User:Joneynew/Danny Ellis

HISTORY
Born 18th July 1947 in Dublin, Republic of Ireland. Sent to the ARTANE INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL in 1955 until 1963 in the care of the Irish Christian Brothers. Other famous people who attended Artane include U2's drummer Larry Mullen. Admitted to the ARTANE BOYS BAND as a trombonist then became a professional trombonist and played with DICKIE ROCK’s Miami Showband.

In 2008 signed to reknowned songwriter,Guy Fletcher's publishing company Commercial Arts. In 2009 Danny released the album 800 VOICES - an autbiographical account of his time as an inmate of Artane. The RYAN REPORT details the infamous maltreatment of thousands of boys and girls within the Irish orphanage system of the fifties and sixties.

Currently living in North Carolina USA.

DISCOGRAPHY
"800 Voices" released by COMAR/Universal Ireland 2009

"This Tenderness" released 2004

AWARDS
Nominee Best Celtic Album award by Just Plain Folks