ellen cherry is a singer, songwriter, musician, designer, artist, producer, recording engineer, and human.

Once a character in a novel, ellen cherry sprung from the pages of a book in 1997, and began her life as a living, breathing, dynamic performer. Mixing equal parts of pathos and humor throughout her songs, ellen cherry is mysterious and powerful on stage. She seamlessly fuses her love of History, Poetry, and Literature with the Usual Suspects of Love, Loss, and Despair, with a powerful, commanding voice and a command of Power Chords on her guitar.

An artist incapable of stopping the process of creation, ellen cherry has recorded and released original music continuously since 1997. She was awarded the Maryland State Arts Council Individual Artist Award for Solo Vocal Performance in 2006, and has scored two independent films. Her 2005 album, Years, has been licensed to the Oxygen Network, MTW, and Soap.net. She has been steadily building a fan base by touring throughout the US, Germany and Switzerland as a full-time performing songwriter and musician. Her style has been described as â??spunky downer pop for History buffsâ? and, yes, she is over 5â??10â? tall!

Although she has spent the last four years on the road primarily as a solo artist, in 2008, ellen cherry assembled a 5 piece band to promote her newest disc of original music, heart like a lion. The new album features ellenâ??s wide range of musical styles. From lo-fi indie rock to wistful clever love songs to the odd instrumental, the new disc has been well received by fans and has begun to garner attention in new markets. ellen is hard at work on her next recording project which includes a theatrical anti-War piece, a swan song for the Environment and even more songs about Hoboes.