 Ellis Paul ( born Paul Plissey ; January 14 , 1965 ) is an American singer @-@ songwriter and folk musician . Born in Aroostook County , Maine , Paul is a key figure in what has become known as the Boston school of songwriting , a literate , provocative and urbanely romantic folk @-@ pop style that helped ignite the folk revival of the 1990s .
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Paul's father was an English teacher and his mother a nurse . He grew up in rural Maine ,