Emmy-nominated ellen cherry (lowercase letters intentional!) is an award winning Song and Story Alchemist, musician and performer, based in Baltimore, MD. Mixing equal parts of pathos and humor throughout her songs, ellen cherry’s banter gives audiences a peek into a whimsical, curious mind. A recent project was a touring program (2016-2018) called "Portraits in Song" that showcased her love of storytelling and her passion for history and women's equality. After a devastating car wreck caused by an intoxicated driver in 2013, cherry was diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and has spent years fostering recovery and resilience, her own and others, through performance, music, and storytelling. She is in production on a new work, "Recovering Eurydice," that will explore the process of recovery through myth making, storytelling and song. More information about ellen can be found at www.ellencherry.com

Artist Statement

I am Song & Story Alchemist and I explore, through music and multi-media performances, the intersection between creativity and recovery.  In 2013, while on tour in Texas, I was struck by a criminally intoxicated driver which resulted in a violent wreck that required years of both physical and psychological repair and therapy.  I found my healing was accelerated, deepened, and made even more resilient when I could express and share, through my music and performances, the pain and joy of recovering one’s body and spirit after extreme trauma.

Photographs by Bonnie J. Schupp