



Apr 28 2009 10:11 AM

hey ellis collective

was a bit devo'd not seeing you on the national program, but luckily i was with my dear friend who saw you guys were playing the blackboard merry muse gig, so i did get to see you, albeit brief...pleasant nonetheless..

come and do the illawarra folk fest in jan next year...
i'd love that

peace xox
Ruby for Lucy (are making a record, woo)!

Ruby for Lucy (are making a record, woo)!



Apr 30 2009 3:30 AM

So, would you go so far as to say that we're good from the ground up..?
Hee.
We shall be in touch, Sir.
R4L xxx
♠»*ᶓ~‛Ĵặmٲn’~ᶔ*«♠

♠»*ᶓ~‛Ĵặmٲn’~ᶔ*«♠



Apr 27 2009 6:36 AM

Ok then thanks =]

Catch ya round
shenay

Shenay Hudaverdi
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Apr 26 2009 8:10 AM

hey fellas..
yeh sweet tunes. i love 7 days later! great song.

yeh deffo, if u gig arounf gold coast ill be there.

k hope to hear from u soon.

peace & take care
-shenay x
♠»*ᶓ~‛Ĵặmٲn’~ᶔ*«♠

♠»*ᶓ~‛Ĵặmٲn’~ᶔ*«♠



Apr 26 2009 5:37 AM

Heey Matty

No problems, your music is great =]

You guys went to woodford? I wanted to go to that, is it a good festival?

Where is the next festival you guys are playing at?

Jaz
Silvia ♥

silvia Zvekan loves maggie



Apr 26 2009 4:48 AM

hey :)
no problem i love your stuff, my friends got me into you haha

lol nice nice

are you sure its like twilight EXCEPT HEAPS BETTER? i dunno twilights pretty good lol yea ive heard of true blood il have to start watching it.


take care,
silvia

Ruby for Lucy (are making a record, woo)!

Ruby for Lucy (are making a record, woo)!



Apr 21 2009 7:07 AM

Hello friends,
We were lucky enough to catch your Blackboard at The National - very lovely.
Hopefully see you again soon.
R4L xxx
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