Ellen Stapenhorst

Shifting Sands
NEW RELEASE! A collection of eight brand new original songs and updated versions of three of Ellen’s old favorites (Grand Junction, If Not You, Taking Our Lives). This album was recorded mainly solo and live, for an intimate, living room feel. The new songs include Missing You, Prayer, Every Reason to Love, Meet Me by the River and Fundamental Problem.
1. Taking Our Lives 2. Cabin in the Meadow 3. Every Reason 4. I Am Waiting 5. If Not You 6. Fundamental Problem 7. Grand Junction 8. Don't You Listen 9. Meet Me by the River 10. Missing You 11. Prayer

Come Back Home
COME BACK HOME features twelve original new-folk, bluegrass-flavored songs, including Traveler, Walk on Earth (inspired by Julia Butterfly), the a capella Generations, and One Moment More. Excellent guitar work by Smokin' Joe Kelly (from Ike and Tina Turner's band) and Bobby Mason, piano and vocals by JD Martin, amazing fiddle, mandolin and dobro playing from Randy Utterback and banjo by John Sommers and Steve Johnson are just some of the musical treats that support the strong vocals and songs. COME BACK HOME was co-produced and engineered by Smokin' Joe Kelly. December 2004 release.
1. Traveler 2. Call the Wind 3. Holy Rain 4. Stand by Me 5. Exile 6. Walk on Earth 7. Love's Reward 8. At My Daddy's Side 9. Generations 10. Good Enough 11. One Moment More 12. Come Back Home

The Dance
Ellen's first solo album, The Dance, was recorded in 1987 at Radio City Music Hall Studios in New York City. Ellen got musical backup from a host of fine East Coast (at the time, anyway) musicians including Shawn Colvin, Lucy Kaplansky and Rod MacDonald on vocals, Howie Wyeth (drums), Frank Christian (guitar), Ann Hampton Callaway (piano and vocals), David Massengill (dulcimer) and David Darling (cello). The Dance was produced by Ellen's brother Steve and engineered by Les Kahn (Paul Winter Consort, Trio Globo). Available in CD and Cassette.
1. Let Me Carry You 2. Love's Name 3. Ophelia 4. Grand Junction 5. Hold On Little One 6. If Not You 7. Katie 8. Feels Like Love 9. Hold Me Close 10. Dinosaur 11. So Set In My Ways 12. Song Of My Brothers 13. The Dance

Invisible Threads Released in 1994 on Beachwood Records. Available in CD and Cassette.
1. Free to Stay 2. Maybe Mexico 3. The Gift 4. Rest in You 5. Margaret and Elizabeth 6. Taking our Lives 7. Part of My Heart 8. Feels Like Home 9. Nobody 10. Farnham Keep 11. Heart of Love 12. First Days of Spring

All of My Skies
A 2 song CD released in 1998

"All of My Skies" is a musical remembrance and tribute to John Denver, written by Ellen's brother Steve Stapenhorst. Also on the single is Ellen's song "Night Sky", inspired by the comet Hale-Bopp.

1. All of My Skies
2. Night Sky