"It's good to know this songwriting tradition
is continuing full-force through Ensle."
-Texas Monthly Magazine







 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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George Ensle can be proud…this is his best album to-date. "BUILD A BRIDGE" is an uplifting, inspirational collection of stories set to energetic folk arrangements. Ensle's voice is comfortable and inviting, keeping you listening with ease and eagerness… "Daybreak Snow" is haunted throughout by Townes Van Zandt's spirit, and he would have loved to cover this song… I feel improved just by hearing this disc. If you are inclined to buy your first George Ensle CD, start with this one.

-Lucky Boyd co-founder, MyTexasMusic

George is a genuine Texas troubadour, playing and singing in the tradition of Townes, Jerry Jeff and Guy…George's songs are storysongs … The lyrics tell us about real people and life in general. All the Liveset songs are wonderful, George alternates perfectly between ballads and up-tempo tunes. A great CD.

-Fred Schmalle-MAZZ MUSIKAS/Antwerp, Belgium

…what I really like in your music is that you give the feeling it comes from your soul...it sounds true…perfect spirit...

-Mike Penard, Disc Jockey
Mike the Frenchy
FRANCE

Release of New CD
"Build A Bridge"
Availabe Now
on Berkalin Records www.berkalinrecords.com

Nominated for the
Texas Academy of Music Singer/Songwriter of the Year 2008

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Photo By: Susan Roads

In his live show he fingerpicks his 1972 Martin D-35 with a unique style and deftness that comes from years of honing his craft. He gives the listener a show they come away form with a smile, sharing stories he paints of real people making it in the real world.
George Ensle is a painter of songs. Sometimes he uses broad strokes to paint hilltop sunsets, tree lined rivers, and mountain ranges, and sometimes he paints with fine strokes the portraits of everyday people, the unsung heroes he captures in song.
Real characters like Uncle Jack, the crusty old bachelor who gets a little bit too tight at times, but is still a kid's best friend, tucking him in on the sofa summer Saturday nights.
Characters like the housewife who dances in the kitchen to a golden oldie after her kids and husband have gone for the day, and the circuit preacher who drives a dusty old black Ford, baptizing in the middle of the river of love and understanding, and the father singing a long distance lullaby, and the widow in her parlor who lives across the street in a state of grace, and the mother who sings her children to sleep beside a tiny fire, beneath a third world moon, and the troubadour (Ensle's amigo) Townes Van Zandt, with lines cut deep around his smile, who's ragged as the wind and pure as the snow.
For these troubled times, Ensle captures the human condition with characters who inspire us to carry on, to look with compassion on others, to understand our commonality.
Ensle paints with the brush of hope.
George's photo has been included in the new Texas Troubadours photo journal by: Steve Harris published by: The University of Texas Press. "Genuine and soulful portraits"
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