![Americana singer-songwriter Rory Ellis is beginning his monthly residency at The Pourhouse, Maitland on Friday, July 5. Picture supplied Americana singer-songwriter Rory Ellis is beginning his monthly residency at The Pourhouse, Maitland on Friday, July 5. Picture supplied](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/144356892/2d09fd89-f3fd-46a5-9d69-e93ad90bffdf.png/r0_0_653_865_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
Clarence Town musician Rory Ellis has played at some of the largest blues festivals in the world, and now he will bring his soulful performance to Maitland with a residency at The Pourhouse.
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He will perform original music from his 10-album catalogue during his monthly shows that blend blues, folk and country.
"I've played it a couple of times in actual fact, it's a great little venue I really love what Benn's (Giles) doing there," he said.
"I'm really keen to support them because they support original music. There's lots and lots of cover bands out here and I think it's really time to get behind our own stuff, our original music."
Ellis said there's something special about a residency as an artist.
"We can move around a lot and be quite transient as musicians but I've always been a great believer that you really need to build your local following and you need to be true to your local area first and foremost," he said.
"It's always nice to be somewhere that you know amongst familiar faces, a local crowd."
He will play one show per month at The Pourhouse, 327 High Street, Miatland, until the end of the year.
Show dates are Friday, July 5, Friday, August 2, Friday, September 6, Friday, October 4, Friday, November 1 and Friday, December 6. All shows start at 8pm.