[2] As a teenager, Ensle joined the Houston folk club circuit, playing places like the Sand Mountain Coffee House, Theodore’s, Houlahan’s No.
[1] It was in the club circuit that he first met fellow artists like Townes Van Zandt, Guy Clark, Don Sanders, Carolyn Hester, Jerry Jeff Walker, Vince Bell, Eric Taylor, Bill Staines, and Bill and Lucille Cade.
[1] In 1977, Ensle was one of six winners chosen out of over one hundred tapes sent to the 6th Kerrville Folk Festival songwriting competition, judged by Townes Van Zandt, Steve Young, and Bobby Bridger.
He worked with elementary and middle school students to cultivate an atmosphere of creativity, encouraging them to write poetry, songs, and prose.
[3] Some of Ensle’s many songs have been recorded by other artists, including Gary P. Nunn, Bob Cheevers, Will T. Massey, and Jeff Talmadge.