Charles Ellsworth & The SFD

Charles Ellsworth is an NYC singer-songwriter whose career has spanned decades and taken him all over the globe.

His musical journey started as a teenager, taking lessons in the back of a guitar store in Arizona. Shortly after, Ellsworth became the bass player for indie-pop outfit Alaska & Me. The band saw success as a regional act and toured the West Coast until their 2009 split.

After moving to Salt Lake City, Ellsworth began to write his own music and quickly found a home in the burgeoning local Americana scene. Over the next five years he released multiple solo albums and an EP, and spent several years touring nationally and internationally as a solo artist.

In 2015 he brought his red-dirt rock to Brooklyn and has since released three albums. His third LP, "Honeysuckle Summer," was recorded with Joe Reinhart (Hop Along, Algernon Cadwallader). Ellsworth's music has evolved with him and matured into his signature alt-country sound.

In 2022 he opened for Sarah Shook & The Disarmers at the renowned Americana venue Mercury Lounge in Tulsa, OK. That night he struck up a friendship with Disarmers guitarist Blake Tallent, who he partnered with to produce his forthcoming album "Cosmic Cannon Fodder," due for release May 2025.