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Ellen Doty on influences, new music, and artistic growth

Ellen Doty on influences, new music, and artistic growth

Interview by Yasmine Shemesh for Van City Buzz February 15th, 2016

"My philosophy is that good music is good music no matter the genre,” says Calgary-based singer-songwriter Ellen Doty. It’s an appropriate mantra for a vocalist raised on everything from Ella Fitzgerald to Lauryn Hill and whose jazz-rooted music has enchanted listeners with its soulful nuances of folk and pop.