Over Ellis Paul’s songwriting career, he has earned 15 Boston Music Awards, played 150-plus shows annually for over 20 years, put out 19 records, two books and a documentary film. This year he plans to release a new book and get some new songs written. He’ll play the Kerrville Music Festival in May and the Woody Guthrie Festival and Black Potatoe in July. He has fond memories of iconic venues big and small.