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Canadian songwriter Dennis Ellsworth is excited to announce his new album ‘Living’ due for release on September 4th on Tonic Records. Dennis heads to the UK in September for a UK tour, which includes dates in London, Cambridge, and Sheffield (full tour dates below).
The first single from the album, the laid-back, soulful ‘Every Second, Every Day’, is out this Friday, 12th June and is a perfect introduction to the new album.
Musically, Every Second, Every Day came from a heavy blended period of Dennis listening to ’60s soul music and exploring the wild sounds of George Clinton. Lyrically, he explains, “It’s a declaration of love to my family and feeling saved by their love. Incidentally, since the day I wrote it, it’s been my daughter’s favourite song of mine.”
Prince Edward Island native Dennis Ellsworth’s songwriting career started in high school, filling notebooks with lyrics and poems. He grew up on the Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, Ray Charles, Kris Kristofferson, Roy Orbison, Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard. His tastes evolved in grade 6, and he began collecting cassettes. His personal music collection is stylistically expansive. Some might call his love for music an addiction, but whatever.
Dennis’ expansive career as a songwriter, performer, sideman, and record producer includes 10 solo albums including 2014 album release ‘Hazy Sunshine’, which received support from BBC Radio 2’s Bob Harris; 2015’s Romantic As It Gets; Modern Hope released in 2024 which was nominated for Solo Recording of the Year at the East Coast Music Awards and most recently, Hardcore Freewheelin in 2025 produced by Canadian songwriter and producer, Jim Bryson. Dennis has also released 2 full-length albums with his previous group, Haunted Hearts, and an album as a duo with Kinley Dowling.
Over the years, Dennis has collaborated with Josh Finlayson and Andy Maize from Skydiggers, Gord Downie from The Tragically Hip, Joel Plaskett, Donovan Woods, Rose Cousins, John Smith, and David Barbe (producer of Drive-by Truckers and bass player for 90’s alt rock band Sugar)
In 2015, Dennis signed a publishing deal with Cymba Music Publishing in Toronto and has since written songs in a wide variety of styles. His music has appeared in television shows on CBC, Netflix, and HBO, and was featured in the award-winning film The New Romantic.
DENNIS ELLSWORTH UK TOUR DATES TICKETS HERE
September 2nd, 2026 – Green Note, London
September 3rd, 2026 – Phoenix, Exeter
September 4th, 2026 – The Lighthouse, Deal
September 5th, 2026 – Fairview Wines, Midhurst
September 6th, 2026 – Portland Arms, Cambridge
September 9th, 2026 – The Greystones, Sheffield
September 10th, 2026 – The Met, Bury
September 13th, 2026 – The Live Room, Saltaire
