The Lil Red Schoolhouse Music Series returns to the PEI Fox Den this summer, with concerts produced by Melodyman Productions.

Dennis Ellsworth will perform on September 25 at 7 pm.

Dennis Ellsworth is a songwriter, performer, sideman, and record producer from Charlottetown. His songwriting career started in high school, filling notebooks with lyrics and poems. He grew up on the Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, Ray Charles, Kris Kristofferson, Roy Orbison, Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard.

His tastes evolved in Grade 6 and he began collecting cassettes. His personal music collection is stylistically expansive. Some might call his love for music an addiction, but whatever. Over the years he has collaborated with Josh Finlayson and Andy Maize from Skydiggers, Gord Downie from The Tragically Hip, Joel Plaskett, Donovan Woods, Rose Cousins, John Smith, and David Barbe (producer of Drive-by Truckers and bass player for 90’s alt rock band Sugar.)

In 2015, Dennis signed a publishing deal with Cymba Music Publishing in Toronto and has since written songs in a wide variety of styles. His music has appeared in television shows for CBC, Netflix, and HBO, and was featured in the award-winning film, The New Romantic. Prior to his newest album, Ellsworth has released over 13 albums: two full length albums with his previous group, Haunted Hearts; an album as a duo with Kinley Dowling; two EPs and 10 full length solo albums, including his most recent triple album project called Bound by Love.

Info: dennisellsworth.com