Danny Ellis - 800 Voices

Danny Ellis was born 18 July 1947 in Dublin, Republic of Ireland. He was sent to the Artane Industrial school in 1955 until 1963  As a professional trombonist, Ellis played with Irish showbands The Airchords (1964), The Jim Farley Band (1965-66), The Nevada Showband (1969), Dickie Rock's Miami Showband (1969-1971), and Stage 2 (1972-73). He also worked as a session singer in the famous Abbey road studios, recording demos for Les Reed. One of his recordings of a Les Reed song landed him in the English finals for Eurovision in 1989. In 2009 he released the album 800 Voices, an autobiographical account of his time in the Irish orphanage system.

1. 800 Voices

2. The Bold Christian Brothers

3. Tommy Bonner

4. The Treasures of the Sons

5. On the Bus Back Home

6. The Artane Boys Band

7. Who Trew Da Boot

8. The Twist Within the Tweed

9. Excuses

10. Music For A Friend

11. Kelly's Gone Missin'

12. Summer Sandals

13. Radio

14. The Day I Left Artane

15. Innocence Back

16. The Stolen Child

link to the free album

Danny Ellis - 800 Voices