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That’s Elvis. On sax is my grandfather, Bill Uly

That’s Elvis. On sax is my grandfather, Bill Ulyate who worked as a studio musician for 20th Century Fox in the 50’s-60’s. He also had a dance band with his brother, trombonist Lloyd Ulyate, called the Elliott Brother’s Orchestra (Ulyate is hard to pronounce, hence ‘Elliott’. The band also played at Disneyland, hired by Walt himself, as the house band for Date Nite At Disneyland, Friday and Saturday nights in the Carnation Plaza).⠀
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Elvis made 3 movies with Fox between 1956-61. Not sure which one this was, but they hired Bill’s band to play the wrap party. Elvis jumped on the drums, and someone took a photo. I’m so glad they did, Grandpa Bill died before I was born and grateful to have photos like these ❤️⠀
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#fbf #flashbackfriday #history #foxstudios #elvis #vintagephotography #vintagephoto #disneyland #historicaldisney #sax #drums #musichistory #ulyate #elliottbrothers #billulyate #lloydulyate #musiciansofinstagram #musician #oldphotos #vintage #historical #bigband #elvispresley #dateniteatdisneyland #1950s #1960s #vintagephotos #oldhollywoodglamour #oldhollywood #hollywood ⠀

Eerie dark orange skies, very strange week in Cali

Eerie dark orange skies, very strange week in California with all the fires. This was taken at 1pm Wed and it stayed dark all day, the smoke so thick over the marine layer it nearly blocked out the sun. Never ask 2020 what else can go wrong 😳 Hoping to do a little live stream sometime this weekend, keep an eye out 🧡 How are you all holding up? #california #fires #2020 #orangesky #musiciansofinstagram #theskyisfalling

New music video is finally on YouTube if you have

New music video is finally on YouTube if you have a moment to watch or share! Filmed and canoe wrangled by @casscleave, we had a lot of fun making this one. Link in bio, can’t wait for you to see ❤#new #newmusic #musicvideo #harp #harpsofinstagram #harplife #harpist #canoe #pickupjazz #guitar #bluesharp #watch #video #youtube #beach #ocean #float #musicheals #better #sf #sfmusicscene #sfmusic #singersongwriter #talentedmusicians #videography #harbor #boats

9 years ago I bought a trailer and built a house o

9 years ago I bought a trailer and built a house on it. Moved to the bay area and lived in 120 sq ft with another person and a big floppy dog for 5 years, hell of a good time. My tiny is rented out now and I live in a 360 sq ft studio with more space for my creative outlets, but it’s shaped my life in so many beautiful ways. Happy build day, Little Yellow <3 (google search ‘Ella tiny house’ or ‘little yellow door’ to find the blog I wrote about building and living in it <3) #tinyhouse #tinyhousemovement #smallspaces #houseonwheels #tinyhouseonwheels #tinyhomeonwheels #tinyhouselife #tinyhouseliving #minimalism #minimalist #memade #diy #buildyourown #girlpower #musiciansofinstagram #musician #artist #smallspaces #interiordesign #homedesign #design

Snowbird’s video is almost a year old already! F

Snowbird’s video is almost a year old already! Filmed on a perfect sunny day with @casscleave, link in bio to watch in it’s entirety <3 New music video for ‘Better’ will be premiering Labor Day with @soundwavestv and cant wait for you see, more details soon :) #harpist #harp #harplife #singersongwriter #videography #musicvideo #newmusic #musiciansofinstagram #music #snowbird #musicheals #celtic #celticharp #popharp #goldenhour #sfbayareaartist #sfmusic

I adore this stretch of coast I’m lucky to call

I adore this stretch of coast I’m lucky to call home. Heartened to hear the CZU lightning fire threatening much of my surrounding areas in Northern California is 33% contained today after burning almost 2 weeks, thousands of acres and over 1000 structures, most of which homes. It’s a far cry from over, but a huge feat in itself. If you have a spare minute, send good thoughts to all the firefighters working hard to keep these fires under control <3 #coast #California #beach #photography #nature #sunset #wildfire #lightning #coastalcalifornia #gooutside #surf #landscape

Birthdays! Yesterday was that of mine and this pre

Birthdays! Yesterday was that of mine and this pretty wee banjo who I finished building just in time to share the day with me. More progress shots and first sounds in my story highlights :)⠀
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Linen skirt and leather jacket sewn last year. Photo by @way_scout_west who took the time to make my day wonderful <3⠀
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#banjo #banjobuild #banjobuilding #instrumentmaking #clawhammerbanjo #oldtimebanjo #singersongwriter #musician #musiciansofinstagram #bandsaw #anglegrinder #buildshit #maker #memade #birthday #coastalcalifornia #linenskirt #selfdrafted #leatherjacket #sew #diy

Is it really an adventure if someone doesn’t bri

Is it really an adventure if someone doesn’t bring a banjo?

Layered stretch lace top I made yesterday and mauve linen skirt from fabric I got in LA with my sister last fall <3 Happy Sunday, lovely people! #internationalharvester #scout #ihscout #linen #diy #sew #memade #memadeveryday #vintageshoecompany #stretchlace #bramaking #sewgood #sewyourown #sewing #oldcars #linenskirt #selfdrafted #banjo #openbackbanjo #oldtimebanjo #fashion #streetfashion #singersongwriter #musiciansofinstagram

Two years ago on the cover of the Ventura County R

Two years ago on the cover of the Ventura County Reporter, and a few bits of press love for Whiskey Garden this week <3 ⠀
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Embarrassingly, I still have an unreasonable pile of copies of this paper because my mother made me drive to the @vc_reporter office the day after my gig at @ojaiundergroundexchange and pick up every one they had because ‘it’ll be worth something someday’ 😂 ah, parents...⠀
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Thanks @independentmusicreviews @indieisnotagenre @indieobsessive for the shares, and to my awesome brother (in law) @ryrandom for the cover photo on the paper #singersongwriter #ventura #venturacounty #ojai #ojaiundergroundexchange #livemusic #newmusic #newsingle #whiskeygarden #harp #harplife #harpsofinstagram #harpist #bluesharp #indiemusic #musicscene

Horse ears and sun flares <3 Golden evening ride a

Horse ears and sun flares <3 Golden evening ride at my mom’s last Sat after recording with @andrewheringer @ripeskin @ford_chevy_beef_truck_month #horses #horsesinslowmotion #slowmotion #video #horse #horsesofinstagram #equestrian #photography #gooutside #california #singersongwriter #ride #horsebackriding #horselove #horseriding

‘Whiskey Garden’ just went live on Spotify and

‘Whiskey Garden’ just went live on Spotify and I’m so excited for you to hear. I wrote this one several years ago about alcoholism + disillusion of the American Dream (clearly I write happy songs) following fictional character ‘John Doe the bookkeeper’ on his downward spiral of substance abuse. ⠀
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If you have a minute to give it a stream or share I would be so grateful, you guys are the best <3 •⠀
Link in bio, produced and recorded by @andrewheringer, cover photo by @pattywak_314 #singersongwriter #newmusic #harp #harpsofinstagram #harplife #celticharp #cetlic #whiskeygarden #whiskey #substanceabuse #alcoholism #musicforchange #folk #ballad #folkharp #music #spotify #release #indiefolk #indiepop #indiemusic #musicindustry #listen #sfmusic #sfmusicscene #musicinsf

Boat fails 😂 Proper video for ‘Better’ comi

Boat fails 😂 Proper video for ‘Better’ coming soon (!), but in the mean time here’s some goofs and a truly bad hair day forever preserved in film with @casscleave <3 #singersongwriter #musicvideo #funny #canoe #tippy #harp #harpist #water #boat #boatfails #fail #musicfail #harpsofinstagram #harplife #harpist

Cloudy morning bumble <3 gunna play a few tunes on

Cloudy morning bumble <3 gunna play a few tunes on IG live at some point this weekend, keep an eye out for the notification and drop in if you have a minute #singersongwriter #nature #california #bumblebee #beach #coast #ocean #gooutside #wildflowers #iceplant

Home with the lights out, 10pm on a Tuesday in Cal

Home with the lights out, 10pm on a Tuesday in California. Bits of a halfway forgotten song I wrote last summer. Goodnight friends <3 #harp #harpist #singersongwriter #musician #music #sing #musiciansofinstagram #indiefolk #folkmusic #celticharp #celtic #guitar #sanfranciscomusic #sanfranciscomusicscene #harpsofinstagram #harplife

Nothing like squishy puppy faces 😍 Happy Sunday

Nothing like squishy puppy faces 😍 Happy Sunday! #dogsofinstagram #puppies #labrador #lab #labpuppies #puppers #puppiesofinstagram

How long can one hug a harp to avoid doing one’s

How long can one hug a harp to avoid doing one’s taxes? A very long time. #whattheactualtax #harp #harpsofinstagram #musician #musiciansofinstagram #singersongwriter #taxday #harpist

Bit of a recent song before royally busting a bass

Bit of a recent song before royally busting a bass string. ‘Something might break if you push that far’, guess my lyrics got that part right, eh 😂 #shitthatsloud #brokenstring #musiciansofinstagram #caughtoncamera #harp #harps #harpsofinstagram #harpist #harpvideo #harplife #busted #singersongwriter

Like most birthdays this year, America’s celebra

Like most birthdays this year, America’s celebration is clouded by many harsh realities. COVID, National division and civil unrest weigh heavy. This is a heavy year in general. Change will take time, but what do we have, if not that? What better than to spend the time we do have bettering ourselves and those around us, our country? It won’t happen overnight, but this is America, and we can do anything if we put our hearts into it. ⠀
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These are a few reminders immortalized in metal that I’ve made recently, my own tiny monuments to positivity. Hand hammered stainless steel or silicon bronze rods on sterling chains, with one little gold fill bead on each. $90, $20 from each will be donated to @naacp or your charity of choice. If you’d like one and can’t afford it let’s see what we can work out, DM me <3 ⠀
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“All we have is time”⠀
“Show up and be kind”⠀
“Black lives matter” ⠀
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#4thofjuly #change #allwehaveistime #jewelry #hammeredjewelry #hammeredbronze #musiciansofinstagram #artistsoninstagram #handstamped #stampedjewlery

Just a quick shout out that @bandcamp is waiving t

Just a quick shout out that @bandcamp is waiving their revenue share today, if you'd like to buy music to support your favorite independent artists, today is the day to do it! Typically they take %15 but today, %100 goes to artists. Link in bio to my page with all releases (all new singles and my 2018 album), or check out and support some of the other amazing musicians on there <3 photo by @holly.b.rose #bandcamp #musiciansofinstagram #harp #harpist #harplife #sanfrancisco #sf #sfmusic #sfmusicscene #musicinsf #singersongwriter

‘This door blocked’ - one of 2020s many unoffi

‘This door blocked’ - one of 2020s many unofficial slogans 😂 photo by @casscleave, filming my next music video for ‘Better’, out later this month <3 (link in bio to stream the single) #wtf2020 #musicians #music #2020 #harp #harpist #harpsofinstagram #harplife #freebirdboots #photography

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