Ellyn Maybe – Rodeo for the Sheepish (CD/Mp3)


Rodeo for the Sheepish- Ellyn Maybe is an irresistible force. To read or listen to her poetry is to be gently and completely crushed while simultaneously inspired and charmed. The honesty with which she so exquisitely reveals her vulnerabilities, desires and pain is beautiful and rare.

Rodeo for the Sheepish has so many great moments. The first time I listened to it, I was reminded of when I first met her many years ago and how much I liked her and her poetry. One of the stand out tracks on the album, There Were Two Girls Who Looked A Lot The Same, is a perfect example of why one becomes a fan of Ellyn’s immediately. I can’t understand how anyone could not find an aspect of themselves in that piece. This is what Ellyn does so well and so often in her work and on this album.

Reading Ellyn’s poems from the page is one thing but hearing her read them just the way she meant them to be heard is something else altogether. Ellyn has a great sense of humor and reads wonderfully. The musical accompaniment on the album is not mere background filler but a true collaborative effort between Ellyn and the musicians that really works. Ellyn is a very gifted writer and a true gem. - Henry Rollins

I have started to write something about you for your site several times, and each time I am struck by my inability to describe what you do in terms beautiful enough, original enough to do you justice. But it’s always been this way. Who has ever been able to say in other words what a song says? Maybe it’s why I like your poems so much, they say what can only be said in exactly the way you say it. The best way of turning someone on to you is to play you for them. – Jackson Browne

Poems by Ellyn Maybe
Vocals by Tommy Jordan of Geggy Tah
Music by Harlan Steinberger
 
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images-2.jpg All My Life I’ve Wanted A Great Love

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images-2.jpg City Streets

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images-2.jpg There Were Two Girls Who Looked A Lot The Same

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images-2.jpg I Heard What Sounded Like A Song

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images-2.jpg Sylvia Plath

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images-2.jpg Picasso

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images-2.jpg Being An Artist

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images-2.jpg Room Part Two

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images-2.jpg People

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images-2.jpg Parallel Universe

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Directed by Veronika Bauer Directed By Randi Malkin
Directed by Riccardo Spinotti and Nisey Jay  
 
 
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