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CHARLES ELLSWORTH Launches “The 12 Days of Wildcat”
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BROOKLYN, NY// December 14, 2015: Folk-rock troubadour Charles “Wildcat” Ellsworth is not making it home for Christmas this year, but that’s okay because all he really wants is to spend the holidays with you. Every one of you. You are all invited to the ’12 Days of Wildcat.’
Beginning today, December 14th, Wildcat will start a 12 Days marathon of giving. All you have to do is subscribe to his email list at CharlesEllsworth.com so he’ll know where to deliver your presents. Each day leading up to Christmas you will find a different song or video in your in-box that has been made available only as part of the ’12 Days of Wildcat,’ but that’s not all he has to give. As an additional thank you throughout the ’12 Days of Wildcat’ Charles will be holding raffles of special additional prizes. Each raffle drawing will viewable live via Periscope (@cellsworth54), and anyone who has already donated to Not A Kickstarter is automatically entered. You can enter now by donating at notakickstarter.com or by becoming a patron [HERE].
If you’ve been a fan for years, here are 12 days to catch up and get reacquainted with a good friend. If you are unfamiliar with Charles Ellsworth here are 12 special opportunities to get to know him and his music all leading up until the recording of his first full length record since 2012.
It has been full year for Charles that has seen the release of his “Live From The State Room” record, a national tour, and the release of his latest EP, the critically acclaimed, “Wildcat Chuck Charles.” Additionally Ellsworth launched notakickstarter.com, a fundraising platform for his next full length where you can make a minimum $10 and immediately download his entire catalog. “I didn’t really feel comfortable asking for money and sending something later down the road, I wanted to be able to offer something immediately in return. The response has been amazing, and with it I’ve been able to make the deposit on recording the next record.” Ellsworth is set to go into the studio with Producer Bob Hoag (The Format, The Ataris) of Flying Blanket Recording in Mesa, AZ in March of 2016.
Biography: Born and raised in the White Mountains of Arizona, Charles Ellsworth first gained an appreciation for a simple, not so distant past. A recent transplant to Brooklyn and self proclaimed “Wandering Man”, Charles has spent the better part of the past four years crashing couch to couch. Making friends & enemies. Talking his way onto bar stages and out of traffic tickets. He’s taken to heart the advice of one of his most influential writers, Roberto Bolaño, “Make new sensations appear…subvert daily life…give it all up again. Hit the road.” His songs wind down a familiar highway. A road more traveled, but with a perspective less explored. His vivid lyrics and near-familiar melodies weave to tell stories of heartbreak and loneliness while shining a light on the perseverance of the human spirit.
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Extended Bio: Born and raised in the White Mountains of Arizona, Charles Ellsworth first gained an appreciation for a simple, not so distant past. A recent transplant to Brooklyn and self proclaimed “Wandering Man”, Charles has spent the better part of the past four years crashing couch to couch. Making friends & enemies. Talking his way onto bar stages and out of traffic tickets. He’s taken to heart the advice of one of his most influential writers, Roberto Bolaño, “Make new sensations appear…subvert daily life…give it all up again. Hit the road.” His songs wind down a familiar highway. A road more traveled, but with a perspective less explored. His vivid lyrics and near-familiar melodies weave to tell stories of heartbreak and loneliness while shining a light on the perseverance of the human spirit. Charles has subtle way of exploring the idea that even when all seems lost, there is always a sliver of hope. Declan Ryan of Independent Clauses (www.independentclauses.com) called his and Vincent Draper’s recent release Salt Lake City: A Love Story, “a triumph for american songwriting…blending outlaw grit with a raw streak of self-awareness.” His ability to go from a stomp-your-boots anthem reminiscent of Springsteen, to a simple love song in the vein of Townes Van Zandt assures that it won’t be long before his name, lyrics, and melodies are stuck in music lovers head’s everywhere.
Previous Press Release (10/9/15)
CHARLES ELLSWORTH to Release New Single “A Packed Suitcase”
BROOKLYN, NY // October 9, 2015 : New York’s favorite Americana solo hero CHARLES ELLSWORTH is at it again premiering his latest single “A Packed Suitcase” via Under The Gun today. The single is off of his upcoming EP, Wildcat Chuck Charles slated to drop on October 16th. Featuring an Americana sound with complimentary blends of blues and rock, this tune will take listeners on a deep and thought provoking journey as lyricist, Ellsworth paints a picture with every carefully chosen word in this track. Pairing his deep lyrics with strong, twangy guitar, “A Packed Suitcase” is a great example of Ellsworth’s blues-meets-rock style that’ll have you stomping your boots and singing along.
“I wrote the opening line to ‘A Packed Suitcase’ while traveling solo through the PNW [Pacific Northwest]. One of those overnight drives where you suck down cigarettes like they’re necessary to life, and in a sense they are,” Charles said.
He continued, “You’ve been driving so long that you can’t quite remember where you started, and all at once it happens: the world around you seems to all collapse into a single moment. A memory you’ve purposely misplaced full knowing that one day you would stumble upon it and have to face it, you tell yourself ‘someday, but not today.’ Hoping that when the time comes, you’ve grown and matured enough to be able to wrestle with it and come away unscathed, at the very least still breathing. The memory starts as something small. The curve of a collarbone. A rose-gold ring wrapped around a freckled finger. A crooked smile.”
This emotional release comes off the heels of a five week west coast tour. Ellsworth is currently fundraising at www.notakickstarter.comfor his full length album, which he hopes to begin recording early next year. His EP release show will be October 10 at The State Room in Salt Lake City, UT, and he will also be featured on two CMJ Showcases on October 15 at Arlene’s Grocery (day show) and Kings County Saloon (night show).
Wildcat Chuck Charles EP Out 10/16/2015
1. A Packed Suitcase
2. Could Have Done Better
3. Arizona Pines
4. Grandfather Pine