Deep and raw blues a sneak peek from the upcoming Ellis Rodes album titled”from the soul”

I've Got To Move On

Keep the Demons at Bay is a song I wrote during one of those heavy stretches where everything feels like a fight. It’s about the quiet struggle to stay grounded, to keep moving, and to hold back the weight that threatens to pull you under. The lyrics are raw, but the music carries them gently, slow, simple, and steady, like a heartbeat trying not to break.

This track isn’t just me and the truth. It’s the sound of restraint, of emotion held just beneath the surface. The arrangement is stripped back but not bare. Every note is there to support the story, not distract from it.

It’s for anyone who’s ever had to smile through the storm or keep going when it feels like the ground is slipping. This song is about survival, not resolution. It’s about motion, not escape. Just enough movement to keep the demons at bay.

Keep the Demons at Bay

This song is one of the most personal pieces on From the Soul. I wrote it while reflecting on how time doesn’t always feel like a healer. Sometimes it feels like a weight, a reminder of everything we’ve lived through and everything we’ve lost.

The lyrics come from a place of honesty. I’ve made mistakes, earned scars, and learned lessons the hard way. This track is about accepting that journey, even when it hurts. It’s about facing the mirror and owning the years, the regrets, and the hope that something meaningful waits at the end.

Musically, it’s stripped down and raw. Just a simple guitar, and the truth. If you’ve ever felt the drag of long nights or the ache of time slipping by, this song is for you.

Time is just a means to an end

I'm your man

This song is about loss and sadness that we all can relate to. Loss is part of life and sometimes we never fully recover. We may move on and keep moving forward, but when the day is quiet and we are alone with our thoughts, deep inside we still feel the loss and pain. However, there is some comfort in knowing that we are all in this together and that we have all experienced this pain.

I Will Never Get Over Losing You

“Live Your Life” is a blues-infused rock anthem that blends soulful guitar riffs, introspective lyrics, and vintage acoustic textures. Perfect for fans of John Mayer, Gary Clark Jr., and Ben Harper, this track explores themes of truth, resilience, and personal freedom.

Live your life

I wrote this song after going through a very low point in my life. But love somehow found it's way back to me and pulled me out of the dark. I believe that if you just hold on a little longer even in the deepest valley, that things will turn around and you will come out stronger than you could imagine.

Believe

Recorded about 15 years ago, I found this in my files. I laid down a rhythm and recorded the lead in a single take just expressing what I was feeling that day. Mistakes and all, no do overs just like life.

Down Day

The Divide is a song I wrote to confront the illusion of separation. From the moment we're born, we're fed labels and lies that pit us against each other while those in power profit from our division. This track is my way of calling that out.

It blends gritty blues rock with sharp lyrics that expose the systems designed to keep us distracted and compliant. The message is simple. The war we’re fighting isn’t ours. It’s theirs. And they fear what might happen if we ever stop fighting each other long enough to unite.

This song is for anyone who’s tired of being manipulated. It’s a reminder that truth is buried, not gone, and that we’re stronger than the lines they draw between us.

The Divide

'Tabula Rasa' kept me listening from start to finish. Calum Graham is writing some of the best music I have heard in recent years. 
- Rob Poland (Candyrat Records)

...this is a 12 song solo album from Calum Graham featuring a mix of Instrumentals, Vocals, and new songs written on the Harp Guitar with guest performances by Michael Manring and Antoine Dufour.

Release date : March 2016

Produced, Recorded, Engineered, and Mixed by Antoine Dufour (Studio AD in L’Assomption, Quebec, Canada) and Terence Lam (TL Studios in Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada)

Mastered by Antoine Dufour

For downloads, Guitar TABS/Sheet Music, FREE instructional guitar videos, and more be sure to check out : www.calumgraham.com

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Songwriter and multiple instrumentalist. Rock/blues, pop, country or whatever feels right at the time.

The Divide

Ellis Rodes

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