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Charles Ellsworth “Cosmic Cannon Fodder”

May 21, 2025 Jonny Brick 0

Astute politically charged songwriting with rock’n’roll arrangements. Now based in Brooklyn via Arizona and Utah, Charles Ellsworth produces this fifth album with Blake Tallent, the guitar player for Sarah Shook & The Disarmers. Across 11 engaging […]

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Charles’s Cosmic Cannon Fodder hits the stores in May

March 27, 2025 Keith Hargreaves 0

NYC-based singer-songwriter Charles Ellsworth is set to release his much-anticipated fifth album “Cosmic Cannon Fodder” on Burro Borracho Records in May 2025. The album will feature Ellsworth’s refined alt-country sound with his unbridled seasoned storytelling at […]

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Interview: Charles Ellsworth on how honeysuckle can help heal a toxic sad boy

December 20, 2021 Martin Johnson 0

How Brooklyn music can exorcise ghosts from Arizona and Salt Lake City. If you are a regular reader of Americana UK, you may have noticed the review of Charles Ellsworth’s ‘Honeysuckle Summer’ record and the video […]

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Video Premiere: Charles Ellsworth “Trouble”

December 15, 2021 Andrew Frolish 0

The warm sound of Charles Ellsworth’s latest single brings to mind the hazy days of summer, a feeling enhanced by the gorgeous flowers visible throughout the video, worn on hats and in hair and surrounding Ellsworth’s […]

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Charles Ellsworth “Honeysuckle Summer”

April 15, 2021 Ewan Lury 0

An album that is too short to be brilliant. Charles Ellsworth’s latest album, ‘Honeysuckle Summer’, is a fun and energetic americana album that shows some great promise. Ellsworth, who is a NYC transplant by way of […]

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