Ellen Bukstel: Florida-Based Folk-Pop Singer-Songwriter Brings Inspiration To Her Eclectic Debut 'Daddy's Little Girl'

LOS ANGELES, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Luck Media & Marketing) - Quickly emerging as a pre-eminent folk/pop artist of our time, Ellen Bukstel (www.ellenbukstel.com) is a multi-faceted break-the-mold original, a consummate artist whose community activism and musical vibe harkens back to the 60s even as she addresses the world, often in provocative terms, very much in present tense.

Those who dive into the full sweep of the 15 tracks on the South Florida-based artist's lifetime-in-the-making indie solo debut Daddy's Little Girl quickly agree with pop superstar Michael Bolton, who calls Bukstel 'an amazing artist and spirit.' But they seriously have no idea whether to laugh or cry.

One minute she's offering her crafty wit in describing her experience with menopause ('Is It Hot In Here, Or Is It Me?') or the frustration of being a voter in South Florida ('They Lost My Vote'), both of which won The Wildflower Music & Arts Festival Songwriting Competition. On the poignant tracks 'Wooden Box' and 'Grow Up And Change The World,' she seeks meaning in her husband's death - a tragedy that inspired her to start writing.

Bukstel has also gained renown in political circles thanks to two of her most popular and incisive tunes, 'Hey Mr. Politician' and 'They Lost My Vote.' In August of 2007, Ellen 'opened' for future Presidential candidate, Senator Barack Obama, at the Miami-Dade County Auditorium, performing her songs to a cheering crowd of 2,200 people.

'By My Silence,' a gut-wrenching piece about the regret of keeping a fearful silence during the Holocaust, won the 2008 Public Domain Foundation Music To Life songwriting competition, launched by Paul Stookey (of Peter, Paul & Mary fame) to discover songwriters addressing important social issues. The judges included folk legends Judy Collins, Janis Ian, Tom Paxton, John Stewart, Peter Yarrow, Noel Paul Stookey and Mary Travers.

Renowned as an activist who puts her passions to song, Ellen has been commissioned to write songs and produce numerous fundraising videos which are collectively helping to raise tens of millions of dollars for several Miami-based charitable organizations.