Among 800 Irish Orphans - Danny Ellis' Song of the Soul

Portraid of Danny Ellis looking to his left and smiling.

Danny Ellis spent 8 often-traumatic years in an orphanage in Ireland, healed from it by meditation, music, & love, and through his newly released book, A Boy at the Gate, shares the pain, humor, love, & music of his story. A beautiful voice & great music, & a true story on top of it - what's not to love?

All the songs in this program are written & performed by Danny Ellis:
800 Voices - from 800 Voices
Tommy Bonner - from 800 Voices
Music for a Friend - from 800 Voices
Shine - from The Space Between the Lines
Another Dublin - from The Space Between the Lines

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Song of the Soul

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Among 800 Irish Orphans - Danny Ellis' Song of the Soul
Music, Tension and Release
Part of the magic of music is it's ability to build & release emotional tension, and call the listener to a resolution of the tension.
Intensity of Music vs Playfulness
Is the 800 Voices CD the "most real" of Danny's CDs? What about intensity vs. playfulness?
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