Ellis Paul joins the pod and we discuss his new album “55” as well as what it was like growing up in northern Maine, how his work changed during the pandemic, reacting to the Beatles documentary, transitioning from competitive running to playing guitar, bad study habits, TransAtlantic by Colum McCann, Ellis’s upcoming retreats in Connecticut, England, and Ireland, and the book Virgin Territory by Craig Virgin.

All audio clips used with permission from Ellis Paul.

New Theme music: “Hum” from Utopia Revisited by Jim Infantino