The Hero in You Songbook

Ellis Paul is an award winning folk singer-songwriter, poet and troubadour. He has won numerous awards including an unprecedented 14 Boston Music Awards. This book features 14 inspiring songs about true American heroes written by Ellis for both parents and children.

Award winning folk singer-songwriter, poet, troubadour, Ellis Paul released “The Hero In You” in 2012, which won a Gold 'Parent's Choice Award'. This inspired a children’s book published by the Albert Whitman & Company and a musical being performed at schools nationwide. Ellis recorded “The Hero In You” to educate the minds of children on America’s important influencers heroes such as: Thomas Edison, Rosa Parks, Woody Guthrie, Rachel Carson, Jackie Robinson and more. Ellis has crafted the sound of “The Hero In You” so that each song engages listeners of all ages. “These people did amazing things and can also inspire young people today to go out and do something out of the ordinary and become the heroes of their own lives,” explains Paul. Ellis launched out of the fertile Boston Music scene in the 1990’s. He won numerous songwriting awards, including 15 Boston Music Awards, second only to multi-platinum act, Aerosmith. His music is found in Hollywood blockbuster movies and TV shows which have helped gain fans all over the world. As Woody Guthrie's daughter Nora says, “Wise, tender, brilliant and biting, Ellis is one of our best human compasses, marking in melodies and poems where we’ve been and where we might go if we so choose to."

"Despite his success and sense of history, Mr. Paul remains an artist with his eye on the future and an interest in discovering the transformative potential in his music." - The New York Times “The Hero In You” is Ellis Paul’s 17th album, which has inspired a children’s book published by the Albert Whitman & Company, a prestigious publisher of children’s books. Ellis recorded “The Hero In You” to educate the minds of children on America’s important influencers. He sings about heroes such as Thomas Edison, Rosa Parks, Woody Guthrie, Rachel Carson, and Jackie Robinson in this 14-song collection. Ellis has crafted the sound of “The Hero In You” so that each song engages listeners of all ages. “These people did amazing things, but they can also inspire young people today to go out and do something out of the ordinary and become the heroes of their own lives,” explains Paul. Ellis Paul is a critically acclaimed singer, songwriter, poet and troubadour. He is the recipient of fifteen Boston Music Awards, second only to multi-platinum act Aerosmith. Since launching from Boston, Ellis has built a vast catalog of music, which weds striking poetic imagery and philosophical introspection with hook-laden melodies. He averages 150 shows a year and travels across America and Europe, playing venues from church basements to Carnegie Hall. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame invited Ellis to pay tribute to his hero Woody Guthrie, who has influenced and inspired Ellis in a profound way. Ellis' next children's book, "The Night the Lights Went Out on Christmas" is due to be released in September 2015.