Album Notes

Though he has been playing guitar since his single digits, performing and writing started in 1995 when Paul Ellingsen was walking through the plant where he was working and said to God, as a rhetorical question, not expecting an answer, “So what's next God?” God said, “music.” Shortly thereafter Paul started writing and performing in coffeehouses, festivals, churches, bars, and anywhere else he was welcomed.
In 2001 Bernadette, who was also in his praise band at church, started singing with him. They formed the group PBforJ (Paul and Bernadette for Jesus). Bernadette sang with the band until 2005. Paul Ellingsen's latest band, "Cece & Me" is a lively and mellow Gospel Folk group featuring the vocals, folksy guitar picking and soulful harmonica playing of Paul Ellingsen. Cece plays bass and mandolin and sings backup vocals.
I grew up in the 60's and loved the mellow acoustic sound of folk music. I still love that sound but put Christian lyrics to it. Our music, I've been told, sounds like it came out of the 70's. Our lyrics are a mixture of evangelistic, testimonial, Bible story telling, and Scripture put to music. The music is mostly folk style, with some country, some blues, some classics, and some guitar, harmonica and bass instrumentals. It is our prayer that you be not only entertained, but that the Holy Spirit use us to give you a glimpse of the love, forgiveness, and hope that comes only through Christ Jesus, our Lord.