Dave's albums

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Published (C) (P) 2025 

All songs and lyrics by Dave Edison Ellis - Edison Songs ASCAP 

(except 'Shenendoah' -*public domain)

Dave Ellis (guitar / vocals), Garey Shelton (bass), Brooke Lizotte (keys), 

John Morton (guitar), Kristy Smith (bg vocals), Susan Pascal (vibes), 

Dan Tyack  (pedal steel), Jeff Bush  (percussion), 

Chuck Deardorf (upright bass)

SONGS

Do What You Wanna Do

Could Have Been

Eleven Eleven

No Cure

That Shipped Has Sailed

Grow

Dreamin' On Sunday

Idlewild

Sadie Jones

Someone Like You

Talk to Her

Shenandoah* 

cover art: Myra Platt

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Published(C) (P) 2014

All songs and lyrics by

Dave Edison Ellis - Edison Songs ASCAP

Dave Ellis (guitar / vocals), Ben Smith  (drums), Garey Shelton (bass), 

Terry Lauber (pedal steel / bg vocals), Brooke Lizotte (keys), Don Garber (keys), Orville Johnson (dobro / mandolin), John Morton (electric guitar), 

Chuck Deardorf (upright bass), Keely Whitney (bg vocals), 

Myra Platt (bg vocals), Mark Graham (harmonica)

SONGS

Know Now

Where You're Going

One Day at a Time

The Way Life Oughta Be

Heart Without a Home

Whatcha Think About That

At the Rate I'm Falling

Like I Used To

What's Not to Like

All In

Only Thing We Need

Daddy's Little Girl

cover art: Shannon Loys

(C) (P) 2002 

All Songs and lyrics by 

Dave Edison Ellis - Edison Songs ASCAP

Dave Ellis (guitar / vocals), 

Will Dowd (drums),  Rueben Radding (upright bass),  

Nova Devonie (accordion / bg vocals), 

Dave Keenan (banjo / mandolin / bg vocals)

SONGS

Down to Earth

Let's Not Talk About It

Who You Runnin' To

Bless Me

Do That For Me

Hopeless Sinners

Boy with a Target

Kiss this Boy Goodbye

Only Passing Through

Just Dust

Under the Gun

All Songs (C) (P) 1999 by

David Edison Ellis - Edison Songs ASCAP

D. Keenan - Abuzz Music Publishing ASCAP

N. Devonie - Ellamusique Publishing SOCAN

Dave Ellis (guitar / vocals),

Nova Devonie (accordion / bass / vocals), 

Dave Keenan (guitar / fiddle / mandolin / vocals)

Garey Shelton (bass), Ben Smith (drums), 

Chris Leighton (drums / percussion)

SONGS

Rose Colored Glasses (Ellis)

Finnan's Daughter (Ellis, Keenan, Devonie)

Down for the Count (Ellis)

Lay Your Burden Down (Ellis)

Waterfall (Ellis, Keenan, Devonie)

Happy Ever After (Ellis, Kennan, Devonie)

Be the One (Ellis, Devonie)

El Nino (Ellis, Keenan)

Lucky Stars (Ellis)

One Fine Day (Ellis)

Not Afraid (Ellis)

Frequent Flyer (Ellis, Keenan)

Can't Abide By Some (Ellis)

Let There Be Light (Ellis)

Down for the Count (radio edit)

(Plainsongs Album will be made available for download soon)

(C) Dave Ellis

Music composed for Book-It Repertory Theatre's

 2006 production of Kent Haruf's novel Plainsong

adapted by Kevin McKeon and conceived and directed by Myra Platt. Featuring songs "Miles Away" and "Hands of Fate"

Dave Ellis (guitar / vocals), 

John Morton (guitar), Garey Shelton (bass) 

SONGS

Guthrie

McPheron

Bullies

Miles Away

Ike and Bobby

Lament

Ike and Bobby 2

Hands of Fate

Sunrise

cover art: Myra Platt

(Songs will be made available for download soon)

(C) Dave Ellis

Songs written for Book-It Repertory Theatre's 

2009 production of David James Duncan's novel 

The River Why  

adapted and directed by Myra Platt .  

Featured songs:

 The One that Got Away

 The Line of Light 

cover art: Myra Platt