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  • APRIL 27 2018 FRI 8:00PM $18/$22
  • Some artists document their lives through their music. Others chronicle their times. It’s a rare artist who can do both, telling their own story through songs that also encapsulate the essence of people and places who have helped define their era overall. Woody Guthrie comes to mind, and so does Bob Dylan. Bruce Springsteen certainly as well. Yet few others, for whatever genius they may possess, can relate their own history to the history experienced by those who find that common bond, be it in a coming of age, living through the same realities or sharing similar experiences. Ellis Paul is one of those gifted singer/songwriters.Though some may refer to him as a folksinger, he is more, for lack of a better word, a singular storyteller, a musician whose words reach out from inside and yet also express the feelings, thoughts and sensibilities that most people can relate to in one way or another, regardless of age or upbringing. The exhilaration of the open road. A ?celebration of heroes.? ?The hope for redemption. Descriptions of those things that are both near and dear. The sharing of love..., intimate, passionate and enduring. "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
  • Michael Hawthorne is a former Kerrville New Folk winner and Tim York is his partner in crime, moving all around Texas making music for fellow Texans. Award winning songs abound!
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Photos from past performances


Other shows by these artists

Ellis Paul
Sep 13 2019 Headliner with Travis Buster
Feb 12 2016 Headliner with Jaime Michaels
Jan 10 2014 Headliner with The Stray Birds
Apr 20 2012 Headliner with Vance Gilbert
Oct 9 2009 Headliner with Seth Glier and Haunt
Jul 7 2006 Headliner with Kate MacLeod and Sam Baker and Corinne West
Nov 30 2001 Headliner with Peter Mayer
Oct 3 1997 Headliner with Don Conoscenti
York & Hawthorne
Jul 19 2019 Opener with Wheatfield

Who we are


Uncle Calvin’s Coffeehouse is a not-for-profit, volunteer-run live music venue, presenting concerts nearly every Friday night in the fellowship hall of Northpark Presbyterian Church in Dallas, TX. Our goal is to bring you the best possible environment for listening to music, with clear, pristine sound, free of smoke, alcohol, and conversation. In addition to the music, we offer fine coffees, teas, juices, desserts, and salty snacks. Find out more about us here.

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"The intimate setting of Calvin's makes it easy to see and hear musicians....the gold standard of Dallas area coffeehouses, and for that matter, the nation...." --Michael Granberry, DMN

"I'd call Uncle Calvin's the cosmic center of the folk universe in Texas...." --Chuck Pyle

"...a warm spirited place where everybody's kinfolk, and where good music and good company are the ties that bind." --Lynn Adler

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