DAVE ELLIS - UK BLUES GUITAR PLAYER

Dave Ellis first started playing guitar aged nine in 1976. By the summer of 1983 Dave Ellis was gigging at local colleges and bars.
His love of the guitar and the music which he played with such passion and fluidity was felt by everyone who experienced one of these live shows.
During the mid eighties Dave Ellis decided to put together his own Blues band, playing as a three piece like many of his major influences had done before him.
The band worked the UK’s circuit mostly Bars and Party’s.
It was around this time that the Blues had a wakeup call thanks to the Texan Stevie Ray Vaughan who remains one of Dave Ellis greatest influences.
It wasn’t until after ten years of hard gigging that he started to play bigger and better venues as well as Festivals.
Performing material from pre-war era Delta Blues through to contemporary Blues, Dave Ellis and his three-piece Band perform a Texas/Chicago hybrid Blues
heavily influenced by Stevie Ray Vaughan and Buddy Guy.
He also performs as a Duo with various partners, and as a Soloist, Featuring acoustic, electric and Resophonic guitars. Along with European Tours, Festivals,
Concerts and Tutorial Guitar Workshops
Dave Ellis is continuing to evolve and hone his prestigious talent.
Prestigious gigs and Eighteen European tours include appearances at:

Osrodkiem Kultury Ochoty '12
Margonin Wiatrakalia festival Poland '11
Lubniewich festival poland 10
rozpoczal Festival Poland 10
Bydgocsh Blues Festival Poland 10
Pulawy Blues Festival, Poland 10
Blues Brothers Day Festival, Wroclaw, Headline Act Poland '06
Domecko Blues Club, Opola, [Including advanced Blues guitar tuitional workshop] Poland '06
Grodzisk Blues Festival, Poland '06
Varniai, Bliuzo Naktys Blues Festival, Lithuania '06
Jimiway Blues festival Poland, Headline act 05
21st Jazz & Blues Festival Bialystok, Poland '05
Willem Tells Blues Club, Belgium '05
Daily Blues Club, Gdansk, [Including advanced Blues guitar tuitional workshop] Poland '05
Shoes For Blues, Brighton Blues Festival UK '04.
Mary Port Blues Festival, UK '04 Supporting Buddy Guy.
Ranch Blues Club, Cartagena Spain ‘04
Bury Blues Festival - Headlining Act UK '03
Kingston Blues Festival UK '02.
Banbury Blues Festival UK ‘01
Barrowden Blues Festival UK ‘01
Wilby Blues Festival UK ’01
Buddy Guy’s Legends Club USA Chicago Illinois ’01
Spalding Blues Club UK ‘99
The Bottle Neck Blues Club UK ’97
Buckingham Blues Festival UK ‘96
And many others